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District Councilors Protest Against Government's Reliance on China Despite Doubts on Quality and Worry over Mass Surveilance
On August 5, a number of pro-democracy district councillors protested at the Metropark Hotel in Kowloon, condemning the authorities for over-relying on China and diminishing the local medical sector. The hotel is where where the seven personnel from China said to assist Hong Kong in Nucleic Acid Testing were staying.
Tsuen Wan District Councillor Roy Tam pointed out that the government purchased nucleic acid testing services from the China companies Huasheng Diagnostic Center and China National Inspection Co., Ltd. in the middle of last month. However, the two companies have many issues and the public is also worried that DNA data will be collected by China for mass surveillance.
Roy Tam: Huasheng's company helps China with Mass Surveillance in Xinjiang
Tam further pointed out that Hua Shouen, director of the Huasheng Diagnostic Center, was testified in the DR laboratory poison injection case, and the mother company, BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute) has been blacklisted by the United States for its DNA collection in Xinjiang. It is suspected that the comprehensive COVID-19 test on the Hong Kong population is actually a covet collection of Hongpongers’ DNA.
Tam criticized the government’s failure to locate contractors through public bidding. He also pointed out that another company Zhonglong Inspection and any China-based 'certification' has no relevant medical laboratory licenses. Tam believes that "the government knew it way early," so that after the appointment, China Inspections established the China Inspection Medical Inspection Co., Ltd. on July 23 and added medical laboratory technologists as directors to comply with legal requirements.
Tai Po District Councillor Tam Yee-pui believes that Hong Kong has sufficient manpower and resources in the medical sector and there is no need to seek help from China. He also pointed out that Hong Kong's medical standards are higher than China's and the government has been dwarfing Hong Kong's medical system. After all, "Hongkongers can handle all thesd by themselves."
Sai Kung District Councillor Gary Fan criticized that the government used politics to override the lives of Hongkongers, and that the open borders and the exemption from quarantine continued to increase the burden on Hong Kong medical staff. As the government has introduced Chinese companies to Hong Kong "their quality is doubted by everyone."
Source: InMedia #Aug5
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#COVID19 #DNA #MassSurveillance
District Councilors Protest Against Government's Reliance on China Despite Doubts on Quality and Worry over Mass Surveilance
On August 5, a number of pro-democracy district councillors protested at the Metropark Hotel in Kowloon, condemning the authorities for over-relying on China and diminishing the local medical sector. The hotel is where where the seven personnel from China said to assist Hong Kong in Nucleic Acid Testing were staying.
Tsuen Wan District Councillor Roy Tam pointed out that the government purchased nucleic acid testing services from the China companies Huasheng Diagnostic Center and China National Inspection Co., Ltd. in the middle of last month. However, the two companies have many issues and the public is also worried that DNA data will be collected by China for mass surveillance.
Roy Tam: Huasheng's company helps China with Mass Surveillance in Xinjiang
Tam further pointed out that Hua Shouen, director of the Huasheng Diagnostic Center, was testified in the DR laboratory poison injection case, and the mother company, BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute) has been blacklisted by the United States for its DNA collection in Xinjiang. It is suspected that the comprehensive COVID-19 test on the Hong Kong population is actually a covet collection of Hongpongers’ DNA.
Tam criticized the government’s failure to locate contractors through public bidding. He also pointed out that another company Zhonglong Inspection and any China-based 'certification' has no relevant medical laboratory licenses. Tam believes that "the government knew it way early," so that after the appointment, China Inspections established the China Inspection Medical Inspection Co., Ltd. on July 23 and added medical laboratory technologists as directors to comply with legal requirements.
Tai Po District Councillor Tam Yee-pui believes that Hong Kong has sufficient manpower and resources in the medical sector and there is no need to seek help from China. He also pointed out that Hong Kong's medical standards are higher than China's and the government has been dwarfing Hong Kong's medical system. After all, "Hongkongers can handle all thesd by themselves."
