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Pro-Beijing Camp criticised Pro-democracy Lawmakers for “colluding with foreign powers” by meeting with US Consul General

Former Chief Executive CY Leung accused the meeting between Civic Party members Leong Kah-kit and Yeung Ngok-kiu with US Consul General Hanscom Smith as “inappropriate”. The Pro-Beijing camp also criticised pro-democracy lawmakers for “colluding with foreign powers”.

The US Consulate issued a statement on Aug 7 that Consulate members had met with pro-democracy figures and these meetings are neither secretive nor mysterious, stating that the accusation that those who met with Consulate representatives are engaging in “collusion” is ludicrous.

Further, the Consulate stated that “These allegations underscore the fact that the National Security Law was never about security, but rather, was intended to silence democracy advocates and threaten those who engage in even the most routine forms of free speech.”

The statement stressed that the US Consulate has “repeatedly raised grave concerns about the effect this ill-defined, vaguely worded, and far-reaching law would have on Hong Kong” since the implementation of the National Security Law. The Consulate urged Beijing to respect Hong Kong’s freedom of speech and human rights, the British Joint Declaration, and Hong Kong’s reputation. It was at last stated that “U.S. policy towards Hong Kong has been consistent for decades. Just as we have repeatedly acknowledged that Hong Kong is part of China, so have we emphasized our support for the One Country, Two Systems framework and the high degree of autonomy promised to Hong Kong by Beijing.”

Source: Apple Daily #Aug8
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Further Reading:
Statement by US Consulate in Hong Kong

https://hk.usconsulate.gov/pr-2020080701/
#BeijingLoyalist #LiaisonOffice #FailedState #DAB
China's Liaison Office Found Helping Pro-Beijing Party with Fundraising

DAB Annual Income Over 120 Million while applying for government subsidies


The government continues to gradually release lists of beneficiaries of the Employment Support Scheme. The DAB, Hong Kong's largest party in the pro-Beijing camp, has "successfully fought for" [1] around 7.6 million HKD in subsidies, being ranked no.1 among subsidies for political parties. Stand News had read through financial statements the DAB submitted to the Companies Registry and found the party still had solid financial strength. As of late-April 2019, the party held around 80 million HKD in assets, with some income coming from a singing segment performed by vice-director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office He Jing in a fundraising dinner.

Source: Stand News #Aug7
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The income of the DAB for the 2018 / 19 term (from April 2018 to March 2019) is recorded at over 128 million HKD, which is the fifth consecutive year with income exceeding 100 million HKD, which is a new high for non-election year.

Referring back to the data for the past 10 years, the DAB's total income reached over 1 billion HKD, and had for five consecutive years had income that exceeded 100 million HKD, with income during LegCo-election year increasing substantially. But since the last two years had the DAB have an income of around 120 million despite not being election-year, it remains to be seen whether their income would reach new heights during election year.

It must be noted that over half of the DAB's income came from donations in the 2018 / 19 term, clocking in at around 70 million HKD. As Hong Kong currently lacks party legislations, parties are not required to announce the names of their benefactors, resulting in the public not being able to know the origins of the donations.

One of their main sources of income come from fundraiser events, which comprise 34% of their annual income. The DAB hosts fundraiser dinners biannually, with the last dinner being hosted in November 2018. 70 tables were established that night, with the highest donating table donating 280 thousand HKD. Starry Lee, the chairperson of the DAB, had said that "the DAB have voted with money tonight".

During their auction segment that night, Xu Rongmao, chairman of Shimao Property and member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee auctioned off a calligraphy piece by Jao Tsung-I for 10 million HKD. Charles Yeung, Chairman of Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited, auctioned off a calligraphy piece from Mo Yan for 6 million.

During their performance segment, vice-director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office He Jing and Cheung Ming-man raised 9 million HKD by performing "My Chinese Heart", former chairpersons of the party Jasper Tsang and Tam Yiu-chung did stand-up comedy raising 5.1 million HKD, while current chairperson Starry Lee raised 5 million HKD singing "Chinese Dream" off-key.

