#DailyUpdates #Feb11
2019-nCoV Updates (11/2):
⁃ As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the number of confirmed cases of the virus in now standing at 43,139. The number of deaths have now exceeded that of the 2003 SARS outbreak at 1018, with 1016 deaths at China.
⁃ A total of 108 people in mainland China died from the Wuhan coronavirus on Monday, according to the country's National Health Commission (NHC), marking the first time the single-day death toll has crossed into triple digits.
⁃ The Wuhan coronavirus poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday at the start of a two-day meeting in Geneva on the outbreak.
⁃ The MS Westerdam, which has more than 2,000 people on board, has now been denied entry by at least four different ports over fears of the Wuhan coronavirus.
⁃ The Chinese table tennis team has flown to a Qatar training base to avoid returning home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
⁃ Experts fear that factories across the globe could ground to a halt if many of the plants across China remain closed this coming week.
⁃ South Korea is sending a third plane to Wuhan to pick up its citizens. It's also adding Hong Kong and Macao to its "virus contaminated zone" starting from tomorrow.
⁃ Taiwan is to join South Korea in banning the entry of Hong Kong and Macao citizens. The ROC ministry of foreign affairs have announced the ban will come into affect on the 12 Feb.
⁃ Taiwan raises travel alerts for Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore and Thailand
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
2019-nCoV Updates (11/2):
⁃ As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the number of confirmed cases of the virus in now standing at 43,139. The number of deaths have now exceeded that of the 2003 SARS outbreak at 1018, with 1016 deaths at China.
⁃ A total of 108 people in mainland China died from the Wuhan coronavirus on Monday, according to the country's National Health Commission (NHC), marking the first time the single-day death toll has crossed into triple digits.
⁃ The Wuhan coronavirus poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world,” the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday at the start of a two-day meeting in Geneva on the outbreak.
⁃ The MS Westerdam, which has more than 2,000 people on board, has now been denied entry by at least four different ports over fears of the Wuhan coronavirus.
⁃ The Chinese table tennis team has flown to a Qatar training base to avoid returning home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
⁃ Experts fear that factories across the globe could ground to a halt if many of the plants across China remain closed this coming week.
⁃ South Korea is sending a third plane to Wuhan to pick up its citizens. It's also adding Hong Kong and Macao to its "virus contaminated zone" starting from tomorrow.
⁃ Taiwan is to join South Korea in banning the entry of Hong Kong and Macao citizens. The ROC ministry of foreign affairs have announced the ban will come into affect on the 12 Feb.
⁃ Taiwan raises travel alerts for Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore and Thailand
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
U.S. Allows Government Staff to Leave Hong Kong Over Coronavirus Worries
The United States government has authorized the voluntary evacuation of their government employees and family members from Hong Kong in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
According to a department spokesperson, the authorization was issued "out of an abundance of caution related to uncertainties associated" with the disease. Departure is not compulsory and the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong remains open to the public.
Source: New York Times; Reuters #Feb11
The United States government has authorized the voluntary evacuation of their government employees and family members from Hong Kong in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
According to a department spokesperson, the authorization was issued "out of an abundance of caution related to uncertainties associated" with the disease. Departure is not compulsory and the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong remains open to the public.
Source: New York Times; Reuters #Feb11
#ChineseCommunistParty
Guangdong province grants rights of angary to local governments to take private properties for use in epidemic
PRC's Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress called for an emergency meeting, and immediately authorised the municipal governments of Guanagzhou and Shenzhen to, when deemed necessary, take housing, facilities, goods, etc., for use in emergency epidemic responses according to laws.
This is the first time since the Open Reform of China and also since the Property Rights Laws of 2007 that the government was granted the rights of angary.
The Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress called for an emergency meeting in the morning, and passed Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress on Decisions about Controlling the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic according to Full Force of Laws.
Municipal and district governments, as well as command centres of works related to controlling the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic, are empowered to, according to the needs of controlling the epidemic, implement emergency administrative measures or announce decisions on medical and public health, capital security, transportations, market management, wild life management, and other areas.
