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Legislator Ted Hui Arrested by Large Group of Officers
2120 | Yuen Long
Police have arrested Legislator Ted Hui for allegedly obstructing officers when they conducted several rounds of stop and search on civilians and reporters inside Yoho Mall. He was handcuffed and taken away by well over 20 officers, with multiple police cameras trained on him.
#Jul21 #YuenLong721 #PoliceState
Legislator Ted Hui Arrested by Large Group of Officers
2120 | Yuen Long
Police have arrested Legislator Ted Hui for allegedly obstructing officers when they conducted several rounds of stop and search on civilians and reporters inside Yoho Mall. He was handcuffed and taken away by well over 20 officers, with multiple police cameras trained on him.
#Jul21 #YuenLong721 #PoliceState
#721Attack
Police Officers Target Volunteer First Aiders on 721 Night
A first-aider was fined by the police, on the grounds of violating the gathering restrictions, after he escorted a civilian who felt unwell to an ambulance at Fung Yau Street North.
Police officers at the scene said in an extremely sarcastic manner that they were specifically targeting volunteer first-aiders. They also comment that the volunteer first aiders at the scene were ”fake first-aiders”, and that they were of no help to the civilians present.
Based on observation, it seems like the police officers at the scene were very concerned as to whether the journalists and first-aiders at the scene were 'real' or not.
Source: City University Student Union Editorial Board
#Jul21 #721Attack #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality
Police Officers Target Volunteer First Aiders on 721 Night
A first-aider was fined by the police, on the grounds of violating the gathering restrictions, after he escorted a civilian who felt unwell to an ambulance at Fung Yau Street North.
Police officers at the scene said in an extremely sarcastic manner that they were specifically targeting volunteer first-aiders. They also comment that the volunteer first aiders at the scene were ”fake first-aiders”, and that they were of no help to the civilians present.
Based on observation, it seems like the police officers at the scene were very concerned as to whether the journalists and first-aiders at the scene were 'real' or not.
Source: City University Student Union Editorial Board
#Jul21 #721Attack #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality
#newspaper
Pay freeze for medical staff despite their hard-work in the epidemic
With Wuhan pneumonia around for more than half a year, there is an outbreak in the community lately. During the fight against the epidemic, the Hospital Authority (HA) decided to follow civil servants' pay adjustment according to the practice. It means a pay freeze of all staff at different grades and areas, including doctors at the frontline, nurses, ward assistants, etc. The Fixed subsidy won't be adjusted as well.
Winne Yu, chairman of the HA Employees Alliance, said that she received much feedback from different staff felt unsatisfied about salary freeze. She stated medical staffs continue to work under enormous pressure in the fight against the epidemic, from the rejection of border closure by the government, insufficient protective equipment in public hospitals to the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in the community recently. HA decision of salary freeze damages morale and possibly initiates a wave of resignation.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jul21 #Coronavirus #ThirdWave
https://bit.ly/2WHWn66
Pay freeze for medical staff despite their hard-work in the epidemic
With Wuhan pneumonia around for more than half a year, there is an outbreak in the community lately. During the fight against the epidemic, the Hospital Authority (HA) decided to follow civil servants' pay adjustment according to the practice. It means a pay freeze of all staff at different grades and areas, including doctors at the frontline, nurses, ward assistants, etc. The Fixed subsidy won't be adjusted as well.
Winne Yu, chairman of the HA Employees Alliance, said that she received much feedback from different staff felt unsatisfied about salary freeze. She stated medical staffs continue to work under enormous pressure in the fight against the epidemic, from the rejection of border closure by the government, insufficient protective equipment in public hospitals to the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in the community recently. HA decision of salary freeze damages morale and possibly initiates a wave of resignation.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jul21 #Coronavirus #ThirdWave
https://bit.ly/2WHWn66
#FailedState
Eddie Chu: Not only have the police restricted the freedom of assembly, the Hong Kong Correction Service Department has also stopped all official visit by councilors, with no detail of the date of resumption and the condition for visitation. It must be noted that visits from solicitors and barristers are still allowed.
