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Police and Private Security Block Access to Suen Yat-sen's Former Residence on Double Ten Day
#DoubleTenDay #SuenYatSen #HungLau #ErasingHistory
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Police and Private Security Block Access to Suen Yat-sen's Former Residence on Double Ten Day
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Police and Private Security Block Access to Suen Yat-sen's Former Residence on Double Ten Day
Hong Kong had seen small-scale celebrations of "Double Ten Day" by pro-Taiwanese groups, even after the 1997 handover. At Hung Lau, Dr. Suen Yat-sen's former residence and revolutionary base, the ROC (Taiwan) flag would be flown throughout the historic site.
However, after the introduction of the National Security Law, the festivities this year had to be cancelled, as it was unclear whether celebrating it would constitute supporting Taiwan independence.
Around 20 police officers had shown up on the morning of Oct 10, with police vehicles parked outside and officers stationed on the walkway and bridge leading to the building.
As the building is private property, its owner appeared to have hired private security to stand guard inside property lines. The entire front courtyard area was barricaded off, and security officers stood guard armed with riot shields, denying access to outsiders.
#DoubleTenDay #SuenYatSen #HungLau #ErasingHistory
Source: 寄寓記語
https://www.facebook.com/102393808857815/posts/118081390622390/
Police and Private Security Block Access to Suen Yat-sen's Former Residence on Double Ten Day
Hong Kong had seen small-scale celebrations of "Double Ten Day" by pro-Taiwanese groups, even after the 1997 handover. At Hung Lau, Dr. Suen Yat-sen's former residence and revolutionary base, the ROC (Taiwan) flag would be flown throughout the historic site.
However, after the introduction of the National Security Law, the festivities this year had to be cancelled, as it was unclear whether celebrating it would constitute supporting Taiwan independence.
Around 20 police officers had shown up on the morning of Oct 10, with police vehicles parked outside and officers stationed on the walkway and bridge leading to the building.
As the building is private property, its owner appeared to have hired private security to stand guard inside property lines. The entire front courtyard area was barricaded off, and security officers stood guard armed with riot shields, denying access to outsiders.
#DoubleTenDay #SuenYatSen #HungLau #ErasingHistory
Source: 寄寓記語
https://www.facebook.com/102393808857815/posts/118081390622390/
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China Rejected the German Frigate Bayern to Stay in Shanghai Harbour
Maria Adebahr, Spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry, indicated, “China decided to reject Frigate Bayern entering the Shanghai harbour after consideration”.
Germany dispatched the Frigate Bayern to cruise in the South China Sea in early August. It is the first time for Germany to pass through the South China Sea in 20 years, where involves sovereignty disputes. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Defence Minister, said this action's target is to maintain international order, being consistent with Britain, the United States, Japan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region. In March, she expressed her annoyance on Twitter about China’s military threats. She believed Germany should corporate where they can be corporated with China and oppose if unnecessary.
Source: Stand News #Sep16
https://bit.ly/3aIRQqB
#China #Shanghai #Germany #ForeignAffairs #FrigateBayern #SouthChinaSea #Twitter #UK #US #Japan #IndoPacificRegion
Maria Adebahr, Spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry, indicated, “China decided to reject Frigate Bayern entering the Shanghai harbour after consideration”.
Germany dispatched the Frigate Bayern to cruise in the South China Sea in early August. It is the first time for Germany to pass through the South China Sea in 20 years, where involves sovereignty disputes. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Defence Minister, said this action's target is to maintain international order, being consistent with Britain, the United States, Japan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region. In March, she expressed her annoyance on Twitter about China’s military threats. She believed Germany should corporate where they can be corporated with China and oppose if unnecessary.
Source: Stand News #Sep16
https://bit.ly/3aIRQqB
#China #Shanghai #Germany #ForeignAffairs #FrigateBayern #SouthChinaSea #Twitter #UK #US #Japan #IndoPacificRegion
#Court #FreedomOfSpeech
Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
https://bit.ly/3n5hpIg
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Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
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#Court #FreedomOfSpeech
Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
The prosecution’s expert witness, History Prof. Lau Chi-pang at #LingnanUniversity in Hong Kong testified in the trial of former radio presenter Tam Tak-chi (a.k.a Fast Beat) on October 18.