They can temporarily take housing units or private houses, venues, transportation vehicles, and related facilities, for use in epidemic control. They can also compel relevant firms and organisations to provide epidemic control goods and commodities of life.
Source: RTHK #Feb11
#Angary #PrivateProperty #WuhanPneumonia
Guangdong province grants rights of angary to local governments to take private properties for use in epidemic
PRC's Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress called for an emergency meeting, and immediately authorised the municipal governments of Guanagzhou and Shenzhen to, when deemed necessary, take housing, facilities, goods, etc., for use in emergency epidemic responses according to laws.
This is the first time since the Open Reform of China and also since the Property Rights Laws of 2007 that the government was granted the rights of angary.
The Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress called for an emergency meeting in the morning, and passed Standing Committee of Guangdong People’s Congress on Decisions about Controlling the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic according to Full Force of Laws.
Municipal and district governments, as well as command centres of works related to controlling the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic, are empowered to, according to the needs of controlling the epidemic, implement emergency administrative measures or announce decisions on medical and public health, capital security, transportations, market management, wild life management, and other areas.
They can temporarily take housing units or private houses, venues, transportation vehicles, and related facilities, for use in epidemic control. They can also compel relevant firms and organisations to provide epidemic control goods and commodities of life.
Source: RTHK #Feb11
#Angary #PrivateProperty #WuhanPneumonia
#FaceMask #FailedState
How Many (Types of) Masks do Hongkongers Have to Wear?
From the eruption of the Anti-extradition Law Movement since June 2019 to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, the Hong Kong government, unelected, refused to answer to the damands of the population all along, from the withdrawal of the bill, universal suffrage, the adequate supply of protective masks to the closure of Hong Kong-China borders.
#FaceMasks
#6200 #6502QL #7500 #3200 #6800 #60926 #2097 #P100 #7093 #6035 #3M
Source: Flash Media HK #Feb11 #HealthCrisis #GovernanceCrisis #HongKongProtests
Shielded From Coronavirus:
The Status of Police in Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17053
How Many (Types of) Masks do Hongkongers Have to Wear?
From the eruption of the Anti-extradition Law Movement since June 2019 to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, the Hong Kong government, unelected, refused to answer to the damands of the population all along, from the withdrawal of the bill, universal suffrage, the adequate supply of protective masks to the closure of Hong Kong-China borders.
#FaceMasks
#6200 #6502QL #7500 #3200 #6800 #60926 #2097 #P100 #7093 #6035 #3M
Source: Flash Media HK #Feb11 #HealthCrisis #GovernanceCrisis #HongKongProtests
Shielded From Coronavirus:
The Status of Police in Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17053
#HongKongInvention
Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong had successfully developed a machine that could detect and identify 40 different viruses and bacteria via a single test in under one hour, including the Wuhan coronavirus, influenza A virus, SARS-CoV, Bordetella pertussis, and Legionella pneumophila, which is double the amount of pathogens current machines could analyse.
Dr. Terence L.T. Lau, Director of Innovation and Technology Development of PolyU, stated that the new technology would increase sensitivity in identifying such pathogens, thus increasing the results' reliability. He also stated that said technology would be able to lower the production costs of the diagnostic system, with each test costing around HKD $200 to $300 each, compared to $1000 of current systems, allowing for mass production and its widespread use.
Prof. Manson Fok, President of the University Hospital of the Macau University of Science and Technology, stated that the results were due to the five years of hard work from Hong Kong's most elite scientists and technicians. He also stated that since the Hong Kong government had declined to provide funds for the project, the funding of the production of said machines would fall under the hands of the People's Government of Shenzhen, thus this Hong Kong-invented machine would have the wordings "Made in China" written on it.
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17144
Source: RTHK; Cable News
#Feb11 #Technology #PolyU #HealthCrisis #MadeinHongKong #MadeinChina
Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong had successfully developed a machine that could detect and identify 40 different viruses and bacteria via a single test in under one hour, including the Wuhan coronavirus, influenza A virus, SARS-CoV, Bordetella pertussis, and Legionella pneumophila, which is double the amount of pathogens current machines could analyse.