Source: Eddie Chu's Facebook
#Jul21 #Coronavirus #ThirdWave
https://www.facebook.com/201155333283732/posts/3149060455159857/
Eddie Chu: Not only have the police restricted the freedom of assembly, the Hong Kong Correction Service Department has also stopped all official visit by councilors, with no detail of the date of resumption and the condition for visitation. It must be noted that visits from solicitors and barristers are still allowed.
Source: Eddie Chu's Facebook
#Jul21 #Coronavirus #ThirdWave
https://www.facebook.com/201155333283732/posts/3149060455159857/
#China #Huawei #EU
China May Retaliate Against Nokia and Ericsson by Restricting Exportation of Their China-Made Products if EU Countries Move to Ban Huawei
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had cited a source saying that if the European Union (EU) were to follow the lead of the US and UK in barring China’s Huawei from their member states’ 5G networks, Beijing would consider retaliating against the Chinese operations of two major European telecommunication equipment makers, Nokia and Ericsson, by restricting the exportation of their products manufactured in China. However, looking back at Beijing’s reactions in the past, this rumour was likely to be more bark than bite, more like a warning rather than real action. China’s Ministry of Commerce did not respond to further inquiry from WSJ.
On 21st of July, WSJ cited people in the know that China’s Ministry of Commerce was weighing export control on Nokia and Ericsson, based respectively in Finland and Sweden, regarding their China-made products. One insider added that this would be a worst-case scenario that Beijing was prepared to take up should European countries come down hard on Chinese suppliers and ban them from 5G networks.
As of now, the EU has yet to ban Huawei’s equipment, but it has released a set of 5G cybersecurity recommendations in January stating that member states could set their own restrictions on Huawei’s presence in their countries as they see fit. The EU’s largest member state, Germany, is expected to announce its decision on barring Huawei from its 5G infrastructure in September at the earliest.
Source: Stand News #Jul21
https://bit.ly/32XH3WU
China May Retaliate Against Nokia and Ericsson by Restricting Exportation of Their China-Made Products if EU Countries Move to Ban Huawei
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had cited a source saying that if the European Union (EU) were to follow the lead of the US and UK in barring China’s Huawei from their member states’ 5G networks, Beijing would consider retaliating against the Chinese operations of two major European telecommunication equipment makers, Nokia and Ericsson, by restricting the exportation of their products manufactured in China. However, looking back at Beijing’s reactions in the past, this rumour was likely to be more bark than bite, more like a warning rather than real action. China’s Ministry of Commerce did not respond to further inquiry from WSJ.
On 21st of July, WSJ cited people in the know that China’s Ministry of Commerce was weighing export control on Nokia and Ericsson, based respectively in Finland and Sweden, regarding their China-made products. One insider added that this would be a worst-case scenario that Beijing was prepared to take up should European countries come down hard on Chinese suppliers and ban them from 5G networks.
As of now, the EU has yet to ban Huawei’s equipment, but it has released a set of 5G cybersecurity recommendations in January stating that member states could set their own restrictions on Huawei’s presence in their countries as they see fit. The EU’s largest member state, Germany, is expected to announce its decision on barring Huawei from its 5G infrastructure in September at the earliest.
Source: Stand News #Jul21
https://bit.ly/32XH3WU
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#FirstHand #Jul21
Two Years After the July 21 Yuen Long Mob Attack: Hongkongers Commemorate Key Protest Incidents Despite Heavy Police Presence
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Two Years After the July 21 Yuen Long Mob Attack: Hongkongers Commemorate Key Protest Incidents Despite Heavy Police Presence
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Two Years After the July 21 Yuen Long Mob Attack: Hongkongers Commemorate Key Protest Incidents Despite Heavy Police Presence
20:05 | Yuen Long West Rail Station
Members of #TinShuiWaiConnect and Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) set up street booth at the West Rail Train Station to commemorate the #YuenLong721 incident.
2 years ago in 2019, white-clad mobsters stormed into the train cabinets and the platform of Yuen Long west Rail station to brutally assault black-clad civilians on their way home after a long day of pro-democracy rally.
Police-triad collusions were alleged as police's arrival at the scene was delayed. In addition to closing the police station early, uniformed police officers, patrolling nearby the train station, were sighted turning a blind eye to the assault and left the scene without rendering support to those bellowed for help.
The #YuenLong721 incident, which happened on July 21, 2019 is one of the most remembered incidents during the pro-democracy movement in 2019.
