#NeverGiveUp
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist #GwynethHo: Don’t let “suffering” retaliate the movement
The following is an excerpt of a #letter written by former journalist and currently detained activist Gwyneth Ho:
"It is human nature to be afraid of prison, but we should not think of imprisonment as a form of suffering imposed by the government to activists, where activists’ freedom is being completely restricted in a passive state.
If we interpret 'suffering' as a passive state, the 'sufferers' will become the 'victims'.
We should not see the experience of suffering as failure or an end to the movement. Otherwise, it will retaliate and wear us down. I hope everyone keeps in mind that the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 go hand in hand and cannot be considered individually. To suffer or the acknowledgement of the risk of suffering has always been a part of the political movement. As long as the state of 'suffering' is not over, our movement goes on."
Source: Stand News #May3
https://bit.ly/3gUCjIt
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist #GwynethHo: Don’t let “suffering” retaliate the movement
The following is an excerpt of a #letter written by former journalist and currently detained activist Gwyneth Ho:
"It is human nature to be afraid of prison, but we should not think of imprisonment as a form of suffering imposed by the government to activists, where activists’ freedom is being completely restricted in a passive state.
If we interpret 'suffering' as a passive state, the 'sufferers' will become the 'victims'.
We should not see the experience of suffering as failure or an end to the movement. Otherwise, it will retaliate and wear us down. I hope everyone keeps in mind that the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 go hand in hand and cannot be considered individually. To suffer or the acknowledgement of the risk of suffering has always been a part of the political movement. As long as the state of 'suffering' is not over, our movement goes on."
Source: Stand News #May3
https://bit.ly/3gUCjIt
#PoliticalSuppression #Censorship
More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
Source: Apple Daily #May7
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More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
Source: Apple Daily #May7
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#PoliticalSuppression #Censorship
More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
A wave of resignation is sweeping the Education sector in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily got in touch with one of these resigning teachers in the city. Ms Chan, a veteran secondary school teacher for over 10 years, said there was an atmosphere of terror in schools.
“We have been more cautious in our talk. We even stopped using social media all together. I genuinely believed there was freedom of speech. But in fact, there really are cases of warning due to online comments we've made.”
She revealed she won’t use current affairs as examples. “After all I don’t know what students think. I can be teaching about length, when I talked of the differences between miles and kilometres. But if I said 10 miles and 10 km are different*, would someone think I am mocking the police?”
*Editor's Note: On September 23, 2019, a police officer in Hong Kong ordered journalists to stand “10 miles” away, when he actually meant 10 metres.
Source: Apple Daily #May9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210509/6QPJX7CLH5C6ZBZU5K5UCLQZ5E/
#PoliceState #Education #HongKongTeachers #HongKongStudents #RedLine
More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
A wave of resignation is sweeping the Education sector in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily got in touch with one of these resigning teachers in the city. Ms Chan, a veteran secondary school teacher for over 10 years, said there was an atmosphere of terror in schools.
“We have been more cautious in our talk. We even stopped using social media all together. I genuinely believed there was freedom of speech. But in fact, there really are cases of warning due to online comments we've made.”
She revealed she won’t use current affairs as examples. “After all I don’t know what students think. I can be teaching about length, when I talked of the differences between miles and kilometres. But if I said 10 miles and 10 km are different*, would someone think I am mocking the police?”
*Editor's Note: On September 23, 2019, a police officer in Hong Kong ordered journalists to stand “10 miles” away, when he actually meant 10 metres.
Source: Apple Daily #May9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210509/6QPJX7CLH5C6ZBZU5K5UCLQZ5E/
#PoliceState #Education #HongKongTeachers #HongKongStudents #RedLine
#FailedState
#FoodPoisoning in #Quarantine Centre Due to Poor Hygiene
Source: Stand News #May10
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#FoodPoisoning in #Quarantine Centre Due to Poor Hygiene
Source: Stand News #May10
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#FoodPoisoning in #Quarantine Centre Due to Poor Hygiene
On May 7, 2021, widespread food poisoning occurred at Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre in Hong Kong, following the government's implementation of mass quarantine. Many civilians under quarantine said they suffered from diarrhea after eating the meals provided by the government.