Dr. Terence L.T. Lau, Director of Innovation and Technology Development of PolyU, stated that the new technology would increase sensitivity in identifying such pathogens, thus increasing the results' reliability. He also stated that said technology would be able to lower the production costs of the diagnostic system, with each test costing around HKD $200 to $300 each, compared to $1000 of current systems, allowing for mass production and its widespread use.
Prof. Manson Fok, President of the University Hospital of the Macau University of Science and Technology, stated that the results were due to the five years of hard work from Hong Kong's most elite scientists and technicians. He also stated that since the Hong Kong government had declined to provide funds for the project, the funding of the production of said machines would fall under the hands of the People's Government of Shenzhen, thus this Hong Kong-invented machine would have the wordings "Made in China" written on it.
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17144
Source: RTHK; Cable News
#Feb11 #Technology #PolyU #HealthCrisis #MadeinHongKong #MadeinChina
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Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
Absence of Hong Kong Government's Support Turns Hong Kong Invention to Become "'Made in China"
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Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
Absence of Hong Kong Government's Support Turns Hong Kong Invention to Become "'Made in China"
Prof. Manson Fok, President of the University Hospital…
#HongKongInvention
Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
Absence of Hong Kong Government's Support Turns Hong Kong Invention to Become "'Made in China"
Prof. Manson Fok, President of the University Hospital of the Macau University of Science and Technology, stated that the results were due to the five years of hard work from Hong Kong's most elite scientists and technicians. He also stated that since the Hong Kong government had declined to provide funds for the project, the funding of the production of said machines would fall under the hands of the People's Government of Shenzhen, thus this Hong Kong-invented machine would have the wordings "Made in China" written on it.
Continue reading: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17137
Source: RTHK; Cable News; 100 most
#Feb11 #Technology #PolyU #HealthCrisis #MadeinHongKong #MadeinChina
Hong Kong Scientists Develop Quicker Machine to Detect Diseases Including Wuhan Pneumonia
Absence of Hong Kong Government's Support Turns Hong Kong Invention to Become "'Made in China"
Prof. Manson Fok, President of the University Hospital of the Macau University of Science and Technology, stated that the results were due to the five years of hard work from Hong Kong's most elite scientists and technicians. He also stated that since the Hong Kong government had declined to provide funds for the project, the funding of the production of said machines would fall under the hands of the People's Government of Shenzhen, thus this Hong Kong-invented machine would have the wordings "Made in China" written on it.
Continue reading: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17137
Source: RTHK; Cable News; 100 most
#Feb11 #Technology #PolyU #HealthCrisis #MadeinHongKong #MadeinChina
#PoliceState #StateTerrorism
Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement
Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.
The day February 8 marked 3 months after the passing of Alex Chow, a student in his early 20s who had been in coma after falling from height at Sheung Tak carpark during police operation. The actual cause of his death remains unknown.
Hundreds of citizens gathered at the parking lot in Tsuen Kwun O, where Chow fell to his death to pay their respects. Some also took the opportunity to protest against the government for setting up a quarantine facility in the area without seeking consent from the residents.
The Sai Kung district council held a press conference the following day condemning the abuse of powers form the police. These included wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.
Valarie Wong, one of the district councillors arrested at the scene, was groped in her chest by a male police officer. She then showed her ID to the officers on site and demanded the identity of the perpetrator.
Not only did the police refuse to provide her with the information she requested, the unit of the concerned officer was immediatelt called away; whereas Wong was then arrested.
After Wong was brought to the police station with other arrestees, she was separated from others and received verbal abuse from police officers who were in the same unit as the one who groped her.
Chan Wai-lit, another district councillor arrested, was beaten by the police with batons. Chan was also pinned to the ground and pressed down on his neck by an officer's knee. He was then continuously insulted and abused verbally along with his fellow councilors and citizens.
Worse still, another outrageous incident took place when a group of plain clothed officers drove a car directly into a crowd of citizens. The plainclothes then started attacking violently civilians with batons and pepper spray.
