#FirstHand #Dec28
Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
Poliscientia, a concern group founded by Hong Kong students, set up a street booth in Mongkok on Dec 28, 2020.
Spokeperson Michael said they hope to raise awareness of the suppression faced by schools in Hong Kong, since the government announced the education reform.
Michael also encouraged Hongkongers to not give up fighting and speak up despite the threat of academic freedom imposed by the #NationalSecurityLaw.
#HongKongStudents #Poliscientia
Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
Poliscientia, a concern group founded by Hong Kong students, set up a street booth in Mongkok on Dec 28, 2020.
Spokeperson Michael said they hope to raise awareness of the suppression faced by schools in Hong Kong, since the government announced the education reform.
Michael also encouraged Hongkongers to not give up fighting and speak up despite the threat of academic freedom imposed by the #NationalSecurityLaw.
#HongKongStudents #Poliscientia
#FirstHand #Dec28
Pro-democracy Students Continue Street Booth Despite Ticketed by the Police
Hong Kong Poliscientia, a pro-democracy group founded by students in Hong Kong, set a street booth, this time in Kwun Tong on Dec 28, 2020.
In the afternoon, the booth was surrounded by a number of police officers. Everyone at the booth, including five students and one legislative assistant, were ticketed for violating the gathering ban (Ordinance No. 599G).
However, their members were undeterred, and continued running their street booth in Mong Kok until 10 pm, bearing witness to the unreasonable repression by the regime.
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Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27627
"Revolution is Not a Dinner Party": Hong Kong Poliscientia Urges Hongkongers to Accept Harsh Nature of Resistance Movement
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27596
Pro-democracy Students Continue Street Booth Despite Ticketed by the Police
Hong Kong Poliscientia, a pro-democracy group founded by students in Hong Kong, set a street booth, this time in Kwun Tong on Dec 28, 2020.
In the afternoon, the booth was surrounded by a number of police officers. Everyone at the booth, including five students and one legislative assistant, were ticketed for violating the gathering ban (Ordinance No. 599G).
However, their members were undeterred, and continued running their street booth in Mong Kok until 10 pm, bearing witness to the unreasonable repression by the regime.
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Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27627
"Revolution is Not a Dinner Party": Hong Kong Poliscientia Urges Hongkongers to Accept Harsh Nature of Resistance Movement
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27596
#HongKongHeritage #HistoricSite
Romanesque Underground Reservoir Uncovered in Hong Kong; Citizens Urge the Government to Halt Demolition
Source: InMedia #Dec28
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Romanesque Underground Reservoir Uncovered in Hong Kong; Citizens Urge the Government to Halt Demolition
Source: InMedia #Dec28
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Romanesque Underground Reservoir Uncovered in Hong Kong; Citizens Urge the Government to Halt Demolition
When demolishing a service reservoir on Bishop Hill in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, a Romanesque underground reservoir was unexpectedly unveiled. Several citizens stood in front of the bulldozer to stop it from destroying the structure.
In the afternoon, dozens of citizens climbed over the wall to take a closer look at the exquisite site that was never known to the people of Hong Kong. Water pipes with the numbers 1909, believed to indicate its year of manufacture, were sighted.
Sham Shui Po district council chairman Yeung Yuk visited the site with councilors Ho Kai-ming and Lee Hon-ting; they all expressed their awe afterwards. They said that they have written to the Antiquities Advisory Board to demand that it be listed as a heritage site, hoping to stop the construction work from destroying it.
On December 29, the government concluded that the century-old underground reservoir in Sham Shui Po that was to be demolished should instead be preserved.
Source: InMedia #Dec28 https://bit.ly/3hlb3B4
Romanesque Underground Reservoir Uncovered in Hong Kong; Citizens Urge the Government to Halt Demolition
When demolishing a service reservoir on Bishop Hill in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, a Romanesque underground reservoir was unexpectedly unveiled. Several citizens stood in front of the bulldozer to stop it from destroying the structure.
In the afternoon, dozens of citizens climbed over the wall to take a closer look at the exquisite site that was never known to the people of Hong Kong. Water pipes with the numbers 1909, believed to indicate its year of manufacture, were sighted.
Sham Shui Po district council chairman Yeung Yuk visited the site with councilors Ho Kai-ming and Lee Hon-ting; they all expressed their awe afterwards. They said that they have written to the Antiquities Advisory Board to demand that it be listed as a heritage site, hoping to stop the construction work from destroying it.
On December 29, the government concluded that the century-old underground reservoir in Sham Shui Po that was to be demolished should instead be preserved.
