#TaiwanHelps #Australia
Taiwan Sets Example of Global Solidarity: To ship Australia 3 tons of fabric to make face masks
//Taiwan and Australia have reached an agreement in which the two countries will exchange raw materials desperately needed to battle the Wuhan coronavirus announced the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 30.
Taiwan will offer Australia 3 metric tons of non-woven fabric to produce surgical masks once Taiwan has reached sufficient domestic production capacity...
Australia has pledged to provide Taiwan with 1 million liters of alcohol which can be used to produce 4.2 million 300 milliliter bottles containing 75 percent alcohol to be used as a disinfectant.//
Source: Taiwan News #Mar31
#CoronavirusPandemic #FaceMasks
Europe thanks Taiwan for donating 5.6 million face masks during Coronavirus Pandemic
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19257
Taiwan Sets Example of Global Solidarity: To ship Australia 3 tons of fabric to make face masks
//Taiwan and Australia have reached an agreement in which the two countries will exchange raw materials desperately needed to battle the Wuhan coronavirus announced the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 30.
Taiwan will offer Australia 3 metric tons of non-woven fabric to produce surgical masks once Taiwan has reached sufficient domestic production capacity...
Australia has pledged to provide Taiwan with 1 million liters of alcohol which can be used to produce 4.2 million 300 milliliter bottles containing 75 percent alcohol to be used as a disinfectant.//
Source: Taiwan News #Mar31
#CoronavirusPandemic #FaceMasks
Europe thanks Taiwan for donating 5.6 million face masks during Coronavirus Pandemic
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19257
#PoliceState #Mobbing
Hong Kong Police pay late night visit but refuse to show warrant card, Citizen demands explanation
"On 26 March, 3 men and 1 woman proclaiming probe policemen arrived at Mr. Leung’s unit and hammered the door. They said they wanted to follow up a divorce case in 2017. Leung asked them to show their warrant cards, but the group rejected and said “there is no need to do so”. One man threatened Leung: "Don’t point finger, or we will charge you for assaulting police." The four “policemen” left the scene after 10 minutes of confrontation..."
Source: InMedia #Mar31
#PoliceWarrant #WhiteTerror
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Hong Kong Police pay late night visit but refuse to show warrant card, Citizen demands explanation
"On 26 March, 3 men and 1 woman proclaiming probe policemen arrived at Mr. Leung’s unit and hammered the door. They said they wanted to follow up a divorce case in 2017. Leung asked them to show their warrant cards, but the group rejected and said “there is no need to do so”. One man threatened Leung: "Don’t point finger, or we will charge you for assaulting police." The four “policemen” left the scene after 10 minutes of confrontation..."
Source: InMedia #Mar31
#PoliceWarrant #WhiteTerror
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Hong Kong Police pay late night visit but refuse to show warrant card, Citizen demands explanation
Mr. Leung, a resident of Nam Shan Estate made a report to Sham Shui Po Police Station, complaining that he was disturbed by 4 persons claiming to be policemen. He demanded an explanation from the commander of the Sham Shui Po District.
On 26 March, 3 men and 1 woman proclaiming probe policemen arrived at Mr. Leung’s unit and hammered the door. They said they wanted to follow up a divorce case in 2017. Leung asked them to show their warrant cards, but the group rejected and said “there is no need to do so”. One man threatened Leung: "Don’t point finger, or we will charge you for assaulting the police." The four “policemen” left the scene after 10 minutes of confrontation.
Mr. Leung had also received nuisance calls on that night and the following night, in which the caller cursed at him. Mr. Leung stressed that police officers must present their warrant cards and warrant issued by the court.
The security guard of the building recalled that around 10pm that night, 4 persons entered the building from the back door. He asked them to register their personal information, but was in vain.
Mr. Leung’s daughter had been arrested in the Anti-extradition law movement, but was not prosecuted. He doubted this if the incident was related to his daughter.