Lau told the District Court that “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” or “Hongkongers, add oil” were capable of inciting others to break the national security law.
He said "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” was originated with the activist and later picked up by protesters who vandalised Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Wan on July 21, 2019. He maintained that it is secessionist in nature. Other expressions such as “Hongkongers, add oil” and “no rioters but tyranny” could also have breached the law.
Lau was also an expert witness in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial in which defendant Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years.
Besides, Standard Chartered Hong Kong #Marathon 2021 would be the first high profile athletic event after the National Security Law implementation in Hong Kong.
Reporters queried in the briefing sessions whether a runner's outfit bearing controversial slogans could be disqualified and whether the organiser would report the case to local police. The organiser declined to address the question initially.
When being pressed afterwards, the organiser suggested runners to amend the slogan to "Runners Add Oil" instead of "Hong Kong Add Oil", as "Hong Kong has always been progressing, never regressing".
They declined to comment on how the display of the protest flag, Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times, would be handled, "it's not a Marathon's matter".
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
https://bit.ly/3n5hpIg
Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
The prosecution’s expert witness, History Prof. Lau Chi-pang at #LingnanUniversity in Hong Kong testified in the trial of former radio presenter Tam Tak-chi (a.k.a Fast Beat) on October 18.
Lau told the District Court that “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” or “Hongkongers, add oil” were capable of inciting others to break the national security law.
He said "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” was originated with the activist and later picked up by protesters who vandalised Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Wan on July 21, 2019. He maintained that it is secessionist in nature. Other expressions such as “Hongkongers, add oil” and “no rioters but tyranny” could also have breached the law.
Lau was also an expert witness in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial in which defendant Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years.
Besides, Standard Chartered Hong Kong #Marathon 2021 would be the first high profile athletic event after the National Security Law implementation in Hong Kong.
Reporters queried in the briefing sessions whether a runner's outfit bearing controversial slogans could be disqualified and whether the organiser would report the case to local police. The organiser declined to address the question initially.
When being pressed afterwards, the organiser suggested runners to amend the slogan to "Runners Add Oil" instead of "Hong Kong Add Oil", as "Hong Kong has always been progressing, never regressing".
They declined to comment on how the display of the protest flag, Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times, would be handled, "it's not a Marathon's matter".
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
https://bit.ly/3n5hpIg
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快必煽動文字案 歷史系教授劉智鵬：「香港人加油」口號具煽動性 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導】人民力量副主席「快必」譚得志，被指去年擺街站時叫「光復香港，時代革命」等口號，譚否認發表煽動文字等14罪，案件今（18日）在區域法院續審。控方傳召曾於唐英傑案作專家證人的嶺大歷史系教授劉智鵬作供，控方問到前年7月21日有人於中聯辦外向國徽投擲雞蛋，期間有人叫「光時」口號，劉智鵬指在此政治語境下，人們於呼喊口號時有相應行動。辯方卻
Canada warns citizens about possible exit bans in Hong Kong
Canada warned its citizens on Thursday (Aug 5) that the Hong Kong authorities can prevent people leaving the city under a new law that has raised fears of Chinese mainland-style exit bans.
The law, granting the immigration chief powers to bar people from boarding planes to and from the city, came into effect on Sunday.
"Under this amendment, individuals, including foreigners, might be unable to leave the territory," Canada's travel advisory Twitter account said.
Source: The Straits Times #Aug05
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/canada-warns-citizens-about-possible-hong-kong-exit-bans
#Canada #Warn #HongKong #Exit
Canada warned its citizens on Thursday (Aug 5) that the Hong Kong authorities can prevent people leaving the city under a new law that has raised fears of Chinese mainland-style exit bans.
The law, granting the immigration chief powers to bar people from boarding planes to and from the city, came into effect on Sunday.
"Under this amendment, individuals, including foreigners, might be unable to leave the territory," Canada's travel advisory Twitter account said.
