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#FirstHand #Jun15
A Sea of Flower to Commemorate Yellow Raincoat Man

2 years ago in 2019, "yellow raincoat man" Marco Leung displayed banners that read "Carrie Lam, Step Down" and "say no to extradition to China" on top of a shoping mall in Admiralty, Hong Kong.

He used his life to call on Hongkongers to wake up and resist the threat of the tyrannical regime.

He fell to his death in the same evening.

The next day, on June 16, 2019, over 2 million Hongkongers took it to the street to voice out their democratic demands and opposition to extradition to China.

Two years on, the situation in Hong Kong has not been improved, but Marco Leung used his life to remind Hongkongers to persist.

On June 15, 2021, hundreds of Hongkongers went to the site to pay tribute to Leung. A sea of flowers was formed.

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#NeverForget #NeverForgive #MarcoLeung #YellowRaincoatMan #Martyr #Death #AntiELAB
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Two Years into Hongkongers' #FightForFreedom: "Keep the Faith, Until Darkness Gives Away to the Glorious Dawn and Freedom Returns to Our Land"

June 16, 2021 marks #2years since over 2 million Hongkongers--nearly 1/3 of the city's population--took it to the street to protest against extradition to China and voice the "5 demands".

This largest rally in the history of Hong Kong represents Hongkongers' determination to defend their rights and freedom.

Two years onward, Hongkongers tell the world that the fight for democracy goes on, despite political prosecution, censorship and the implementation of draconian laws.

"Keep the Faith.

Until Darkness Gives Away to the Glorious Dawn

and Freedom Returns to Our Land"

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#Ode to Hong Kong Pro-democracy Movement

The video is a visual and audio poetry produced by the pro-democracy Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) on the second anniversary of the population's fight for democracy in June 2021,

The music video captures many objects representative of events that took place over the course of the 2019 #AntiELAB movement.

The #lyrics of the #song go:

"I light up the madman's candle
And follow the ants into the crowd,
There is nothing recognizable in the scenery anymore,
But it all feels familiar.

None of this will fade away,
Though footsteps crush each name into dust,
Let the song that flows across the eons
Befriend the souls not yet laid to rest.

Let the moth visit this burning heart

For a moment I remember who I was,
For a moment I remember.

To all who have persevered to this day."

Source: Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions #Jun16
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law; any individual who fails to cooperate with the countermeasures will be held accountable 
 

Source: Stand News #Jun10

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The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law; any individual who fails to cooperate with the countermeasures will be held accountable 
 
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China closed today (10th June) in Beijing, according to the CCTV, the decision and proposal of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law has passed during the meeting. Now, the proposal of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law still has not published. European and American countries have been countered by Chinese government due to the issues of Xinjiang human rights, Hong Kong’s situation, and annunciation to sanction the Chinese and Hong Kong officials. According to the interview of Director Tian Feilong which podcasted by Now News, he described that proposal will be a “legal weapon” to counter external interference. And he said Hong Kong is necessarily to cooperate with the law, stated that after the law has been passed, it might be included in Annex III of Hong Kong’s basic law, or Hong Kong government may revise and formulate relevant local laws on its own. 
 
The Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law also sets out, the relevant departments of the State Council can take measures, including not issuing visas, not allowing the entry, log-outing visas or even deporting; sealing up, seizing, and freezing movable, immovable, and other various properties in China; and prohibit or restrict organisations and individuals in China from conducting transactions and cooperation with them, etc.  
 
Tian indicated, in the past, China faced sanctions mainly through the administrative measures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, which were limited to the economic and foreign trade areas of the original Ministry of Commerce and blocked them. The individual countermeasures announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are only administrative in nature. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the relevant legal system. He described the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law" as a "legal toolbox" to counter external interference, and to make countermeasures act in accordance with the law, forming a stronger law enforcement force. 
 
Source: Stand News #Jun10

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#China #ForeignAffairs #Beijing #CCTV #Sanctions #HongKong #HumanRights #Xinjiang #Law #Visa #Deport  
Hongkongers push for visa scheme expansion

An exiled Hong Kong politician is calling on the federal government to offer visas to those who want to flee China's crackdown in the city.

The Morrison government is offering a potential pathway to permanent residency for Hongkongers already in Australia.

The scheme allows visas holders in Australia to stay for five more years and a path to permanent residency.

Ted Hui, a former Democratic Party councillor who now lives in Australia, on Saturday called for the scheme to be expanded to people trying to escape Hong Kong.

#Visas #Australia #Hongkonger #Permanent #TedHui

Source: 7News #Jun12

https://7news.com.au/politics/hongkongers-push-for-visa-scheme-expansion-c-3092144
Britain should invite Taiwan to the G7 and Cop26
 

The UK is in the middle of its most important foreign policy pivot of this century, as it moves away from the EU and tries to carve out an independent place on the world stage. Ministers like to call this new vision “Global Britain”. And one of the most significant changes in strategic stance so far has been a shift of attention towards the Indo-Pacific region. If Britain wants to play a significant role in that area, it should get as close as possible to Taiwan.
 
Source: The Times #May11

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#Britain #Taiwan #G7 #EU
#FirstHand #Jun12
Overseas Hongkongers Commemorate #AntiELAB Protest Anniversary in #Nottingham, #UK

On June 12, 2021, Hongkongers around the world joined rally to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2019 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

The day two years ago witnessed the police's excessive use of force by means of tear gas grenades and rubber bullets on unarmed civilians rallying outside the Legislative Council Building in protest of extradition to China.

Two years later, rights and freedom are further encroached in Hong Kong as the authorities tightened their control over Hongkongers.

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In Nottingham, overseas Hongkongers rooted for their brethens in Hong Kong and raised awareness in the UK, by waving the "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" flag, displaying a mobile #LennonWall in form of a banner and chanting pro-democracy slogans.

#GlobalSupport #OverseasHongkongers #HongKongProtests #FightForFreedom
#NeverForget #NeverGiveUp
Hongkongers in #LosAngeles Pay Tribute to #YellowRaincoatMan

On June 15, 2021, over 30 Hongkongers held a memorial for "Yellow Raincoat Man" in Los Angeles.

"Yellow Raincoat man" was a name given to #MarcoLeung, a 35-year-old man who fell to his death to call on fellow Hongkongers to resist the tyrannical regime in 2019.

Leung has been regarded as the first #martyr of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

Source: #FirstHand #Jun15

#GlobalSupport #Remembrance #OverseasHongkongers #HongKongProtests #FightForFreedom

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Paul Harris: Oppression of peaceful protest and a continual increase in agitation between ruling party and public may lead to violence, quoting examples of unjust trials from history of Northern Ireland

Paul Harris, Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (#HKBA) notices both the ruling party and the public in Hong Kong are immersed in strong emotions since 2019. This is worrying.

He quotes Northern Ireland in the 70s as example. Terror attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (#PIRA), public anger and fear occupied the whole country. These pushed both the ruling party and the public to act strongly in a hurry. The ultimate result was a series of unjust, wrong or false charges.

Hong Kong should take this as a lesson.

Read the fully translated article here:

https://telegra.ph/Paul-Harris-Oppression-of-peaceful-protest-and-a-continual-increase-in-agitation-between-ruling-party-and-public-may-lead-to-vio-06-14

Source:Stand News #Apr21

#Interview #PaulHarris #Peaceful #Protest #Violence