Source: InMedia #Mar31
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1072051
#PoliceWarrant #WhiteTerror
Hong Kong Police pay late night visit but refuse to show warrant card, Citizen demands explanation
Mr. Leung, a resident of Nam Shan Estate made a report to Sham Shui Po Police Station, complaining that he was disturbed by 4 persons claiming to be policemen. He demanded an explanation from the commander of the Sham Shui Po District.
On 26 March, 3 men and 1 woman proclaiming probe policemen arrived at Mr. Leung’s unit and hammered the door. They said they wanted to follow up a divorce case in 2017. Leung asked them to show their warrant cards, but the group rejected and said “there is no need to do so”. One man threatened Leung: "Don’t point finger, or we will charge you for assaulting the police." The four “policemen” left the scene after 10 minutes of confrontation.
Mr. Leung had also received nuisance calls on that night and the following night, in which the caller cursed at him. Mr. Leung stressed that police officers must present their warrant cards and warrant issued by the court.
The security guard of the building recalled that around 10pm that night, 4 persons entered the building from the back door. He asked them to register their personal information, but was in vain.
Mr. Leung’s daughter had been arrested in the Anti-extradition law movement, but was not prosecuted. He doubted this if the incident was related to his daughter.
Source: InMedia #Mar31
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1072051
#PoliceWarrant #WhiteTerror
#FailedState #Authoritarianism
Hong Kong Government Appoints Defeated Pro-Beijing Candidates and Figures to Public Offices
On 31 March, the government appointed 8 new members to the Youth Development Commission, a body that advises the government on the implementation of youth-related policies.
The 8 new members include 5 defeated candidates from last year's District Council election, who all belong to the pro-Beijing camp.
The remaining two new members also have a strong pro-Beijing background and relations: Kenneth Fok, son of pro-Establishment entrepreneur Timothy Fok, is a National Committee Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; while Clarence Leung is the son of Andrew Leung, current chairman of the Legislative Council who is also a pro-Beijing politians.
Source: HKSAR Government #Mar31
#HongKong #AppointByGovernment #Appointment #DistrictCouncil
Hong Kong Government Appoints Defeated Pro-Beijing Candidates and Figures to Public Offices
On 31 March, the government appointed 8 new members to the Youth Development Commission, a body that advises the government on the implementation of youth-related policies.
The 8 new members include 5 defeated candidates from last year's District Council election, who all belong to the pro-Beijing camp.
The remaining two new members also have a strong pro-Beijing background and relations: Kenneth Fok, son of pro-Establishment entrepreneur Timothy Fok, is a National Committee Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; while Clarence Leung is the son of Andrew Leung, current chairman of the Legislative Council who is also a pro-Beijing politians.
Source: HKSAR Government #Mar31
#HongKong #AppointByGovernment #Appointment #DistrictCouncil
#Newapaper
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's twitter account suspended. Beijing said it was an impersonation account
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang’s twitter account has been suspended. China made a statement that this was an impersonation account, which was not operated by Geng Shuang.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespersons Hua Chunying and Zhao Lijan both have verified Twitter accounts, while another spokesperson Geng Shuang, also has a twitter account (@gengshuangCHN). Although his account was not verified, the public always thought it was authentic as he has repeatedly issued statements on China’s position, and his posts were widely quoted.
Before “Geng Shuang” account was suspended, the last tweet posted was a video on an American criticising Trump for the handling of Wuhan pneumonia, published on 28 Feb. “Listen to the voice of Americans”, “Geng Shuang” commented on the video. This tweet was also retweeted by the Chinese ambassador in Uganda.
After the account was suspended, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Arms Control Department stated on 19 March that it has been confirmed that Geng Shuang did not open a Twitter account, meaning the account @gengshuangCHN was impersonated.
