Former IPCC Foreign Expert: Report Lacks Key Data and Independent Inquiry Needed

Clifford Stott, a professor of social psychology at Keele University in Britain, has criticised the report on police conduct released by
Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) in Hong Kong on May 15.

Stott was hired by the IPCC, before he and all other 4 foreign experts quitted the board in December 2019, citing that the IPCC lacked the powers and capacity to conduct independent investigation.

Stott tweeted after the report went public, "It would seem the release of the IPCC report is part of a wider set of coordinated announcements designed to deliver the new 'truth'." His comment was accompanied by a quote by George Orwell, the author famous for his books 1984 and Animal Farm.

On the same day, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the government was seeking ways to prevent "lies" from spreading online and that the police's professionalism was beyond doubt, Stott responded with the tweet: "Speechless!"

An independent investigation of police violence has been one of the five demands of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong since the police-civilian clash on June 12, 2019. Stott also pointed out that the current report lacks key data and an independent inquiry is needed to settle public concern about the Hong Kong Policd Force's conduct.

Chief Executive, however, has been rejecting the possibility of an independent investigation to this very day. Meanwhile, Lam, the Hong Kong police force and the Security Bureau all praised the report which claimed that there is no "systemic problems" in the police force.

Source: RTHK; Stand News #May15
#IPCC #GeorgeOrwell #Stott

#WhiteTerror #CulturalRevolution
Education Bureau criticises HKDSE controversial question on History paper

A question from 2020 HKDSE History paper 1 was exceptionally controversial which students were asked to explain whether they agree “during 1900-1945, Japan brought more benefits than harm to China” with reference to the sources and students' own knowledge. Many pro-China media and the mainland official media censured it. Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on Facebook to comment on this issue, stating that education in Hong Kong should be supervised.

The Education Bureau issued a statement stating that there might be “extremely one-sided” data in this year’s HKDSE history exam paper, as the question was a leading one, which may lead candidates to reach a biased conclusion, seriously hurting the feelings and dignity of the Chinese people who suffered great pain during the Japanese invasion of China. EDB expressed its regret for allowing such kind of question to appear in a public exam, and condemned related bodies. They also demanded HKEAA to follow up on this, explain the situation and review the existing question-setting mechanism.

Source: Stand News #May15
#Censorship #HKDSE #Education #History #CulturalRevolution

Further Reading: Who designed DSE Questions?
http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/mobile/en/exam_personnel/introduction/

#HKFuture
Is China Removing the Last Thin Line in "One Country Two Systems"?

What Happened on #May15 in Hong Kong showcase how the Beijing and the Hong Kong authorities have tightened their grip on Hong Kong in all aspects, from the legislature, education to rights and freedom.

1. Pro-Beijing Legislative Council president handpicked a Beijing loyalist to be committee chairperson, without voting.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20766

2. First Anti-ELAB Protester Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail After Pleading Guilty to Riot Charges
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20767

3. HK authorities joined Chinese Communist Party news outlet to condemn an open-ended history-subject exam question in Hong Kong for "hurting the Chinese".
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20819

4. IPCC released a police review report that largely dismisses police brutality.
➡️ Report Concludes with a Statement by Police Commissioner
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20780

Hongkongers, Never Give Up
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20807

#Court
You Are Not Alone: Hong Kongers Give Solidarity to Incarcerated Protester

Citizens showed support for 22-year-old Sin who was sentenced to 4 years in jail for rioting on June 12, 2019. Citizens chanted "There is no rioter, only tyranny" and "Five Demands Not One Less" at the vehicle Sin was riding.

Read Full Story:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20767

Source: RTHK #May15
#RiotingCharge #Sentence

#CulturalRevolution #CCP #Censorship #Education
Hong Kong ought to implement "Education with One Country Two Systems Characteristics":
China State Media

China's state media Xinhua News attacked a question in Hong Kong's public DSE exam, which asks students to discuss Sino-Japanese relationship in 1900-1945.

According to China state-run media, the exam's question "beautifies the brutal Japanese invasion of China" and the DSE exam has become a base for "attacking the implementation of One Country Two System in Hong Kong, allowing answers that vilify the Hong Kong government and China's point of view to get high scores on the exam."

It is unclear whether Xinhua News knows the confidential grading rubrics of the exam, which took place only the day before.

"Eduction ought to be implemented as education with One Country Two Systems characteristics, and the Central government has the right to interfere when One Country Two Systems is threatened."

Source: 881903 Radio #May15
#DSE

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#IPCC #PoliceReport
What did the IPCC report tell us about the Yuen Long incident on July 21 2019?

When citizens were attacked by white-clad gangsters in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, many victims and witnesses of the brutality condemned the police for turning a blind eye. Not only that the police station was shut early, but the police hotline was also not answered.

Watch video here.