Source: The Straits Times #Aug05
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/canada-warns-citizens-about-possible-hong-kong-exit-bans
#Canada #Warn #HongKong #Exit
#Oppression #WhiteTerror
Pro-democracy Independent Bookshop closes down due to Political Oppression
#Closure #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: inmediahk.net; #Oct15
https://bit.ly/3mYCqnW
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Pro-democracy Independent Bookshop closes down due to Political Oppression
#Closure #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: inmediahk.net; #Oct15
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Pro-democracy Independent Bookshop closes down due to Political Oppression
Located in San Po Kong, Hong Kong has an independent bookshop, Bleak House Books, which has closed down on October 15.
Many supporters and customers went there to bid farewell and take photographs. Some put down words of encouragement on wish cards for the owner, Albert, who decided to return to the US.
Although most of the bookshelves have been left empty, many customers lingered on in the shop till the very last moment.
Finally, Albert switched off the light and walked out of the shop. He closed the door and put up a placard on the door that writes “Hong Kong is my home”.
When talking about the current situation in Hong Kong, Albert felt “being suffocated” every day.
He said, “the politics in the US is a mess too. But they are barely possible to arrest all democrats. At least there are some spaces left … I am not sure how risky it has become, but I felt being muffled and could hardly breathe every day.”
#Closure #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: inmediahk.net; #Oct15
https://bit.ly/3mYCqnW
Pro-democracy Independent Bookshop closes down due to Political Oppression
Located in San Po Kong, Hong Kong has an independent bookshop, Bleak House Books, which has closed down on October 15.
Many supporters and customers went there to bid farewell and take photographs. Some put down words of encouragement on wish cards for the owner, Albert, who decided to return to the US.
Although most of the bookshelves have been left empty, many customers lingered on in the shop till the very last moment.
Finally, Albert switched off the light and walked out of the shop. He closed the door and put up a placard on the door that writes “Hong Kong is my home”.
When talking about the current situation in Hong Kong, Albert felt “being suffocated” every day.
He said, “the politics in the US is a mess too. But they are barely possible to arrest all democrats. At least there are some spaces left … I am not sure how risky it has become, but I felt being muffled and could hardly breathe every day.”
#Closure #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: inmediahk.net; #Oct15
https://bit.ly/3mYCqnW
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清明堂書店結業 店主離港返美：政治壓力使我絕望且沒有選擇 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）位於新蒲崗的獨立英文書店清明堂（Bleak House Books）今日（10月15日）結業。不少人特意趁最後一日前來道別，互相擁抱問候、拍照留影，亦有顧客手寫心意卡送給店主Albert。書架逐一清空，個別剩下稀疏零散的書本，仍有不少顧客留戀不捨至最後一刻。 關燈後，Albert徐徐走出店外，把門上鎖，並把「香港是我家」的小巴牌貼在門前。
#NeverForget #Art
HK Lennon Walls recreated through frames of photographs
#LennonWalls #IPA #AddOil
Source: Stand News; #Oct15
https://thestandnews.page.link/A4CdKHKFbhDDSzZL8
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HK Lennon Walls recreated through frames of photographs
#LennonWalls #IPA #AddOil
Source: Stand News; #Oct15
https://thestandnews.page.link/A4CdKHKFbhDDSzZL8
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#NeverForget #Art
HK Lennon Walls recreated through frames of photographs
During the pro-democracy anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong in 2019, HKers in many districts spontaneously built #LennonWalls to voice their democratic wishes.
Two years have gone by, the Lennon Walls have been destroyed and washed away.
A Hong Kong photographer, Harvey, recreated the Lennon Wall by collating frames of panoramic photographs.
Harvey called it “Assembly”. His work won a third place in a "Professional Event, Social Cause" of the #IPA International Photography Awards this year.
The 27-year-old photographer Harvey told the press that he was happy to win the prize.
Humbly, he said the works belong to Hong Kong people. He added, "these two years have been tough for Hongkongers". He is hoping that people still remember the cause of the movement, and still remember to support each other and #AddOil.”
