#COVID19 #Coronavirus #UK
(10 Jul) From 3rd Jul onwards, travelers arriving from certain regions do not need to self-isolate when arriving in England. The listed regions include Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan(ROC) but not China(PRC)

Today’s update specifically mentioned that Serbia is not on the exemption list.

Source: Official Statement of UK #Jul10

#FailedState
Carrie Lam Defends Top Officials for Violating Gathering Ban in Extravagant Banquet with Property Developer: "You can't just turn away after seeing abalone"

On July 11, 2021, Hong Kong Chief Executive #CarrieLam spoke in a #CommercialRadio program and defended three top government officials who had violated the #GatheringBan by participating in an extravagant dinner with another 5 people in March 2021.

One of the five people comes from the top management of Evergrande Real Estate Group, a China-owned property developer headquartered in Shenzhen.

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30467

The three top officials are Commissioner of Customs and Excise #HermesTang; Director of Immigration #AuKaWing; and the Undersecretary for Security, #SonnyAu. The banquet cost at least HKD 2,380 per head.

Lam claimed that “they didn’t know what was on the menu" and they couldn’t just "stand up and leave when they saw abalone."

Lam called on people to look at the incident in a "more humanised way”.

In the same program, Lam also openly said that she 'does not expect" #JohnLee, former Secretsry for Security and the new Chief Secretary, to do much, other than national security issues. Lam added that Lee, the second highest government official in the city, was not familiar with "poverty alleviation, youth or ethnic minority works".

Source: RTHK; Stand News #Jul10

https://bit.ly/3yS0xc2

#Abalone #Banquet #599G #AsiasFinest #Inequality #PropertyDeveloper #Evergrande

How China bought Cambridge

One of the first places Professor Stephen Toope visited as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University was the Chinese embassy in London. He posed for photographs with ambassador Liu Xiaoming and the two men discussed furthering the ‘golden era’ of China-UK relations. Shortly after that 2017 meeting, Toope told Xinhua, China’s state news agency: ‘There will be more opportunities to engage actively with China, a country with an extraordinarily growing influence which a university like Cambridge must pay attention to.’

Source: Spectator #Jul10

https://t.co/oTtNBzFPAt

#China #British #Cambridge

British-branded schools in China forced to teach Beijing curriculum to ensure ‘right’ thinking
 
British-branded private schools in China will be forced to abandon their curricula and teach only lessons approved by Beijing as part of a broader push led by president Xi Jinping to ensure the ‘right’ thinking.

International schools – some linked to institutions such as Harrow and Dulwich – must now teach the same lessons as China’s state-run public schools from kindergarten to grade nine.

Private schools must “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China,” according to the new regulations.
 
Source: The Telegraph #Jul10

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/10/british-branded-schools-china-forced-teach-beijing-curriculum/

#British #School #China #Beijing

Pentagon Sees China’s Offensive Space Technology ‘On the March’

China is making sizable, long-term investments in weapons designed to jam or destroy satellites as the nation seeks to rapidly narrow the gap in space technology with the U.S., according to the top intelligence official for the Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific command.

China is pushing to develop antisatellite weapons with capabilities from “dazzling to jamming, to kinetic kill-from-the-ground, from space -- all that, they’re on the march,” Rear Admiral Michael Studeman said this week during an intelligence-security trade group’s webinar.

Studeman’s comments mark the most current unclassified assessment of the counter-space capabilities of a nation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin repeatedly refers to as the top challenge for U.S. defense planning and spending.

Source: Bloomberg #Jul10

https://t.co/TAfe7raTAa

#China #Space #Technology #US

China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter

On Monday, Li Yang, China’s consul general in Rio de Janeiro, took to Twitter to mock the rescue efforts following the Surfside, Florida, building collapse. “American-style rescue: very layman in saving people, but too expert in blasting!!!” Li wrote, including side-by-side pictures of the partially collapsed condominium and its demolition with explosives.

In other recent tweets, Li called Adrian Zenz, a researcher who has written extensively about internment camps in Xinjiang, a liar. Li also referred to Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau as “boy” and branded him “a running dog of the U.S.” Such outbursts have helped Li rack up nearly 27,000 followers on Twitter—even though the platform is blocked in China.

Source: Wired #Jul10

https://www.wired.com/story/chinas-nationalistic-wolf-warriors-blast-foes-twitter/

#China #Wolf #Twitter #Platform

#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

#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

Hong Kong Police Harasses vulnerable Homeless Voicing Their Concerns

Source: inmediahk; #Jul10

#HKPF #Homelesss #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL

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