#LegCo #CCPControl #DQ #ProvisionalLegCo
Pro-democracy Lawmakers in HK Vow Mass Resignation over any Disqualification by the Authorities
According to sources, Beijing planned to remove certain pro-democratic legislators from Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
Pro-democracy camp's convener Wu Chi-wai said that all pro-democracy legislators had agreed that once the PRC's National People's Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) had decided to disqualify pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong, they would resign en masse without regrets. This is to show the Chinese Communist Party and the world that, they were strongly against the regime's abusive interference in Hong Kong's legislature.
Wu added that if the NPCSC disqualifies any democrats , this would only mean that the democratic camp had incurred Beijing's wrath by carrying their duty to monitor the government.
Wu also criticized Beijing's unconstitutional decision of disqualification, which reflected CCP's blatant disrespect to Hong Kong people's voices and opinions.
Wu slammed the pro-Beijing camp, who supported the dismissal of the democrats for the use of filibustering. Wu stated that the Basic Law had conferred the lawmakers the power to supervise the government and call for the quorum to be counted in the chamber.
Wu criticized that it was ridiculous for the pro-Beijing legislators to palm off the responsibility of 'failing to convene the meeting' to the pro-democrats.
When asked whether he was regretted choosing to remain in the chamber for another year, Wu answered that the core of the problem lied in the government, who cannot even tolerate the lawmakers exercising their power to vet the bills conferred by the council's rules of procedure.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201109/FMOIT275LNH7LNMHDDQ3QRILSU/
#MassResignation
Pro-democracy Lawmakers in HK Vow Mass Resignation over any Disqualification by the Authorities
According to sources, Beijing planned to remove certain pro-democratic legislators from Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
Pro-democracy camp's convener Wu Chi-wai said that all pro-democracy legislators had agreed that once the PRC's National People's Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) had decided to disqualify pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong, they would resign en masse without regrets. This is to show the Chinese Communist Party and the world that, they were strongly against the regime's abusive interference in Hong Kong's legislature.
Wu added that if the NPCSC disqualifies any democrats , this would only mean that the democratic camp had incurred Beijing's wrath by carrying their duty to monitor the government.
Wu also criticized Beijing's unconstitutional decision of disqualification, which reflected CCP's blatant disrespect to Hong Kong people's voices and opinions.
Wu slammed the pro-Beijing camp, who supported the dismissal of the democrats for the use of filibustering. Wu stated that the Basic Law had conferred the lawmakers the power to supervise the government and call for the quorum to be counted in the chamber.
Wu criticized that it was ridiculous for the pro-Beijing legislators to palm off the responsibility of 'failing to convene the meeting' to the pro-democrats.
When asked whether he was regretted choosing to remain in the chamber for another year, Wu answered that the core of the problem lied in the government, who cannot even tolerate the lawmakers exercising their power to vet the bills conferred by the council's rules of procedure.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201109/FMOIT275LNH7LNMHDDQ3QRILSU/
#MassResignation
#Breaking #MassResignation #LegCo
Pro-democracy Lawmakers Quit, After Beijing Forcefully Removes 4 Elected Lawmakers from HK's Legislature
Starting from November 11, 2020, Hong Kong's legislature might not have an opposition camp, at least for the time being.
Supported by the HK government, China announced the immediate removal of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers from Legislative Council. They are Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26558
In response to Beijing's forceful disqualifications of elected lawmakers, members of the pro-democracy camp resigned en masse in the same afternoon. Cheng Chung-tai and Chan Pui-yin remain as the only two pro-democracy lawmakers in the now 43-membered Legislative Council.
Source: InMedia; Apple Daily; Now News #Nov11
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Pro-democracy Lawmakers Quit, After Beijing Forcefully Removes 4 Elected Lawmakers from HK's Legislature
Starting from November 11, 2020, Hong Kong's legislature might not have an opposition camp, at least for the time being.
Supported by the HK government, China announced the immediate removal of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers from Legislative Council. They are Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26558
In response to Beijing's forceful disqualifications of elected lawmakers, members of the pro-democracy camp resigned en masse in the same afternoon. Cheng Chung-tai and Chan Pui-yin remain as the only two pro-democracy lawmakers in the now 43-membered Legislative Council.
