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The Hong Kong government is to announce as early as on July 28 the plans for delaying the Sept 6 Legislative Council Election
After the third wave of Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in Hong Kong, a number of pro-Beijing figures have demanded to delay the Legislative Council election.
The Hong Kong Economic Times reported that the Executive Council (ExCo) held a special meeting on July 28, in which they agreed to delay the election on the grounds of "lowering the risks of gathering". The election is said to likely be delayed "by a year or so".
Another newspaper Ming Pao Daily reported that the ExCo meeting was not attended by members who are running for, or are related to the upcoming election. Sources say that the issue was also raised at the ExCo meeting last week, but the government declined discussing it due to it being a "sensitive" topic.
The nomination process for the LegCo election has already begun; it was to end on July 31, 2020, with the election being held on Sept 6, 2020. A number of pro-democracy candidates have not yet received confirmation of their nomination, but instead, they received letters from the election's returning officer requiring them to to answer extra questions.
Jasper Tsang, ex-chairperson of LegCo and founding chairperson of pro-Beijing DAB, had earlier suggested to delay the election by at least a year, pushing the election date to September 2021, with the next term of the council beginning in the following October, almost a year later than scheduled. He also suggested that the Chief Executive can instruct the LegCo to hold special meetings, with the existing members carrying out their duties in the meantime. The PRC's NPCSC member Tam Yiu Chung, who is also a member of thd pro-Beijing DAB, said that "many Hong Kong citizens" may be unable to vote because they have moved to live and work in the Greater Bay Area, and thus have no place of residence in Hong Kong.
Source: Stand News #Jul28
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#FailedState #LegCoElection #1C1S #Delay
The Hong Kong government is to announce as early as on July 28 the plans for delaying the Sept 6 Legislative Council Election
After the third wave of Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in Hong Kong, a number of pro-Beijing figures have demanded to delay the Legislative Council election.
The Hong Kong Economic Times reported that the Executive Council (ExCo) held a special meeting on July 28, in which they agreed to delay the election on the grounds of "lowering the risks of gathering". The election is said to likely be delayed "by a year or so".
Another newspaper Ming Pao Daily reported that the ExCo meeting was not attended by members who are running for, or are related to the upcoming election. Sources say that the issue was also raised at the ExCo meeting last week, but the government declined discussing it due to it being a "sensitive" topic.
The nomination process for the LegCo election has already begun; it was to end on July 31, 2020, with the election being held on Sept 6, 2020. A number of pro-democracy candidates have not yet received confirmation of their nomination, but instead, they received letters from the election's returning officer requiring them to to answer extra questions.
Jasper Tsang, ex-chairperson of LegCo and founding chairperson of pro-Beijing DAB, had earlier suggested to delay the election by at least a year, pushing the election date to September 2021, with the next term of the council beginning in the following October, almost a year later than scheduled. He also suggested that the Chief Executive can instruct the LegCo to hold special meetings, with the existing members carrying out their duties in the meantime. The PRC's NPCSC member Tam Yiu Chung, who is also a member of thd pro-Beijing DAB, said that "many Hong Kong citizens" may be unable to vote because they have moved to live and work in the Greater Bay Area, and thus have no place of residence in Hong Kong.
Source: Stand News #Jul28
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Xi Jinping coughs multiple times during speech at Shenzhen’s 40th anniversary celebration, China's Media Removes Scenes in Live Broadcast
On October 14, 2020, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping attended the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
The event was also attended by Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam and some senior government officials from Hong Kong. Lam had postponed the annual police address which was originally scheduled around this time.
In his speech, Xi reiterated thst the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area project is crucial to the country’s development, and Shenzhen is the engine of this project. He hoped to speed up the establishment of railways around the Bay Area, and the integration in workers and logistics between the areas. He also mentioned that the establishment of the Bay Area can attract youngsters from Hong Kong and Macau to study, work, or reside there, so to initiate "in-depth communications" with youngsters from China and "be more united with the country".