Ryan Lee, another district councillor at the scene got violated by the pepper spray, while his female assistant was hit by a teargas cannister and knocked to the ground.
Another member of the district council's watchdog team, Edmond Tse, was also hit in the stomach by the police’s pepper balls. He was wearing his orange uniform at the time and was receiving verbal insults form the police right before he was shot.
Neither press nor the district council could film freely. Councilman Lui Man Kwong was blinded by the police’s flashlight and pushed against the walls after the officers saw him filming. Reporters went through similar treatment, including being bashed by the police with shields.
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #MassArrests #SexualAssault #MeToo #HongKongPolice
Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement
Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.
The day February 8 marked 3 months after the passing of Alex Chow, a student in his early 20s who had been in coma after falling from height at Sheung Tak carpark during police operation. The actual cause of his death remains unknown.
Hundreds of citizens gathered at the parking lot in Tsuen Kwun O, where Chow fell to his death to pay their respects. Some also took the opportunity to protest against the government for setting up a quarantine facility in the area without seeking consent from the residents.
The Sai Kung district council held a press conference the following day condemning the abuse of powers form the police. These included wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.
Valarie Wong, one of the district councillors arrested at the scene, was groped in her chest by a male police officer. She then showed her ID to the officers on site and demanded the identity of the perpetrator.
Not only did the police refuse to provide her with the information she requested, the unit of the concerned officer was immediatelt called away; whereas Wong was then arrested.
After Wong was brought to the police station with other arrestees, she was separated from others and received verbal abuse from police officers who were in the same unit as the one who groped her.
Chan Wai-lit, another district councillor arrested, was beaten by the police with batons. Chan was also pinned to the ground and pressed down on his neck by an officer's knee. He was then continuously insulted and abused verbally along with his fellow councilors and citizens.
Worse still, another outrageous incident took place when a group of plain clothed officers drove a car directly into a crowd of citizens. The plainclothes then started attacking violently civilians with batons and pepper spray.
Ryan Lee, another district councillor at the scene got violated by the pepper spray, while his female assistant was hit by a teargas cannister and knocked to the ground.
Another member of the district council's watchdog team, Edmond Tse, was also hit in the stomach by the police’s pepper balls. He was wearing his orange uniform at the time and was receiving verbal insults form the police right before he was shot.
Neither press nor the district council could film freely. Councilman Lui Man Kwong was blinded by the police’s flashlight and pushed against the walls after the officers saw him filming. Reporters went through similar treatment, including being bashed by the police with shields.
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #MassArrests #SexualAssault #MeToo #HongKongPolice
#PoliceState #StateTerrorism
Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement
Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.
The police were also condemned of conducting wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.
Source: InMedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #MassArrests #SexualAssault #MeToo #HongKongPolice
Police continue to abuse powers while citizens remember the deceased of the pro-democracy movement
Police intervened memorial gathering on Febrary 8 and arrested many citizens including 5 district councilors from Sai Kung.
The police were also condemned of conducting wrongful arrest, obstructing the District Council's watchdog team , assaulting reporters and even inflicting sexual assaults.
Source: InMedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/2Szkl0t
#FailedState #DistrictCouncil #MassArrests #SexualAssault #MeToo #HongKongPolice
#FailedState #PoliticalAllegiance
Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
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Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
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#FailedState #PoliticalAllegiance
Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
The Hong Kong SAR government has implemented new rules, demanding the supposedly politically neutral civil servants to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Government.
As the deadline of the pledge, set at the end of February, is approaching, a wave of resignation was triggered among the civil servants.
Sources revealed that at least 20 doctors and dentists resigned from the Department of Health (#DoH) in the past three months. Among them, no less than four cited privately that they hesitated to sign the pledge.
“It is straightforward. One can either sign the pledge or resign. By signing the pledge, there would be too many constraints to comply. I prefer not to,” one anonymous civil servant said.
Among those resigned were nurses, scientific officers and dental clinic staff.
Amidst the wave of resignation, Lee Wai-yan, President of the Association of Government Physicians expressed helplessness and was concerned about the shortage of staff in the fight against COVID19.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department of Health acknowledged that more than 80 staff members resigned in past three months. In the same period last year, only 58 resigned.
