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Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
Former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng spoke to the press as she walked out of the Central Police Station in the evening of April 17. She was arrested by the police with more than ten pro-democracy figures.
Ng, aged 72, said it was her first time being arrested and it is important to reflect on whether human rights are respected in the existing public order ordinance.
When asked to comment on the rule of law in Hong Kong, Ng expressed that it has never been easy to safeguard the rule of law, since she practiced law.
Rather than arguing for the death of rule of law or not, Ng believes that what matters the most is whether the legal professionals are willing to "walk out or stand and fight".
Source: Stand News #Apr18
#MargaretNg Brings China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?
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Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
Former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng spoke to the press as she walked out of the Central Police Station in the evening of April 17. She was arrested by the police with more than ten pro-democracy figures.
Ng, aged 72, said it was her first time being arrested and it is important to reflect on whether human rights are respected in the existing public order ordinance.
When asked to comment on the rule of law in Hong Kong, Ng expressed that it has never been easy to safeguard the rule of law, since she practiced law.
Rather than arguing for the death of rule of law or not, Ng believes that what matters the most is whether the legal professionals are willing to "walk out or stand and fight".
Source: Stand News #Apr18
#MargaretNg Brings China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?
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Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barrister Margret Ng, the āfather of democracyā Martin Lee, Labour Party vice-chair Lee Cheuk-yan, Civil Human Rights Front vice-convener Figo Chan, legislators and activists Leung Kwok-hung, Au Nok-hin, Ho Chun-yan, Yeung Sam, Tsoi You-cheong, Raphael Wong Ho-ming and Ng Man-yuen...
According to Apple Daily, the mass arrest was in connection with the protests organised in 2019...
Source: Apple Daily #Apr18
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Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barrister Margret Ng, the āfather of democracyā Martin Lee, Labour Party vice-chair Lee Cheuk-yan, Civil Human Rights Front vice-convener Figo Chan, legislators and activists Leung Kwok-hung, Au Nok-hin, Ho Chun-yan, Yeung Sam, Tsoi You-cheong, Raphael Wong Ho-ming and Ng Man-yuen...
According to Apple Daily, the mass arrest was in connection with the protests organised in 2019...
Source: Apple Daily #Apr18
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Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis in Hong Kong
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barrister Margret Ng, the āfather of democracyā Martin Lee, Labour Party vice-chair Lee Cheuk-yan, Civil Human Rights Front vice-convener Figo Chan, legislators and activists Leung Kwok-hung, Au Nok-hin, Ho Chun-yan, Yeung Sam, Tsoi You-cheong, Raphael Wong Ho-ming and Ng Man-yuen.
The police also went to the residence of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, at 10am, with an intent to arrest him. Since Lai was not at home, the officers waited in the police car till around 12:30. Separately, they also went to the residence of renowned barrister Margret Ng for arrest.
According to Apple Daily, the mass arrest was in connection with two protests organized last year on 18 August and 1 October.
On 18 August 2019, a large group of civilians first gathered at Victoria Park and later dispersed in the direction of Causeway Bay and Central, by paralysing the roads nearby. Arrested activists like Lee Cheuk-yan, Jimmy Lai and Ho Sau-lan were being video-taped walking in neighboring area.
On 1 October, Hong Kong protesters called the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China a "national day of mourning". In defiance of a police ban on a march planned by Civil Human Rights Front, four democrats Lee Cheuk-yan, Ho Chun-yan, Leung Kwok-hung and Figo Chan, called for civilians to join the rally, in their personal capacity. On that day, riot police brutally suppressed protest activities that sprang up around Hong Kong, including shooting a live-round at a secondary school student at close distance.
Source: Apple Daily #Apr18
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#PoliticalRepression #PoliticalPersecution #MassArrest #HongKongProtests #Aug18 #Oct10
Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis in Hong Kong
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barrister Margret Ng, the āfather of democracyā Martin Lee, Labour Party vice-chair Lee Cheuk-yan, Civil Human Rights Front vice-convener Figo Chan, legislators and activists Leung Kwok-hung, Au Nok-hin, Ho Chun-yan, Yeung Sam, Tsoi You-cheong, Raphael Wong Ho-ming and Ng Man-yuen.
The police also went to the residence of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, at 10am, with an intent to arrest him. Since Lai was not at home, the officers waited in the police car till around 12:30. Separately, they also went to the residence of renowned barrister Margret Ng for arrest.
According to Apple Daily, the mass arrest was in connection with two protests organized last year on 18 August and 1 October.
On 18 August 2019, a large group of civilians first gathered at Victoria Park and later dispersed in the direction of Causeway Bay and Central, by paralysing the roads nearby. Arrested activists like Lee Cheuk-yan, Jimmy Lai and Ho Sau-lan were being video-taped walking in neighboring area.
On 1 October, Hong Kong protesters called the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China a "national day of mourning". In defiance of a police ban on a march planned by Civil Human Rights Front, four democrats Lee Cheuk-yan, Ho Chun-yan, Leung Kwok-hung and Figo Chan, called for civilians to join the rally, in their personal capacity. On that day, riot police brutally suppressed protest activities that sprang up around Hong Kong, including shooting a live-round at a secondary school student at close distance.