Source: Unwire HK #Mar31
https://bit.ly/2V4BqAt
#Twitter #GengShuang #ForeignMinistry
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's twitter account suspended. Beijing said it was an impersonation account
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang’s twitter account has been suspended. China made a statement that this was an impersonation account, which was not operated by Geng Shuang.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespersons Hua Chunying and Zhao Lijan both have verified Twitter accounts, while another spokesperson Geng Shuang, also has a twitter account (@gengshuangCHN). Although his account was not verified, the public always thought it was authentic as he has repeatedly issued statements on China’s position, and his posts were widely quoted.
Before “Geng Shuang” account was suspended, the last tweet posted was a video on an American criticising Trump for the handling of Wuhan pneumonia, published on 28 Feb. “Listen to the voice of Americans”, “Geng Shuang” commented on the video. This tweet was also retweeted by the Chinese ambassador in Uganda.
After the account was suspended, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Arms Control Department stated on 19 March that it has been confirmed that Geng Shuang did not open a Twitter account, meaning the account @gengshuangCHN was impersonated.
Source: Unwire HK #Mar31
https://bit.ly/2V4BqAt
#Twitter #GengShuang #ForeignMinistry
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Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist #AndyLi Represented By Mysterious Lawyer Not Appointed by His Family
Source: Stand News #Mar31
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Source: Stand News #Mar31
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Nike, H&M face China fury over Xinjiang cotton 'concerns'
State media outlets have since launched campaigns defending Xinjiang cotton and criticising the brands. H&M and Nike and are facing a backlash in China after they expressed concern about the alleged use of Uighur forced labour in cotton production. Many Chinese have called for boycotts and celebrities have cut ties and e-commerce platforms have dropped H&M.
Several Western countries sanction China over serious human rights violations against the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang autonomous region. The sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, target senior officials in the north-west region.
Source: BBC #Mar31
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56519411
#XinjiangCotton #China #Xinjiang #ChinaHumanRightsAbuse #HM #Nike
State media outlets have since launched campaigns defending Xinjiang cotton and criticising the brands. H&M and Nike and are facing a backlash in China after they expressed concern about the alleged use of Uighur forced labour in cotton production. Many Chinese have called for boycotts and celebrities have cut ties and e-commerce platforms have dropped H&M.
Several Western countries sanction China over serious human rights violations against the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang autonomous region. The sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, target senior officials in the north-west region.
Source: BBC #Mar31
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56519411
#XinjiangCotton #China #Xinjiang #ChinaHumanRightsAbuse #HM #Nike
#MassSurveillance #Privacy
Media in the Netherlands: #Huawei Might Have Sent Users' Data to China
According to the media outlet de Volkskrant in the Netherlands, the local telecommunication company Telfort was aware sincec 2011 that the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei could access the data of over millions of users without a trace.
This is revealed in an internal report of KPN, the parent company of Telport; however, the company has never informed relevant department such as the Data Protection Authority (#DPA) and their customers.
Scholars pointed out the possibilty of having the data channeled to China, although Huawei denied that data has been shared.
Source: Stand News #Mar31
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%A4%96%E5%AA%92-%E8%8F%AF%E7%82%BA%E6%9B%BE%E5%8F%AF%E4%B8%8D%E7%95%99%E7%97%95%E8%B7%A1%E5%AD%98%E5%8F%96%E8%8D%B7%E8%98%AD%E9%9B%BB%E8%A8%8A%E5%95%86%E9%81%8E%E7%99%BE%E8%90%AC%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B6%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/
#Telport #KPN #Telecommunication #BigData #BigBrother
Media in the Netherlands: #Huawei Might Have Sent Users' Data to China
According to the media outlet de Volkskrant in the Netherlands, the local telecommunication company Telfort was aware sincec 2011 that the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei could access the data of over millions of users without a trace.
This is revealed in an internal report of KPN, the parent company of Telport; however, the company has never informed relevant department such as the Data Protection Authority (#DPA) and their customers.
Scholars pointed out the possibilty of having the data channeled to China, although Huawei denied that data has been shared.