During Xi’s speech, Hong Kong officials like Paul Chan, Teresa Cheng, John Lee and Eric Tsang were seen taking notes diligently.
Xi coughed around 4 times during 10 minutes in his 50-minute speech, but those shots were removed by the live broadcast handled by Chinese state media. Xi did not wear a mask.
Source: Stand News #Oct14
https://bit.ly/34SUNBy
#Xi #Cough #GreaterBayArea #CarrieLam
On October 14, 2020, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping attended the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
The event was also attended by Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam and some senior government officials from Hong Kong. Lam had postponed the annual police address which was originally scheduled around this time.
In his speech, Xi reiterated thst the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area project is crucial to the country’s development, and Shenzhen is the engine of this project. He hoped to speed up the establishment of railways around the Bay Area, and the integration in workers and logistics between the areas. He also mentioned that the establishment of the Bay Area can attract youngsters from Hong Kong and Macau to study, work, or reside there, so to initiate "in-depth communications" with youngsters from China and "be more united with the country".
During Xi’s speech, Hong Kong officials like Paul Chan, Teresa Cheng, John Lee and Eric Tsang were seen taking notes diligently.
Xi coughed around 4 times during 10 minutes in his 50-minute speech, but those shots were removed by the live broadcast handled by Chinese state media. Xi did not wear a mask.
Source: Stand News #Oct14
https://bit.ly/34SUNBy
#Xi #Cough #GreaterBayArea #CarrieLam
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China, Hong Kong and Macao establish Association to "Standardise and Strengthen Education" in Greater Bay Area
After the forceful implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, the Education Bureau (#EDB) has repeated its wish to 'standardise and strengthen education'.
Following the teachers' conference on the subject of 'National Security' held by the EDB in early November 2020, the 'Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Association of Primary and Secondary School Principal' will be set up by mid-November, 2020.
In the opening remarks of the conference themed 'National Security and Our Daily Life', it was stated 'the concept of national security is not limited to the political actions, but to a wider area including environmental ecology, financial order, technological development, social stability as well as cultural field and many other aspects.'
Bruce Lui Ping-kuen, the senior lecturer of the Department of Journalism of Hong Kong Baptist University, pointed out that the concept of 'overall national security outlook' raised by the Chinese President Xi Jing-ping in 2014 reiterated the importance of defending the national leadership of the Communist Party.
Ip Kin-yuen, a lawmaker from the education constituency in Hong Kong expressed his concerns over the National Security education which may exceed the practical needs of teaching, as the concept of 'overall national security outlook' is wide ranging.
Source: Ip Kin-yuen's Facebook #Nov6
https://www.facebook.com/ipkinyuen/photos/a.494533310564951/3956688721016042/?type=3
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China, Hong Kong and Macao establish Association to "Standardise and Strengthen Education" in Greater Bay Area
After the forceful implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, the Education Bureau (#EDB) has repeated its wish to 'standardise and strengthen education'.
Following the teachers' conference on the subject of 'National Security' held by the EDB in early November 2020, the 'Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Association of Primary and Secondary School Principal' will be set up by mid-November, 2020.
In the opening remarks of the conference themed 'National Security and Our Daily Life', it was stated 'the concept of national security is not limited to the political actions, but to a wider area including environmental ecology, financial order, technological development, social stability as well as cultural field and many other aspects.'
Bruce Lui Ping-kuen, the senior lecturer of the Department of Journalism of Hong Kong Baptist University, pointed out that the concept of 'overall national security outlook' raised by the Chinese President Xi Jing-ping in 2014 reiterated the importance of defending the national leadership of the Communist Party.
Ip Kin-yuen, a lawmaker from the education constituency in Hong Kong expressed his concerns over the National Security education which may exceed the practical needs of teaching, as the concept of 'overall national security outlook' is wide ranging.
Source: Ip Kin-yuen's Facebook #Nov6
https://www.facebook.com/ipkinyuen/photos/a.494533310564951/3956688721016042/?type=3
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The PRC's Education Bureau suggests having a legal status of Putonghua and Simplified Chinese in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
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