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Barrister on Fiat Requests to Be Heard Over Cyberharassment; Denied Due to Irrelevance to Case
Former legislator Au Nok-hin was sentenced to 140 hours of community services on April 24 2020 for "assaulting police" with a loudhailer during a protest on July 8, 2019.
Barrister on fiat Vivien Chan, who acts as prosecutor to the case on behalf of the Department of Justice, has been found with a Facebook account with her name which openly censured protesters, calling protesters "animals", "yellow corpses", while calling the judge a "useless piece of trash". Chan has not responded to the claims despite half a month had passed since the initial reporting of this news.
Source: Stand News #Apr24
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Barrister on Fiat Requests to Be Heard Over Cyberharassment; Denied Due to Irrelevance to Case
Former legislator Au Nok-hin was sentenced to 140 hours of community services on April 24 2020 for "assaulting police" with a loudhailer during a protest on July 8, 2019.
Barrister on fiat Vivien Chan, who acts as prosecutor to the case on behalf of the Department of Justice, has been found with a Facebook account with her name which openly censured protesters, calling protesters "animals", "yellow corpses", while calling the judge a "useless piece of trash". Chan has not responded to the claims despite half a month had passed since the initial reporting of this news.
Source: Stand News #Apr24
#AuNokHin
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Barrister on Fiat Requests to Be Heard Over Cyberharassment; Denied Due to Irrelevance to Case
Former legislator Au Nok-hin was sentenced to 140 hours of community services on April 24 2020 for "assaulting police" with a loudhailer during a protest on July 8, 2019.
Barrister on fiat Vivien Chan, who acts as prosecutor to the case on behalf of the Department of Justice, has been found with a Facebook account with her name which openly censured protesters, calling protesters "animals", "yellow corpses", while calling the judge a "useless piece of trash". Chan has not responded to the claims despite half a month had passed since the initial reporting of this news.
After the session on April 24, Chan requested the court to put on record the harassment she and her family had received over the internet and her to be heard over for two minutes.
Magistrate Leung Ka-kie denied her request, stating that the case had been adjourned, and that the court was not certain as to the request's irrelevancy to the current case. Chan, however, was agitated and yelled, "it's my right to be heard."
Source: Stand News #Apr24
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Pro-democracy activist Au Nok-hin sentenced to 140 hours of community service: Hongkongers should "speak the truth" in light of "difficult times for the rule of law"
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Prosecutor with Outspoken Pro-Beijing Stance Allegedly Imposes Bias Against Pro-democracy Faction
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19406
Barrister on Fiat Requests to Be Heard Over Cyberharassment; Denied Due to Irrelevance to Case
Former legislator Au Nok-hin was sentenced to 140 hours of community services on April 24 2020 for "assaulting police" with a loudhailer during a protest on July 8, 2019.
Barrister on fiat Vivien Chan, who acts as prosecutor to the case on behalf of the Department of Justice, has been found with a Facebook account with her name which openly censured protesters, calling protesters "animals", "yellow corpses", while calling the judge a "useless piece of trash". Chan has not responded to the claims despite half a month had passed since the initial reporting of this news.
After the session on April 24, Chan requested the court to put on record the harassment she and her family had received over the internet and her to be heard over for two minutes.
Magistrate Leung Ka-kie denied her request, stating that the case had been adjourned, and that the court was not certain as to the request's irrelevancy to the current case. Chan, however, was agitated and yelled, "it's my right to be heard."
Source: Stand News #Apr24
#AuNokHin
Read more:
Pro-democracy activist Au Nok-hin sentenced to 140 hours of community service: Hongkongers should "speak the truth" in light of "difficult times for the rule of law"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19801
Prosecutor with Outspoken Pro-Beijing Stance Allegedly Imposes Bias Against Pro-democracy Faction
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19406
The West must ensure China pays for its role in the spread of Covid-19
//China, we all know, is run by an autocratic, dictatorial regime which brooks no dissent and is highly secretive about the problems and challenges the country faces.
The Chinese authorities were alerted to the threat the outbreak posed when human-to-human transmission was confirmed in early December, just as they were about to sign a trade deal with the USA...Was the reason that the government closed down any mention of the outbreak through December and January to protect this deal?
...Just look at the strategic way that China set out to dominate areas of the world which have important raw materials. At present, China owns nearly 20 per cent of Africa’s debt with a combined loan total of $152 billion to 49 African governments.