Source: InMedia #Dec28 https://bit.ly/3hlb3B4
#Court #HKMedics
Hong Kong's First aider charged with rioting for possessing radio communication device in Anti-ELAB Protests
On December 28, 2020, the District Maginstrates in Hong Kong cleared six people of rioting charges during an #antiELAB protests in Causeway Bay on August 31, 2019, but convicted one man of rioting after noting that he had tried to run away from the police.
Handing down the not-guilty verdicts, judge Frankie Yiu said although the six defendants had been wearing similar outfits to the rioters at the scene, the prosecution had failed to prove their involvement beyond all reasonable doubt.
However, Chan Cho-ho, aged 24, was convicted of rioting and possessing radio communication devices without a licence. Yiu said Chan was equipped with full protest gear and had attempted to run away from the police, while his companion had also tried to attack officers as they fled.
According to thr judge, it was "unacceptable" of Chan to try to defend himself by saying he was at the scene of the riot as a first-aider. Chan was remanded in custody until sentencing next month.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Dec28
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/8-31-%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%E8%A1%9D%E7%AA%81-7%E4%BA%BA%E8%A2%AB%E6%8E%A7%E6%9A%B4%E5%8B%95-1%E4%BA%BA%E7%BD%AA%E6%88%90-6%E4%BA%BA%E7%BD%AA%E5%90%8D%E4%B8%8D%E6%88%90%E7%AB%8B/
#FailedState #PoliceState #HKProtest #Injustice #FirstAider #Radio #Riotting
Hong Kong's First aider charged with rioting for possessing radio communication device in Anti-ELAB Protests
On December 28, 2020, the District Maginstrates in Hong Kong cleared six people of rioting charges during an #antiELAB protests in Causeway Bay on August 31, 2019, but convicted one man of rioting after noting that he had tried to run away from the police.
Handing down the not-guilty verdicts, judge Frankie Yiu said although the six defendants had been wearing similar outfits to the rioters at the scene, the prosecution had failed to prove their involvement beyond all reasonable doubt.
However, Chan Cho-ho, aged 24, was convicted of rioting and possessing radio communication devices without a licence. Yiu said Chan was equipped with full protest gear and had attempted to run away from the police, while his companion had also tried to attack officers as they fled.
According to thr judge, it was "unacceptable" of Chan to try to defend himself by saying he was at the scene of the riot as a first-aider. Chan was remanded in custody until sentencing next month.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Dec28
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/8-31-%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%E8%A1%9D%E7%AA%81-7%E4%BA%BA%E8%A2%AB%E6%8E%A7%E6%9A%B4%E5%8B%95-1%E4%BA%BA%E7%BD%AA%E6%88%90-6%E4%BA%BA%E7%BD%AA%E5%90%8D%E4%B8%8D%E6%88%90%E7%AB%8B/
#FailedState #PoliceState #HKProtest #Injustice #FirstAider #Radio #Riotting
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【8.31 銅鑼灣衝突】7人被控暴動 1人罪成 6人罪名不成立 | 立場新聞
去年 8 月 31 日港島區遊行集會，最終演變成警民衝突，警方於銅鑼灣拘捕多人，當中 6 男 1 女被控暴動罪...
Protest granny ‘prepared to die’ for Hong Kong’s freedoms
64-year-old Alexandra Wong, younger activists affectionately call her as “Grandma Wong”, was a regular sight during demonstrations in 2019. For Ms Wong, the flag which is despised by the Chinese Communist party as representing British colonial rule in Hong Kong was the ultimate symbol of defiance.
Wong was caught and detained while commuting to her home in Shenzhen across the border in the mainland China. After a 14-month absence, Ms Wong was back and protesting again in Hong Kong.
“I am prepared to die,” said Wong. “They will oppress us if we don’t protest and we will lose more freedoms.”
“Grandma Wong is an inspiration to generations of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong,” said Lord Alton of Liverpool, a member of the group backing the Nobel Prize campaign.
Source: FT #Dec28
https://www.ft.com/content/d3759a09-1e59-47c6-a0df-d4bfdaf5cedd
#GrandmaWong #HongKongProtest #HongKong #NobelPrize
64-year-old Alexandra Wong, younger activists affectionately call her as “Grandma Wong”, was a regular sight during demonstrations in 2019. For Ms Wong, the flag which is despised by the Chinese Communist party as representing British colonial rule in Hong Kong was the ultimate symbol of defiance.
Wong was caught and detained while commuting to her home in Shenzhen across the border in the mainland China. After a 14-month absence, Ms Wong was back and protesting again in Hong Kong.
“I am prepared to die,” said Wong. “They will oppress us if we don’t protest and we will lose more freedoms.”
“Grandma Wong is an inspiration to generations of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong,” said Lord Alton of Liverpool, a member of the group backing the Nobel Prize campaign.