View Harvey's Lennon Wall artwork: https://bit.ly/3aH7fI6
Source: Stand News; #Oct15
https://thestandnews.page.link/A4CdKHKFbhDDSzZL8
HK Lennon Walls recreated through frames of photographs
During the pro-democracy anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong in 2019, HKers in many districts spontaneously built #LennonWalls to voice their democratic wishes.
Two years have gone by, the Lennon Walls have been destroyed and washed away.
A Hong Kong photographer, Harvey, recreated the Lennon Wall by collating frames of panoramic photographs.
Harvey called it “Assembly”. His work won a third place in a "Professional Event, Social Cause" of the #IPA International Photography Awards this year.
The 27-year-old photographer Harvey told the press that he was happy to win the prize.
Humbly, he said the works belong to Hong Kong people. He added, "these two years have been tough for Hongkongers". He is hoping that people still remember the cause of the movement, and still remember to support each other and #AddOil.”
View Harvey's Lennon Wall artwork: https://bit.ly/3aH7fI6
Source: Stand News; #Oct15
https://thestandnews.page.link/A4CdKHKFbhDDSzZL8
The Times: Hongkongers are Passionate to Help Afghanistan Immigrants;
MP in the UK: Hongkongers Understand How a Subverted Life is
Source: Stand News #Sep21
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Source: Stand News #Sep21
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The Times: Hongkongers are Passionate to Help Afghanistan Immigrants;
MP in the UK: Hongkongers Understand How a Subverted Life is
According to The Times, new Hong Kong immigrants to the UK shared the happiness and warmth of “first arrived in the UK” with Afghans who fled the Taliban regime. David Alton, a Member of the UK House of Lords, reposted the report on Twitter and stated that Hongkongers were taken everything, which they deeply understood Afghan's life changes and often took the lead in reaching out to those in need.
Recently, the Hillsong Church organises a volunteer plan to help Afghans, who escape to the UK, starting a new life. To get away from Taliban rule as soon as possible, many Afghans only brought some clothes with them when they left. According to the report, the plan gained support from Hongkongers who recently moved to the UK. Ginu Chacko, one of the church members, said he saw a Hong Kong couple brought some games and played with Afghan children.
Source: Stand News #Sep21
https://bit.ly/3FWGFZF
#TheTimes #Hongkongers #UnitedKingdom #Afghanistan #Taliban #Twitter #Afghan #HillsongChurch #DavidAlton #Fled
MP in the UK: Hongkongers Understand How a Subverted Life is
According to The Times, new Hong Kong immigrants to the UK shared the happiness and warmth of “first arrived in the UK” with Afghans who fled the Taliban regime. David Alton, a Member of the UK House of Lords, reposted the report on Twitter and stated that Hongkongers were taken everything, which they deeply understood Afghan's life changes and often took the lead in reaching out to those in need.
Recently, the Hillsong Church organises a volunteer plan to help Afghans, who escape to the UK, starting a new life. To get away from Taliban rule as soon as possible, many Afghans only brought some clothes with them when they left. According to the report, the plan gained support from Hongkongers who recently moved to the UK. Ginu Chacko, one of the church members, said he saw a Hong Kong couple brought some games and played with Afghan children.
Source: Stand News #Sep21
https://bit.ly/3FWGFZF
#TheTimes #Hongkongers #UnitedKingdom #Afghanistan #Taliban #Twitter #Afghan #HillsongChurch #DavidAlton #Fled
#Disband #HumanRights
Amnesty shuts offices in Hong Kong as freedom meltdown in this once most free city in the world
#Amnesty #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #Democracy #Freedom #PoliticalOppression
Sources: Stand News, Reuters, Amnesty; #Oct25
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Amnesty shuts offices in Hong Kong as freedom meltdown in this once most free city in the world
#Amnesty #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #Democracy #Freedom #PoliticalOppression
Sources: Stand News, Reuters, Amnesty; #Oct25
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Amnesty shuts offices in Hong Kong as freedom meltdown in this once most free city in the world
International rights group Amnesty International said on October 25 that it would close its Hong Kong offices due to the China-imposed national security law.
Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, the chair of Amnesty’s international board, said in a statement that the two offices in Hong Kong would close by year-end, noting an intensification of a crackdown forcing at least 50 groups to disband under the law this year.
"This decision, made with a heavy heart, has been driven by Hong Kong’s national security law, which has made it effectively impossible for human rights organisations in Hong Kong to work freely and without fear of serious reprisals from the government,” said Singh Bais.
"The environment of repression and perpetual uncertainty created by the national security law makes it impossible to know what activities might lead to criminal sanctions," she added.
In the past, Hong Kong had served as one of Asia's leading NGO hubs, with groups drawn to its robust rule of law and wide-ranging autonomy -- guaranteed for Hong Kong when control over the former British colony was returned to Beijing in 1997.
Among the groups to have disbanded this year are several leading trade unions, NGOs and professional groups, while a number of other NGOs, including the New School for Democracy, have relocated to the democratic island of Taiwan.
Sources: Stand News, Reuters, Amnesty; #Oct25
https://thestandnews.page.link/H9RZt5adP9FKugXA7
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/hong-kong-amnesty-international-close-offices-amid-rising-threat-government
#Amnesty #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #Democracy #Freedom #PoliticalOppression
Amnesty shuts offices in Hong Kong as freedom meltdown in this once most free city in the world
International rights group Amnesty International said on October 25 that it would close its Hong Kong offices due to the China-imposed national security law.
Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, the chair of Amnesty’s international board, said in a statement that the two offices in Hong Kong would close by year-end, noting an intensification of a crackdown forcing at least 50 groups to disband under the law this year.
"This decision, made with a heavy heart, has been driven by Hong Kong’s national security law, which has made it effectively impossible for human rights organisations in Hong Kong to work freely and without fear of serious reprisals from the government,” said Singh Bais.
"The environment of repression and perpetual uncertainty created by the national security law makes it impossible to know what activities might lead to criminal sanctions," she added.
In the past, Hong Kong had served as one of Asia's leading NGO hubs, with groups drawn to its robust rule of law and wide-ranging autonomy -- guaranteed for Hong Kong when control over the former British colony was returned to Beijing in 1997.
Among the groups to have disbanded this year are several leading trade unions, NGOs and professional groups, while a number of other NGOs, including the New School for Democracy, have relocated to the democratic island of Taiwan.
Sources: Stand News, Reuters, Amnesty; #Oct25
https://thestandnews.page.link/H9RZt5adP9FKugXA7
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/hong-kong-amnesty-international-close-offices-amid-rising-threat-government
#Amnesty #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #Democracy #Freedom #PoliticalOppression
#Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
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"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
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"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Part 1/2
On October 7, 2021, the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) called for the removal of a statue commemorating the pro-democracy protesters killed during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing, with a 6-day deadline.
The "Pillar of Shame" had been placed on long-term display inside the HKU campus since 1998 with support from the HKU Student Union.
Representing the university, US law firm Mayer Brown issued a letter demanding the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance (#HKASPDMC) – the organiser of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil – to “immediately … make arrangements for the sculpture (the 8-meter-tall Pillar of Shame) to be removed from the university’s premises”.
“If you fail to remove the sculpture … it will be deemed abandoned,” the letter said, “if the Alliance fails to take it away, and the university will deal with the sculpture at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit without further notice.”
Danish artist #JensGalschiot, the statue's creator, was shocked at the demand, calling it “barbarous” and a “mafia” tactic. He told reporters that he remains the owner of the sculpture, and he has hired a lawyer to protect his property, which was only on loan to the Alliance.
“I hope that my ownership of the sculpture will be respected and that I will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage,” he said, adding that any damage would be the university’s responsibility.
Galschiot described the act as an attempt to erase China's collective historical memory. In a statement, he wrote in contempt, “China has made the Pillar of Shame ever taller and bigger in the eyes of the world.”