This is one tactic among many that has secured China’s control of around 85 per cent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals, which go into the production of all electronics.//
Source: Telegraph #Apr24
//China, we all know, is run by an autocratic, dictatorial regime which brooks no dissent and is highly secretive about the problems and challenges the country faces.
The Chinese authorities were alerted to the threat the outbreak posed when human-to-human transmission was confirmed in early December, just as they were about to sign a trade deal with the USA...Was the reason that the government closed down any mention of the outbreak through December and January to protect this deal?
...Just look at the strategic way that China set out to dominate areas of the world which have important raw materials. At present, China owns nearly 20 per cent of Africa’s debt with a combined loan total of $152 billion to 49 African governments.
This is one tactic among many that has secured China’s control of around 85 per cent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals, which go into the production of all electronics.//
Source: Telegraph #Apr24
New Zealand must be 'respectful' of China, even if there are disagreements - Nanaia Mahuta
The Foreign Affairs Minister says New Zealand and China's significant economic ties mean Aotearoa must be "respectful" of the Asian superpower, even if there are areas of disagreement between the two nations.
Nanaia Mahuta's latest comments come as more overseas commentators accuse Wellington of cosying up to Beijing and undermining its standing within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network.
Source: NewsHub #Apr24
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/new-zealand-must-be-respectful-of-china-even-if-there-are-disagreements-nanaia-mahuta.html
#NewZealand #China #Economic #FiveEyes
The Foreign Affairs Minister says New Zealand and China's significant economic ties mean Aotearoa must be "respectful" of the Asian superpower, even if there are areas of disagreement between the two nations.
Nanaia Mahuta's latest comments come as more overseas commentators accuse Wellington of cosying up to Beijing and undermining its standing within the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network.
Source: NewsHub #Apr24
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/new-zealand-must-be-respectful-of-china-even-if-there-are-disagreements-nanaia-mahuta.html
#NewZealand #China #Economic #FiveEyes
Australian clarity and Beijing’s panic mark a tumultuous week
After another tumultuous week in the Australia–China relationship, four conclusions are becoming increasingly clear. First, we are going to be on this rollercoaster ride for years. National positions are hardening. Neither Beijing nor Canberra will back down and the prospects for ‘negotiation’ are zero given China’s ‘wolf warrior’ mania.
Second, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his senior ministers look increasingly confident in their stance to seek ‘a balance in favour of freedom’. The language used about relations with China is careful but is becoming clearer and more definitive. There is something to be said for knowing when your back is hard up against a strategic wall.
Source: The Strategist #Apr24
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australian-clarity-and-beijings-panic-mark-a-tumultuous-week/
#Australia #Beijing #Strategic #Canberra #ScottMorrison
After another tumultuous week in the Australia–China relationship, four conclusions are becoming increasingly clear. First, we are going to be on this rollercoaster ride for years. National positions are hardening. Neither Beijing nor Canberra will back down and the prospects for ‘negotiation’ are zero given China’s ‘wolf warrior’ mania.
Second, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his senior ministers look increasingly confident in their stance to seek ‘a balance in favour of freedom’. The language used about relations with China is careful but is becoming clearer and more definitive. There is something to be said for knowing when your back is hard up against a strategic wall.
Source: The Strategist #Apr24
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australian-clarity-and-beijings-panic-mark-a-tumultuous-week/
#Australia #Beijing #Strategic #Canberra #ScottMorrison
The US Regulates Broadcaster to Declare Foreign-Sponsored Programs to Increase Transparency and to Prevent Chinese or Russian Propaganda
Source: Stand News #Apr24
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The US Regulates Broadcaster to Declare Foreign-Sponsored Programs to Increase Transparency and to Prevent Chinese or Russian Propaganda
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accounting for regulating broadcasting, has a unanimous vote on Thursday (22 April) that television and radio broadcasting must declare the programs sponsored or provided by a foreign government.
Acting Chairman of FCC, Jessical Rosenworcel, stated that FCC recently received countless reports relating to foreign government-sponsored programs. She indicated that FCC knew that foreign entities purchase broadcast time slots across the country. She especially pointed Chinese and Russian out for their government-sponsored programs.
The original policy does not state when and how a foreign government-sponsored program being publicly reported. Under FCC new-passed regulation, if foreign government entities directly or indirectly purchase time slots through television or radio station, they must state during the broadcasting.
FCC stated in the statement, “This regulation will increase the transparency to make sure audience understand foreign government or its representative’s organisations are using atmospheric waves to persuade American”.
