Facing National Security Charges, Pro-democracy Youth Calls on Hongkongers to "Confront, Challenge and Defeat Fear" Together
In Hong Kong, the convenor of #StudentPoliticism #WongYatChin, together with two former members of the pro-democracy group, were arrested by the police on September 20, 2021. They were charged with breaching the #NationalSecurityLaw by "conspiring to subverting the state".
On the afternoon of September 21, 2021, Wong and former secretary #ChanChinSum were mentioned in court. Wong through his attorney wished Hongkongers a peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival and asked everyone to stay safe.
Wong said, "perhaps this is the test bestowed on me by the era. Hope that we can all live out our life bravely and courageously. May we confront, challenge and defeat fear together."
Source: InMedia #Sept21
Photo: Michael Ho (Taken on June 4, 2021)
https://www.facebook.com/1474101479504603/posts/2992075144373888/
#MoonFestival
#MidAutumnFestival #Court #PoliticalProsecution #Solidarity
In Hong Kong, the convenor of #StudentPoliticism #WongYatChin, together with two former members of the pro-democracy group, were arrested by the police on September 20, 2021. They were charged with breaching the #NationalSecurityLaw by "conspiring to subverting the state".
On the afternoon of September 21, 2021, Wong and former secretary #ChanChinSum were mentioned in court. Wong through his attorney wished Hongkongers a peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival and asked everyone to stay safe.
Wong said, "perhaps this is the test bestowed on me by the era. Hope that we can all live out our life bravely and courageously. May we confront, challenge and defeat fear together."
Source: InMedia #Sept21
Photo: Michael Ho (Taken on June 4, 2021)
https://www.facebook.com/1474101479504603/posts/2992075144373888/
#MoonFestival
#MidAutumnFestival #Court #PoliticalProsecution #Solidarity
Mid Autumn Festival 2021: May we share the same moon, no matter where we are
September 21, 2021 marks this year's mid-autumn festival, a day that symbolizes reunion.
For many Hongkongers, it proves to be difficult in the context of 2021.
"Though a thousand miles apart,
May we share in this beautiful sight,
Under the waning moon we wait,
Until she shines again, so full and bright"
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Wishing our readers peace on this Mid Autumn festival, from all of us at #BeWater HK.
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Source: Ah To #Sept21
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=417583549736343&id=100044541035098
#Art #LionRock #MoonFestival
#MidAutumnFestival
September 21, 2021 marks this year's mid-autumn festival, a day that symbolizes reunion.
For many Hongkongers, it proves to be difficult in the context of 2021.
"Though a thousand miles apart,
May we share in this beautiful sight,
Under the waning moon we wait,
Until she shines again, so full and bright"
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Wishing our readers peace on this Mid Autumn festival, from all of us at #BeWater HK.
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Source: Ah To #Sept21
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=417583549736343&id=100044541035098
#Art #LionRock #MoonFestival
#MidAutumnFestival
FAITH found on Mid-Autumn Festival
On the late evening of mid-Autumn festival on September 21, 2021, Mr Yin set off with his family to #FaiNgoShan (Kowloon Peak) to look at the full moon.
Approaching the "Suicide Wall", they saw a couple of citizens holding neon lights that read #Faith.
Yin took these photos with his mobile phone and shared the "Faith" he found on his Facebook.
Source: 寄寓記語 #Sept21
https://www.facebook.com/寄寓記語-102393808857815/
#Hongkonger #HongKongMatter #HongKongNews #HongKongPanda #Share
On the late evening of mid-Autumn festival on September 21, 2021, Mr Yin set off with his family to #FaiNgoShan (Kowloon Peak) to look at the full moon.
Approaching the "Suicide Wall", they saw a couple of citizens holding neon lights that read #Faith.
Yin took these photos with his mobile phone and shared the "Faith" he found on his Facebook.
Source: 寄寓記語 #Sept21
https://www.facebook.com/寄寓記語-102393808857815/
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#WhiteTerror
Hong Kong Radio host #HughChiverton disappears from airwaves, #RTHK refuses to comment
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Sept21
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Hong Kong Radio host #HughChiverton disappears from airwaves, #RTHK refuses to comment
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Sept21
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Hong Kong Radio host #HughChiverton disappears from airwaves, #RTHK refuses to comment
//RTHK has refused to comment on the whereabouts of its English-language radio presenter Hugh Chiverton after he disappeared from the airwaves without explanation over two weeks ago.
He last hosted the Backchat morning show on RTHK 3 on September 3. However, the episode remains missing from the online archive.
The topic of the programme was “#CivilSociety” and included former City University academic Joseph Cheng, Dr Lim Tai-wei of the National University of Singapore and Dr Eugene Chan – president of the Association of Hong Kong Professionals and a former RTHK board chairman.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Chiverton “was told he received an instruction that he could no longer host the programme anymore” following the civil society episode.