Sai Kung District Councillor Gary Fan criticized that the government used politics to override the lives of Hongkongers, and that the open borders and the exemption from quarantine continued to increase the burden on Hong Kong medical staff. As the government has introduced Chinese companies to Hong Kong "their quality is doubted by everyone."
Source: InMedia #Aug5
#RoyTam #GaryFan
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Magistrate Attempt to Fine More than Maximum Penalty
The "Lennon Walls" have been a place to stick posters in different districts and for citizens to express their dissatisfaction with the government and condemn police violence.
Two young people posted 22 posters near Fanling MTR station in March, 2020. They were charged afterwards. The two pleaded guilty in court.
After learning that the maximum fine for a summon charge was 10,000 HKD, Magistrate Wu Chung-yi said: "If I fine $1,500 for each poster and you two will pay 50% each, it should add up to $16,500." She repeatedly emphasized that "the maximum fine is 10,000, but then how do one make the count?”
Finally, the maximum fine was imposed, which was 10,000HKD per person. The magistrate asked: "What did the 22 posters say?" The prosecution then read out in court: "Police Disppear on 7.21, Murder on 8.31, and Shot Civilians on 10.1, Police are collaborators, Blue ribboners don't know shame."
Source: Apple Daily #Aug5
Magistrate Attempt to Fine More than Maximum Penalty
The "Lennon Walls" have been a place to stick posters in different districts and for citizens to express their dissatisfaction with the government and condemn police violence.
Two young people posted 22 posters near Fanling MTR station in March, 2020. They were charged afterwards. The two pleaded guilty in court.
After learning that the maximum fine for a summon charge was 10,000 HKD, Magistrate Wu Chung-yi said: "If I fine $1,500 for each poster and you two will pay 50% each, it should add up to $16,500." She repeatedly emphasized that "the maximum fine is 10,000, but then how do one make the count?”
Finally, the maximum fine was imposed, which was 10,000HKD per person. The magistrate asked: "What did the 22 posters say?" The prosecution then read out in court: "Police Disppear on 7.21, Murder on 8.31, and Shot Civilians on 10.1, Police are collaborators, Blue ribboners don't know shame."
Source: Apple Daily #Aug5
#Taiwan #US #AlexAzar #AmericanInstitute
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen
Source: Stand News #Aug5
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#ForeignAffairs #ChenShihChung #JosephWu #TsaiIngWen
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen
Source: Stand News #Aug5
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#ForeignAffairs #ChenShihChung #JosephWu #TsaiIngWen
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen
The American Institute in Taiwan (#AIT) announced on Aug 5 that U.S. Health and Human Services (#HHS) Secretary Alex Azar would lead a delegation to Taiwan in the coming days.
Azar is the first HHS Secretary, the first United States cabinet member in six years, and even the highest-level of the cabinet members since 1979 to visit Taiwan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan said Azar would meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, call on Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Health and Welfare Secretary Chen Shih-Chung. He would also visit the Central Epidemic Command Center meeting with domestic health experts to strengthen the cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in epidemic prevention and health care.
Taiwan said that it is the second time since 2014 that the United States sends a Cabinet member to Taiwan, and the highest-level U.S. Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 1979. "This demonstrates, with the joint efforts of Taiwan and the United States in recent years, the foundation of mutual trust between the two sides has been solid, and communication has been smooth. In the future, our government will build on the existing foundation to steadily enhance the U.S.-Taiwan global partnership and continue to defend shared values such as democracy, freedom, and human rights."
Source: Stand News #Aug5
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#ForeignAffairs #ChenShihChung #JosephWu #TsaiIngWen
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen
The American Institute in Taiwan (#AIT) announced on Aug 5 that U.S. Health and Human Services (#HHS) Secretary Alex Azar would lead a delegation to Taiwan in the coming days.