Source: Stand News #Mar31
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%A4%96%E5%AA%92-%E8%8F%AF%E7%82%BA%E6%9B%BE%E5%8F%AF%E4%B8%8D%E7%95%99%E7%97%95%E8%B7%A1%E5%AD%98%E5%8F%96%E8%8D%B7%E8%98%AD%E9%9B%BB%E8%A8%8A%E5%95%86%E9%81%8E%E7%99%BE%E8%90%AC%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B6%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/
#Telport #KPN #Telecommunication #BigData #BigBrother
Exclusive: Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang
The group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, said it is in the process of contacting more than 40 companies, including H&M, VF Corp, Hugo Boss and Zara-owner Inditex, requesting more information about their supply chains and urging them to quit situations that could lead to human rights abuses.
The investor alliance alleged that companies removing or moving statements in relation to Xinjiang were doing so in fear of commercial retaliation from the Chinese government. It also said compliance rules were being developed in other markets, including the European Union, obliging them to fully disclose their supply chains.
Source: Reuters #Mar31
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-shareholders-exclusive/exclusive-investors-press-companies-on-human-rights-in-xinjiang-idUSKBN2BM2FP
#Xinjiang #ChinaGenocide #XinjiangCottton
The group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, said it is in the process of contacting more than 40 companies, including H&M, VF Corp, Hugo Boss and Zara-owner Inditex, requesting more information about their supply chains and urging them to quit situations that could lead to human rights abuses.
The investor alliance alleged that companies removing or moving statements in relation to Xinjiang were doing so in fear of commercial retaliation from the Chinese government. It also said compliance rules were being developed in other markets, including the European Union, obliging them to fully disclose their supply chains.
Source: Reuters #Mar31
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-shareholders-exclusive/exclusive-investors-press-companies-on-human-rights-in-xinjiang-idUSKBN2BM2FP
#Xinjiang #ChinaGenocide #XinjiangCottton
Exclusive: Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang
A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.
The group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, said it is in the process of contacting more than 40 companies, including H&M, VF Corp, Hugo Boss and Zara-owner Inditex, requesting more information about their supply chains and urging them to quit situations that could lead to human rights abuses.
Source: Reuters #Mar31
https://reut.rs/31wruU3
#China #Investors #HumanRights #Xinjiang
A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.
The group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, said it is in the process of contacting more than 40 companies, including H&M, VF Corp, Hugo Boss and Zara-owner Inditex, requesting more information about their supply chains and urging them to quit situations that could lead to human rights abuses.
Source: Reuters #Mar31
https://reut.rs/31wruU3
#China #Investors #HumanRights #Xinjiang
UK judges quit Hong Kong's top court over national security law concerns while Canadian and Australian judges decide to remain
Two senior British judges, including the president of the UK Supreme Court, Lord #RobertReed and his deputy Lord #PatrickHodge resigned from Hong Kong's highest court. Four of the ten remaining overseas judges, however, said they would remain to defend the city's "last surviving strong institution of democracy".
Reed said in a statement on March 30, 2022, that they could no longer serve in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal "without appearing to endorse an administration which has departed from values of political freedom."
The judges resignation was endorsed by the UK prime minister as #BorisJohnson told MPs: “They have evidently concluded the constraints of the national security law make it impossible for them to serve in the way they would want.”
British Foreign Secretary #LizTruss also said that the situation had reached a tippingpoint "untenable" for judges to serve independently without risk legitimising oppression.
"We have seen a systematic erosion of liberty and democracy in Hong Kong. Since the National Security Law was imposed, authorities have cracked down on free speech, the free press and free association."
Four of the ten remaining overseas judges, however, have said on the next day that they will remain, including former Canadian chief justice Beverley McLachlin, Australian judges William Gummow, Anthony Murray Gleeson and Robert French.
Sources:
InmediaHK, #Mar30;
https://bit.ly/3LqiLrr
HKFP, #Mar31
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/31/australian-canadian-judges-to-stay-on-hong-kong-top-court-after-2-uk-judges-quit-citing-security-law/
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Two senior British judges, including the president of the UK Supreme Court, Lord #RobertReed and his deputy Lord #PatrickHodge resigned from Hong Kong's highest court. Four of the ten remaining overseas judges, however, said they would remain to defend the city's "last surviving strong institution of democracy".
