Hong Kong photographers to Record the Authorities' Destruction of #Lantau's Ecology
"Lantau Tomorrow Vision" is a plan of the Hong Kong SAR government to conduct reclamation in Lantau Island. Despite opposition, the government will start making consultation and finance plan in October 2022.
#Greenpeace invited local photographers to produce a documentary "Lantau - The Hidden Treasure of Hong Kong" to record the scenery and wildlife of the island, as the reclamation plan is expected to damage the ecosystem.
The photographers believe in the importance of this decumentary, in order to pass on the memory of the era and the testimony of the destruction to future generations.
"This place could be completely different in 10 years. We will look at it and treasure it as much as we can. We will stand witness to the destruction."
Source: Inmedia #Jul02
https://bit.ly/3ulb7Zl
#Ecosystem #Conservation #Reclamation #Photography
#LantauTomorrow #FailedState
"Lantau Tomorrow Vision" is a plan of the Hong Kong SAR government to conduct reclamation in Lantau Island. Despite opposition, the government will start making consultation and finance plan in October 2022.
#Greenpeace invited local photographers to produce a documentary "Lantau - The Hidden Treasure of Hong Kong" to record the scenery and wildlife of the island, as the reclamation plan is expected to damage the ecosystem.
The photographers believe in the importance of this decumentary, in order to pass on the memory of the era and the testimony of the destruction to future generations.
"This place could be completely different in 10 years. We will look at it and treasure it as much as we can. We will stand witness to the destruction."
Source: Inmedia #Jul02
https://bit.ly/3ulb7Zl
#Ecosystem #Conservation #Reclamation #Photography
#LantauTomorrow #FailedState
Hong Kong's Judiciary Suspected of Targeting Pro-demoncracy Supporters from Decumenting Court Records
Source: InMedia #Jun15
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Hong Kong's Judiciary Suspected of Targeting Pro-demoncracy Supporters from Decumenting Court Records
On June 15, 2022, in Hong Kong the Judiciary has published the draft of the Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill, which, in addition to consulting on the use of remote hearings in criminal proceedings, proposes two new offences against recording and publishing both remote and physically attending hearings.
An example in the draft suggests that lawyers and journalists should be allowed to take notes of legal proceedings; however, the other attendants are prohibited from doing so, that unauthorised records would be subjected to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Furthermore, publishing or even attempting to publish unauthorised records of hearings would be subject to five years imprisonment. The Judiciary said it wanted to eliminate unauthorised recording of all court proceedings.
Uploading a photograph or video taken at court during an adjournment, for example, would be an offence punishable by five years imprisonment.
[Editor note: the two new proposed offences are suspected of targeting "professional spectators", who attend hearings of pro-democratic protesters or activists to support the defendants, at least psychologically. Some of them may see themselves as court reporter, taking down details of a case and posting them on the internet for public reference. Their presence also reflects the companionship and solidarity of the 2019s anti-extradition protesters.]
Source: InMedia #Jun15
https://bit.ly/3ytHV3z
On June 15, 2022, in Hong Kong the Judiciary has published the draft of the Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill, which, in addition to consulting on the use of remote hearings in criminal proceedings, proposes two new offences against recording and publishing both remote and physically attending hearings.
An example in the draft suggests that lawyers and journalists should be allowed to take notes of legal proceedings; however, the other attendants are prohibited from doing so, that unauthorised records would be subjected to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Furthermore, publishing or even attempting to publish unauthorised records of hearings would be subject to five years imprisonment. The Judiciary said it wanted to eliminate unauthorised recording of all court proceedings.
Uploading a photograph or video taken at court during an adjournment, for example, would be an offence punishable by five years imprisonment.
[Editor note: the two new proposed offences are suspected of targeting "professional spectators", who attend hearings of pro-democratic protesters or activists to support the defendants, at least psychologically. Some of them may see themselves as court reporter, taking down details of a case and posting them on the internet for public reference. Their presence also reflects the companionship and solidarity of the 2019s anti-extradition protesters.]
Source: InMedia #Jun15
https://bit.ly/3ytHV3z
#WaterArmy
China's "#LittlePink" Celebrate Abe's death, #Badiucao Reveals Their Offensive Speech through Translation
Former Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe was assassinated on Friday July 8, 2022.
When the globe mourns and condemns violence, a number of Chinese netizens, who were being called #LittlePink for their pro-CCP stance, stand out from the group -- praising the suspect as a hero, and calling Abe an extreme anti-China activist.