Azar is the first HHS Secretary, the first United States cabinet member in six years, and even the highest-level of the cabinet members since 1979 to visit Taiwan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan said Azar would meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, call on Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Health and Welfare Secretary Chen Shih-Chung. He would also visit the Central Epidemic Command Center meeting with domestic health experts to strengthen the cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in epidemic prevention and health care.
Taiwan said that it is the second time since 2014 that the United States sends a Cabinet member to Taiwan, and the highest-level U.S. Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 1979. "This demonstrates, with the joint efforts of Taiwan and the United States in recent years, the foundation of mutual trust between the two sides has been solid, and communication has been smooth. In the future, our government will build on the existing foundation to steadily enhance the U.S.-Taiwan global partnership and continue to defend shared values such as democracy, freedom, and human rights."
Source: Stand News #Aug5
#HealthandHumanServices
#ForeignAffairs #ChenShihChung #JosephWu #TsaiIngWen
#TokyoOlympics #Medal
Hong Kong Women's Team win Bronze in Table tennis
On August 5, 2021, Hong Kong local athletes Doo Hoi-kem, So Wai-yam and Lee Ho-ching on August 5, 2021 won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This marks the city's fourth medal in this year's Olympics, following the Gold Medal of Cheung Kar-long in foil fencing and the double Silver Medals of Siobhan Haughey in swimming.
Source: Stand News #Aug5
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images
#Hongkongers #TableTennis #Sports
Hong Kong Women's Team win Bronze in Table tennis
On August 5, 2021, Hong Kong local athletes Doo Hoi-kem, So Wai-yam and Lee Ho-ching on August 5, 2021 won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This marks the city's fourth medal in this year's Olympics, following the Gold Medal of Cheung Kar-long in foil fencing and the double Silver Medals of Siobhan Haughey in swimming.
Source: Stand News #Aug5
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images
#Hongkongers #TableTennis #Sports
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Hong Kong Athlete #GraceLau Wins Bronze in #TokyoOlymoics' Kata Competition
Grace Lau Mo-seung won a Brozen Medal in the "Kata" event for her home Hong Kong in the Tokyo Olympics on August 5, 2021.
It is the first and the last time for the Karate competition to be included in the Olympics. 29-yearm-old Lau said in tears after the match that this medal means a lot to her in her athlete career and entering the Olympic games is itself an achievement.
She recalled a few years ago when she first learnt that karate would become an event in the Olympics. She did not think of having a chance to enter the comprtition, but she still did all her best.
On the day of her competition in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was exhausted after the morning's session. She said to herself before the medal match, "no matter how tired I am, I have to squeeze the last bit of my energy out. I cannot let myself regret later."
She said she had to "thank many people", especially her family, "if there is no support from my family, it is very hard to be a full time athlete [in Hong Kong]."
Lau helped Hong Kong to win the second Bronze medal of the day, after the women's table tennis team.
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Source: InMedia #Aug5
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Hong Kong Athlete #GraceLau Wins Bronze in #TokyoOlymoics' Kata Competition
Grace Lau Mo-seung won a Brozen Medal in the "Kata" event for her home Hong Kong in the Tokyo Olympics on August 5, 2021.
It is the first and the last time for the Karate competition to be included in the Olympics. 29-yearm-old Lau said in tears after the match that this medal means a lot to her in her athlete career and entering the Olympic games is itself an achievement.
She recalled a few years ago when she first learnt that karate would become an event in the Olympics. She did not think of having a chance to enter the comprtition, but she still did all her best.
On the day of her competition in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was exhausted after the morning's session. She said to herself before the medal match, "no matter how tired I am, I have to squeeze the last bit of my energy out. I cannot let myself regret later."
She said she had to "thank many people", especially her family, "if there is no support from my family, it is very hard to be a full time athlete [in Hong Kong]."
