#Hongkongers Defy Police Blockade and Pay Tribute to Victims of 1989 June 4 #TiananmenMassacre
At 12:30am on June 5, 2022, Victoria Park was re-opened after being sealed off since 11pm on June 3.
Tens of Hongkongers entered the park to commemorate the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmrn Square Massacre.
An annual vigil had been held in Hong Kong in Victoria Park until 2020. The police blocked the park for three consecutive years.
After midnight on June 5, 2022, some civilians sat in the football pitch, participating in a non-existent vigil; some lighted up the way with their phone; some displayed a tee shirt that read "students are not rioters" on the ground; some brought with them the miniature of the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy, e-candles, flowers and handbills.
When the police tried to enter the park again, the civilians have already left.
Source: Boomhead #Jun5
https://www.facebook.com/102986481093278/posts/841834700541782/
At 12:30am on June 5, 2022, Victoria Park was re-opened after being sealed off since 11pm on June 3.
Tens of Hongkongers entered the park to commemorate the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmrn Square Massacre.
An annual vigil had been held in Hong Kong in Victoria Park until 2020. The police blocked the park for three consecutive years.
After midnight on June 5, 2022, some civilians sat in the football pitch, participating in a non-existent vigil; some lighted up the way with their phone; some displayed a tee shirt that read "students are not rioters" on the ground; some brought with them the miniature of the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy, e-candles, flowers and handbills.
When the police tried to enter the park again, the civilians have already left.
Source: Boomhead #Jun5
https://www.facebook.com/102986481093278/posts/841834700541782/
China’s grand tour: Opposition mounts to Beijing ‘expansionism’ in Pacific
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused Beijing of unnecessary expansion of its security reach, as MPs urge her to counter the superpower's "persuasion and pressure".
And Australia's new foreign minister has flown urgently to Fiji in a last-ditch bid to dissuade Pacific Island nations from signing up to a new Chinese security pact.
Source: Newsroom #May28
https://t.co/3VnQ9NVrT9
#China #Australia #NewZealand #Honiara #Pacific
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused Beijing of unnecessary expansion of its security reach, as MPs urge her to counter the superpower's "persuasion and pressure".
And Australia's new foreign minister has flown urgently to Fiji in a last-ditch bid to dissuade Pacific Island nations from signing up to a new Chinese security pact.
Source: Newsroom #May28
https://t.co/3VnQ9NVrT9
#China #Australia #NewZealand #Honiara #Pacific
#Hongkongers, #Tibetans and #EastTurkestans Join Assembly Outside of ChineseEmbassy in #London
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#Hongkongers, #Tibetans and #EastTurkestans Join Assembly Outside of ChineseEmbassy in #London
On June 4, 2022, more than 200 people gather outside the Chinese Embassy in London for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims of the #TiananmenMassacre back in 1989.
#IsaacCheng Ka-Long, the former Vice-Chairperson of #Demosisto, and #YauManChun, a former Shatin District Councillor, were the moderated the event. Speakers representing the #UK, #HongKong, #Tibet and #EastTurkestan took turn to speak. The pre-recorded speech of #ZhangXianLing, one of the "#TiananmenMothers", were played after a minute of silence was observed.
Zhang Xianling's son was massacred at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4 1989. Her son was 19 years old when killed. Zhang sent blessing to Hongkongers. Despite the suppression of demonstration and commemorative events in Hong Kong, Zhang encouraged the people of Hong Kong not to give up.
#BenedictRoger, the founder of #HongKongWatch, brought a yellow umbrella to the event, saying the umbrella were only used in rainy weather but it also symbolised the sovereignty and the power of the people who suffer suppression. He hopes people would see the UK as a shelter.
#LeeWingTat, a former legislator from Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, also gave a speech, urging people not to give up. Under the National Security Law (#NSL) and other regulations, he foresaw the arrival of more and more Hong Kong immigrants to the UK. He encouraged those who arrived early to help others to settle and hoped to spread the situation in Hong Kong to the world.
#TserinPassang, a British-born Tibetan talked about how his parents went in exiled due to the high-pressure suppression in Tibel such as re-education camps and forced labour. He said that over hundred Tibetans conducted self-immolation to express their discontent, but the suppression by Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) regime does not cease. He expressed his will to go to his homeland hopefully in a not so distant future.