Source: InMedia; Apple Daily; Now News #Nov11
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HK Pro-dem Lawmaker Claudia Mo Submits Resignation in Black Clothes with a Yellow Umbrella
On Nov 11, 2020, he PRC's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress forcefully disqualifies 4 elected lawmakers in Hong Kong, citing that their "lack of devotion for Beijing and the Hong Kong government" as a reason.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26565
After the announcement with immediate effect, the majority of the pro-democracy camp decided to quit.
On the afternoon of Nov 12 2020, pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo, donning black and holding a yellow umbrella, submitted her resignation at Legislative Council's Secretariat.
Mo told the journalists that she went through the 2014 Umbrella Revolution and the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement while being a lawmaker for two terms. She chose to wear black clothes and carry a yellow umbrella to commemorate the day.
Source: Stand News #Nov12
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3637576039661323/
#ClaudiaMo
HK Pro-dem Lawmaker Claudia Mo Submits Resignation in Black Clothes with a Yellow Umbrella
On Nov 11, 2020, he PRC's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress forcefully disqualifies 4 elected lawmakers in Hong Kong, citing that their "lack of devotion for Beijing and the Hong Kong government" as a reason.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26565
After the announcement with immediate effect, the majority of the pro-democracy camp decided to quit.
On the afternoon of Nov 12 2020, pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo, donning black and holding a yellow umbrella, submitted her resignation at Legislative Council's Secretariat.
Mo told the journalists that she went through the 2014 Umbrella Revolution and the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement while being a lawmaker for two terms. She chose to wear black clothes and carry a yellow umbrella to commemorate the day.
Source: Stand News #Nov12
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3637576039661323/
#ClaudiaMo
#Breaking #MassResignation
All Department Heads from iCable News Quit After the Company Sacks 40 Staff in News Team
On Dec 1, 2020, iCable fired 40 staff in their news team with immediate effect. Almost all staff from the reputed investigative program "News Lancet", known for their sharp, critical angle, were sacked, triggering the staff to surround the management office.
Among the 11 staff in the China News team, one was fired and the other 10 including the head Szeto Yuen protested with their resignation.
The incident continued to escalate. According to Citizen News, a total of 5 department heads from Local News, China News, Financial News, International News and the Editorial Team have announced their mass assignation.
Source: Citizen News; Stand News #Dec1
https://bit.ly/33xww43
https://bit.ly/3fQZDVb
#CableNews #Sack #PressFreedom
All Department Heads from iCable News Quit After the Company Sacks 40 Staff in News Team
On Dec 1, 2020, iCable fired 40 staff in their news team with immediate effect. Almost all staff from the reputed investigative program "News Lancet", known for their sharp, critical angle, were sacked, triggering the staff to surround the management office.
Among the 11 staff in the China News team, one was fired and the other 10 including the head Szeto Yuen protested with their resignation.
The incident continued to escalate. According to Citizen News, a total of 5 department heads from Local News, China News, Financial News, International News and the Editorial Team have announced their mass assignation.
Source: Citizen News; Stand News #Dec1
https://bit.ly/33xww43
https://bit.ly/3fQZDVb
#CableNews #Sack #PressFreedom
#Professionalism #Solidarity
5 Heads of i-Cable News and Entire China News Team Resign En Masse Against Laying Off of Journalists
On Dec 1, 2020, i-Cable News laid off 40 employees with immediate effect, angering staff at the TV news station.
According to the source, the head of i-Cable China News Szeto Yuen was the first to protest by resigning, followed by the rest of the journalists on the team. In total, one journalist was fired, and the other ten on the team, including Szeto, quit in protest. Some members from other teams also resigned to protest against the company's decision.
A senior journalist told Stand News that they felt it was better to take action together and alert the public that i-Cable News had deteriorated, instead being slowly and quietly weakened. He added that it was not worth staying anymore, since the management has intervened in the reporting again and again.
After recent salary cuts, a few junior journalists were only earning around 13,000 HKD a month. Operations at i-Cable News has nearly ground to a halt on Dec 1, 2020.
An upper-mid-level manager said that the top management had not consulted any department heads about this round of firing. The video editors and graphic designers who were fired were widely praised for their abilities by their colleagues. Many of the fired staff played important roles in middle and senior management.
i-Cable China News had investigated corrupt practices in China many times, and followed up the situation of activists; the team was long regarded to be in high reputation.