Low quality and poor hygiene are common sight in Hong Kong’s quarantine centres that are managed by the authorities, as tantalising images of the meals spread on the internet. Netizens described the steamed meat as "brick-like", just as moulded fruits were also sighted.
Ray Chui, President of the Institution of Dining Art, said on the Commercial Radio podcast "On a Clear Day", that he suspected the hygiene problems are related to the logistics of these meals.
He believed the government should change its “lowest bid wins” policy to improve the quality of its meals.
Answering media's inquiry, the Department of Health in Hong Kong said the meals from the concerned food supplier #DannyCatering will no longer be served. The same caterer has also caused food poisoning to 20 primary school students in 2019 due to hygiene issues.
When asked if the Department has sought contractors through Open Tendering, the government only replied by saying that the Department welcomed tender offers, admitting they didn’t follow such procedures.
Source: Stand News #May10
https://bit.ly/2RA6xG9
https://bit.ly/3bnJsxs
#FoodPoisoning in #Quarantine Centre Due to Poor Hygiene
On May 7, 2021, widespread food poisoning occurred at Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre in Hong Kong, following the government's implementation of mass quarantine. Many civilians under quarantine said they suffered from diarrhea after eating the meals provided by the government.
Low quality and poor hygiene are common sight in Hong Kong’s quarantine centres that are managed by the authorities, as tantalising images of the meals spread on the internet. Netizens described the steamed meat as "brick-like", just as moulded fruits were also sighted.
Ray Chui, President of the Institution of Dining Art, said on the Commercial Radio podcast "On a Clear Day", that he suspected the hygiene problems are related to the logistics of these meals.
He believed the government should change its “lowest bid wins” policy to improve the quality of its meals.
Answering media's inquiry, the Department of Health in Hong Kong said the meals from the concerned food supplier #DannyCatering will no longer be served. The same caterer has also caused food poisoning to 20 primary school students in 2019 due to hygiene issues.
When asked if the Department has sought contractors through Open Tendering, the government only replied by saying that the Department welcomed tender offers, admitting they didn’t follow such procedures.
Source: Stand News #May10
https://bit.ly/2RA6xG9
https://bit.ly/3bnJsxs
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【劣食隔離營】直擊製作飯盒大本營 丹尼食品：食環已上門巡查 衞生署邀請供應商報價採購 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
竹篙灣檢疫中心上周四爆出懷疑集體食物中毒，網上多幅營內飯盒的照片，則被形容為「劣食」。原本負責中心膳食的丹尼食...
Japanese media: Chinese People’s Liberation Army suspected instructing hackers to attack about 200 Japanese companies and research institutes
Source: Stand News #Apr20
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Source: Stand News #Apr20
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Japanese media: Chinese People’s Liberation Army suspected instructing hackers to attack about 200 Japanese companies and research institutes
Japan NHK quoted a news and stated, Tokyo police discovered there is a Chinese hacker organisation launched a large-scale cyber-attack on about 200 research institutes and private companies including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Japanese authorities suspect that these hackers were instructed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
The source revealed to the Japan Broadcasting Association, JAXA has been cyber-attacked in 2016. Tokyo police have targeted a 30-year-old Chinese system engineer, accusing him of being a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was accused of renting domestic servers under a false name to attack the systems of multiple institutions.
He is alleged to have forwarded these server numbers and related certificates to a Chinese hacker organisation called Tick. The man has left Japan, but the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department submitted the man’s case to the prosecutor as early as Tuesday, accusing him of falsifying digital records.