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210211/NLXLA6BXFBEWNHMYGZAJ4ATAVU/
#Pledge #BasicLaw #BrainDrain
Hong Kong Government's Demand of Allegiance pledge Sparks Wave of #Resignation Among #CivilServants
The Hong Kong SAR government has implemented new rules, demanding the supposedly politically neutral civil servants to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Government.
As the deadline of the pledge, set at the end of February, is approaching, a wave of resignation was triggered among the civil servants.
Sources revealed that at least 20 doctors and dentists resigned from the Department of Health (#DoH) in the past three months. Among them, no less than four cited privately that they hesitated to sign the pledge.
“It is straightforward. One can either sign the pledge or resign. By signing the pledge, there would be too many constraints to comply. I prefer not to,” one anonymous civil servant said.
Among those resigned were nurses, scientific officers and dental clinic staff.
Amidst the wave of resignation, Lee Wai-yan, President of the Association of Government Physicians expressed helplessness and was concerned about the shortage of staff in the fight against COVID19.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department of Health acknowledged that more than 80 staff members resigned in past three months. In the same period last year, only 58 resigned.
Source: Apple Daily; #Feb11
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210211/NLXLA6BXFBEWNHMYGZAJ4ATAVU/
#Pledge #BasicLaw #BrainDrain
#LifeBoat
UK Government considering proposals to expand #BNO scheme for Hong Kong youngsters born after 1997
On February 10, the UK parliament continued to debate proposed law amendments that would widen the pathway for people with British national (overseas) (BNO) status to resettle in the UK.
The amendment aimed to expand the BNO visa scheme to those aged between 18 and 25 who were born on or after 1997 who have BNO parents to access the scheme independently of their parents.
Speaking in a Committee Stage debate at the House of Lords, the last governor, Chris Patten bluntly criticised the Chief Executives of Hong Kong and members of HK Police Force.
“Everyone of my successors as Chief Executive of Hong Kong had a British passport. ... [the] unhappy paradox is the people at the moment, the quisling, including the member in the police force, [who are] doing the prosecuting, have British passport. And the ones being prosecuted, or the ones being locked up, don't," Lord Patten said.
He continued: "... what is happening in Hong Kong - the destruction of a free city, one of the great free cities in the world - I think that's wrong and we should say it's wrong"
The debate, led by Lord of Alton of Liverpool, saw the amendment receive support from all sides of the House of Commons including with support from Lord Patten of Barnes, the last Governor of Hong Kong as well as the Liberal Democrat and Labour frontbench.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Government Whip in the Lords, said, "We are looking seriously at whether more can be done to support this cohort. I hope this will cheer your Lordships up that we hope to update the House by Report stage."
#ChrisPatten #BNO
Source: Radio France Asia Cantonese; #Feb11
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/uk-bno-02112022140036.html
UK Government considering proposals to expand #BNO scheme for Hong Kong youngsters born after 1997
On February 10, the UK parliament continued to debate proposed law amendments that would widen the pathway for people with British national (overseas) (BNO) status to resettle in the UK.
The amendment aimed to expand the BNO visa scheme to those aged between 18 and 25 who were born on or after 1997 who have BNO parents to access the scheme independently of their parents.
Speaking in a Committee Stage debate at the House of Lords, the last governor, Chris Patten bluntly criticised the Chief Executives of Hong Kong and members of HK Police Force.
“Everyone of my successors as Chief Executive of Hong Kong had a British passport. ... [the] unhappy paradox is the people at the moment, the quisling, including the member in the police force, [who are] doing the prosecuting, have British passport. And the ones being prosecuted, or the ones being locked up, don't," Lord Patten said.
He continued: "... what is happening in Hong Kong - the destruction of a free city, one of the great free cities in the world - I think that's wrong and we should say it's wrong"
The debate, led by Lord of Alton of Liverpool, saw the amendment receive support from all sides of the House of Commons including with support from Lord Patten of Barnes, the last Governor of Hong Kong as well as the Liberal Democrat and Labour frontbench.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Government Whip in the Lords, said, "We are looking seriously at whether more can be done to support this cohort. I hope this will cheer your Lordships up that we hope to update the House by Report stage."