They were among the few public broadcasters in Hong Kong with a dedicated team for China news; its 11 members, including the team leader, are responsible for the daily China news reporting and the night-time “China Report”. They also have journalists regularly stationed in Beijing and Guangzhou.
Their most visible reporting in recent years were the 2012 interview of pro-democracy activist Li Wangyang, who served the longest sentence among those from the 1989 Tiananmen protests.
After broadcasting the interview, Li died in Daxiang Hospital, where he was found dead and leaning against the window, with a rope wrapped around his neck, though his legs were touching the ground. The Chinese authorities initially reported that he committed suicide, but they later changed the conclusion to “accidental death”. This incident caused strong repercussions in Hong Kong, with over ten thousand Hongkongers marching in protest, believing that Li "had been suicided".
In 2017, journalist Lam Kin-Shing covered the memorial at sea for Liu Xiaobo by a group of dissenters, the event was broadcast on Facebook live. Afterwards, Liu’s friends were arrested by China police, and the driver hired by i-Cable China News was detained for three days. Lam was transferred back to Hong Kong and barred from reporting in China again; he resigned soon after.
At the early stage of the Wuhan Pneumonia outbreak last year, China News team sent journalists to Wuhan for investigation. They were among the very few Hong Kong media who sent journalists to Wuhan for on-site reporting.
Moreover, the iCable China News team's reporting had won many awards, including Human Right Press Award and awards in the School of Journalism and Communication in CUHK. Their award-winning programs included “Damage of Nuclear weapons tests”, “The land acquisitions incident of Wukan village”, “ Li Wangyang”, “Even China police are protesting”, “Decoding the future of 30 years later”, “Tiananmen massacre 30th year anniversary”, “Poison milk powder: 10 years later”.
Source: Stand News #Dec1
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5 Heads of i-Cable News and Entire China News Team Resign En Masse Against Laying Off of Journalists
On Dec 1, 2020, i-Cable News laid off 40 employees with immediate effect, angering staff at the TV news station.
According to the source, the head of i-Cable China News Szeto Yuen was the first to protest by resigning, followed by the rest of the journalists on the team. In total, one journalist was fired, and the other ten on the team, including Szeto, quit in protest. Some members from other teams also resigned to protest against the company's decision.
A senior journalist told Stand News that they felt it was better to take action together and alert the public that i-Cable News had deteriorated, instead being slowly and quietly weakened. He added that it was not worth staying anymore, since the management has intervened in the reporting again and again.
After recent salary cuts, a few junior journalists were only earning around 13,000 HKD a month. Operations at i-Cable News has nearly ground to a halt on Dec 1, 2020.
An upper-mid-level manager said that the top management had not consulted any department heads about this round of firing. The video editors and graphic designers who were fired were widely praised for their abilities by their colleagues. Many of the fired staff played important roles in middle and senior management.
i-Cable China News had investigated corrupt practices in China many times, and followed up the situation of activists; the team was long regarded to be in high reputation.
They were among the few public broadcasters in Hong Kong with a dedicated team for China news; its 11 members, including the team leader, are responsible for the daily China news reporting and the night-time “China Report”. They also have journalists regularly stationed in Beijing and Guangzhou.
Their most visible reporting in recent years were the 2012 interview of pro-democracy activist Li Wangyang, who served the longest sentence among those from the 1989 Tiananmen protests.
After broadcasting the interview, Li died in Daxiang Hospital, where he was found dead and leaning against the window, with a rope wrapped around his neck, though his legs were touching the ground. The Chinese authorities initially reported that he committed suicide, but they later changed the conclusion to “accidental death”. This incident caused strong repercussions in Hong Kong, with over ten thousand Hongkongers marching in protest, believing that Li "had been suicided".
In 2017, journalist Lam Kin-Shing covered the memorial at sea for Liu Xiaobo by a group of dissenters, the event was broadcast on Facebook live. Afterwards, Liu’s friends were arrested by China police, and the driver hired by i-Cable China News was detained for three days. Lam was transferred back to Hong Kong and barred from reporting in China again; he resigned soon after.
At the early stage of the Wuhan Pneumonia outbreak last year, China News team sent journalists to Wuhan for investigation. They were among the very few Hong Kong media who sent journalists to Wuhan for on-site reporting.