Reed said in a statement on March 30, 2022, that they could no longer serve in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal "without appearing to endorse an administration which has departed from values of political freedom."
The judges resignation was endorsed by the UK prime minister as #BorisJohnson told MPs: “They have evidently concluded the constraints of the national security law make it impossible for them to serve in the way they would want.”
British Foreign Secretary #LizTruss also said that the situation had reached a tippingpoint "untenable" for judges to serve independently without risk legitimising oppression.
"We have seen a systematic erosion of liberty and democracy in Hong Kong. Since the National Security Law was imposed, authorities have cracked down on free speech, the free press and free association."
Four of the ten remaining overseas judges, however, have said on the next day that they will remain, including former Canadian chief justice Beverley McLachlin, Australian judges William Gummow, Anthony Murray Gleeson and Robert French.
Sources:
InmediaHK, #Mar30;
https://bit.ly/3LqiLrr
HKFP, #Mar31
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/31/australian-canadian-judges-to-stay-on-hong-kong-top-court-after-2-uk-judges-quit-citing-security-law/
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Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four former leaders of a disbanded pro-democracy union have reportedly been brought in for questioning by Hong Kong’s national security police after allegedly failing to supply information about its past activities.
"The core members of the CTU allegedly violated the Societies Ordinance and needed to assist our investigations," a police source said.
The former chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) Joe Wong, former vice-chair Leo Tang, ex-treasurer Chung Chung-fai, and former general secretary Lee Cheuk-yan – who is currently behind bars – were taken on March 31, 2022 to assist police investigations.
The HKCTU was Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition, representing almost 100 affiliated organisations totalling around 145,000 members, before its dissolution in October 2021.
Despite the shutdown, the Security Bureau issued a statement saying any organisation or its members would “remain criminally liable” for offences committed, regardless of disbandment.
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Mar31
https://bit.ly/3LxdqyP
Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four former leaders of a disbanded pro-democracy union have reportedly been brought in for questioning by Hong Kong’s national security police after allegedly failing to supply information about its past activities.
"The core members of the CTU allegedly violated the Societies Ordinance and needed to assist our investigations," a police source said.
The former chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) Joe Wong, former vice-chair Leo Tang, ex-treasurer Chung Chung-fai, and former general secretary Lee Cheuk-yan – who is currently behind bars – were taken on March 31, 2022 to assist police investigations.
The HKCTU was Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition, representing almost 100 affiliated organisations totalling around 145,000 members, before its dissolution in October 2021.
Despite the shutdown, the Security Bureau issued a statement saying any organisation or its members would “remain criminally liable” for offences committed, regardless of disbandment.
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Mar31
https://bit.ly/3LxdqyP
#PoliceState #Crackdown
Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Mar31
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Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
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Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four former leaders of a disbanded pro-democracy union have reportedly been brought in for questioning by Hong Kong’s national security police after allegedly failing to supply information about its past activities.
"The core members of the CTU allegedly violated the Societies Ordinance and needed to assist our investigations," a police source said.
The former chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) Joe Wong, former vice-chair Leo Tang, ex-treasurer Chung Chung-fai, and former general secretary Lee Cheuk-yan – who is currently behind bars – were taken on March 31, 2022 to assist police investigations.
The HKCTU was Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition, representing almost 100 affiliated organisations totalling around 145,000 members, before its dissolution in October 2021.
Despite the shutdown, the Security Bureau issued a statement saying any organisation or its members would “remain criminally liable” for offences committed, regardless of disbandment.
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Mar31
https://bit.ly/3LxdqyP
Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four former leaders of a disbanded pro-democracy union have reportedly been brought in for questioning by Hong Kong’s national security police after allegedly failing to supply information about its past activities.