Source: Apple Daily #Apr18
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Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barristerā¦
Mass Arrest and Political Repression of Pro-democracy Heavyweights During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong Police arrested over 10 pro-democracy legislators and activists on charges of illegal assembly. The arrested include barristerā¦
#CoronavirusPandemic #WuhanPneumonia
Shock photos inside Wuhan lab in China which stores 1,500 virus strains
//Pictures from inside Wuhanās secretive Institute of Virology show a broken seal on the door of one of the refrigerators used to hold 1,500 different strains of virus ā including the bat coronavirus which has jumped to humans with such devastating effect.
The pictures, first released by the state-owned China Daily newspaper in 2018, were published on Twitter last month, before being deleted. One comment attached read: āI have seen better seals on my refrigerator in my kitchen.ā//
Source: Daily Mail #Apr18
Shock photos inside Wuhan lab in China which stores 1,500 virus strains
//Pictures from inside Wuhanās secretive Institute of Virology show a broken seal on the door of one of the refrigerators used to hold 1,500 different strains of virus ā including the bat coronavirus which has jumped to humans with such devastating effect.
The pictures, first released by the state-owned China Daily newspaper in 2018, were published on Twitter last month, before being deleted. One comment attached read: āI have seen better seals on my refrigerator in my kitchen.ā//
Source: Daily Mail #Apr18
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Civiliansā solidarity is perhaps the real trigger of mass arrest targeting democratic activists
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Civiliansā solidarity is perhaps the real trigger of mass arrest targeting democratic activists
On August 18, 2019, in defiance of the police's Letter of Objection, a massive number of protesters showed up at the Civil Human Rights Frontās assembly, called to condemn police brutality. They waited peacefully for hours to get into Victoria Park, so an official number of participants could be properly calculated, showing solidarity and a shared quest to safeguard democracy in Hong Kong. Once entered the park, they leave gradually towards Admiralty direction which marked the first-ever assembly in water-flow format in Hong Kong.
In August, many protests ended up in severe collisions between black-clad protesters and riot police, except this one on August 18 which closed peacefully without any confrontations. Before the rally was commenced, a black-clad young man stood in solitude in the Victoria Park with a handwritten banner held up in his hands that read: "Thank you for backing us up, although you may not fully agree us. The Pacifists and the Valiants will not divide.ā A middle-aged man went up to him and hugged him. Moments later, the Internet was rocked with a picture showing this scene.
A number of 1.7 million civilians attended the assembly, with many of them stood persistently in pouring rainfall, determined to enter Victoria Park, not showing a sign of agitation. In the evening, some protesters stay-guarded on Harcourt Road and eventually they left peacefully as riot police was not engaged to disperse the crowd.
Strictly speaking, as many as 1.7 million civilians attended the illegal assembly on August 18 which perhaps is what makes the police to rake things up again by arresting the pro-democracy figureheads on April 18, 2020.
Source: TG Channel Weather JJ
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#HongKongProtests #Authoritarianism
Civiliansā solidarity is perhaps the real trigger of mass arrest targeting democratic activists
On August 18, 2019, in defiance of the police's Letter of Objection, a massive number of protesters showed up at the Civil Human Rights Frontās assembly, called to condemn police brutality. They waited peacefully for hours to get into Victoria Park, so an official number of participants could be properly calculated, showing solidarity and a shared quest to safeguard democracy in Hong Kong. Once entered the park, they leave gradually towards Admiralty direction which marked the first-ever assembly in water-flow format in Hong Kong.
In August, many protests ended up in severe collisions between black-clad protesters and riot police, except this one on August 18 which closed peacefully without any confrontations. Before the rally was commenced, a black-clad young man stood in solitude in the Victoria Park with a handwritten banner held up in his hands that read: "Thank you for backing us up, although you may not fully agree us. The Pacifists and the Valiants will not divide.ā A middle-aged man went up to him and hugged him. Moments later, the Internet was rocked with a picture showing this scene.
A number of 1.7 million civilians attended the assembly, with many of them stood persistently in pouring rainfall, determined to enter Victoria Park, not showing a sign of agitation. In the evening, some protesters stay-guarded on Harcourt Road and eventually they left peacefully as riot police was not engaged to disperse the crowd.
Strictly speaking, as many as 1.7 million civilians attended the illegal assembly on August 18 which perhaps is what makes the police to rake things up again by arresting the pro-democracy figureheads on April 18, 2020.
Source: TG Channel Weather JJ
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Another Student Unionās IG Account Hacked And Political Commentary Removed
Further to the Instagram page of HKUST Studentsā Union Editorial Board being hacked on Tuesday (April 14), another studentsā organization encountered similar predicament, as the IG page of Social Science Association of HKU Studentsā Union (@ssshkusu) was hacked at midnight on Saturday (April 18). The Association has soon recovered its IG account to find that some touchy political comment posts being removed.
Source: Stand News
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Instagram Account of The Editorial Board of HKUST Studentsā Union Was Hacked And Linked to A Chinese Domain
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#Apr18 #WhiteTerror #Hacking #HKUST #HKU
Further to the Instagram page of HKUST Studentsā Union Editorial Board being hacked on Tuesday (April 14), another studentsā organization encountered similar predicament, as the IG page of Social Science Association of HKU Studentsā Union (@ssshkusu) was hacked at midnight on Saturday (April 18). The Association has soon recovered its IG account to find that some touchy political comment posts being removed.
Source: Stand News
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Instagram Account of The Editorial Board of HKUST Studentsā Union Was Hacked And Linked to A Chinese Domain
The Editorial Board of HKUST Studentsā Union has issued a statement on 15 April regarding their Instagram Page (hkustsu.eb) was hacked. The hackerā¦
The Editorial Board of HKUST Studentsā Union has issued a statement on 15 April regarding their Instagram Page (hkustsu.eb) was hacked. The hackerā¦
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United States Attorney General Releases Statement Condemning the Arrests of Pro-Democracy Activists in Hong Kong
Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:
"I condemn the latest assault on the rule of law and the liberty of the people of Hong Kong. These events show how antithetical the values of the Chinese Communist Party are to those we share in Western liberal democracies.
These actions ā along with its malign influence activity and industrial espionage here in the United States ā demonstrate once again that the Chinese Communist Party cannot be trusted."
Source: U.S. Department of Justice #Apr18
United States Attorney General Releases Statement Condemning the Arrests of Pro-Democracy Activists in Hong Kong
Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:
"I condemn the latest assault on the rule of law and the liberty of the people of Hong Kong. These events show how antithetical the values of the Chinese Communist Party are to those we share in Western liberal democracies.
These actions ā along with its malign influence activity and industrial espionage here in the United States ā demonstrate once again that the Chinese Communist Party cannot be trusted."
Source: U.S. Department of Justice #Apr18
Who is John Lee?: Sole Candidate in Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Election
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
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Who is John Lee?: Sole Candidate in Hong Kong's #ChiefExecutive Election
//Hong Kongās former chief secretary #JohnLee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday, April 15, 2022. The 64-year-old is the sole hopeful in the small-circle election scheduled for May 8, 2022. Lee is on track to be elected as the next chief executive by the 1,462 Election Committee members he vetted last year.
Leeās appointment by 0.02 per cent of the population will mark the first time a former police officer assumes leadership of the city. Known for his hardline approach since he took the helm of the Security Bureau in September 2017, Leeās tenure saw the 2019 protests and the subsequent enactment of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
He gained an unprecedented promotion last June to the second-highest role in the administration, where he was entrusted to chair a powerful committee to ensure election candidates were Chinese patriots.
In response to accusations that frontline police had failed to display their warrant cards, making it difficult for people to file complaints against the force, Lee said on June 19, 2010, "The design of the uniform leaves no space for displaying the police officerās number.ā
...Lee at the time called on journalists to distance themselves from āevil elementsā who ādamaged press freedom.ā
On June 17, 2021, Lee condemned journalists from #AppleDaily and #StandNews:
"Ordinary journalists are different from themā¦ [for] anyone who tries to use journalistic work as a shield to engage in crimes endangering national security, the SAR government must use the strictest measures to clamp down [on them]. ā//
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Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
#Regime #SmallCircleElection #ChiefExecutiveElection #NationalSecurityLaw
//Hong Kongās former chief secretary #JohnLee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday, April 15, 2022. The 64-year-old is the sole hopeful in the small-circle election scheduled for May 8, 2022. Lee is on track to be elected as the next chief executive by the 1,462 Election Committee members he vetted last year.
Leeās appointment by 0.02 per cent of the population will mark the first time a former police officer assumes leadership of the city. Known for his hardline approach since he took the helm of the Security Bureau in September 2017, Leeās tenure saw the 2019 protests and the subsequent enactment of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
He gained an unprecedented promotion last June to the second-highest role in the administration, where he was entrusted to chair a powerful committee to ensure election candidates were Chinese patriots.
In response to accusations that frontline police had failed to display their warrant cards, making it difficult for people to file complaints against the force, Lee said on June 19, 2010, "The design of the uniform leaves no space for displaying the police officerās number.ā
...Lee at the time called on journalists to distance themselves from āevil elementsā who ādamaged press freedom.ā
On June 17, 2021, Lee condemned journalists from #AppleDaily and #StandNews:
"Ordinary journalists are different from themā¦ [for] anyone who tries to use journalistic work as a shield to engage in crimes endangering national security, the SAR government must use the strictest measures to clamp down [on them]. ā//
Read more:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/18/who-is-john-lee-12-quotes-from-hong-kongs-unopposed-leadership-hopeful/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Apr18
#Regime #SmallCircleElection #ChiefExecutiveElection #NationalSecurityLaw
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Who is John Lee? 12 quotes from Hong Kongās unopposed leadership hopeful
Hong Kongās former chief secretary John Lee has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next monthās leadership race after he submitted 786 nominations on Wednesday. The 64-year-oldā¦