Source: Stand News #Apr24
https://bit.ly/3xsak8Z
#UnitedStates #US #China #Russia #FCC #Radio #Television #Transparency #Propaganda #Broadcasting
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accounting for regulating broadcasting, has a unanimous vote on Thursday (22 April) that television and radio broadcasting must declare the programs sponsored or provided by a foreign government.
Acting Chairman of FCC, Jessical Rosenworcel, stated that FCC recently received countless reports relating to foreign government-sponsored programs. She indicated that FCC knew that foreign entities purchase broadcast time slots across the country. She especially pointed Chinese and Russian out for their government-sponsored programs.
The original policy does not state when and how a foreign government-sponsored program being publicly reported. Under FCC new-passed regulation, if foreign government entities directly or indirectly purchase time slots through television or radio station, they must state during the broadcasting.
FCC stated in the statement, “This regulation will increase the transparency to make sure audience understand foreign government or its representative’s organisations are using atmospheric waves to persuade American”.
Source: Stand News #Apr24
https://bit.ly/3xsak8Z
#UnitedStates #US #China #Russia #FCC #Radio #Television #Transparency #Propaganda #Broadcasting
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Xinjiang: Joe Biden to urge G7 to act on China’s use of forced labour
The United States will urge its Group of Seven (G7) allies to increase pressure on China over the use of forced labour in its northwestern Xinjiang province, home to the Muslim Uygur minority, a top White House official said on Friday.
US President Joe Biden will attend a meeting of the G7 advanced economies in person in Britain in June, where he is expected to focus on what he sees as a strategic rivalry between democracies and autocratic states, particularly China.
Source: South China Morning Post #Apr24
https://t.co/nqRLZ0BY1A?amp=1
#Xinjiang #JoeBiden #G7 #China #Uygur
The United States will urge its Group of Seven (G7) allies to increase pressure on China over the use of forced labour in its northwestern Xinjiang province, home to the Muslim Uygur minority, a top White House official said on Friday.
US President Joe Biden will attend a meeting of the G7 advanced economies in person in Britain in June, where he is expected to focus on what he sees as a strategic rivalry between democracies and autocratic states, particularly China.
Source: South China Morning Post #Apr24
https://t.co/nqRLZ0BY1A?amp=1
#Xinjiang #JoeBiden #G7 #China #Uygur
China Censors ‘Nomadland’ Director Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win
“Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman of color and first Chinese woman to win the Oscar for best director. Official media, major search engines and internet censors in her home country are making as if it didn’t happen.
Ms. Zhao’s win, just the second time a woman has walked away with best director, unleashed a flurry of congratulatory messages on Chinese social-media sites when it was announced Monday morning Beijing time. By midafternoon, nearly all of the posts had been erased.
Source: WSJ #Apr24
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-censors-nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-oscar-win-11619440550
#China #Nomadland #Director #Chloé #Oscar
“Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman of color and first Chinese woman to win the Oscar for best director. Official media, major search engines and internet censors in her home country are making as if it didn’t happen.
Ms. Zhao’s win, just the second time a woman has walked away with best director, unleashed a flurry of congratulatory messages on Chinese social-media sites when it was announced Monday morning Beijing time. By midafternoon, nearly all of the posts had been erased.
Source: WSJ #Apr24
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-censors-nomadland-director-chloe-zhaos-oscar-win-11619440550
#China #Nomadland #Director #Chloé #Oscar
City economists say China covering up mass unemployment despite rebound from Covid
China’s economy is facing a “hidden unemployment problem” as the inefficiencies of Beijing’s brand of state capitalism begin to mount, City analysts have warned.
The number of unemployed or underemployed workers in China has soared to 17pc, up from around 5pc in 2013, according to economists at Fathom Consulting.
The calculations are far above Beijing’s official jobless figures, which are distrusted by many economists, suggesting China has more unemployed and unproductive workers weighing on its economy.
Source: The Telegraph #Apr24
https://t.co/89hlOhqtip
#China #Economy #Beijing #Covid
China’s economy is facing a “hidden unemployment problem” as the inefficiencies of Beijing’s brand of state capitalism begin to mount, City analysts have warned.
The number of unemployed or underemployed workers in China has soared to 17pc, up from around 5pc in 2013, according to economists at Fathom Consulting.
The calculations are far above Beijing’s official jobless figures, which are distrusted by many economists, suggesting China has more unemployed and unproductive workers weighing on its economy.
Source: The Telegraph #Apr24
https://t.co/89hlOhqtip
#China #Economy #Beijing #Covid