Source: Stand News #Apr20
https://bit.ly/33ySrYc
#China #Japan #NHK #Tokyo #Hacker #JAXA #Engineer #CCP #Communist #Server #Tick
Japan NHK quoted a news and stated, Tokyo police discovered there is a Chinese hacker organisation launched a large-scale cyber-attack on about 200 research institutes and private companies including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Japanese authorities suspect that these hackers were instructed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
The source revealed to the Japan Broadcasting Association, JAXA has been cyber-attacked in 2016. Tokyo police have targeted a 30-year-old Chinese system engineer, accusing him of being a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was accused of renting domestic servers under a false name to attack the systems of multiple institutions.
He is alleged to have forwarded these server numbers and related certificates to a Chinese hacker organisation called Tick. The man has left Japan, but the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department submitted the man’s case to the prosecutor as early as Tuesday, accusing him of falsifying digital records.
Source: Stand News #Apr20
https://bit.ly/33ySrYc
#China #Japan #NHK #Tokyo #Hacker #JAXA #Engineer #CCP #Communist #Server #Tick
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日媒：中國解放軍疑指示黑客 攻擊約 200 間日本企業及研究所 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
日本放送協會（NHK）引述消息指，東京警方發現有中國黑客組織對日本宇宙航空研究開發機構（JAXA）等約 200...
India blocks China-made wireless device imports: Report
India has held up approvals for import of wifi modules from China for months, driving companies such as United States-based computer makers Dell and HP and China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources have told the Reuters news agency.
Imports from China of finished electronic devices – like bluetooth speakers, wireless earphones, smartphones, smartwatches and laptops – containing wifi modules are being delayed, the sources said.
Source: Aljazeera #May07
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/7/india-blocks-china-made-wireless-device-imports-report
#India #China #Block #Import
India has held up approvals for import of wifi modules from China for months, driving companies such as United States-based computer makers Dell and HP and China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources have told the Reuters news agency.
Imports from China of finished electronic devices – like bluetooth speakers, wireless earphones, smartphones, smartwatches and laptops – containing wifi modules are being delayed, the sources said.
Source: Aljazeera #May07
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/7/india-blocks-china-made-wireless-device-imports-report
#India #China #Block #Import
Chinese ‘spy’ aided Congressional Democrats, slept with politicians to gain influence, anonymous US officials claim
A Chinese student slept with two Midwest mayors and cultivated California Democrats while allegedly spying for Beijing, an Axios report said, even as a Beijing professor boasted on video about having ‘people at the top’ in the US.
Between 2011 when she came to the US as a student and her abrupt and unexplained departure in mid-2015, Christine Fang worked her way into the confidences of a number of prominent Democrats in the San Francisco Bay Area, Axios reported on Monday. Fang appeared in photos alongside Judy Chu, Mike Honda, Ro Khanna, and Eric Swalwell – an Intelligence Committee member who rose to prominence by championing the ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy theory against President Donald Trump.
Source: RT international #Dec08
https://www.rt.com/usa/509068-chinese-spy-democrats-swalwell/
#China #US #Spy #Beijing
A Chinese student slept with two Midwest mayors and cultivated California Democrats while allegedly spying for Beijing, an Axios report said, even as a Beijing professor boasted on video about having ‘people at the top’ in the US.
Between 2011 when she came to the US as a student and her abrupt and unexplained departure in mid-2015, Christine Fang worked her way into the confidences of a number of prominent Democrats in the San Francisco Bay Area, Axios reported on Monday. Fang appeared in photos alongside Judy Chu, Mike Honda, Ro Khanna, and Eric Swalwell – an Intelligence Committee member who rose to prominence by championing the ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy theory against President Donald Trump.
Source: RT international #Dec08
https://www.rt.com/usa/509068-chinese-spy-democrats-swalwell/
#China #US #Spy #Beijing
#47Democrats #DistrictCouncillor
Senior Democrat In Custody Resign from Post: "Please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return asap"
Source: Stand News #May10
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Senior Democrat In Custody Resign from Post: "Please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return asap"
Source: Stand News #May10
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Senior Democrat In Custody Resign from Post: "Please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return asap"
Democratic Party member #AndrewWan announced on May 10, 2021 that he would resign from his councillorship at the Kwai Tsing District Council, officially ending his term on the day.