#ChrisPatten #BNO
Source: Radio France Asia Cantonese; #Feb11
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/uk-bno-02112022140036.html
Radio Free Asia
【聚焦香港】彭定康批「外國護照」特首乃「叛徒」
英國上議院周四辯論放寬港人BNO簽證。前港督彭定康促英國政府接納修訂案，他發言時更狠批歷屆香港特首或家人持有英國護照，被迫害的年輕人卻沒有。同日，下議院無異議支持台灣參與多邊組織。另外，英國國會外交委員會下周六啓程訪問台灣。
#PressFreedom
More News Outlets Leave Hong Kong and Suspend Service, Citing #RedLine of #NationalSecurityLaw
On February 10, 2022, Initium Media, an online news outlet, announced that they are evacuating their office from Hong Kong. They will no longer offer customer service through any Hong Kong landline telephone number. Matter related to subscription, advertisement and internship will be dealth with through email.
Meanwhile, Radio Free Asia (#RFA) also suspended some Cantonese programmes and commentaries, due to concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong and the the national security law.
Source: Hong Kong Free Press; Epoch Times #Feb11
More News Outlets Leave Hong Kong and Suspend Service, Citing #RedLine of #NationalSecurityLaw
On February 10, 2022, Initium Media, an online news outlet, announced that they are evacuating their office from Hong Kong. They will no longer offer customer service through any Hong Kong landline telephone number. Matter related to subscription, advertisement and internship will be dealth with through email.
Meanwhile, Radio Free Asia (#RFA) also suspended some Cantonese programmes and commentaries, due to concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong and the the national security law.
Source: Hong Kong Free Press; Epoch Times #Feb11
#Oppression #Authoritarianism
Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
Source: inmediahk; #Feb11
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Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
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Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
Claiming pandemic-control, at least five tertiary institutions in Hong Kong told dormitory residents to return home.
On February 10, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) told occupants of its student residences to leave in two days’ time by February 12 – 13.
Polytechnic University (#PolyU), Baptist University and City University (#CityU) said they also had plans to “encourage” residents to leave.
The university’s decision has caught many students in surprises, putting them through unnecessary disturbances and therefore, elicited resentment.
In just a few hours after #CUHK’s announcement, over 500 students of the university joined a discussion group on social media, calling to protest the school’s arrangement.
Although these students reiterated that their actions would remain peaceful and they would only attempt to hand in petition letter to the university, the university reacted fervently with tens of uniformed security officers stationed visible at where the students gathered.
The security guards were seen pointing video cameras at protesting students and shouting through loudspeakers for students to leave the site or they might risk violating the COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
Source: inmediahk; #Feb11
https://bit.ly/3BcsRbI
Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
Claiming pandemic-control, at least five tertiary institutions in Hong Kong told dormitory residents to return home.
On February 10, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) told occupants of its student residences to leave in two days’ time by February 12 – 13.
Polytechnic University (#PolyU), Baptist University and City University (#CityU) said they also had plans to “encourage” residents to leave.
The university’s decision has caught many students in surprises, putting them through unnecessary disturbances and therefore, elicited resentment.
In just a few hours after #CUHK’s announcement, over 500 students of the university joined a discussion group on social media, calling to protest the school’s arrangement.
Although these students reiterated that their actions would remain peaceful and they would only attempt to hand in petition letter to the university, the university reacted fervently with tens of uniformed security officers stationed visible at where the students gathered.
The security guards were seen pointing video cameras at protesting students and shouting through loudspeakers for students to leave the site or they might risk violating the COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
Source: inmediahk; #Feb11
https://bit.ly/3BcsRbI
#Poll #PublicOpinion
57% Hongkongers tend to "live with COVID" as "zero-COVID" is unreachable
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
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57% Hongkongers tend to "live with COVID" as "zero-COVID" is unreachable
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
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57% Hongkongers tend to "live with COVID" as "zero-COVID" is unreachable
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI), a research institution in Hong Kong, conducted a survey by asking 7,000 Hong Kong citizens to evaluate the existing COVID19 measures.
