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#FirstHand #Mar5 #Court
Hongkongers Chant Outside Court: There's no rioters, Only tyrannical regime

20:00 | West Kowloon Magistrates' Court

On the evening of Mar 5, 2021, 4 out of 47 arrested pro-democracy activists were granted bail, only when the Department of Justice dropped reviewing their bail.

The four are #MikeLam King Nam; district councillor and lawyer Lawrence Lau; district councillor Clarisse Yeung; and social worker Hendrick Lui.

When they walked out of the court, supporting citizens created a sea of light with their mobile phones, while escorting the four to leave.

Citizens on the site kept on chanting, “There's no rioters, Only tyrannical regime."

43 pro-democracy activists will continue to be heard in court. Among them, 11 were originally granted bail but was immediately rejected by the Department of Justice. The hearing began on Mar 1, and concerned the charge of "conspiracy to subverting state powers" under the #NationalSecurityLaw.

#Solidarity #NeverGiveUp #47Democrats
#FirstCourt #Mar6 #Court
Pro-democracy Politician Manages to See An Ultrasound Picture of his Baby Between Court Sessions

14:19 | High Court

The pregnant wife of district councillor Cheung Hoi-sum showed up in court to show support on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Cheung is one of the 47 pro-democracy activists and politicians who were arrested and charged by the Hong Kong authorities with "conspiracy to state subversion" under the #NationalSecurityLaw.

Cheung was among the 11 whose bail were granted by the court but was immediately rejected by the Department of Justice on March 5.

On March 6, the bail application and the appeal are reviewed by the High Court.

As the court was adjouned, Cheung's wife managed to show him an ultrasound picture of their baby. The couple exchanged a smile even it was only for a few seconds.

#Baby #Pregnancy #47Democrats #PoliticalPersecution

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Hongkongers Chant Outside Court: There's no rioters, Only tyrannical regime
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28941
#PoliticalSuppression
Pro-democracy Shop #AbouThai
Raided by
#Customs in Hong Kong

Source: Apple Daily #Apr8

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29339
#PoliticalSuppression
Pro-democracy Shop #AbouThai
Raided by
#Customs in Hong Kong

On April 8, 2021, Hong Kong Customs raided a pro-democracy 'yellow' retailer AbouThai with over 100 officers and seized goods worth almost HK$1 million. The authorities also arrested the responsible person in the branch.

Customs claimed that certain products from the shop did not have bilingual labels and insisted that the operation was not a suppression.

AbouThai was founded by #MikeLam, who is among the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under the National Security Law for joining the Primary Election of the pro-democracy camp in 2020.

Source: Apple Daily #Apr8
https://bit.ly/2OAJkTc

#AbouThai #MikeLam #YellowEconomy #HKCustoms
#YellowEconomy #Solidarity
Long Queues at
#AbouThai for 3 Straight Days as Hongkongers Show Support After Customs Raid

On April 8, 2021, Hong Kong Customs raided pro-democracy 'yellow' retailer AbouThai with over 100 officers. The authorities have seized goods valued nearly $400,000HKD, and arrested a 33-year-old board member.

Customs claimed that the operation was not a suppression.

Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29339.

AbouThai was founded by #MikeLam, who is one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with "conspiracy to subverting state powers" for joining the Primary Election of the pro-democracy camp in 2020.

In a show of disapproval against the authorities' action, Hongkongers called for a massive shopping spree at AbouThai shops. Long queues were seen at multiple locations for three straight days.

Watch video:
https://www.facebook.com/spendtohelp/posts/3854617311325832

On the afternoon of Sunday, April 11, 2021, nearly a hundred customers lined up outside AbouThai branch in Kornhill Plaza. The queues extended all the way to the back staircase of the shopping mall. The staff of AbouThai distributed bottles of water to the queuing customers as a token of appreciation.

Many customers bought snacks, face masks, and sanitizer. Many even brought their own trolleys, so that they can buy as much as they can.

On the contrary, a pro-China shop 360°, located in the same shopping mall, was empty.

Source: InMedia #Apr12

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