Moreover, the iCable China News team's reporting had won many awards, including Human Right Press Award and awards in the School of Journalism and Communication in CUHK. Their award-winning programs included “Damage of Nuclear weapons tests”, “The land acquisitions incident of Wukan village”, “ Li Wangyang”, “Even China police are protesting”, “Decoding the future of 30 years later”, “Tiananmen massacre 30th year anniversary”, “Poison milk powder: 10 years later”.
Source: Stand News #Dec1
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Daring Chief Editor in #CitizenNews Welcomes Journalists who Left #CableNews on #MassResignation: “We Have Nothing to Lose”
Source: Stand News #Jan18
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Daring Chief Editor in #CitizenNews Welcomes Journalists who Left #CableNews on #MassResignation: “We Have Nothing to Lose”
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Daring Chief Editor in #CitizenNews Welcomes Journalists who Left #CableNews on #MassResignation: “We Have Nothing to Lose”
On December 1, 2020, Cable News in Hong Kong announced a major layoff plan after a series of personnel change in the management. The move has triggered a resignation en masse in the station’s newsroom, including 11 journalists and editors of the #ChinaNews team, as a sign of protest.
On January 18, 2021, the 11 of them announced joining of an online news platform, #CitizenNews, and continue their work on China News.
Former Assignment Editor of Cable News, Wong Lai-ping, expressed that it was a spontaneous action in last December when they resigned together in response to the station’s arbitrary layoff plan.
“We have never thought about coming together again. We even doubted whether we should continue working in the media industry.” However, many encouraged them to carry on their journalistic profession and continue to work as a team.
“So we talked among ourselves and agreed to work together with a focus on China News as we always do.”
The Chief Editor of Citizen News, Li Yue-wah said that the collaboration is “unplanned” and the consensus was reached after discussions following the mass resignation in last December.
She stressed that “This is worth trying as we have nothing to lose.” She called it an act “to smash the cooking pots and sink the boats.”
Li also revealed that since its launch 4 years ago, Citizen News has yet to balance its book. They initially set a target at 4,000 subscribers, for each paying a monthly fee of HK$100. “We are still falling short of this target,” Li sighed.
Adding 11 members of the former China News team from Cable News will double the current workforce of Citizen News. In addition, the news platform is planning to move to a bigger office with live-broadcast facilities. “This is going to double our expenses.” Li added.
She further explained that the platform is not going to pend on crowdfunding, which impact is believed to be short-lived. Instead, it is keen on expanding its subscription base to facilitate long-term development.
Source: Stand News #Jan18
#Pheonixism #Journalism #Professionalism
Daring Chief Editor in #CitizenNews Welcomes Journalists who Left #CableNews on #MassResignation: “We Have Nothing to Lose”
On December 1, 2020, Cable News in Hong Kong announced a major layoff plan after a series of personnel change in the management. The move has triggered a resignation en masse in the station’s newsroom, including 11 journalists and editors of the #ChinaNews team, as a sign of protest.
On January 18, 2021, the 11 of them announced joining of an online news platform, #CitizenNews, and continue their work on China News.
Former Assignment Editor of Cable News, Wong Lai-ping, expressed that it was a spontaneous action in last December when they resigned together in response to the station’s arbitrary layoff plan.
“We have never thought about coming together again. We even doubted whether we should continue working in the media industry.” However, many encouraged them to carry on their journalistic profession and continue to work as a team.
“So we talked among ourselves and agreed to work together with a focus on China News as we always do.”
The Chief Editor of Citizen News, Li Yue-wah said that the collaboration is “unplanned” and the consensus was reached after discussions following the mass resignation in last December.
She stressed that “This is worth trying as we have nothing to lose.” She called it an act “to smash the cooking pots and sink the boats.”
Li also revealed that since its launch 4 years ago, Citizen News has yet to balance its book. They initially set a target at 4,000 subscribers, for each paying a monthly fee of HK$100. “We are still falling short of this target,” Li sighed.
Adding 11 members of the former China News team from Cable News will double the current workforce of Citizen News. In addition, the news platform is planning to move to a bigger office with live-broadcast facilities. “This is going to double our expenses.” Li added.
She further explained that the platform is not going to pend on crowdfunding, which impact is believed to be short-lived. Instead, it is keen on expanding its subscription base to facilitate long-term development.
Source: Stand News #Jan18
#Pheonixism #Journalism #Professionalism