Since then, pro-democracy supporters came to the station every month to commemorate the incident, showing their defiance and strong belief in freedom and democracy.
On July 21, 2021, Lam Chun, a vocal member of Tin Shui Wai Connect, called on citizens to think of possible quests for democracy amidst Chinese tyranny as shown in the imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in July 2020.
Tang Kin-wah, an executive member of HKCTU mentioned another incident that took place on the same day in 2019 when Hong Kong police headshot 36 rubber bullets and countless rounds of tear gas at pro-democracy citizens demonstrated in front of the Chinese Liaison Office in Sheung Wan and Central.
Tang said, on that day, courageous Hongkongers pressed forward together, each supporting another.
He was, however, saddened to see local authorities attempted to water-down the #YuenLong721 incident by distorting some most obvious facts.
He urged Hongkongers to stand in solidarity and continue their fight for freedom in order to defend their own rights.
Moments after the booth were set up on July 21, 2021, hundreds of police officers, arrived at the scene to "remind citizens of the gathering restrictions".
The police stopped and searched passers-by, urging them to leave as quickly as they can.
#WhiteTerror #NeverForgive #NeverForget #PoliceState #PoliticalOppression
Source: Firsthand, TinShuiWaiConnect; #Jul21
Two Years After the July 21 Yuen Long Mob Attack: Hongkongers Commemorate Key Protest Incidents Despite Heavy Police Presence
20:05 | Yuen Long West Rail Station
Members of #TinShuiWaiConnect and Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) set up street booth at the West Rail Train Station to commemorate the #YuenLong721 incident.
2 years ago in 2019, white-clad mobsters stormed into the train cabinets and the platform of Yuen Long west Rail station to brutally assault black-clad civilians on their way home after a long day of pro-democracy rally.
Police-triad collusions were alleged as police's arrival at the scene was delayed. In addition to closing the police station early, uniformed police officers, patrolling nearby the train station, were sighted turning a blind eye to the assault and left the scene without rendering support to those bellowed for help.
The #YuenLong721 incident, which happened on July 21, 2019 is one of the most remembered incidents during the pro-democracy movement in 2019.
Since then, pro-democracy supporters came to the station every month to commemorate the incident, showing their defiance and strong belief in freedom and democracy.
On July 21, 2021, Lam Chun, a vocal member of Tin Shui Wai Connect, called on citizens to think of possible quests for democracy amidst Chinese tyranny as shown in the imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in July 2020.
Tang Kin-wah, an executive member of HKCTU mentioned another incident that took place on the same day in 2019 when Hong Kong police headshot 36 rubber bullets and countless rounds of tear gas at pro-democracy citizens demonstrated in front of the Chinese Liaison Office in Sheung Wan and Central.
Tang said, on that day, courageous Hongkongers pressed forward together, each supporting another.
He was, however, saddened to see local authorities attempted to water-down the #YuenLong721 incident by distorting some most obvious facts.
He urged Hongkongers to stand in solidarity and continue their fight for freedom in order to defend their own rights.
Moments after the booth were set up on July 21, 2021, hundreds of police officers, arrived at the scene to "remind citizens of the gathering restrictions".
The police stopped and searched passers-by, urging them to leave as quickly as they can.
#WhiteTerror #NeverForgive #NeverForget #PoliceState #PoliticalOppression
Source: Firsthand, TinShuiWaiConnect; #Jul21
#Generation #Youth
The Choice of 2021 #DSE Top-Scorers in Hong Kong
Source: Stand News #Jul21
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The Choice of 2021 #DSE Top-Scorers in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong on July 21, 2021, the result of the pre-University public exam DSE was released.
Across the city, seven students obtained the highest score 5** in seven subjects. Three of them are "super scorers" in eight subjects.
Just two days before, on July 19, the Hong Kong International Airport was filled with people, who were departing the city for the UK. It was the last day of the special immigration scheme LOTR offered by the British government.
As the immigration wave continues, the drop-out rate in schoold surges in Hong Kong under the #NationalSecurityLaw. Seemingly, staying in the city is no longer a preference for many.
The seven top-scorers have already obtained their tickets to enter local universities without a doubt. However, under these circumstances, will they leave or stay? Speaking up or keeping silence?
Indeed, five out of the seven students plan to continue their studies in Hong Kong.
One top-scorer said, "Although Hong Kong has experienced a lot of changes in these two years, it is still my root. I choose to stay. Our freedom of speech may be narrowed, but we can take charge of our thoughts."
Source: Stand News #Jul21
https://youtu.be/GDf7RVOe7vg
#DSE #LOTR #UK #Immigration #FreedomofSpeech #HKairport
The Choice of 2021 #DSE Top-Scorers in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong on July 21, 2021, the result of the pre-University public exam DSE was released.
Across the city, seven students obtained the highest score 5** in seven subjects. Three of them are "super scorers" in eight subjects.
Just two days before, on July 19, the Hong Kong International Airport was filled with people, who were departing the city for the UK. It was the last day of the special immigration scheme LOTR offered by the British government.
As the immigration wave continues, the drop-out rate in schoold surges in Hong Kong under the #NationalSecurityLaw. Seemingly, staying in the city is no longer a preference for many.
The seven top-scorers have already obtained their tickets to enter local universities without a doubt. However, under these circumstances, will they leave or stay? Speaking up or keeping silence?
Indeed, five out of the seven students plan to continue their studies in Hong Kong.
One top-scorer said, "Although Hong Kong has experienced a lot of changes in these two years, it is still my root. I choose to stay. Our freedom of speech may be narrowed, but we can take charge of our thoughts."
Source: Stand News #Jul21
https://youtu.be/GDf7RVOe7vg
#DSE #LOTR #UK #Immigration #FreedomofSpeech #HKairport
Kodak Deletes Post by Photographer Who Called Xinjiang an ‘Orwellian Dystopia’
The American company Eastman Kodak has deleted an Instagram post featuring images of Xinjiang, a western Chinese region where the government is accused of grave human rights violations, after an online backlash from Beijing’s supporters.
The post was promoting the work of the French photographer Patrick Wack, who made several trips to Xinjiang in recent years and has collected his images into a book. The project received a lift last week when Kodak shared 10 of his images — all shot on Kodak film — with its 839,000 Instagram followers.
Source: NY Times #Jul21
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/world/asia/kodak-instagram-china.html
#Kodak #Photographer #Xinjiang #Beijing
The American company Eastman Kodak has deleted an Instagram post featuring images of Xinjiang, a western Chinese region where the government is accused of grave human rights violations, after an online backlash from Beijing’s supporters.
The post was promoting the work of the French photographer Patrick Wack, who made several trips to Xinjiang in recent years and has collected his images into a book. The project received a lift last week when Kodak shared 10 of his images — all shot on Kodak film — with its 839,000 Instagram followers.
Source: NY Times #Jul21
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/world/asia/kodak-instagram-china.html
#Kodak #Photographer #Xinjiang #Beijing
Canada looks on as Biden rallies other allies to counter China
The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to meet later this year with his Japanese, Australian and Indian counterparts — a four-country grouping dubbed the “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” or QUAD.
The announcement came just days after Chinese Communist Party General-Secretary Xi Jinping marked the centenary of the party with an incendiary oratory that was short on Marxism but long on nationalist promises “to build a new type of international relations.”
This is Xi’s doctrine of “the community of the common destiny of mankind” under future People’s Republic of China (PRC) global domination, which includes making irrelevant the current institutions that promote peace, prosperity and justice, such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, G-20 and G-7.
Source: The Star #Jul21
https://t.co/tyj0TikKOi
#Canada #Biden #China #Japanese #Australian #Indian #QUAD
The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to meet later this year with his Japanese, Australian and Indian counterparts — a four-country grouping dubbed the “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” or QUAD.
The announcement came just days after Chinese Communist Party General-Secretary Xi Jinping marked the centenary of the party with an incendiary oratory that was short on Marxism but long on nationalist promises “to build a new type of international relations.”
This is Xi’s doctrine of “the community of the common destiny of mankind” under future People’s Republic of China (PRC) global domination, which includes making irrelevant the current institutions that promote peace, prosperity and justice, such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, G-20 and G-7.