Chiverton’s disappearance from #Backchat is the latest controversy since a new Director of Broadcasting with no previous media experience took the helm in March. Since then, RTHK has also scrubbed its online archives, purged its Twitter account, launched a chat show hosted by Lam, and issued directives to staff to use Beijing-approved wording.
Lam has also announced a partnership between the broadcaster and Chinese state media CCTV to air more mainland-produced shows to instil a sense of patriotism among Hong Kong viewers...//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Sept21
Read full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/09/21/radio-3-host-hugh-chiverton-disappears-from-airwaves-rthk-refuses-to-comment
#Censorship #Disappearance
Hong Kong Radio host #HughChiverton disappears from airwaves, #RTHK refuses to comment
//RTHK has refused to comment on the whereabouts of its English-language radio presenter Hugh Chiverton after he disappeared from the airwaves without explanation over two weeks ago.
He last hosted the Backchat morning show on RTHK 3 on September 3. However, the episode remains missing from the online archive.
The topic of the programme was “#CivilSociety” and included former City University academic Joseph Cheng, Dr Lim Tai-wei of the National University of Singapore and Dr Eugene Chan – president of the Association of Hong Kong Professionals and a former RTHK board chairman.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Chiverton “was told he received an instruction that he could no longer host the programme anymore” following the civil society episode.
Chiverton’s disappearance from #Backchat is the latest controversy since a new Director of Broadcasting with no previous media experience took the helm in March. Since then, RTHK has also scrubbed its online archives, purged its Twitter account, launched a chat show hosted by Lam, and issued directives to staff to use Beijing-approved wording.
Lam has also announced a partnership between the broadcaster and Chinese state media CCTV to air more mainland-produced shows to instil a sense of patriotism among Hong Kong viewers...//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Sept21
Read full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/09/21/radio-3-host-hugh-chiverton-disappears-from-airwaves-rthk-refuses-to-comment
#Censorship #Disappearance
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Radio 3 host Hugh Chiverton disappears from airwaves, RTHK refuses to comment
RTHK has refused to comment on the whereabouts of its English-language radio presenter Hugh Chiverton after he disappeared from the airwaves without explanation over two weeks ago. He last hosted t…
#FailedState #1S1C
Carrie Lam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to “Regularize” Real Estate in Hong Kong
Source: Stand News #Sept21
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Carrie Lam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to “Regularize” Real Estate in Hong Kong
Source: Stand News #Sept21
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#CarrieLam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to “Regularize” Real Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Carrie Lam met the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on the morning of September 21, 2021 and was asked about a Reuters report published the previous Friday, Septrmber 17, 2021, regarding Beijing’s pressure on Hong Kong property developers.
At first, she said that “I cannot confirm nor comment on this since they are all rumors.” She followed by saying that Beijing is very concerned about the livelihood of Hong Kong people. After they have “improved” the election system, they hope to enhance the effectiveness of the SAR’s governance. “After improving its effectiveness, of course they would want to help solve problems for the public.”
She added that the housing issue has been substantially adjusted by the current government, and now the remaining issue is the land issue.
“The current issue is a land problem. It is true that the developers have some privately own land, but when it is necessary, public powers can be exercised to recover some of these lands to develop public housing. Thus, solving a problem that has been bothering the city for a long time.”
#Beijing #RealEstateMandate
#Economy #Finance #PropertyMarket #HongKongMarket #CCPRules
Source: Stand News #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3m0SV2n
#CarrieLam is unable to confirm whether Beijing has issued a new mandate to “Regularize” Real Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Carrie Lam met the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on the morning of September 21, 2021 and was asked about a Reuters report published the previous Friday, Septrmber 17, 2021, regarding Beijing’s pressure on Hong Kong property developers.
At first, she said that “I cannot confirm nor comment on this since they are all rumors.” She followed by saying that Beijing is very concerned about the livelihood of Hong Kong people. After they have “improved” the election system, they hope to enhance the effectiveness of the SAR’s governance. “After improving its effectiveness, of course they would want to help solve problems for the public.”
She added that the housing issue has been substantially adjusted by the current government, and now the remaining issue is the land issue.
“The current issue is a land problem. It is true that the developers have some privately own land, but when it is necessary, public powers can be exercised to recover some of these lands to develop public housing. Thus, solving a problem that has been bothering the city for a long time.”
#Beijing #RealEstateMandate
#Economy #Finance #PropertyMarket #HongKongMarket #CCPRules
Source: Stand News #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3m0SV2n
#WhiteTerror
Another Civil Society Organisation Disbanded in Hong Kong, folliwing National Security Police's Inquiry
Source: InMedia #Sept21
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Another Civil Society Organisation Disbanded in Hong Kong, folliwing National Security Police's Inquiry
Source: InMedia #Sept21
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#MadeinChina #Surveillance
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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#MadeinChina #Surveillance
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Reuters
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.