After that, a representative from East Turkestan spoke on the genocid and the need to raise people's awareness on all humanitarian crises.
Although it is no longer possible to continue the tradition of holding an annual candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's #VictoriaPark, the commemorarive event is carried out overseas and is joined by not just Hongkongers.
The assembly in London ended with three songs: "The Flower of Freedom" (自由花), "The Internationale", and "Glory to Hong Kong". The participants chanted pro-democracy slogans to voice their demands outside the Chinese Embassy.
#Remembrance #Solidarity #Overseas #Resistance #Diaspora #Hongkongers
#Hongkongers, #Tibetans and #EastTurkestans Join Assembly Outside of ChineseEmbassy in #London
On June 4, 2022, more than 200 people gather outside the Chinese Embassy in London for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims of the #TiananmenMassacre back in 1989.
#IsaacCheng Ka-Long, the former Vice-Chairperson of #Demosisto, and #YauManChun, a former Shatin District Councillor, were the moderated the event. Speakers representing the #UK, #HongKong, #Tibet and #EastTurkestan took turn to speak. The pre-recorded speech of #ZhangXianLing, one of the "#TiananmenMothers", were played after a minute of silence was observed.
Zhang Xianling's son was massacred at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4 1989. Her son was 19 years old when killed. Zhang sent blessing to Hongkongers. Despite the suppression of demonstration and commemorative events in Hong Kong, Zhang encouraged the people of Hong Kong not to give up.
#BenedictRoger, the founder of #HongKongWatch, brought a yellow umbrella to the event, saying the umbrella were only used in rainy weather but it also symbolised the sovereignty and the power of the people who suffer suppression. He hopes people would see the UK as a shelter.
#LeeWingTat, a former legislator from Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, also gave a speech, urging people not to give up. Under the National Security Law (#NSL) and other regulations, he foresaw the arrival of more and more Hong Kong immigrants to the UK. He encouraged those who arrived early to help others to settle and hoped to spread the situation in Hong Kong to the world.
#TserinPassang, a British-born Tibetan talked about how his parents went in exiled due to the high-pressure suppression in Tibel such as re-education camps and forced labour. He said that over hundred Tibetans conducted self-immolation to express their discontent, but the suppression by Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) regime does not cease. He expressed his will to go to his homeland hopefully in a not so distant future.
After that, a representative from East Turkestan spoke on the genocid and the need to raise people's awareness on all humanitarian crises.
Although it is no longer possible to continue the tradition of holding an annual candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's #VictoriaPark, the commemorarive event is carried out overseas and is joined by not just Hongkongers.
The assembly in London ended with three songs: "The Flower of Freedom" (自由花), "The Internationale", and "Glory to Hong Kong". The participants chanted pro-democracy slogans to voice their demands outside the Chinese Embassy.
#Remembrance #Solidarity #Overseas #Resistance #Diaspora #Hongkongers
As U.N. Rights Chief Visits China, Some Fear She’ll Become Part of the Spin
The news was given prime placement in Chinese state media: The United Nations’ human rights chief, on her long-awaited visit to the country, had spoken with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. An article plastered across the website of Xinhua, the state news agency, relayed Mr. Xi’s declaration that the Chinese people were enjoying “unprecedented” rights. Then the article quoted the U.N. official, Michelle Bachelet.
“I admire China’s efforts and achievements in eradicating poverty, protecting human rights and realizing economic and social development,” she said, according to Xinhua.
Source: NT Times #May27
https://t.co/oWlZsGvlSp
#China #UnitedNations #XiJinping #Spin
The news was given prime placement in Chinese state media: The United Nations’ human rights chief, on her long-awaited visit to the country, had spoken with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. An article plastered across the website of Xinhua, the state news agency, relayed Mr. Xi’s declaration that the Chinese people were enjoying “unprecedented” rights. Then the article quoted the U.N. official, Michelle Bachelet.
“I admire China’s efforts and achievements in eradicating poverty, protecting human rights and realizing economic and social development,” she said, according to Xinhua.
