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Hong Kong Authorities Allegedly Threaten International Media on Election Reportage
On November 29, 2021, the Wall Street Journal (#WSJ) published an editorial titled "Hong Kong Says Vote—or Else."
It refers to the Legislative Council (#LegCo) Election which has been postponed by the Hong Kong government for a year. With the majority of the pro-democracy camp jailed and detained, the election will now take place in December. The newspaper described the situation as how "China fears a boycott of the sham vote it will hold next month."
The newpaper wrote:
"We bring you this message from Hong Kong because China’s Communist Party wants the world to forget how it crushed the autonomy it promised to the territory. On Monday authorities issued arrest warrants for two pro-democracy exiles who used social media to recommend that Hong Kongers boycott sham legislative elections scheduled for December."
4 days after the release of the editorial, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, #TsangKwokWai, of the Hong Kong government sent a letter to the newspaper, denying all the claims.
On December 5, 2021, Wall Street Journal published the letter as a reader's opinion article, with the caption "Hong Kong Issues a Threat to the WSJ: We reserve the right to take necessary action,’ writes the regime, flagging an editorial for ‘incitement'."
While the Election is scheduled on December 19, 2021, Tsang's letter issued in December said the election will take place "next month".
#ErickTsang #FailedState #LegCoElection
Source: Stand News; Wall Street Journal #Dec5
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-china-wsj-threat-election-legco-democracy-freedom-protest-ccp-11638575014
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E8%8F%AF%E7%88%BE%E8%A1%97%E6%97%A5%E5%A0%B1%E7%A4%BE%E8%AB%96%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%AF%E8%91%9B%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89-%E6%9B%BE%E5%9C%8B%E8%A1%9E%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%A1%E8%AD%A6%E5%91%8A%E7%85%BD%E5%8B%95%E4%B8%8D%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%E9%81%95%E6%B3%95-%E4%BF%9D%E7%95%99%E6%8E%A1%E5%8F%96%E5%BF%85%E8%A6%81%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95%E6%AC%8A%E5%88%A9
Hong Kong Authorities Allegedly Threaten International Media on Election Reportage
On November 29, 2021, the Wall Street Journal (#WSJ) published an editorial titled "Hong Kong Says Vote—or Else."
It refers to the Legislative Council (#LegCo) Election which has been postponed by the Hong Kong government for a year. With the majority of the pro-democracy camp jailed and detained, the election will now take place in December. The newspaper described the situation as how "China fears a boycott of the sham vote it will hold next month."
The newpaper wrote:
"We bring you this message from Hong Kong because China’s Communist Party wants the world to forget how it crushed the autonomy it promised to the territory. On Monday authorities issued arrest warrants for two pro-democracy exiles who used social media to recommend that Hong Kongers boycott sham legislative elections scheduled for December."
4 days after the release of the editorial, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, #TsangKwokWai, of the Hong Kong government sent a letter to the newspaper, denying all the claims.
On December 5, 2021, Wall Street Journal published the letter as a reader's opinion article, with the caption "Hong Kong Issues a Threat to the WSJ: We reserve the right to take necessary action,’ writes the regime, flagging an editorial for ‘incitement'."
While the Election is scheduled on December 19, 2021, Tsang's letter issued in December said the election will take place "next month".
#ErickTsang #FailedState #LegCoElection
Source: Stand News; Wall Street Journal #Dec5
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-china-wsj-threat-election-legco-democracy-freedom-protest-ccp-11638575014
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E8%8F%AF%E7%88%BE%E8%A1%97%E6%97%A5%E5%A0%B1%E7%A4%BE%E8%AB%96%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%AF%E8%91%9B%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89-%E6%9B%BE%E5%9C%8B%E8%A1%9E%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%A1%E8%AD%A6%E5%91%8A%E7%85%BD%E5%8B%95%E4%B8%8D%E6%8A%95%E7%A5%A8%E9%81%95%E6%B3%95-%E4%BF%9D%E7%95%99%E6%8E%A1%E5%8F%96%E5%BF%85%E8%A6%81%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95%E6%AC%8A%E5%88%A9
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Opinion | Hong Kong Issues a Threat to the WSJ
‘We reserve the right to take necessary action,’ writes the regime, flagging an editorial for ‘incitement.’