“In custody, I cannot serve my duties as a councillor.” Wan was among the 47 democrats charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion”, an offence under the #NationalSecurityLaw, for taking part in the Legislative Council (#LegCo) Primary Elections in July 2020.
“This resignation marks the end of my 18 years as a district councillor, a servant to the public.”
His Facebook page writes about his tenure as a veteran councillor. “Born a grassroot, through much effort and luck, I have given my life to the service of the poor, the old, the underprivileged, the weak.”
Wan describes the state of Hong Kong as “dreadful”, but he is still pleased to learn many still remain vociferous.
“Today, out of great frustration I must resign from my position as a councillor, to which I seek your understanding. But this does not mean I am leaving, nor will I be ignoring social affairs. Instead, please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return as soon as possible, as Szeto Wah once said, “Need me not to witness the success. I am part of the success”. ”
Source: Stand News #May10
https://bit.ly/2R4NMdW
#PoliticalPrisoner #PoliticalSuppression #NeverGiveUp
Senior Democrat In Custody Resign from Post: "Please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return asap"
Democratic Party member #AndrewWan announced on May 10, 2021 that he would resign from his councillorship at the Kwai Tsing District Council, officially ending his term on the day.
“In custody, I cannot serve my duties as a councillor.” Wan was among the 47 democrats charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion”, an offence under the #NationalSecurityLaw, for taking part in the Legislative Council (#LegCo) Primary Elections in July 2020.
“This resignation marks the end of my 18 years as a district councillor, a servant to the public.”
His Facebook page writes about his tenure as a veteran councillor. “Born a grassroot, through much effort and luck, I have given my life to the service of the poor, the old, the underprivileged, the weak.”
Wan describes the state of Hong Kong as “dreadful”, but he is still pleased to learn many still remain vociferous.
“Today, out of great frustration I must resign from my position as a councillor, to which I seek your understanding. But this does not mean I am leaving, nor will I be ignoring social affairs. Instead, please defend the truth. Never compromise to falsehoods. I shall return as soon as possible, as Szeto Wah once said, “Need me not to witness the success. I am part of the success”. ”
Source: Stand News #May10
https://bit.ly/2R4NMdW
#PoliticalPrisoner #PoliticalSuppression #NeverGiveUp
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【47 人案】尹兆堅辭任葵青區議員 「我會盡快歸隊，與大家一起守護香港」 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
在去年民主派初選案當中，被控《港區國安法》「串謀顛覆國家政權罪」的民主黨尹兆堅，今（10 日）宣布辭任葵青區議...
#FailedState #Misconduct
Director of #NationalSecurity Police in Hong Kong On Leave After Visiting Unlicensed Massage Parlour
#FredericChoi, a senior assistant commissioner and director of the national security police, is currently on leave, pending investigation for misconduct.
Choi has been regarded as a candiate for the next police commissioner.
According to the police, Choi was found visiting unlicensed message parlour.
Source: Stand News #May11
https://bit.ly/2Szzy5c
#MassageParlour
Director of #NationalSecurity Police in Hong Kong On Leave After Visiting Unlicensed Massage Parlour
#FredericChoi, a senior assistant commissioner and director of the national security police, is currently on leave, pending investigation for misconduct.
Choi has been regarded as a candiate for the next police commissioner.
According to the police, Choi was found visiting unlicensed message parlour.
Source: Stand News #May11
https://bit.ly/2Szzy5c
#MassageParlour
#Resignation #Censorship
More Journalists and Producers Quit RTHK as Management Tighten Grip
Source: Stand News #May6
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More Journalists and Producers Quit RTHK as Management Tighten Grip
Source: Stand News #May6
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More Journalists and Producers Quit RTHK as Management Tighten Grip
Paul Lee, the executive producer of "Hong Kong Connection", resigned on May 3, 2021.