Lau helped Hong Kong to win the second Bronze medal of the day, after the women's table tennis team.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30721
Source: InMedia #Aug5
https://bit.ly/3joxUgv
#Hongkongers #HongKongAthlete #Sport #Training
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Hong Kong Women's Team win Bronze in Table tennis
On August 5, 2021, Hong Kong local athletes Doo Hoi-kem, So Wai-yam and Lee Ho-ching on August 5, 2021 won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.…
Hong Kong Women's Team win Bronze in Table tennis
On August 5, 2021, Hong Kong local athletes Doo Hoi-kem, So Wai-yam and Lee Ho-ching on August 5, 2021 won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.…
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#US Intel agencies scour reams of genetic data from #Wuhan lab in Covid origins hunt
//US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus -- as soon as they can decipher it.
This giant catalog of information contains genetic blueprints drawn from virus samples studied at the lab in Wuhan, China which some officials believe may have been the source of the Covid-19 outbreak, multiple people familiar with the matter tell CNN...
Officials conducting the 90-day review hope this information will help answer the question of how the virus jumped from animals to humans. Unlocking that mystery is essential to ultimately determining whether Covid-19 leaked from the lab or was transmitted to humans from animals in the wild...
Investigators both inside and outside the government have long sought genetic data from 22,000 virus samples that were being studied at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. That data was removed from the internet by Chinese officials in September 2019, and China has since refused to turn over this and other raw data on early coronavirus cases to the World Health Organization and the US.
The question for investigators is whether the WIV or other labs in China possessed virus samples or other contextual information that could help them trace the coronavirus' evolutionary history.
For now, senior intelligence officials still say that they are genuinely split between the two prevailing theories on the pandemic's origins, or some combination of both scenarios. CNN reported last month that senior Biden administration officials overseeing the 90-day review now believe the theory that the virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan is at least as credible as the possibility that it emerged naturally in the wild -- a dramatic shift from a year ago, when Democrats publicly downplayed the so-called lab leak theory.//
Source: CNN #Aug5
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/05/politics/covid-origins-genetic-data-wuhan-lab/index.html
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#US Intel agencies scour reams of genetic data from #Wuhan lab in Covid origins hunt
//US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus -- as soon as they can decipher it.
This giant catalog of information contains genetic blueprints drawn from virus samples studied at the lab in Wuhan, China which some officials believe may have been the source of the Covid-19 outbreak, multiple people familiar with the matter tell CNN...
Officials conducting the 90-day review hope this information will help answer the question of how the virus jumped from animals to humans. Unlocking that mystery is essential to ultimately determining whether Covid-19 leaked from the lab or was transmitted to humans from animals in the wild...
Investigators both inside and outside the government have long sought genetic data from 22,000 virus samples that were being studied at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. That data was removed from the internet by Chinese officials in September 2019, and China has since refused to turn over this and other raw data on early coronavirus cases to the World Health Organization and the US.
The question for investigators is whether the WIV or other labs in China possessed virus samples or other contextual information that could help them trace the coronavirus' evolutionary history.
For now, senior intelligence officials still say that they are genuinely split between the two prevailing theories on the pandemic's origins, or some combination of both scenarios. CNN reported last month that senior Biden administration officials overseeing the 90-day review now believe the theory that the virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan is at least as credible as the possibility that it emerged naturally in the wild -- a dramatic shift from a year ago, when Democrats publicly downplayed the so-called lab leak theory.//
Source: CNN #Aug5
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/05/politics/covid-origins-genetic-data-wuhan-lab/index.html
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US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus – as soon as they can decipher it.
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Pro-democracy Singer Anthony Wong in Face of Political Suppression: "Sing on and Hang on, Hongkongers"
The authotities pressed charges on Hong Kong Cantopop star Anthony Wong and former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin for "corruption" in connection to the Legislative Council by-election in 2018.
The ICAC claimed that Wong sang two songs at a rally organised by Au, who later won the election.
In court on August 5, 2021, The defence lawyer emphasized that Wong was not paid for the performance.
