#Court #NationalSecurityLaw
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces appeal against bail after Beijing mouthpiece slams court’s decision and demands extradition to China
The Apple Daily founder and pro-democracy media mogul #JimmyLai, aged 73, is facing trial in Hong Kong for alleged fraud and violation of the national security law by colluding with foreign forces.
On December 23, 2020, Lai was granted bail of HK$10 million on the condition that he remains confined to his home, apart from when he reports to police three times a week, or needs to appear in court. Lai is barred from expressing his views in interviews, on social media and with foreign officials.
People’s Daily, a newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Party government, slammed the Judge’s decision. “Lai is notorious and extremely dangerous, yet he became the first suspect to be granted bail after being arrested for violating the national security law, which is inconceivable,” the article read.
The Chinese state media questioned whether Hong Kong courts had “juristiction difficulty” and warned that there are legal grounds for the case to be transferred to the mainland.
The mouthpiece of Beijing even claimed there are "legal grounds for China to invoke Article 55 of the National Security Law". Article 55 states China can "exercise jurisdiction over a case concerning offence endangering national security" if the case is complex due to the involvement of a foreign country or external elements, or if a serious situation occurs where the Hong Kong government can't effectively enforce the law.
The Department of Justice in Hong Kong immediately raised appeal against bail which will be heard at Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on December 31, 2020.
On Dec 29, Lai stepped down as chairman of Next Digital and is replaced by Ip Yut-kin, a non-executive director of Next Digital.
Source: Apple Daily; Hong Kong Free Press; Bloomberg; HK CNews; Stand News #Dec27 #Dec29
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201227/HHLFE3D4NJCYXEIKDQGORDBQYM/
https://bit.ly/3aQHt5q
#CCP #PressFreedom #AppleDaily #NextDigital #FreeJimmyLai
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces appeal against bail after Beijing mouthpiece slams court’s decision and demands extradition to China
The Apple Daily founder and pro-democracy media mogul #JimmyLai, aged 73, is facing trial in Hong Kong for alleged fraud and violation of the national security law by colluding with foreign forces.
On December 23, 2020, Lai was granted bail of HK$10 million on the condition that he remains confined to his home, apart from when he reports to police three times a week, or needs to appear in court. Lai is barred from expressing his views in interviews, on social media and with foreign officials.
People’s Daily, a newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Party government, slammed the Judge’s decision. “Lai is notorious and extremely dangerous, yet he became the first suspect to be granted bail after being arrested for violating the national security law, which is inconceivable,” the article read.
The Chinese state media questioned whether Hong Kong courts had “juristiction difficulty” and warned that there are legal grounds for the case to be transferred to the mainland.
The mouthpiece of Beijing even claimed there are "legal grounds for China to invoke Article 55 of the National Security Law". Article 55 states China can "exercise jurisdiction over a case concerning offence endangering national security" if the case is complex due to the involvement of a foreign country or external elements, or if a serious situation occurs where the Hong Kong government can't effectively enforce the law.
The Department of Justice in Hong Kong immediately raised appeal against bail which will be heard at Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on December 31, 2020.
On Dec 29, Lai stepped down as chairman of Next Digital and is replaced by Ip Yut-kin, a non-executive director of Next Digital.
Source: Apple Daily; Hong Kong Free Press; Bloomberg; HK CNews; Stand News #Dec27 #Dec29
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201227/HHLFE3D4NJCYXEIKDQGORDBQYM/
https://bit.ly/3aQHt5q
#CCP #PressFreedom #AppleDaily #NextDigital #FreeJimmyLai
#ThisisChina #Covid19
Chinese Netizens vow to kick “trouble-making Chinese patriots back to Hong Kong"
Source: Stand News #Dec27
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Chinese Netizens vow to kick “trouble-making Chinese patriots back to Hong Kong"
Source: Stand News #Dec27
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Chinese Netizens vow to kick “trouble-making Chinese patriots back to Hong Kong"
Amidst mounting COVID19 cases in Hong Kong, a group of around 60 Hong Kong citizens, claiming themselves to be “Chinese Patriots”, fled the city and sought “shelter” in China.
They were arranged to stay in a hotel in Longmen County in Huizhou for isolation. Although the hotel charged a substantially higher fee of $564 per night, its service level was said to be unacceptable.
On December 27, 2020, the group filed a complaint to Li Wei-wei, Huizhou City Party Secretary and their complaint letter, reprimanding poor service level of the quarantine hotel, was made public on WeChat.
