Big V’s speech being banned: Ren, Ze-Ping, the Chinese famous economist, speech being banned for involving publication of “printing money to encourage births”

Source: RFA #Jan13

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Big V’s speech being banned: Ren, Ze-Ping, the Chinese famous economist, speech being banned for involving publication of “printing money to encourage births”

Ren, Ze-Ping, the Chinese famous economist published the theory of “printing money to encourage births” which asserted the Central Bank to print 2 trillion RMB and spend 10 years’ time to encourage the society to birth 50 million babies to solve the labour and economic problem in China nowadays, the relevant speech triggered tremendous dispute. Chinese media found on Wednesday that Ren’s weibo and weixin public account were banned. Some analysis thought that his speech not only unassisted to solve the economic problem in China and would affect the stability of the society.

Ren, Ze-Ping, the former Heng Da Group Chief Economist who has 3,756,000 fans published the the theory of “printing money to encourage births” which asserted disputes. China media found on Wednesday that his weibo account showed “the account was in the status of being banned speech because of violating relevant laws and regulations” and his weixin public account, “ze-ping macroscopic” was banned as well. According to the report from Securities Times, Ren Ze-ping’s weibo and weixin public’s speech were banned two weeks, and other accounts from alternative media platforms were not affected.

Analysis: speech not only unassisted to solve the economic problem in China but also influences society stability

China Finance scholar pointed out that nowadays the economic downward pressure is very big and the Trioka which pulls economic growth (i.e. consumption, investment and import & export) lost their power, in addition with the severe trend of population aging, the eligible labour force is far behind the expectation from external general anticipation. But he thought the speech of Ren not only unassisted to solve the current problem and influences the society stability of China.

Source: RFA #Jan13

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/baby-01132022062917.html

#RenZePing #Economic #Banned #Weibo #Weixin

#PressFreedom
US-funded news service suspends Cantonese commentary over National Security “redlines”

#FreedomofSpeech #NSL

Source: Radio France Internationale; #Feb10

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US-funded news service suspends Cantonese commentary over National Security “redlines”

US-funded news outlet Radio Free Asia (#RFA) has announced the suspension of its Cantonese programmes and commentaries, citing concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong and the “red lines” of the national security law.

“Given the dire situation in Hong Kong, locally-based commentators and hosts face increased risks. It has been clear over the past year that the ‘national security red lines’ are everywhere in Hong Kong,” the memo read. “The freedom of speech accorded to commentators and hosts under Hong Kong’s basic law is not protected by Hong Kong and Chinese laws.”

The broadcasts would be suspended from March 1 “until further notice”.

Founded in 1996, RFA is a non-profit news service funded by the US government to provide news about events in Asia. The outlet publishes in nine languages – including Burmese, Khmer, Korean, Uyghur and Vietnamese.

Source: Radio France Internationale; #Feb10
https://www.rfi.fr/tw/中國/20220210-指-國安紅線-無處不在-自由亞洲-撤香港本地評論節目

#PressFreedom #FreedomofSpeech #NSL

#AcademicFreedom
U.S. LGBTQ scholar denied visa to Hong Kong, possibly due to ties with Human Rights Watch

Source: RFI #Feb02

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U.S. LGBTQ scholar denied visa to Hong Kong, possibly due to ties with Human Rights Watch

U.S. law scholar Ryan Thoreson, who studies the social and legal issues of #LGBTQ, was denied having a teaching visa from the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) as a tenured Assistant Professor. The scholar did not receive any reason for the denial.

Read related article
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32082

As there was no official explanation, Ryan Thoreson could not say whether it was because of his ties with Hong Kong Watch. "I don't think my studies have special criticisms on China as my main focus is on LGBTQ rights."

RFI said that the incident increased concerns about academic freedom in Hong Kong.

#RyanThoreson #HongKongWatch #AcademicFreedom

Source: RFI #Feb02

https://bit.ly/3GJVdej

Due to the raise of Covid cases in Hong Kong, the government straightens epidemic measures.

#Covid19 #VaccinePass #GroupGatheringLimit #GoHKgraphics

Dear friends,

We are now moving to another channel for Guardians of Hong Kong (GoHK): https://t.me/BeWaterHK

The current and the new channel will update at the same time for at least 3 months to see the situation.

Guardians of Hong Kong

#PressFreedom
Hong Kong democracy and media freedom has ‘entered endgame’

The fight for democracy and media freedom in Hong Kong feels like it has “entered its endgame”, after a year of crackdowns, arrests and forced closures of outlets, the International Federation for Journalists (#IFJ) said.

Read IFJ report : Lights Out - Is this the End of Press Freedom in Hong Kong
https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/hong-kong-ifj-report-documents-dire-status-of-hong-kongs-media.html

In a report on the ongoing threats to the press in Hong Kong, titled Lights Out, the IFJ called on governments to offer support and pathways for Hong Kong journalists seeking to flee the city and find refuge to keep working.

Read full article
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/hong-kong-democracy-and-media-freedom-has-entered-endgame

Source: The Guardian; #Feb10

Pro-democracy Dessert Shop Attacked by Men in Black; 1 Arrested While 4 on the Loose

#YellowEconomy #Assult #CCP

Sources: InMedia, Hk9cake; #Feb13

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Pro-democracy Dessert Shop Attacked by Men in Black; 1 Arrested While 4 on the Loose

Hk9cake, a dessert shop in Kwai Chung Plaza was been ransacked in late evening on February 12, with five people clothed in black barging into the shop with plastic rods, and attacking two employees, who were cleaning the shop at the time. The two employees had fallen down during the attack.