"The core members of the CTU allegedly violated the Societies Ordinance and needed to assist our investigations," a police source said.
The former chair of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) Joe Wong, former vice-chair Leo Tang, ex-treasurer Chung Chung-fai, and former general secretary Lee Cheuk-yan – who is currently behind bars – were taken on March 31, 2022 to assist police investigations.
The HKCTU was Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition, representing almost 100 affiliated organisations totalling around 145,000 members, before its dissolution in October 2021.
Despite the shutdown, the Security Bureau issued a statement saying any organisation or its members would “remain criminally liable” for offences committed, regardless of disbandment.
Source: Inmediahk, HKFP; #Mar31
https://bit.ly/3LxdqyP
#HongKongPolice to lower residency requirement for new recruits
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar31
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#HongKongPolice to lower residency requirement for new recruits
//The Hong Kong Police Force has announced that it will no longer require applicants for certain positions to have been living in the city for at least seven years, although they will still have to be permanent residents.
As per the city’s immigration regulations, Chinese citizens born in Hong Kong, people born outside the city to a parent that is both a Chinese citizen and Hong Kong permanent resident, and those born locally to a parent who has the right of abode before the child turns 21 can be permanent residents without living continuously in Hong Kong for at least seven years.
According to the response by the Secretary for Security Chris Tang, the police had 5,706 vacancies as of December 31, 2021, which was 8.5 per cent more than the 5,258 open positions in February last year.
The Force had targeted to hire 1,545 more officers between March 2021 and February 2022. At the end of last year, actual recruitment numbers stood at 542.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar31
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/31/hong-kong-police-to-lower-residency-requirement-for-new-recruits/
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//The Hong Kong Police Force has announced that it will no longer require applicants for certain positions to have been living in the city for at least seven years, although they will still have to be permanent residents.
As per the city’s immigration regulations, Chinese citizens born in Hong Kong, people born outside the city to a parent that is both a Chinese citizen and Hong Kong permanent resident, and those born locally to a parent who has the right of abode before the child turns 21 can be permanent residents without living continuously in Hong Kong for at least seven years.
According to the response by the Secretary for Security Chris Tang, the police had 5,706 vacancies as of December 31, 2021, which was 8.5 per cent more than the 5,258 open positions in February last year.
The Force had targeted to hire 1,545 more officers between March 2021 and February 2022. At the end of last year, actual recruitment numbers stood at 542.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar31
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/31/hong-kong-police-to-lower-residency-requirement-for-new-recruits/
#Recruitment
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Hong Kong police to lower residency requirement for new recruits
The Hong Kong Police Force has announced that it will no longer require applicants for certain positions to have been living in the city for at least seven years, although they will still have to b…
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A 19-year-old Hongkonger wins National Poetry Competition
#EricYip #NationalPoetryCompetition #Fricatives #Freedom #Emigration
Source: Initial Media #Mar31
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A 19-year-old Hongkonger wins National Poetry Competition
#EricYip #NationalPoetryCompetition #Fricatives #Freedom #Emigration
Source: Initial Media #Mar31
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A 19-year-old Hongkonger wins National Poetry Competition
#EricYip, who is from Hong Kong, won for his poem #Fricatives in the #NationalPoetryCompetition. The 19-year-old economics student from the University of Cambridge has become the youngest person to ever win the competition.
The poem plays with ideas about language to also comment on colonialism, race, migration, belonging and the guilt of leaving one’s home behind.
Yip’s work was chosen by judges Fiona Benson, David Constantine and Rachel Long, who read all the entries anonymously.
Benson said: “Fricatives is an immensely ambitious and beautifully achieved poem. It puts its reader into the position of a student of English as a second language, the fricative consonants tangling our mouths as we speak the poem, and intriguing us with the alternate meanings that rest precariously on the pronunciation. ‘Proper’ achievements – the correct pronunciation, the good education abroad, and the proud parents – are countered by an underworld of political prisoners and risky, grim sex.”