The letter highlighted, "The Security guards threatened us with a baton; bugs and chicken feather were found in the food served; and no timely medical care was given to an injured young kid."
In less than a day, the complaint letter was removed on WeChat for suspected violation of the Cyber Security Law of the People's Republic of China.
The incident stirred a wave of criticism among netizens in China. Many questioned its validity, while others commented with hostilty: “Hong Kong people are too fond of making complaints”, “Prestigious Hong Kong people, you are not welcome”, “shall we jointly sign and kick these 60 people back to Hong Kong?”
Source: Stand News #Dec27
#CCP #China #Compatriots
#WuhanPneumonia
Chinese Netizens vow to kick “trouble-making Chinese patriots back to Hong Kong"
Amidst mounting COVID19 cases in Hong Kong, a group of around 60 Hong Kong citizens, claiming themselves to be “Chinese Patriots”, fled the city and sought “shelter” in China.
They were arranged to stay in a hotel in Longmen County in Huizhou for isolation. Although the hotel charged a substantially higher fee of $564 per night, its service level was said to be unacceptable.
On December 27, 2020, the group filed a complaint to Li Wei-wei, Huizhou City Party Secretary and their complaint letter, reprimanding poor service level of the quarantine hotel, was made public on WeChat.
The letter highlighted, "The Security guards threatened us with a baton; bugs and chicken feather were found in the food served; and no timely medical care was given to an injured young kid."
In less than a day, the complaint letter was removed on WeChat for suspected violation of the Cyber Security Law of the People's Republic of China.
The incident stirred a wave of criticism among netizens in China. Many questioned its validity, while others commented with hostilty: “Hong Kong people are too fond of making complaints”, “Prestigious Hong Kong people, you are not welcome”, “shall we jointly sign and kick these 60 people back to Hong Kong?”
Source: Stand News #Dec27
#CCP #China #Compatriots
#WuhanPneumonia
#CulturalWar
After #BTS, Chinese Netizens Attack South Korean Pop Idols #MAMAMOO and Designer #LeesleHwang
After BTS, Chinese netizens attacked a South Korean girl group, MAMAMOO, claiming that the group had "embezzled Chinese culture" for having "Chinese characters" on their clothes in a show hosted by the South Korean television channel KBS on Dec 18, 2020.
South Korean designer Leesle Hwang was also attacked by Chinese netizens and was demanded to "explain her doing". Hwang responded that the said costumes is a modern rendition of Hanbok, Korean tranditional costume. The words on the clothes read “Hunmin Jeongeum”, a document issued by King Sejong the Great in 1446 that introduced the script of the Korean language, Hangul.
Hwang asked back why one has to explain when Koreans are wearing Korean costumes and Korean scripts. “Was Sejong the Great year Chinese?” Hwang asked.
Source: Stand News #Dec27
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3762935227125403/
After #BTS, Chinese Netizens Attack South Korean Pop Idols #MAMAMOO and Designer #LeesleHwang
After BTS, Chinese netizens attacked a South Korean girl group, MAMAMOO, claiming that the group had "embezzled Chinese culture" for having "Chinese characters" on their clothes in a show hosted by the South Korean television channel KBS on Dec 18, 2020.
South Korean designer Leesle Hwang was also attacked by Chinese netizens and was demanded to "explain her doing". Hwang responded that the said costumes is a modern rendition of Hanbok, Korean tranditional costume. The words on the clothes read “Hunmin Jeongeum”, a document issued by King Sejong the Great in 1446 that introduced the script of the Korean language, Hangul.
Hwang asked back why one has to explain when Koreans are wearing Korean costumes and Korean scripts. “Was Sejong the Great year Chinese?” Hwang asked.
Source: Stand News #Dec27
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3762935227125403/
Losing China Market, Australia Lobsters Sale to Local, and About to Explore European, American and Japanese Markets.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
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Losing China Market, Australia Lobsters Sale to Local, and About to Explore European, American and Japanese Markets.
China has imposed trade restrictions on several Australian goods in recent months and even stopped importing some Australian products. Australia lobsters, which mainly exported to China, have been hit hard, but fishermen managed tried to save themselves by selling the lobsters to local customers at relatively low prices. In the long run, they plan to explore other markets such as Japan, the United States and Europe to reduce dependence on Chinese consumers.
Local Consumers Rush to Buy, Supermarkets Limited Purchasing
94% of Australia lobsters used to sell to China, so after China stopped the importation of Australia lobsters, the industry has been hit hard. The local government of Western Australia has introduced special measures, allowing fishermen to sell lobsters directly from fishing boats in December and January. One of them is Fedele Camarda, whose family has been fishing lobsters for three generations, has joined the lobster sales.