A 30-year-old employee surnamed Tai had injuries on his hands and head, while the other 24-year-old employee surnamed Ho had injuries on the back and head.

A 38-year-old man had injuries on his hands while attempting to put a stop to the attack. They were sent to Princess Margaret Hospital to be treated.

Watch the secutity camera footage released by the dessert shop
https://youtu.be/NR5ZxYZSUo4

The Police intercepted at 37-year-old man surnamed Keung, who was sent to the hospital after he reported injuries to his foot.

After initial investigations, the Police has arrested Keung on charges of wounding. The case is being followed up by Kwai Tsing District Investigation Team Four. Four people are still on the loose.

#Hk9cake posted on their social media on Saturday night, stating that at around 10pm, two employees were attacked by five people clothed in black. The employees suffered bone fractures and were bleeding, and were sent to the hospital.

Hk9cake also stated that pro-Beijing supporters had instigated a verbal confrontation earlier at noon, and were suspected of stepping into the shop’s boundaries in the afternoon.

They asked for the public to provide information regarding the attack, and promised a reward for their troubles. The shop remains closed until an unspecified date.

Hk9cake was opened by #AhLong (阿龍), an engineer arrested during the protests, in July 2020. The shop sells soufflé pancakes, and had organised several “limtied-edition shop manager days” to support those arrested in the protests.

#YellowEconomy #Assult #CCP

Sources: InMedia, Hk9cake; #Feb13
https://bit.ly/3GFE4CE

Scott Morrison's WeChat account suspected of being hacked, MPs call for boycott over election interference

Source: RFA #Jan24

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Scott Morrison's WeChat account suspected of being hacked, MPs call for boycott over election interference

Australian media reported on Monday (24th January) that Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat official account was suspected of being hacked and turned into a pro-Beijing account “Aohua Xinshenghuo (Australian Chinese New Life)”. His WeChat team has been unable to log in since the beginning of the year. Its 76,000 followers were notified to quit following old accounts. Some parliamentarians believe this is China's interference in Australia's internal affairs in an election year, and call on Australian politicians to boycott WeChat.

The abnormality of Morrison's WeChat public account was first reported by The Daily Telegraph. It was pointed out that earlier this month, Morrison's official WeChat account had been renamed “Aohua Xinshenghuo” and his profile picture had been changed. The account description was now "providing life information for overseas Chinese in Australia".

Source: RFA #Jan24

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/au-wechat-01242022053954.html

#Australia #AustralianPM #ScottMorrison #WeChat #hacking #ChinaInterference #boycott #AustralianElection #OverseasChinese

#LifeBoat
UK Government considering proposals to expand #BNO scheme for Hong Kong youngsters born after 1997

#ChrisPatten #BNO #UK

Source: Radio France Asia Cantonese; #Feb11

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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

#CCPCensorship
Ending of Fight Club Restored in China

#FightClub, a 1999-film directed by #DavidFincher and starred by #BradPitt and #EdwardNorton, was streamed by #TencentVideo in China but with a very different ending. The change of ending to satisfy Chinese censorship has created backlash from film fans around the world.

Finally, the Chinese streaming platform restored the original ending to the film, instead of telling the viewers that the police had "rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals."

Source: RFA #Feb8
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/end-02082022040540.html

#Hollywood #Cinema

#Arrest #Sedition
Singer activist Tommy Yuen arrested under National Security Law

Sources: Inmediahk, Luminant, RTHK; #Feb15

#TommyYuen #NSL #MoneyLaundering

#Arrest #Sedition
Singer activist Tommy Yuen arrested under National Security Law

Tommy Yuen Man-on was arrested in the morning of February 15 by the Hong Kong national security on suspicion of sedition and money laundering.

In a press briefing, the police said the 41-year-old singer was arrested over content he published on social media since last September that incites hatred towards the government, the police and judges.

The Senior superintendent of the force’s national security unit, also accused the singer of smearing the government’s Covid policies, and singing a song that contains a banned protest slogan during an online concert.

Yuen, a former member of boyband E-kids, has been an activist supporting the pro-democracy camp over the past few years and at the height of the 2019 social unrest.

He had actively participated in the city's political events, including the Human Rights Day Rally on December 8, 2019, where he led the protest march.

Sources: Inmediahk, Luminant, RTHK; #Feb15
https://bit.ly/3sNZqZQ

#TommyYuen #NSL #MoneyLaundering

Washington is getting China wrong

Evergrande group, one of China’s largest property developers, is tottering on the brink of bankruptcy. Its founder, Hui Ka Yan, is scrounging to find the cash to meet payments on the $300 billion his company owes. Beijing has warned local officials to prepare for possible fallout if the gargantuan firm collapses. Around the world, financial analysts are wondering if Evergrande is China’s “Lehman moment,” the starting gun for a destructive wave of defaults that could take down the nation’s banks and set back the country’s—and the world’s—already shaky recovery from the pandemic-induced economic downturn.

Source: The Atlantic #Oct11

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/10/evergrande-china-us/620360/

#Washington #China #Evergrande #Economic #Beijing

#PressFreedom
Hong Kong Police Commissioner: Media cannot claim themselves as not having intention to incite with a disclaimer

#NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #PoliceState #Censorship #WhiteTerror #Oppression

Source: Inmedia #Jan29

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