In an interview, Eric Yip told reporters that he was shocked to have won. “Poetry is definitely one of the arts where you get better with age because you have more lived experiences and you read more and you write more.”
Yip, who cites Ocean Vuong as a writer who made him realise he “had a right” to be heard, speaks Cantonese and Mandarin, but writes poetry in English.
Yip won £5,000 for the first prize. The National Poetry Competition also named nine other winners, including 92-year-old MR Peacocke for her poem Out of School.
#EricYip #NationalPoetryCompetition #Fricatives #Freedom #Emigration
Source: Initial Media #Mar31
https://t.me/theinitiumnews/79
A 19-year-old Hongkonger wins National Poetry Competition
#EricYip, who is from Hong Kong, won for his poem #Fricatives in the #NationalPoetryCompetition. The 19-year-old economics student from the University of Cambridge has become the youngest person to ever win the competition.
The poem plays with ideas about language to also comment on colonialism, race, migration, belonging and the guilt of leaving one’s home behind.
Yip’s work was chosen by judges Fiona Benson, David Constantine and Rachel Long, who read all the entries anonymously.
Benson said: “Fricatives is an immensely ambitious and beautifully achieved poem. It puts its reader into the position of a student of English as a second language, the fricative consonants tangling our mouths as we speak the poem, and intriguing us with the alternate meanings that rest precariously on the pronunciation. ‘Proper’ achievements – the correct pronunciation, the good education abroad, and the proud parents – are countered by an underworld of political prisoners and risky, grim sex.”
In an interview, Eric Yip told reporters that he was shocked to have won. “Poetry is definitely one of the arts where you get better with age because you have more lived experiences and you read more and you write more.”
Yip, who cites Ocean Vuong as a writer who made him realise he “had a right” to be heard, speaks Cantonese and Mandarin, but writes poetry in English.
Yip won £5,000 for the first prize. The National Poetry Competition also named nine other winners, including 92-year-old MR Peacocke for her poem Out of School.
#EricYip #NationalPoetryCompetition #Fricatives #Freedom #Emigration
Source: Initial Media #Mar31
https://t.me/theinitiumnews/79
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【史上最年輕冠軍！ 19歲香港學生獲英國國家詩比賽冠軍】
2021年英國國家詩比賽（National Poetry Competition）昨（31日）公布獲獎名單。來自香港的劍橋大學經濟系學生Eric Yip憑藉《Fricatives》一詩奪冠，年僅19歲的他成為該獎項有史以來最年輕的冠軍。
在詩中，Eric Yip以一個留學生的視角，結合香港政治環境背景，討論了殖民主義、種族、移民、歸屬感及背井離鄉的負罪感等議題。
「《Fricatives》是一首極其雄心勃勃、非常優美的詩歌，它將讀者置於…
2021年英國國家詩比賽（National Poetry Competition）昨（31日）公布獲獎名單。來自香港的劍橋大學經濟系學生Eric Yip憑藉《Fricatives》一詩奪冠，年僅19歲的他成為該獎項有史以來最年輕的冠軍。
在詩中，Eric Yip以一個留學生的視角，結合香港政治環境背景，討論了殖民主義、種族、移民、歸屬感及背井離鄉的負罪感等議題。
「《Fricatives》是一首極其雄心勃勃、非常優美的詩歌，它將讀者置於…
#Crackdown #Censorship
Slogan dedicated to victims of Tiananmen crackdown has been painted over and lined with a row of potted plants in a Hong Kong University
#CUHK #LingnanU #HKU #PillarOfShame #Education #FreedomOfSpeech
Source: Inmediahk; #Mar31
Photo credit: HKFP
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Slogan dedicated to victims of Tiananmen crackdown has been painted over and lined with a row of potted plants in a Hong Kong University
#CUHK #LingnanU #HKU #PillarOfShame #Education #FreedomOfSpeech
Source: Inmediahk; #Mar31
Photo credit: HKFP
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