"Hong Kong Connection" is an award winning documentary programme of the public broadcaster RTHK in Hong Kong. The programme is known for its in-depth analysis and journalistic integrity.
The cause of Lee's resignation was reportedly related to the management's refusal to show new episodes on the 2019 Yuen Long mob attack and the commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The management has censored many programmes since Patrick Li became the head of RTHK.
It was said that the producers of "Hong Kong Connection" were told that the programme could only cover livelihood stories in the future, instead of current affairs.
An episode of Hong Kong Connection about the aforemention Yuen Long mob attack just won the Chinese-language documentary prize at the 2021 Human Rights Press Awards. Six RTHK staff received accolades from the same award, but the station announced that they would not received the awards.
Source: Stand News #May6
https://bit.ly/3nQNnYJ
More Journalists and Producers Quit RTHK as Management Tighten Grip
Paul Lee, the executive producer of "Hong Kong Connection", resigned on May 3, 2021.
"Hong Kong Connection" is an award winning documentary programme of the public broadcaster RTHK in Hong Kong. The programme is known for its in-depth analysis and journalistic integrity.
The cause of Lee's resignation was reportedly related to the management's refusal to show new episodes on the 2019 Yuen Long mob attack and the commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The management has censored many programmes since Patrick Li became the head of RTHK.
It was said that the producers of "Hong Kong Connection" were told that the programme could only cover livelihood stories in the future, instead of current affairs.
An episode of Hong Kong Connection about the aforemention Yuen Long mob attack just won the Chinese-language documentary prize at the 2021 Human Rights Press Awards. Six RTHK staff received accolades from the same award, but the station announced that they would not received the awards.
Source: Stand News #May6
https://bit.ly/3nQNnYJ
立場新聞 Stand News
【整治港台】消息：《鏗鏘集》監製李賢哲辭職 管理層禁六四、721 議題 只准做民生報道 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
消息指，負責監製「7.21 誰主真相」並奪得人權新聞獎的《鏗鏘集》監製李賢哲，今日已向香港電台辭職。據了解，港...
Liberal studies, one of the new senior secondary curriculum, has been implemented since 2000. But now, all previous Organisers rejected to comment on the Reformed Liberal Studies curriculum.
#LiberalStudies #NSScurriculum #NationalEducation #GoHKgraphics
#LiberalStudies #NSScurriculum #NationalEducation #GoHKgraphics
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party’s most successful foot soldiers on this evolving online battlefield. He joined Twitter in October 2019, as scores of Chinese diplomats surged onto Twitter and Facebook, which are both banned in China.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of China’s new sharp-edged “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
Source: AP News #May11
https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfc
#Army #Fake #China #Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party’s most successful foot soldiers on this evolving online battlefield. He joined Twitter in October 2019, as scores of Chinese diplomats surged onto Twitter and Facebook, which are both banned in China.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of China’s new sharp-edged “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
Source: AP News #May11
https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfc
#Army #Fake #China #Twitter
UK and US criticise WHO's Covid report and accuse China of withholding data
The US and the UK have sharply criticised a World Health Organization report into the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, implicitly accusing China of “withholding access to complete, original data and samples”.
The statement, also signed by 12 other countries including Australia and Canada, came hard on the heels of an admission on Tuesday by the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, that the investigation was “not extensive enough” and experts had struggled to access raw information during their four-week visit to Wuhan in January.
Source: The Guardians #Mar30
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/who-criticises-chinas-data-sharing-as-it-releases-covid-origins-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#UK #US #WHO #Covid #China
The US and the UK have sharply criticised a World Health Organization report into the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, implicitly accusing China of “withholding access to complete, original data and samples”.
The statement, also signed by 12 other countries including Australia and Canada, came hard on the heels of an admission on Tuesday by the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, that the investigation was “not extensive enough” and experts had struggled to access raw information during their four-week visit to Wuhan in January.
Source: The Guardians #Mar30
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/who-criticises-chinas-data-sharing-as-it-releases-covid-origins-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#UK #US #WHO #Covid #China