The DAB had received over 40 million HKD in donations during that fundraising dinner, including other segments and auctioned off items, which is ten times the amount the Democratic Party received in donations during their anniversary fundraising event.

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The DAB's expenses were also large, with its most up-to-date expenditure being at 127 million HKD, which balances out with its income. Rent and administrative costs cost over 91 million HKD, around 70% of the total expenditure. The DAB had over 180 service offices in Hong Kong at the time.

Community activities hosted by local branches of the DAB cost around 26 million, around 20% of the total expenditure, which include health checkups, free movie watchings, visits to Ocean Park etc..

As of late-April 2019, DAB assets are worth around 78.5 million HKD, 4% lower than the previous year due to current market price changes. But it must be noted that the account has not yet accounted for the aftermath of last year's District Council Elections.

DAB had lost its place as Hong Kong's biggest party in last year's District Council Election, having its seats in the District Council dropped from 117 seats to 21. At the time, there were rumours of the DAB hiring their 98 defeated party members with district councilor-level pay, adding 40 million HKD to wage expenditure. chairperson Starry Lee had said that the party would do its best convincing talent to stay, and would "announce the details when the time is right".

Stand News had inquired Starry Lee about hiring their defeated district councilor candidates, including the number of hired personnel, but no reply was given as of last week.

But it appears that the defeat at the District Council Elections did nothing to stop DAB's recruitment. According to the financial statements, as of October 2019, the DAB had 43,227 members, while according to the DAB website, as of June 2020, the DAB had 44,455 members. It seems that the DAB had gained over 1,200 members in only seven months.

[1]: The DAB "successfully fighting over something" is a meme in Hong Kong often used to satirise the DAB's shameless credit-stealing behaviour.

Source: Stand News
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#FailedState #LegCo
A City Without the Opposition Camp in its Legislature

After Beijing forcefully removed by "disqualifying" four seating elected lawmakers, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers resigned en masse.

Without the opposition camp, the legislative council in Hong Kong has become a social club for the Beijing loyalists, who chitter-chattered and munched during the Finance Committee meeting on November 13, 2020.

The photo captured how Committee's Chair Chan Kin-por casually adjourned the meeting for a break, when he was sighted passing on a pack of biscuits to another Beijing loyalist, Chow Ho-ding.

Source: Stand News #Nov13
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Deregistered teachers’ appeal case to be reviewed by Pro-Beijing members of Appeal Boards Panel appointed by Carrie Lam


In 2020, two teachers in Hong Kong, one at Alliance Primary School in Kowloon Tong and one at Ho Lap Primary School, were deregistered by the Education Bureau for "promoting Hong Kong Independence" and "distorting historical facts" respectively.

With the help of the Teachers’ Union, their cases are in dispute at the moment, which were now reviewed by the Appeal Boards Panel.

The 8 members of the Panel were recently appointed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam and included a city committee of Tianjin in China, a school principal who fired a teacher that was arrested during the Anti-ELAB movement, and others who strongly supported the National Security Law, which indicated the pro-Beijing stance of the Panel.

Source: Stand News #Jan4

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#Education #Censorship #PoliticalProsecution
Beijing Loyalists Attack University Management,
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#CUHK: Students to be Penalized for Involving in Anti-ELAB Movement

On January 19, 2021, the Panel on Education of the Legislative Council (#LegCo) discussed topics on governance and security concerning recent incidents on university campuses.

Eric Ng, Vice President of Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), expressed that disciplinary action had been taken against less than 10 students of the university for their involvement in social movement, breaches of school rules, violence and bullying. He added that disciplinary actions against those students being arrested would continue after legal proceedings.

Responding to legislator’s comment that the CUHK has earned its nickname “Riot University” after anti-ELAB movement, Ng expressed disappointment and rage to that stigmatization. He explained that there had been challenges faced by the university, such as confining public entrance, as the campus is required to open to the public according to the land lease.