Chinese-Australian dissident artist #Badiucao initiates the great translation movement, revealing the ridiculous speech of these Chinese netizens in a hope to letting more people around the globe know about their behaviour.
Source: The Chaser News #Jul8
https://www.patreon.com/posts/68828431
#GreatTranslationMovement #Fiftycents #HuXijin
China's "#LittlePink" Celebrate Abe's death, #Badiucao Reveals Their Offensive Speech through Translation
Former Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe was assassinated on Friday July 8, 2022.
When the globe mourns and condemns violence, a number of Chinese netizens, who were being called #LittlePink for their pro-CCP stance, stand out from the group -- praising the suspect as a hero, and calling Abe an extreme anti-China activist.
Chinese-Australian dissident artist #Badiucao initiates the great translation movement, revealing the ridiculous speech of these Chinese netizens in a hope to letting more people around the globe know about their behaviour.
Source: The Chaser News #Jul8
https://www.patreon.com/posts/68828431
#GreatTranslationMovement #Fiftycents #HuXijin
#SurveillanceState
HK Authorities Propose Real Name Registration and #HealthCode System like China's
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul11
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HK Authorities Propose Real Name Registration and #HealthCode System like China's
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul11
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HK Authorities Propose Real Name Registration and #HealthCode System like China's
Hong Kong's Secretary for Heath #LoChungMau said on July 11, 2022 that the government had plans to introduce a three-colour ‘health code’ system in the city, bringing the app in line with China's system.
It would be an additional function to #LeaveHomeSafe, the government's COVID contact-tracing app. Lo mentioned that reference was sought from the health code systems used China. He also claimed that it was important to implement real name registration.
[Editor's note: Since the LeaveHomeSafe app has been made compulsory by the authorities in Hong Kong, many citizens expressed concerns over its privacy issues. The health code system in China has been long regarded as a #MassSurveillance campaign of the #ChineseCommunistParty government.]
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul11
https://bit.ly/3aqHE9C
see also:
LeaveHomeSafe app has built-in facial detection module, Hong Kong government admits
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/478
Down with the live-with-COVID believers (Satire)
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/148
#PrivacyBreach #Freedom #Authoritarianism
HK Authorities Propose Real Name Registration and #HealthCode System like China's
Hong Kong's Secretary for Heath #LoChungMau said on July 11, 2022 that the government had plans to introduce a three-colour ‘health code’ system in the city, bringing the app in line with China's system.
It would be an additional function to #LeaveHomeSafe, the government's COVID contact-tracing app. Lo mentioned that reference was sought from the health code systems used China. He also claimed that it was important to implement real name registration.
[Editor's note: Since the LeaveHomeSafe app has been made compulsory by the authorities in Hong Kong, many citizens expressed concerns over its privacy issues. The health code system in China has been long regarded as a #MassSurveillance campaign of the #ChineseCommunistParty government.]
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul11
https://bit.ly/3aqHE9C
see also:
LeaveHomeSafe app has built-in facial detection module, Hong Kong government admits
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/478
Down with the live-with-COVID believers (Satire)
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/148
#PrivacyBreach #Freedom #Authoritarianism
#UN rights committee seeks assurances hearing participants from Hong Kong won’t be targeted under security law
//The #UnitedNations #HumanRightsCommittee on Thursday began reviewing Hong Kong’s rights record for the first time since Beijing imposed its #nationalsecuritylaw, amid questions about whether groups making submissions to the meeting could fall foul of the legislation.
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs #ErickTsang and several other top officials attended the meeting in Geneva via video link. In his opening speech, which lasted just under 20 minutes, Tsang said the government had done much to protect #humanrights in Hong Kong.
He also cited Chinese leader #XiJinping as saying the One Country, Two Systems policy has been working well, adding it was recognised by 1.4 billion Chinese people and the international community...
The UN Committee members, however, were not convinced the security law offered sufficient protections for people’s rights and freedoms.
“I note, honourable secretary, your comment about the events that precipitated this law, but I must observe that it was done overnight, without consultation, and bypassing the local legislature,” the committee’s vice chair Christopher Arif Bulkan said.
Another vice chair, Shuichi Furuya from Japan, expressed concern at the overarching nature and broad scope of the legislation. He said the committee had received reports about organisations overseas being requested by Hong Kong authorities to remove content that may be in violation of it....