Source: NT Times #May27
https://t.co/oWlZsGvlSp
#China #UnitedNations #XiJinping #Spin
Cartoon by #AhTo: "We & Us"
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the idea—some animals are more equal than others—from #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection
"All animals are equal, bur WE are more equal than US."
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is WE"
[in Simplified Chinese] "This is US."
"But WE is not US."
[Editor's note: Taking the idea—some animals are more equal than others—from #GeorgeOrwell's Animal Farm, the 4-frame cartoon by Hong Kong artist Ah To is a satire on Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect #JohnLee's election campaign.
Amidst criticism, Lee defended his campaign slogan "We and Us" as a reflection of "his belief in fairness and togetherness".
Source: Ah To
https://www.facebook.com/100044541035098/posts/561762701985093/
#FailedState #AnimalFarm #ChiefExecutive #English #SmallCircleElection
#China, #Russia Again Veto UN Statement on #Myanmar Conflict
// On May 30, 2022, Russia and China once again wielded their vetoes to forestall the release of a United Nations Security Council (#UNSC) resolution expressing its concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
The two nations’ delegations reportedly objected to the wording of the statement
[...] authored by the United Kingdom’s delegation, the statement expressed its concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar, 16 months on from the February 2021 coup that overthrew the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. It also expressed misgivings about the “limited progress” on the implementation of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
According to other reports, the delegations from the U.K. and China blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations. For the U.K. officials, Beijing was asking for “too much,” which led to the collapse of the negotiations, according to AFP. One of the sticking points for the Chinese delegation was the use of the word “limited” to refer to the progress on ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus, which it suggested replacing with the word “slow.” A spokeswoman told AFP that China’s proposed wording was “factual but less condescending,” adding that “it’s a real shame” that there was no agreement.//
Source: The Diplomat #May30
#Regime #Dictatorship #UnitedNations
// On May 30, 2022, Russia and China once again wielded their vetoes to forestall the release of a United Nations Security Council (#UNSC) resolution expressing its concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
The two nations’ delegations reportedly objected to the wording of the statement
[...] authored by the United Kingdom’s delegation, the statement expressed its concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar, 16 months on from the February 2021 coup that overthrew the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. It also expressed misgivings about the “limited progress” on the implementation of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
According to other reports, the delegations from the U.K. and China blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations. For the U.K. officials, Beijing was asking for “too much,” which led to the collapse of the negotiations, according to AFP. One of the sticking points for the Chinese delegation was the use of the word “limited” to refer to the progress on ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus, which it suggested replacing with the word “slow.” A spokeswoman told AFP that China’s proposed wording was “factual but less condescending,” adding that “it’s a real shame” that there was no agreement.//
Source: The Diplomat #May30
#Regime #Dictatorship #UnitedNations
Xinjiang Police Files: Inside a Chinese internment camp
The highly coercive and potentially lethal systems of control used against minority groups in China’s internment camps have been revealed in a giant cache of secret documents shared with the BBC.
China insists the network of secure facilities built across its far western region of Xinjiang are simply “schools” for combatting extremism to which “students” sign up willingly. But the contents of the leaked Xinjiang Police Files suggest a different story.
Taking information from the leaked documents, the BBC has reconstructed one of the camps – the Shufu County New Vocational Skills Education and Training Centre - to reveal the methods used inside.
Source: BBC #May24
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8df450b3-5d6d-4ed8-bdcc-bd99137eadc3?fbclid=IwAR0G6lCZ5J8OgJCy9O-taSz-8zjWZQRAh7eQVeTQw-2LzIWf3KECKZLVG0A&fs=e&s=cl
#Xinjiang #Police #Champ
The highly coercive and potentially lethal systems of control used against minority groups in China’s internment camps have been revealed in a giant cache of secret documents shared with the BBC.
China insists the network of secure facilities built across its far western region of Xinjiang are simply “schools” for combatting extremism to which “students” sign up willingly. But the contents of the leaked Xinjiang Police Files suggest a different story.
Taking information from the leaked documents, the BBC has reconstructed one of the camps – the Shufu County New Vocational Skills Education and Training Centre - to reveal the methods used inside.