Another pro-Beijing legislator, Ann Chiang Lai-wan, slammed the university, calling it “a hotbed of [the concept of] Hong Kong Independence”, which “destroyed” students' life - sending them to prison and runining their future. She carried on condemning the university for spoiling students, pointing out that “teachers should be strict in teaching”.

Source: RTHK; Stand News #Jan19

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#Covid19 #MadeinChina
Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines

Lo Chung-mau, Chief Executive of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, was vaccinated by China-owned Sinopharm in Shenzhen. Lo stated in an interview that instead of waiting for the 3rd phase clinical data for Sinovac’s vaccines, the Hong Kong government should seek the data from Sinpopharm or the National Medical Products Administration of China. Lo claimed that the Hong Kong government was passive and only “sitting and waiting”, instead of “striking out”.

In her response in the afternoon, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan stated that all government bureaus were performing different tasks. On the one hand, the Hong Kong government has been contacting other countries and medicine manufacturers, to negotiate the logistics, clinical data and the acquisition of vaccines, in order to speed up the importation of vaccines to Hong Kong. On the other hand, through internal communication, the Hong Kong government has to keep in touch with medical teams and hospitals and discuss the arrangements of vaccinations for the public. once they were available in Hong Kong.

Moreover, Chan said the Scientific Committees under the Centre for Health and Protection in Hong Kong would be responsible for scheduling the vaccination and monitoring post- vaccination conditions.

The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines would take up the task of approving any emergent use of vaccines. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government was not “just sitting there and wait”.

Source: Stand News #Jan31

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#MadeinChina #Harrassment
Beijing Mouthpiece Defames a 11-year-old Hong Kong Boy and Uses Fake Identity to Approach his Family

In Hong Kong, 11-year-old #JoelWong, the founder of the Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group, was assaulted by a pro-Beijing elderly man on January 25, 2021.

Wong saw a group of elderly women and men gathering and dancing in a park in Tin Shui Wai. When he approached the group, reminding them to keep the music down, he was headbutted by one of the men who also punched Wong on his tummy.

Since Wong reported the case to the Hong Kong Police, Wong has been harassed by Ta Kung Pao, a Beijing-owned newspaper. On January 26, 2021, the CCP mouthpiece even published a so-called "interview" with Wong’s Grandmother on its frontpage, defaming the community-caring Wong as "going astray".

The Concern Group told Stand News that the reporter of Ta Kung Pao, who "interviewed" Wong's grandmother first claimed to be his teacher and social worker. When Wong's grandmother let the reporter into their apartment, he took picture of their household and other family members. It was only after that he then revealed his identity as a reporter.

The Concern Group denounced the reporter’s action, calling it “shameful” to chat with Wong's family and “betray their trust.”

Source: Stand News #Jan27

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11-year-old Pro-democracy Community Manager in Hong Kong Resigns Due to Pressure

11-year-old #JoelWong is the founder of the Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group in Hong Kong. On Feb 12, 2021, Wong announced his resignation as a community manager to be effective from March 9, 2021 onwards.

"For the sake of my family, friends and school, I will resign from my position as a community manager," Wong said.

Wong is suffering insomnia and subjected to pressure, since he has been doxxed by some pro-Beijing groups and his family has been harassed by China-funded media.

Nevertheless, Wong said he will continue to contribute to the community in form of voluntary work.

Source: Stand News #Feb12

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#TokyoOlympics
Hong Kong Athlete Attacked by Pro-China Camp for Wearing Black

Badminton athlete Ng Ka-long, who represents Hong Kong in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was attacked by the pro-Beijing camp for wearing black, although he has won against Lino Munoz, an athlete representing Mexico on July 24, 2021.

The pro-Beijing camp also reprimanded the winning athlete for not showing the emblem of the Hong Kong SAR on his sportswear.

Ng explained on his Instagram page that he had no sponsor for his jersey and did not receive any authorization to print the official emblem on the clothes he prepared for himself. Ng called on people in general to look at the situation before firing critiques.

Source: Stand News #Jul25

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