The meeting of the committee of 18 international experts will continue on Friday and next Tuesday, while a closing session will take place on July 22, 2022.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/07/un-committee-starts-first-review-of-hong-kong-human-rights-since-security-law/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul7
#NSL #FailedState #UnitedNations
//The #UnitedNations #HumanRightsCommittee on Thursday began reviewing Hong Kong’s rights record for the first time since Beijing imposed its #nationalsecuritylaw, amid questions about whether groups making submissions to the meeting could fall foul of the legislation.
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs #ErickTsang and several other top officials attended the meeting in Geneva via video link. In his opening speech, which lasted just under 20 minutes, Tsang said the government had done much to protect #humanrights in Hong Kong.
He also cited Chinese leader #XiJinping as saying the One Country, Two Systems policy has been working well, adding it was recognised by 1.4 billion Chinese people and the international community...
The UN Committee members, however, were not convinced the security law offered sufficient protections for people’s rights and freedoms.
“I note, honourable secretary, your comment about the events that precipitated this law, but I must observe that it was done overnight, without consultation, and bypassing the local legislature,” the committee’s vice chair Christopher Arif Bulkan said.
Another vice chair, Shuichi Furuya from Japan, expressed concern at the overarching nature and broad scope of the legislation. He said the committee had received reports about organisations overseas being requested by Hong Kong authorities to remove content that may be in violation of it....
The meeting of the committee of 18 international experts will continue on Friday and next Tuesday, while a closing session will take place on July 22, 2022.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/07/un-committee-starts-first-review-of-hong-kong-human-rights-since-security-law/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul7
#NSL #FailedState #UnitedNations
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UN rights committee seeks assurances hearing participants from Hong Kong won’t be targeted under security law
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Thursday began reviewing Hong Kong’s rights record for the first time since Beijing imposed its national security law, amid questions about whether groups making submissions to the meeting could fall foul of the…
#Hongkongers Say Farewell to Local Pro-Democracy Clothing Store #Chickeeduck
The last store of #Chickeeduck in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, was shut down on July 10, 2022. Many Hongkongers paid visit to the store and showed appreciation for the owner #ChowSiuLung, as he had been vocal in support of the city's pro-democracy movement.
Chow displayed the miniature of the Goddess of Liberty in his stores. When he opened his store in Tsuen Wan last year, national security police raided his store but arrested no one. In November 2021, Chow announced the closure of his business in Hong Kong, as his factories were harassed and business partners were slandered due to Chow's pro-democracy stance.
On July 11, 2022, customers visiting the store mentioned how Chickeeduck, a local children's clothing store, was their childhood memories. Some talked about the products' excellent quality and the fond memory of the owner, even during random encounters.
Images: #FirstHand
Text: InMediaHK.net #Jul10
#Chickeeduck #ChowSiuLung
https://bit.ly/3ap51R8
The last store of #Chickeeduck in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, was shut down on July 10, 2022. Many Hongkongers paid visit to the store and showed appreciation for the owner #ChowSiuLung, as he had been vocal in support of the city's pro-democracy movement.
Chow displayed the miniature of the Goddess of Liberty in his stores. When he opened his store in Tsuen Wan last year, national security police raided his store but arrested no one. In November 2021, Chow announced the closure of his business in Hong Kong, as his factories were harassed and business partners were slandered due to Chow's pro-democracy stance.
On July 11, 2022, customers visiting the store mentioned how Chickeeduck, a local children's clothing store, was their childhood memories. Some talked about the products' excellent quality and the fond memory of the owner, even during random encounters.
Images: #FirstHand
Text: InMediaHK.net #Jul10
#Chickeeduck #ChowSiuLung
https://bit.ly/3ap51R8
Missile funding?: #NorthKorea seen smuggling coal to #China
Source: Asia Nikkei #Jun29
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Missile funding?: #NorthKorea seen smuggling coal to #China
//North Korea is likely shipping coal directly to Chinese ports, activity that is banned from international trade under United Nations Security Council sanctions, a Nikkei investigation found.
Nikkei obtained satellite images of a North Korean-registered ship carrying coal, and confirmed that the ship directly went to China by examining data from the vessel's automatic identification system (AIS).
It is likely that China -- one of five permanent members of the Security Council -- is involved in smuggling activities and shows that current U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang to prevent it acquiring funds for missile development are not being fully implemented...
