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Rally for Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

Date: 14th October 2019 (Monday)
Time: 1900~2100
Venue: Chater Garden, Central
Letter of no objection issued

#English #1014 #HumanRightsandDemocracyAct
#USA1014
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#FirstHand #Mar12 #AsiasFinest

Riot Police Call Portland Street "Put Lan Street" in English

At around 21:26 in Mongkok, an man asked the riot police in English for direction. The man, however, could not comprehend when the riot police officer repeatedly told him "Put Lan street" which is supposed to be "Portland Street".

#English #HongKongPolice
#AsiasFinest #Court
Police Charges Contain Rookie
English Mistakes; Magistrate Calls It International Laughing Stock

In Hong Kong, a Polytechnic University (#PolyU) student was charged with possession of firearms, strategic commodities and offensive weapons without a license for allegedly possessing a pepper bullet pistol and a saber in his apartment.

The case was being trialed at the Fanling Magistrates’ Court on February 25, 2021.

The magistrate Kenneth Chan Ping-Chau pointed out errors in the English version of the charge sheet provided by the police. He read the content out loud on the spot, as it was written “one number of Pepper Ball”, “two numbers of Pepper Ball”.

The magistrate said, “even primary school students will know that it is ‘one apple two apples’, when this case reaches the Court of Final Appeal, I don’t want this to become the laughing stock of foreign courts.”

The magistrate urged the prosecution to amend the English version of the charges written by the Hong Kong police.

Source: Apple Daily #Feb25
https://bit.ly/37L4cNS

#English #HongKongPolice #LaughingStock
Cartoon by #AhTo: "We & Us"

"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."

[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"

[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."

"But WE is not US."

[Editor's note: Taking the idea—some animals are more equal than others—from #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.

Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".

Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/

#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection