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#ChinesePneumonia
Chinese visitors afraid of outbreak in China seek visa extension to stay in HK; Another HK-China frequent traveller Contracts Coronavirus

Crowds of Chinese mainlanders appeared at the Immigration Building for visa extension as the counter for the last batch of visas applicants under the Individual Travel Scheme will close on February 7.

A visitor from Anhui, China said that the outbreak in his hometown is severe, and local traffic has been paralyzed. He plans to extend his visa so that he can stay in Hong Kong for a longer period.

On the same day, a new confirmed case of Coronavirus was reported in Hong Kong. The patient is a 58-year-old man who resides in Zhuhai and Hong Kong and travels in between Macau and Hong Kong for work. He has a fever in Zhuhai on Feb 4 and entered Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Feb 5. He took the Airport bus to Sheung Shui and a taxi to seek medical treatment at a private clinic and the North District Hospital.

Source: NOW news#Feb7
News on Whistleblower Dr. Li 's death suddenly withdrawn in China's Internet, queries among netizens suspecting “political resuscitation” to deflect public anger

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Source: Weibo #Feb7
Protest-friendly Restaurant Distributes Masks in Hope to Repay Citizen’s Support for Yellow Economic Circle

Several branches of a restaurant chain (光榮冰室) were distributing masks to citizens outside their stores, hoping to fight the epidemic together. During the distribution outside their restaurants, there were long queues with mostly elderly citizens. They had to stop citizens from joining the queue in the evening since there were only limited number of masks, however, many citizens still insisted on waiting in line. The restaurant owner decided to increase the number of masks to be distributed, hoping to satisfy more citizens in need.

The owner told the reporters that his restaurant has won the support of many Hong Kong citizens during the anti-extradition movement, he was hoping that the money he earned can be given back to the community. He also mentioned that he was able to order 300,000 masks for distribution.

Source: USP United Social Press

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The Plight of Medical Workers in Hong Kong: Risking Their Lives to Save Lives Amidst Mask Shortage

On Feb 7, the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (#HKEA) hoped to meet the Hospital Authority (HA) managenent to demand adequate supply of protective equipment and the complete closure of Hong Kong-China borders.

The management refused to meet the frontline medical workers, even when one of their employees had fainted.

Source: Stand News #Feb7
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Passengers Entering Hong Kong from China Say in Mandarin They Won't Follow Self-Quarantine Rule as They are "Not Sick"

The Hong Kong Government has been enforcing the 14-day self-quarantine measure since Feb 8. Many people from China rushed through Shenzhen Bay port to enter Hong Kong on Feb 7 before the "deadline". The Shenzhen Bay Port was crowded.

When entering Hong Kong, people speaking only Mandarin said that as they were "not sick", self-segregation would not be unnecessary and they would not follow such rule.

Ms. Zeng, who came from Jiangmen, Guangdong in China, said, “I drove over alone today, as the public transportation in China has stopped.” Ms. Zeng wanted to stay in China for a few more days, but as she learned that Hong Kong is preparing to implement new anti-epidemic measures, she immediately went to Hong Kong with her two sons. She visits China on every public holiday and she criticized the government’s new proposals. "Isn’t China advocating 14-day quarantine at home? I didn’t go there. China is well sealed! You see, there are many human contacts".

When asked about the customs clearance dispute, she thinks it was enough to block people from Hubei. And as she was from Guangdong, there is no need for her to be quarantined. She even pointed out that it was unnecessary to quarantine for 14 days and for home quarantine persons to wear electronic tracking bracelets. Data show that Guangdong has the second most diagnosed cases after Hubei Province in China.

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https://telegra.ph/Putonghua-citizens-from-China-dont-think-wearing-electronic-bracelets-is-unnecessary-02-17

Source: Apple Daily #Feb7
https://bit.ly/2Hxtl0V

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Mafia state: Hong Kong Police allegedly feasted with mob bosses

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Next Magazine revealed that on #Feb7, high-level officials of the Hong Kong Police Force booked a room for a banquet in a Chinese cuisine restaurant in Whampoa, Hong Kong.

