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Hong Kong Chief Executive Spends HK$2.54 Million Pleading for Support for National Security Law
Chief Executive Carrie Lam spent around HK$2.54 million to publish a full-page advertisement in 13 newspaper, pleading for support from the public concerning the implementation of the national security law.
After the NPC passed the national security law in Hong Kong, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng declared her support for the law.
Carrie Lam stressed that recent social movements resulted in risks of terrorism, therefore the national security law can protect the city.
Source: Cable News
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Spends HK$2.54 Million Pleading for Support for National Security Law
Chief Executive Carrie Lam spent around HK$2.54 million to publish a full-page advertisement in 13 newspaper, pleading for support from the public concerning the implementation of the national security law.
After the NPC passed the national security law in Hong Kong, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng declared her support for the law.
Carrie Lam stressed that recent social movements resulted in risks of terrorism, therefore the national security law can protect the city.
Source: Cable News
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Hong Kong Ocean Park gave no explanation when requests for funding; Animal protection groups denounce the Park using animal welfare as a threat for the 5.4.billion grant
(Independent media special report)
Hong Kong amusement park Ocean Park has recorded a severe deficit in the past four years. The loss was as high as 560 million HK dollars last year which put the Park in possible bankruptcy. It requested the Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council to approve 5.4 billion dollars for "salvation". As the Park has not publicly explained the animal placement plan, several animal protection groups denounce the Park's board of directors using Park's animal welfare as a threat. The animal protection groups urged the park to explain animal placement plan and the use of the funds as soon as possible.
Legislative Council member, Claudia Mo Man-ching denounced the mismanagement of Ocean Park as a long term problem and questioned that Ocean Park keeps more animals than the claimed 7,500. She asked, "for the unclaimed animal, is the Park sending them for Animal euthanasia?" Mao also criticized the Director of the Environment Bureau Wong Kam-sing has never expressed his stance on this incident.
Roni Wong, Administrative Secretary of Dolphin Family, criticized Ocean Park for "emotional blackmailing", using the animal welfare to threaten the legislative council for 5.4 billion dollars for funding. Wong also stated that he had written to Ocean Park multiple times to inquire about the quality of animal lives in the park, the quality of meals, hours of practice completed, the medical benefits provided to them, etc. However, no reply was provided by the Park. He urged Ocean Park to explain how much of the funding will be spent on animals. He continued to point out that one of the zoos in Germany was faced with the same situation of poor management. The park created a “slaughter list” for the animals. Some animals were executed to feed other animals. Wong worried that the same situation would happen in Ocean Park and questioned how the Park would settle the animals.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society, Viena Mak, said that she has repeatedly called on Ocean Park to reference the foreign experience and study the possibility of setting up a beach shelter. This will allow the animals in the park to enjoy their “retirement”. Mak also added that the animals in the park have been kept in captivity for many years and are not suitable for wild nature. Ocean Park, as a party that imported dolphins, needs to take care of the animals' life until death.
Excerpt: Inmediahk, (14-May)
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1073405
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Hong Kong Ocean Park gave no explanation when requests for funding; Animal protection groups denounce the Park using animal welfare as a threat for the 5.4.billion grant
(Independent media special report)
Hong Kong amusement park Ocean Park has recorded a severe deficit in the past four years. The loss was as high as 560 million HK dollars last year which put the Park in possible bankruptcy. It requested the Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council to approve 5.4 billion dollars for "salvation". As the Park has not publicly explained the animal placement plan, several animal protection groups denounce the Park's board of directors using Park's animal welfare as a threat. The animal protection groups urged the park to explain animal placement plan and the use of the funds as soon as possible.
Legislative Council member, Claudia Mo Man-ching denounced the mismanagement of Ocean Park as a long term problem and questioned that Ocean Park keeps more animals than the claimed 7,500. She asked, "for the unclaimed animal, is the Park sending them for Animal euthanasia?" Mao also criticized the Director of the Environment Bureau Wong Kam-sing has never expressed his stance on this incident.