Australian consumers actively supporting fishermen that have been affected by the trade war. Many people take the opportunity of preparing Christmas dinners to buy local lobsters for the festive season. The lobster sales were so good that local supermarket has to limited the purchasing quantity. Camarda’s fishing boats have no shortage of customers. Nick Van Niekerk, queued up for 30 minutes before he could buy lobsters, “I came down to support the local fishermen and show that we as a community care,” he said. He also pointed out that Australian lobsters used to be quite expensive, but now the price has been reduced, which is good for the community. “It's important to be able to get lobsters directly from the boats and know what you're actually getting,”, he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/HFRJ45OVFNHRXEFTV2LS4ONN74/
#Australia #China #Lobsters #TradeWar
China has imposed trade restrictions on several Australian goods in recent months and even stopped importing some Australian products. Australia lobsters, which mainly exported to China, have been hit hard, but fishermen managed tried to save themselves by selling the lobsters to local customers at relatively low prices. In the long run, they plan to explore other markets such as Japan, the United States and Europe to reduce dependence on Chinese consumers.
Local Consumers Rush to Buy, Supermarkets Limited Purchasing
94% of Australia lobsters used to sell to China, so after China stopped the importation of Australia lobsters, the industry has been hit hard. The local government of Western Australia has introduced special measures, allowing fishermen to sell lobsters directly from fishing boats in December and January. One of them is Fedele Camarda, whose family has been fishing lobsters for three generations, has joined the lobster sales.
Australian consumers actively supporting fishermen that have been affected by the trade war. Many people take the opportunity of preparing Christmas dinners to buy local lobsters for the festive season. The lobster sales were so good that local supermarket has to limited the purchasing quantity. Camarda’s fishing boats have no shortage of customers. Nick Van Niekerk, queued up for 30 minutes before he could buy lobsters, “I came down to support the local fishermen and show that we as a community care,” he said. He also pointed out that Australian lobsters used to be quite expensive, but now the price has been reduced, which is good for the community. “It's important to be able to get lobsters directly from the boats and know what you're actually getting,”, he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/HFRJ45OVFNHRXEFTV2LS4ONN74/
#Australia #China #Lobsters #TradeWar
Chinese Investors in South Korean listings Are Repeatedly Delisted; Fictitious mask Contracts Cost Korean Investors $2.7 billion
Source from: Apple Daily #Dec27
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Chinese Investors in South Korean listings Are Repeatedly Delisted; Fictitious mask Contracts Cost Korean Investors $2.7 billion
In recent years Chinese capital has been aggressively venturing outside, seeking to list on overseas financial markets. South Korea Stock Exchange also continued receiving Chinese capital application for listing and backdoor listing through the acquisition of South Korean companies recently. However, many of the alleged financial statuses are unclear that at least 12 Chinese stocks have been previously delisted in South Korea, accounting for 85% of the delisted foreign stocks. An analysis by South Korea Daishin Securities indicated that Chinese companies tend to exaggerate their marketing goal and often violate their commitments to corporate investment and management. They described Chinese capitals as unreliable and called on investors to be cautious.
Mask Agreement is “made out of nothing”, stock price drops 50% after being revealed
LIS, a manufacturer of laser supplies and mask production lines, received a stake in China’s Jiangsu Yawei Machine in September last year. The latter currently holds 21.84% of the shares and becomes the largest shareholder of LIS. The company unilaterally announced in the middle of this month that it had reached a USD 900 million (approximately HKD 7 billion) mask supply contract with the paper manufacturer Double A, but Double A denied the news the next day. LIS immediately announced the cancellation of the agreement and its stock price plummeted from 13,550 won to 6,050 won in less than two trading days, a decline of more than 55%. LIS apologised to shareholders for the incident and admitted that it had not signed an agreement with Double A.
Source from: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/N5UFWZBHEVG4DKYQ7BD52ZFJWE/
#SouthKorea #China #StockMarket #MaskProduction #Investors #LIS #DoubleA #Agreement
In recent years Chinese capital has been aggressively venturing outside, seeking to list on overseas financial markets. South Korea Stock Exchange also continued receiving Chinese capital application for listing and backdoor listing through the acquisition of South Korean companies recently. However, many of the alleged financial statuses are unclear that at least 12 Chinese stocks have been previously delisted in South Korea, accounting for 85% of the delisted foreign stocks. An analysis by South Korea Daishin Securities indicated that Chinese companies tend to exaggerate their marketing goal and often violate their commitments to corporate investment and management. They described Chinese capitals as unreliable and called on investors to be cautious.