The crowd included Chief Superintendents John Tse Chun-Chung, Kwok Ka-Chuen as well as Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-Cheng of the Police Public Relations Branch. In the same evening, 3 mob bosses of the Hong Kong-based Triad group the "14K" entered the room next to the police's.

According to the report, the restaurant had only very few customers that night, as opposed to being usually crowded with bustle staff running around in normal days.

A notice which read “Durians for our guests” was stuck onto the door of one banquet room. The 14K mob boss “Peter” entered the room next door short after the police officers entered the room.

When asked about the incident, the restaurant said the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, instead of the Public Relations Branch, of the police made the booking for the banquet. The restaurant staff refused to answer any other question.

During the dinner, a staff member took a few bottles of champagne into the room, where laughter and screaming could be heard subsequently.

On a press conference, the police condemned the report, describing it as canard and chicanery. They explained the banquet was privately-held, and the officers involved need not work afterwards. They didn’t have any knowledge about the identity of other customers in the restaurant nor had any contact with them.

Source: New Magazine, Stand News

Editor’s note: In Chinese restaurants, especially in Hong Kong, owing to limited space, rooms could usually be combined if needed.
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Radio Host in Hong Kong Arrested by National Security Police for the Second time, Accused of “Acting with a Seditious Intention”

Source: Stand News #Feb7

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Radio Host in Hong Kong Arrested by National Security Police for the Second time, Accused of “Acting with a Seditious Intention”

In November 2020, 'Giggs' Wan Yiu-sing, a #D100Radio host, was accused by the Hong Kong police of "money laundering and providing funds in secession of the country" through organising a crowdfunding project to cover educational costs for protestors who left Hong Kong to Taiwan.

#Giggs was granted bail after the arrest. However, on Feb 7, 2021, he was arrested by the National Security Police again for the violation of section 10 of the Crimes Ordinance “act with a seditious intention”. His case has been scheduled to be trialed on Monday, Feb 8, 2021, at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts.

During his arrest in November 2020, the Hong Kong police indicated that Giggs, his wife and assistant were all arrested by the National Security Department for "money laundering and providing financial help to others in secessions of the country".

Giggs organised a crowdfunding project on social media to provide financial aid to prp-democracy activists who had left Hong Kong, and provided his bank account information to collect funds. Upon further investigation, said the police, the arrest was made because they discovered the funds were "unlawfully appropriated and mishandled by the arrestees", and that the funds were going to help individuals and organisations that were involved in secession of the country.

Giggs first introduced his crowdfunding project in his radio show on Feb 22, 2020. He said, a lot of young activists were being charged because of their involvement in the Anti-ELAB movement, and some of them decided to move to Taiwan. He said, “We can’t just give them up. Hong Kongers are responsible for helping our own comrades” He also hoped not to put that responsibility on Taiwan’s shoulders. Giggs emphasised that the project was not intended to encourage, direct others to abscond or to tell activists to escape from legal responsibilities by leaving Hong Kong; but if there were any activists who had already arrived in Taiwan, he hoped to support them through the project.

Source: Stand News #Feb7
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Pro-democracy street artist expelled in Hong Kong

Source: Luminance HK; #Feb7

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Pro-democracy street artist expelled in Hong Kong


Hong Kong authorities earlier denied a visa extension for a Ukraine-born street artist, Vladimir Grankovsky (aka Vladi or Hidobo), and ordered him to leave Hong Kong by the end of January 2022.

Read more about Hidobo
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/63

On February 7, 2022, it was reported that Vladi’s Instagram account has gone disappeared. Until late evening on the same day, Vladi wrote again on his IG page, saying that he was arrested the night before and was escorted to a plane and deported by immigration officers.

Vladi’s arrest was suspected to be related to his artwork selling at iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Vladi wrote on his IG page that he will release details about his arrest later. He also apologized to his supporters for the artwork delivery delays.

Follow Hidobo on Instagram: IG@hidobo and support "Yellow Art".

#StreetArtist #UkraineArtist #YellowArt #StandWithHK #Hidobo

Source: Luminance HK; #Feb7
https://t.me/luminanthk/5280