Nikkei obtained data on about 180 vessels -- including North Korean-flagged ships and vessels that had been cited for sanctions violations in the past -- from ship information companies MarineTraffic and Refinitiv, and traced their movements for about 18 months from January 2021.
There were 37 vessels that stayed in the port of Longkou for several days while transmitting AIS data. Similarly, at least 20 vessels called at ports in Liaoning and Hebei provinces, which handle large volumes of coal.
Regarding the movements of North Korean vessels, there have been previous reports that they would cut their AIS transmissions, making them impossible to follow, and trade at night.
Observers have often noted ship-to-ship transfers North Korea has used to circumvent conventional distribution channels, but it appears the country does not try to hide sanction-violating shipments anymore.//
Source: Asia Nikkei #Jun29
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/Missile-funding-North-Korea-seen-smuggling-coal-to-China
#UN #CCP
//North Korea is likely shipping coal directly to Chinese ports, activity that is banned from international trade under United Nations Security Council sanctions, a Nikkei investigation found.
Nikkei obtained satellite images of a North Korean-registered ship carrying coal, and confirmed that the ship directly went to China by examining data from the vessel's automatic identification system (AIS).
It is likely that China -- one of five permanent members of the Security Council -- is involved in smuggling activities and shows that current U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang to prevent it acquiring funds for missile development are not being fully implemented...
Nikkei obtained data on about 180 vessels -- including North Korean-flagged ships and vessels that had been cited for sanctions violations in the past -- from ship information companies MarineTraffic and Refinitiv, and traced their movements for about 18 months from January 2021.
There were 37 vessels that stayed in the port of Longkou for several days while transmitting AIS data. Similarly, at least 20 vessels called at ports in Liaoning and Hebei provinces, which handle large volumes of coal.
Regarding the movements of North Korean vessels, there have been previous reports that they would cut their AIS transmissions, making them impossible to follow, and trade at night.
Observers have often noted ship-to-ship transfers North Korea has used to circumvent conventional distribution channels, but it appears the country does not try to hide sanction-violating shipments anymore.//
Source: Asia Nikkei #Jun29
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/Missile-funding-North-Korea-seen-smuggling-coal-to-China
#UN #CCP
Nikkei Asia
Missile funding?: North Korea seen smuggling coal to China
Nikkei probe of satellite imagery finds both nations may be violating UN sanctions
#Hongkongers Say Farewell to Local Pro-Democracy Clothing Store #Chickeeduck
Images: #FirstHand
Text: InMediaHK.net #Jul10
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#Hongkongers Say Farewell to Local Pro-Democracy Clothing Store #Chickeeduck
The last store of #Chickeeduck in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, was shut down on July 10, 2022. Many Hongkongers paid visit to the store and showed appreciation for the owner #ChowSiuLung, as he had been vocal in support of the city's pro-democracy movement.
Chow displayed the miniature of the Goddess of Liberty in his stores. When he opened his store in Tsuen Wan last year, national security police raided his store but arrested no one. In November 2021, Chow announced the closure of his business in Hong Kong, as his factories were harassed and business partners were slandered due to Chow's pro-democracy stance.
On July 11, 2022, customers visiting the store mentioned how Chickeeduck, a local children's clothing store, was their childhood memories. Some talked about the products' excellent quality and the fond memory of the owner, even during random encounters.
Images: #FirstHand
Text: InMediaHK.net #Jul10
#Chickeeduck #ChowSiuLung
https://bit.ly/3ap51R8
The last store of #Chickeeduck in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, was shut down on July 10, 2022. Many Hongkongers paid visit to the store and showed appreciation for the owner #ChowSiuLung, as he had been vocal in support of the city's pro-democracy movement.
Chow displayed the miniature of the Goddess of Liberty in his stores. When he opened his store in Tsuen Wan last year, national security police raided his store but arrested no one. In November 2021, Chow announced the closure of his business in Hong Kong, as his factories were harassed and business partners were slandered due to Chow's pro-democracy stance.
On July 11, 2022, customers visiting the store mentioned how Chickeeduck, a local children's clothing store, was their childhood memories. Some talked about the products' excellent quality and the fond memory of the owner, even during random encounters.
Images: #FirstHand
Text: InMediaHK.net #Jul10
#Chickeeduck #ChowSiuLung
https://bit.ly/3ap51R8
British lawyers defending Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai say they have received threats
Source: Reuters #Jul7
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