57% of the respondents believe that "living with the virus" is more realistic than having zero COVID19 cases. Almost 90% of the pro-democratic citizens shared this view.
Among the non-democratic supporters, 40% supported the view of "living with the virus" and while another 40% looked for a "zero case" scenario.
The supporters and the opponents to the implementation of population-wide compulsory testing are divided into 41% in respective fraction; however, the opposition to other COVID-19 measures was more than half.
55% of the respondents oppose "3-dose vaccination". 53% of them disagree to shut down more venues. At last, 54% of them do not want gathering regulation to be tightened.
The survey reveals that the people opt for "living with the virus" as having "zero COVID cases" is almost impossible due to the continuous mutation,
The spokeperson of the institute Dr Chung Kim-Wah pointed out that there is a gap between "believing that the policy is helpful" and "supporting the policy". This reflects the tendency of Hong Kong people to take risks in order to return to their normal life.
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
https://bit.ly/3I06o49
#zeroCOVID #ChungKimWah #Covid19 #GatheringBan #PolicyMaking
57% Hongkongers tend to "live with COVID" as "zero-COVID" is unreachable
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI), a research institution in Hong Kong, conducted a survey by asking 7,000 Hong Kong citizens to evaluate the existing COVID19 measures.
57% of the respondents believe that "living with the virus" is more realistic than having zero COVID19 cases. Almost 90% of the pro-democratic citizens shared this view.
Among the non-democratic supporters, 40% supported the view of "living with the virus" and while another 40% looked for a "zero case" scenario.
The supporters and the opponents to the implementation of population-wide compulsory testing are divided into 41% in respective fraction; however, the opposition to other COVID-19 measures was more than half.
55% of the respondents oppose "3-dose vaccination". 53% of them disagree to shut down more venues. At last, 54% of them do not want gathering regulation to be tightened.
The survey reveals that the people opt for "living with the virus" as having "zero COVID cases" is almost impossible due to the continuous mutation,
The spokeperson of the institute Dr Chung Kim-Wah pointed out that there is a gap between "believing that the policy is helpful" and "supporting the policy". This reflects the tendency of Hong Kong people to take risks in order to return to their normal life.
Source: Inmedia #Feb11
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#zeroCOVID #ChungKimWah #Covid19 #GatheringBan #PolicyMaking
Australian intelligence uncovers and blocks Chinese funding of election candidate through businessman
Source: RFA #Feb11
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Source: RFA #Feb11
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Australian intelligence uncovers and blocks Chinese funding of election candidate through businessman
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (#ABC) reported on Friday (11th February) that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had discovered the close ties between an Australian businessman and China, funding a pro-Beijing Labor Party candidate in this year's federal election.
The report cited an Australian security source that China's intelligence service was working through an Australian businessman to fund members of the Australian largest opposition party, the Labor Party, for the New South Wales constituency in the May parliamentary election. China promised to increase China's influence in the Australian parliament if elected.
But the plan was seen and blocked by Australia's official security intelligence organization.
Source: RFA #Feb11
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6972357259505399/
#Australia
#ChinaInterference
#MoneyDiplomacy
#WolfWarriorsDiplomacy
#ABCAustralia
#ASIO
#LaborParty
#NewSouthWales
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (#ABC) reported on Friday (11th February) that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had discovered the close ties between an Australian businessman and China, funding a pro-Beijing Labor Party candidate in this year's federal election.
The report cited an Australian security source that China's intelligence service was working through an Australian businessman to fund members of the Australian largest opposition party, the Labor Party, for the New South Wales constituency in the May parliamentary election. China promised to increase China's influence in the Australian parliament if elected.
But the plan was seen and blocked by Australia's official security intelligence organization.
Source: RFA #Feb11
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6972357259505399/
#Australia
#ChinaInterference
#MoneyDiplomacy
#WolfWarriorsDiplomacy
#ABCAustralia
#ASIO
#LaborParty
#NewSouthWales
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