Source: The Star #Jul21
https://t.co/tyj0TikKOi
#Canada #Biden #China #Japanese #Australian #Indian #QUAD
China and the Taliban Begin Their Romance
U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement that U.S. troops will be gone from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 will remove the most formidable obstacle to total Taliban takeover of the country. The Taliban claim they already control as much as 85 percent of Afghan territory. In the absolute best-case scenario, the Afghan government and the Taliban might share power, but that seems increasingly like wishful thinking.
Source: Foreign Policy #Jul21
https://t.co/lKJ0yFOPZu
#China #Taliban #Afghan #US
U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement that U.S. troops will be gone from Afghanistan by Aug. 31 will remove the most formidable obstacle to total Taliban takeover of the country. The Taliban claim they already control as much as 85 percent of Afghan territory. In the absolute best-case scenario, the Afghan government and the Taliban might share power, but that seems increasingly like wishful thinking.
Source: Foreign Policy #Jul21
https://t.co/lKJ0yFOPZu
#China #Taliban #Afghan #US
Britain to permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters
Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.
Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens security ties with Tokyo, which has expressed growing alarm in recent months over China's territorial ambitions in the region, including Taiwan.
"Following on from the strike group's inaugural deployment, the United Kingdom will permanently assign two ships in the region from later this year," Britain's defence minister, Ben Wallace, said in a joint announcement in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Nobuo Kishi.
Source: Reuters #Jul21
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-permanently-deploy-two-warships-asian-waters-2021-07-20/
#China #Japan #Britain #QueenElizabeth #Taiwan
Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan.
Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens security ties with Tokyo, which has expressed growing alarm in recent months over China's territorial ambitions in the region, including Taiwan.
"Following on from the strike group's inaugural deployment, the United Kingdom will permanently assign two ships in the region from later this year," Britain's defence minister, Ben Wallace, said in a joint announcement in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Nobuo Kishi.
Source: Reuters #Jul21
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-permanently-deploy-two-warships-asian-waters-2021-07-20/
#China #Japan #Britain #QueenElizabeth #Taiwan
Hong Kong crackdown: Thousands flee city amid surge in terrorism charges
Early last week, Michael Mo nervously set off with just two suitcases to Hong Kong’s airport.
Fearing imminent arrest for his pro-democracy political views under Beijing’s sweeping National Security Law, the 35-year-old local politician had taken a snap decision to leave home forever and flee to London.
He had altered his hairstyle and removed his glasses to disguise his regular appearance, but he was still on alert for plainclothes police officers right up until his flight took off.
Source: The Telegraph #Jul21
https://t.co/clfA1tq6cO
#HongKong #MichaelMo #Democracy #NationalSecurityLaw
Early last week, Michael Mo nervously set off with just two suitcases to Hong Kong’s airport.
Fearing imminent arrest for his pro-democracy political views under Beijing’s sweeping National Security Law, the 35-year-old local politician had taken a snap decision to leave home forever and flee to London.
He had altered his hairstyle and removed his glasses to disguise his regular appearance, but he was still on alert for plainclothes police officers right up until his flight took off.
Source: The Telegraph #Jul21
https://t.co/clfA1tq6cO
#HongKong #MichaelMo #Democracy #NationalSecurityLaw
British ministers cut off funding to chip factory after sale to China
British ministers have cut off taxpayer-funded payments to Britain's biggest microchip factory after its sale to a Chinese-owned technology company, the Telegraph reported late on Tuesday.
UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has suspended grants to Newport Wafer Fab under government instructions after its sale to Nexperia, the newspaper reported.
Earlier this month, when asked whether the sale of the semiconductor producer would go ahead to Chinese-owned Nexperia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not want to drive Chinese investment away from Britain because of "anti-China spirit"
Source: Reuters #Jul21
#British #China #Microchip #UKRI
https://reut.rs/3Bo1ESR
British ministers have cut off taxpayer-funded payments to Britain's biggest microchip factory after its sale to a Chinese-owned technology company, the Telegraph reported late on Tuesday.
UK Research and Investment (UKRI) has suspended grants to Newport Wafer Fab under government instructions after its sale to Nexperia, the newspaper reported.
Earlier this month, when asked whether the sale of the semiconductor producer would go ahead to Chinese-owned Nexperia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not want to drive Chinese investment away from Britain because of "anti-China spirit"
Source: Reuters #Jul21
#British #China #Microchip #UKRI
https://reut.rs/3Bo1ESR