Source: BBC #May24
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8df450b3-5d6d-4ed8-bdcc-bd99137eadc3?fbclid=IwAR0G6lCZ5J8OgJCy9O-taSz-8zjWZQRAh7eQVeTQw-2LzIWf3KECKZLVG0A&fs=e&s=cl
#Xinjiang #Police #Champ
Report: Gathering Penalty Ticket has no effect on the Controlling Coronavirus Outbreak
Source: Mingpao #May19
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Report: Gathering Penalty Ticket has no effect on the Controlling Coronavirus Outbreak
Mingpao, a Hong Kong newspaper, compared the monthly enforcement figures of the "Prohibition on group gatherings" (Cap. 599G*) and "Compulsory mask-wearing" rule (Cap. 599I**).
It was found that the Hong Kong police issued 2,460 fixed penalty tickets on 599G in April 2021, highest in a single month, but there was only 60 confirmed local cases of Covid-19 infection in that month.
On the other hand, the maximum number of fixed penalty tickets on 599I was issued in March last year, when the 5th wave of the pandemic peaked.
Dr. Ho Pak-leung, President of the Carol Yu's Centre for Infection at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the variation in fixed penalty tickets issued is not correlated with that of infection cases, and the fixed penalty is not an effective way to control the pandemic.
According to Dr. Ho Pak-leung, the government stepped up the enforcement of the compulsory mask-wearing rule during the 5th wave of the pandemic, which led to a significant increase in the number of fixed penalty tickets. However, the variation in the group gatherings prohibition ticket issued is not correlated to the pandemic but is probably more related to places and police verbal warnings rather than pandemic risk assessment.
Ramon Yuen Hoi-man, a member of the Sham Shui Po District Council and the spokesman of the Democratic Party on medical policy, questions if it is necessary to issue fixed penalty tickets so relentlessly when the pandemic subsides, "the government should not make an impression that there's a hidden agenda proceed in the name public health".
* Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Gathering) Regulation
** Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation
Source: Mingpao #May19
#599G #599I #GatheringBan #FailedState
https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20220519&nodeid=1652897733454
Mingpao, a Hong Kong newspaper, compared the monthly enforcement figures of the "Prohibition on group gatherings" (Cap. 599G*) and "Compulsory mask-wearing" rule (Cap. 599I**).
It was found that the Hong Kong police issued 2,460 fixed penalty tickets on 599G in April 2021, highest in a single month, but there was only 60 confirmed local cases of Covid-19 infection in that month.
On the other hand, the maximum number of fixed penalty tickets on 599I was issued in March last year, when the 5th wave of the pandemic peaked.
Dr. Ho Pak-leung, President of the Carol Yu's Centre for Infection at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the variation in fixed penalty tickets issued is not correlated with that of infection cases, and the fixed penalty is not an effective way to control the pandemic.
According to Dr. Ho Pak-leung, the government stepped up the enforcement of the compulsory mask-wearing rule during the 5th wave of the pandemic, which led to a significant increase in the number of fixed penalty tickets. However, the variation in the group gatherings prohibition ticket issued is not correlated to the pandemic but is probably more related to places and police verbal warnings rather than pandemic risk assessment.
Ramon Yuen Hoi-man, a member of the Sham Shui Po District Council and the spokesman of the Democratic Party on medical policy, questions if it is necessary to issue fixed penalty tickets so relentlessly when the pandemic subsides, "the government should not make an impression that there's a hidden agenda proceed in the name public health".
* Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Gathering) Regulation
** Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation
Source: Mingpao #May19
#599G #599I #GatheringBan #FailedState
https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20220519&nodeid=1652897733454
明報教育網
票控高峰適值確診低谷 何栢良:限聚控疫效用不大
【明報專訊】本報比較警方就「限聚令」及「口罩令」按月的執法數字及每月的新冠本地陽性個案數字,發現限聚令票控數字最多的是去年4月,警方單月發出2460張定額罰款通知書,該月本地確診數僅60宗;口罩令票控最多則發生於今年3月、即第五波疫情高峰。港大感染及傳染病中心總監何栢良認為,限聚令票控數字波動與疫情無關係,認為限聚令對控制疫情的效用不大。