Read Part 2:
Law Firm Refuses to Represent Hong Kong's Top University
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31306
#TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Art #CollectiveMemory
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
https://thestandnews.page.link/cWZQyyVUAc2Z255J7
https://thestandnews.page.link/ExESJ1tzktLMiEoR6
https://bit.ly/3vq26O4
"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Part 1/2
On October 7, 2021, the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) called for the removal of a statue commemorating the pro-democracy protesters killed during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing, with a 6-day deadline.
The "Pillar of Shame" had been placed on long-term display inside the HKU campus since 1998 with support from the HKU Student Union.
Representing the university, US law firm Mayer Brown issued a letter demanding the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance (#HKASPDMC) – the organiser of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil – to “immediately … make arrangements for the sculpture (the 8-meter-tall Pillar of Shame) to be removed from the university’s premises”.
“If you fail to remove the sculpture … it will be deemed abandoned,” the letter said, “if the Alliance fails to take it away, and the university will deal with the sculpture at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit without further notice.”
Danish artist #JensGalschiot, the statue's creator, was shocked at the demand, calling it “barbarous” and a “mafia” tactic. He told reporters that he remains the owner of the sculpture, and he has hired a lawyer to protect his property, which was only on loan to the Alliance.
“I hope that my ownership of the sculpture will be respected and that I will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage,” he said, adding that any damage would be the university’s responsibility.
Galschiot described the act as an attempt to erase China's collective historical memory. In a statement, he wrote in contempt, “China has made the Pillar of Shame ever taller and bigger in the eyes of the world.”
Read Part 2:
Law Firm Refuses to Represent Hong Kong's Top University
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31306
#TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Art #CollectiveMemory
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
https://thestandnews.page.link/cWZQyyVUAc2Z255J7
https://thestandnews.page.link/ExESJ1tzktLMiEoR6
https://bit.ly/3vq26O4
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US Law Firm Withdraws from Representing the University of Hong Kong Amid Outcry from Civic Groups and US Politicians
On behalf of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), the law firm #MayerBrown issued a letter to Danish artist #JensGalschiot, demanding the…
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China Bans the Import of Taiwan Sugar Apple and Java Apple,
Taiwan Plans to Increase Export to Hong Kong and Other Places and Will Complain to WTO
Source: Stand News #Sep19
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China Bans the Import of Taiwan Sugar Apple and Java Apple,
Taiwan Plans to Increase Export to Hong Kong and Other Places and Will Complain to WTO
China banned the import of Taiwan pineapple in March 2021. Chinese General Administration of Customs announced the suspension of importing sugar apples and java apples from September 20. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council counterattacked this evening, expressing dissatisfaction that China is unwilling to negotiate with Taiwan in accordance with the cross-strait agreement mechanism, damaging Taiwan’s agriculture and cross-strait relations. Taiwan Agricultural Committee indicated that they would send complaints to WTO and would increase the export to markets, such as Hong Kong.
The China Custom General Administration (GACC) Animal and Plant Quarantine indicated that quarantine pests, Planococcus minor, were found in Taiwan sugar apples and java apples several times this year. In order to prevent the risk of plant disease, GACC announced the suspension on importing Taiwan sugar apple and java apple from tomorrow.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
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Taiwan Plans to Increase Export to Hong Kong and Other Places and Will Complain to WTO
China banned the import of Taiwan pineapple in March 2021. Chinese General Administration of Customs announced the suspension of importing sugar apples and java apples from September 20. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council counterattacked this evening, expressing dissatisfaction that China is unwilling to negotiate with Taiwan in accordance with the cross-strait agreement mechanism, damaging Taiwan’s agriculture and cross-strait relations. Taiwan Agricultural Committee indicated that they would send complaints to WTO and would increase the export to markets, such as Hong Kong.
The China Custom General Administration (GACC) Animal and Plant Quarantine indicated that quarantine pests, Planococcus minor, were found in Taiwan sugar apples and java apples several times this year. In order to prevent the risk of plant disease, GACC announced the suspension on importing Taiwan sugar apple and java apple from tomorrow.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
https://bit.ly/3mXJfGl
#Taiwan #China #Pineapple #Import #Export #WTO #GACC #AnimalandPlantQuarantine #MainlandAffairsCouncil #SugarApple #JavaApple