Mask Agreement is “made out of nothing”, stock price drops 50% after being revealed
LIS, a manufacturer of laser supplies and mask production lines, received a stake in China’s Jiangsu Yawei Machine in September last year. The latter currently holds 21.84% of the shares and becomes the largest shareholder of LIS. The company unilaterally announced in the middle of this month that it had reached a USD 900 million (approximately HKD 7 billion) mask supply contract with the paper manufacturer Double A, but Double A denied the news the next day. LIS immediately announced the cancellation of the agreement and its stock price plummeted from 13,550 won to 6,050 won in less than two trading days, a decline of more than 55%. LIS apologised to shareholders for the incident and admitted that it had not signed an agreement with Double A.
Source from: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/N5UFWZBHEVG4DKYQ7BD52ZFJWE/
#SouthKorea #China #StockMarket #MaskProduction #Investors #LIS #DoubleA #Agreement
An Espionage War: Afghanistan detains 10 Chinese spies suspected of plotting assassination against Uighur leader, urges China to apologise
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
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An Espionage War: Afghanistan detains 10 Chinese spies suspected of plotting assassination against Uighur leader, urges China to apologise
The Afghan intelligence department announced the recent bust of a Chinese spy team with 10 Chinese nationals arrested. At least two of them have ties with the Taliban branch "Haqqani", with weapons, ammunition, explosives and Ketamine seized from the mastermind's apartment. The Afghan government said the Chinese spies are suspected of committing espionage crimes, allegedly collecting Uighur intelligence in Afghanistan and cooperating with Pakistani spy agencies to engage in terrorist activities, and demanded an apology from the Chinese authorities.
Disguised as an East Turkistan branch to lure Uighurs into traps
The arrested Chinese spy team leader, Li YangYang, who had been working for Chinese intelligence since around July-August, primarily sought information on Al Qaeda and investigated possible Uighur activity in Afghanistan's eastern provinces. He was arrested in his apartment near Kabul on Dec. 10. Another person arrested was reportedly a woman named Sha Hung, the owner of a restaurant in Kabul, in whose residence investigators found explosives.
Sources said that Sha Hung and Li Yangyang were both associated with Haqqani. They joined other Chinese spies to disguise themselves as an offshoot of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement to recruit Uighurs opposed to the Chinese government, as an attempt to "eliminate" Uighur leaders hiding in Afghanistan with the help of terrorists. Some of the Uighurs who fled China would go to Afghanistan, and the Chinese government would also immediately detain any Uighurs entering China from Afghanistan. Sources said that Beijing had previously held secret meetings with the Taliban about the Uighurs.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
#Uighurs #China #Afghanistan #Espionage #Taliban #EastTurkestanIslamicMovement
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/KIED4CBZTRAX5GQYCHMQEPFBB4/
The Afghan intelligence department announced the recent bust of a Chinese spy team with 10 Chinese nationals arrested. At least two of them have ties with the Taliban branch "Haqqani", with weapons, ammunition, explosives and Ketamine seized from the mastermind's apartment. The Afghan government said the Chinese spies are suspected of committing espionage crimes, allegedly collecting Uighur intelligence in Afghanistan and cooperating with Pakistani spy agencies to engage in terrorist activities, and demanded an apology from the Chinese authorities.
Disguised as an East Turkistan branch to lure Uighurs into traps
The arrested Chinese spy team leader, Li YangYang, who had been working for Chinese intelligence since around July-August, primarily sought information on Al Qaeda and investigated possible Uighur activity in Afghanistan's eastern provinces. He was arrested in his apartment near Kabul on Dec. 10. Another person arrested was reportedly a woman named Sha Hung, the owner of a restaurant in Kabul, in whose residence investigators found explosives.
Sources said that Sha Hung and Li Yangyang were both associated with Haqqani. They joined other Chinese spies to disguise themselves as an offshoot of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement to recruit Uighurs opposed to the Chinese government, as an attempt to "eliminate" Uighur leaders hiding in Afghanistan with the help of terrorists. Some of the Uighurs who fled China would go to Afghanistan, and the Chinese government would also immediately detain any Uighurs entering China from Afghanistan. Sources said that Beijing had previously held secret meetings with the Taliban about the Uighurs.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
#Uighurs #China #Afghanistan #Espionage #Taliban #EastTurkestanIslamicMovement
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/KIED4CBZTRAX5GQYCHMQEPFBB4/