Roni Wong, Administrative Secretary of Dolphin Family, criticized Ocean Park for "emotional blackmailing", using the animal welfare to threaten the legislative council for 5.4 billion dollars for funding. Wong also stated that he had written to Ocean Park multiple times to inquire about the quality of animal lives in the park, the quality of meals, hours of practice completed, the medical benefits provided to them, etc. However, no reply was provided by the Park. He urged Ocean Park to explain how much of the funding will be spent on animals. He continued to point out that one of the zoos in Germany was faced with the same situation of poor management. The park created a “slaughter list” for the animals. Some animals were executed to feed other animals. Wong worried that the same situation would happen in Ocean Park and questioned how the Park would settle the animals.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society, Viena Mak, said that she has repeatedly called on Ocean Park to reference the foreign experience and study the possibility of setting up a beach shelter. This will allow the animals in the park to enjoy their “retirement”. Mak also added that the animals in the park have been kept in captivity for many years and are not suitable for wild nature. Ocean Park, as a party that imported dolphins, needs to take care of the animals' life until death.
Excerpt: Inmediahk, (14-May)
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1073405
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As the most expensive private hospital in Hong Kong, HKSH MEDICAL GROUP received 86 million HKD from the government’s financial subsidy
(22 Jun)The Hong Kong government released a list of companies that received the financial subsidy. Among those companies, HKSH MEDICAL GROUP (business included the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, HKSH) received the most money, with nearly 86 million HKD. You are reading this right, a hospital that most of the Hong Kongers cannot afford, received the most funding.
As the most expensive private hospital in Hong Kong, it has many rich clients. In the past decade, clients from mainland China were the main source of financial income. The hospital was gaining so much profit so that the salary of the doctors also kept raising.
Why is HKSH still asking the Hong Kong government for money? Firstly, if financial aid is available, why should one refuse the aid? Secondly, the hospital greatly profited from the China mainland clients, so it can rely on their spending. In 2014, it used 140 million HKD to purchase the entire Eastwood Centre in Shau Kei Wan, then re-developed it into HKSH Eastern Medical Centre, which mainly used as a cancer treatment centre. Additionally, it rented a commercial centre nearby, in order to further expand its business.
The centre was expected to start running in 2019. However, the US-China trade war and Hong Kong anti-extradition law protests resulted in the lack of mainland China clients. Suddenly, all of its rich clients from mainland China are gone, yet the hospital invested the money already. All it can do now is to ask the government for money and let Hong Kong citizens pay the bill.
Of course, the incident at HKSH was only the tip of an iceberg. There are many more companies in Hong Kong which rely on money from China but ignore the problems Hong Kongers are facing. When something bad happens, they just ask Hong Kongers for money to fix the problem. For example, Hong Kong Ocean Park's financial problems.
The saddest thing is, Hong Kongers are being robbed because they cannot even say “No!”.
Source: The People HK
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As the most expensive private hospital in Hong Kong, HKSH MEDICAL GROUP received 86 million HKD from the government’s financial subsidy
(22 Jun)The Hong Kong government released a list of companies that received the financial subsidy. Among those companies, HKSH MEDICAL GROUP (business included the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, HKSH) received the most money, with nearly 86 million HKD. You are reading this right, a hospital that most of the Hong Kongers cannot afford, received the most funding.
As the most expensive private hospital in Hong Kong, it has many rich clients. In the past decade, clients from mainland China were the main source of financial income. The hospital was gaining so much profit so that the salary of the doctors also kept raising.
Why is HKSH still asking the Hong Kong government for money? Firstly, if financial aid is available, why should one refuse the aid? Secondly, the hospital greatly profited from the China mainland clients, so it can rely on their spending. In 2014, it used 140 million HKD to purchase the entire Eastwood Centre in Shau Kei Wan, then re-developed it into HKSH Eastern Medical Centre, which mainly used as a cancer treatment centre. Additionally, it rented a commercial centre nearby, in order to further expand its business.
The centre was expected to start running in 2019. However, the US-China trade war and Hong Kong anti-extradition law protests resulted in the lack of mainland China clients. Suddenly, all of its rich clients from mainland China are gone, yet the hospital invested the money already. All it can do now is to ask the government for money and let Hong Kong citizens pay the bill.
Of course, the incident at HKSH was only the tip of an iceberg. There are many more companies in Hong Kong which rely on money from China but ignore the problems Hong Kongers are facing. When something bad happens, they just ask Hong Kongers for money to fix the problem. For example, Hong Kong Ocean Park's financial problems.
The saddest thing is, Hong Kongers are being robbed because they cannot even say “No!”.
Source: The People HK
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