The police watchdog's report, however, blamed the influx of phone calls to the police hotline as “irresponsible and damaging, an apparent attempt to paralyses the Emergency Communications Center”

Source: 100 Most #May15 #PoliceState #PoliceHotline #PoliceBritality #NewTruth

Former IPCC Foreign Expert: Report Lacks Key Data and Independent Inquiry Needed
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20815

IPCC Police Report Concludes with a Statement by Police Commissioner
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20780

#CitizensPressConference
Only a Reform Would Do: The Quest for an Independent Investigation that Is True to Its Name

May 15, 2020 by Citizens’ Press Conference

//The IPCC’s lack of independence, and its use as yet another PR gig by the Hong Kong government, has brought doubts to the public on its credibility and relevance before it has even spoken. Chan continued to outline three main issues that the IPCC’s report does not have any statutory powers to address and thus would need to be done so by a newly formed Independent Commission of Inquiry.//

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Only-a-Reform-Would-Do-The-Quest-for-an-Independent-Investigation-that-Is-True-to-Its-Name-05-15

Source: Citizens’ Press Conference; Stand News #May15
#IPCC #PoliceBrutality #PowerAbuse #HongKongProtests

#Education #CultureRevolution
Censorship?: Education Bureau Orders Exam Body to Remove History-related Question

After Beijing hurled criticism in a history-subject exam question, the Education Bureau (EDB) in Hong Kong demanded the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) to remove history-related questions.

According to Apple Daily, the EDB was involved in setting public exam questions, despite its denial. The current committee include school teachers, scholars and EDB Curriculum Development Officer.

HKEAA former head Choi Chee-cheong also warned of the consequences to pupils if the exams body follows an order by the Education Bureau and pulls a history exam question that the government considers bias.

Source: Apple Daily ;RTHK; RTHK #May15 #HKDSE #EDB #HKEAA

Cultural Revolution 2.0: From Hong Kong Limited Edition to World Edition
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20883

Education Bureau criticises HKDSE question on History paper
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20819

Controversial events that happened on 15 May ... and there are more to come

#May15

How China made Canada a global node for narcos and cyber-criminals

Following is a series of edited extracts from the book, ‘Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West’ by Canadian journalist Sam Cooper. The book will be released internationally on 20 May and has been made available exclusively to The Sunday Guardian in India. The extracts come from the chapter ‘Compromised Nodes’.

Source: The Sunday Guardian Live #May15

https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/china-made-canada-global-node-narcos-cyber-criminals

#China #Canada #CyberCriminals #WilfulBlindness

#Save12HKYouths
Brother of HK activist detained in China reopens online #Lego shop to raise funds for sentencing fee

Over half a year has passed since 12 fleeing pro-democracy Hongkongers were arrested by the Chinese police at sea and detained in China.

10 of the 12 activists that were charged with "illegal border crossing" have already been escorted back to Hong Kong. The remaining two, #Tang KaiYin and #QuinnMoon, were charged by China for "organizing illegal border crossing". They are currently still serving their three-year and two-year sentences in China respectively.

In April 2021, Tang’s younger brother announced on social media that he will reopen his brother's online model shop; he will be selling Tang's stock of discontinued Lego sets.

The profits, after covering rent for the storage space, will mainly be used to pay the fees of Tang’s incarceration in China, as well as his $20K RMB fine.

The remainder will be used to support Tang when he returns to Hong Kong after serving his sentence.

Since the arrest of the 12 Hongkongers, the younger Tang had been busy dealing with the authorities on his brother's behalf, as well as handling the media and taking care of his family. There had been times when he became exhausted and even fell ill, and he admits that he blamed his brother sometimes. "But then I would think, he didn't steal or hurt anyone. There's a reason he did what he did, so ..." he pauses, "I became more accepting and more forgiving."

He says that he had never been a Lego enthusiast. He joked that, although he now spends all his spare time on the online shop, he still couldn't get interested in Lego. He wanted to tell his brother: "Hurry up and come back and deal with your stuff, I don't want to touch it. Take care of yourself; we're family, I'll wait for you."

Source: In Media HK #May15
https://bit.ly/3huzuhB

#Save12 #Brothers #Fraternity #Solidarity #Family #PoliticalProsecution #PoliticalPrisoner #ChinesePrison

China Planning 'Unprecedented' Tiananmen Memorial Crackdown: Report

Beijing will take "unprecedented heavy-handed measures" to crack down on next month's vigil in Hong Kong to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre, a Beijing-friendly local outlet said Tuesday.

The annual gathering in Victoria Park—banned on health grounds for a second year running—is a "minefield" for those planning to attend on June 4, according to online news portal HK01. It will be the first memorial since China's sweeping Hong Kong national security law came into effect on June 30 last year.

Source: Newsweek #May15

https://www.newsweek.com/china-planning-unprecedented-tiananmen-crackdown-hong-kong-report-1592366

#China #Unprecedented #Tiananmen #Crackdown #Beijing