The prosecution then changed their tone and agreed to offer no evidence against Wong and Au. In the end, the court decided that the two would be bound over for 18 months in the sum of HK$2,000. Wong's charges would then be dismissed.
As a Cantopop icon and celebrity, Wong has been outspoken for his pro-democracy stance; while Au is already in prison for charges in related to the pro-democracy movement. Au is also one of the 47 democrats accused of violating the #NationalSecurityLaw for participating in the pro-democracy camp primaries in 2020.
Outside the court, Anthony Wong responded to media inquiry with a Cantopop song called "Ask me" written by legendary lyricist James Wong in 1976. In the part sung by Wong, the lyrics goes: "No matter how right or how wrong I am, I will face the outcome wholeheartedly; facing the world, whatever it comes, I am being myself."
Wong then told Hongkongers to "sing on and hang on".
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Aug5
https://fb.watch/7bpd6k0e-3
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Pro-democracy Singer Anthony Wong in Face of Political Suppression: "Sing on and Hang on, Hongkongers"
The authotities pressed charges on Hong Kong Cantopop star Anthony Wong and former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin for "corruption" in connection to the Legislative Council by-election in 2018.
The ICAC claimed that Wong sang two songs at a rally organised by Au, who later won the election.
In court on August 5, 2021, The defence lawyer emphasized that Wong was not paid for the performance.
The prosecution then changed their tone and agreed to offer no evidence against Wong and Au. In the end, the court decided that the two would be bound over for 18 months in the sum of HK$2,000. Wong's charges would then be dismissed.
As a Cantopop icon and celebrity, Wong has been outspoken for his pro-democracy stance; while Au is already in prison for charges in related to the pro-democracy movement. Au is also one of the 47 democrats accused of violating the #NationalSecurityLaw for participating in the pro-democracy camp primaries in 2020.
Outside the court, Anthony Wong responded to media inquiry with a Cantopop song called "Ask me" written by legendary lyricist James Wong in 1976. In the part sung by Wong, the lyrics goes: "No matter how right or how wrong I am, I will face the outcome wholeheartedly; facing the world, whatever it comes, I am being myself."
Wong then told Hongkongers to "sing on and hang on".
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Aug5
https://fb.watch/7bpd6k0e-3
#Cantopop #AnthonyWong #AuNokHin #ICAC
#Map showing the missiles fired by China towards Taiwan
As of August 4, 2022, according to the Defence Ministry of Taiwan, China has launched 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles into waters near the northern, southern and eastern coasts of Taiwan, following U.S. house speaker #NancyPelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33083
One day ago on August 3, Japan's #DefenceMinistry also reported 9 ballistic missiles fired by China.
The image shows the trajectory and the landing location of the 9 ballistic missiles (see numbers) reported by Japan's Defence Ministry. The area in red indicated the affected territory in August 2022, while in grey was the area affected by China during the 1995-1996 cross-straits crisis.
Among them, 9 missiles were said to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (#EEZ), east of Taiwan, and 4 have flown over #Taiwan (see missiles no. 6-9 on the map)
Image: Pourqoui #Aug5
http://pourquoi.tw/?p=110367
As of August 4, 2022, according to the Defence Ministry of Taiwan, China has launched 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles into waters near the northern, southern and eastern coasts of Taiwan, following U.S. house speaker #NancyPelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33083
One day ago on August 3, Japan's #DefenceMinistry also reported 9 ballistic missiles fired by China.
The image shows the trajectory and the landing location of the 9 ballistic missiles (see numbers) reported by Japan's Defence Ministry. The area in red indicated the affected territory in August 2022, while in grey was the area affected by China during the 1995-1996 cross-straits crisis.
Among them, 9 missiles were said to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (#EEZ), east of Taiwan, and 4 have flown over #Taiwan (see missiles no. 6-9 on the map)
Image: Pourqoui #Aug5
http://pourquoi.tw/?p=110367