Source: FT #Dec28
https://www.ft.com/content/d3759a09-1e59-47c6-a0df-d4bfdaf5cedd
#GrandmaWong #HongKongProtest #HongKong #NobelPrize
Australia insists WHO inquiry into Covid origin must be robust, despite China tensions
Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ‘robust, independent and comprehensive’ report
When asked whether Australia was satisfied with China’s level of cooperation, a health department spokesperson told Guardian Australia: “Australia encourages all countries to engage openly and constructively with the evaluation process.”
Australia government’s public calls in April 2020 for a global inquiry into the origins and early handling of coronavirus triggered a furious backlash from Beijing, which argued it was a political manoeuvre against China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec28
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/australia-insists-who-inquiry-into-covid-origin-must-be-robust-despite-china-tensions
#Australia #WHO #CovidProbe #CovidOrginate #China
Australia, whose early call for inquiry sparked furious Chinese response, says it expects ‘robust, independent and comprehensive’ report
When asked whether Australia was satisfied with China’s level of cooperation, a health department spokesperson told Guardian Australia: “Australia encourages all countries to engage openly and constructively with the evaluation process.”
Australia government’s public calls in April 2020 for a global inquiry into the origins and early handling of coronavirus triggered a furious backlash from Beijing, which argued it was a political manoeuvre against China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec28
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/australia-insists-who-inquiry-into-covid-origin-must-be-robust-despite-china-tensions
#Australia #WHO #CovidProbe #CovidOrginate #China
#Censorship #Oppression
Hong Kong Government's Double Standard: Patriotism Gets Free Pass in Political Union Activities; Complaints About June 4 Commemorations Will Spring Action
Source: InMediaHK, CRHK #Dec28
#NanjingMassacre #TiananmenMassacre #RedLine
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Hong Kong Government's Double Standard: Patriotism Gets Free Pass in Political Union Activities; Complaints About June 4 Commemorations Will Spring Action
Source: InMediaHK, CRHK #Dec28
#NanjingMassacre #TiananmenMassacre #RedLine
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Hong Kong Government's Double Standard: Patriotism Gets Free Pass in Political Union Activities; Complaints About June 4 Commemorations Will Spring Action
Commissioner for Labour Chris Sun Yuk Han was interviewed interview by Commercial Radio on December 28, 2021. When asked about the boundaries that constitutes as “union activities”, Sun claimed that, with activities such as commemorating the #NanjingMassacre, such activities involving patriotism and race are "common sense", and would "not constitute as a violation of the ordinance."
Under the Trade Unions Ordinance, the funds of a registered trade union shall not, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere be applied either directly or indirectly for any political purpose; or be paid or transferred to any person or body of persons in furtherance of any political purpose.
Citing the ordinance, The Labour Department had removed the General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapist (#GUST) from their registry of unions in October 2021 due to a suspected violation in one of its union activities.
“If it involves patriotism and the importance of the [Chinese] race," Sun said during the interview, "it would be common sense to pay attention to the issue. Unions should do what unions do, but if it is something that should be done under common sense, then do it. You don’t need to worry.”
On the contrary, when asked about commemorating the June 4th #TiananmenMassacre, Sun replied, “if someone submitted a complaint, or if the activities are well beyond what unions should do, we have the responsibility to do something about it.”
Source: InMediaHK, CRHK #Dec28
https://bit.ly/3HdPpdV
#NanjingMassacre #TiananmenMassacre #RedLine
Hong Kong Government's Double Standard: Patriotism Gets Free Pass in Political Union Activities; Complaints About June 4 Commemorations Will Spring Action
Commissioner for Labour Chris Sun Yuk Han was interviewed interview by Commercial Radio on December 28, 2021. When asked about the boundaries that constitutes as “union activities”, Sun claimed that, with activities such as commemorating the #NanjingMassacre, such activities involving patriotism and race are "common sense", and would "not constitute as a violation of the ordinance."
Under the Trade Unions Ordinance, the funds of a registered trade union shall not, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere be applied either directly or indirectly for any political purpose; or be paid or transferred to any person or body of persons in furtherance of any political purpose.
Citing the ordinance, The Labour Department had removed the General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapist (#GUST) from their registry of unions in October 2021 due to a suspected violation in one of its union activities.
“If it involves patriotism and the importance of the [Chinese] race," Sun said during the interview, "it would be common sense to pay attention to the issue. Unions should do what unions do, but if it is something that should be done under common sense, then do it. You don’t need to worry.”
On the contrary, when asked about commemorating the June 4th #TiananmenMassacre, Sun replied, “if someone submitted a complaint, or if the activities are well beyond what unions should do, we have the responsibility to do something about it.”
Source: InMediaHK, CRHK #Dec28
https://bit.ly/3HdPpdV
#NanjingMassacre #TiananmenMassacre #RedLine
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勞工處處長：工會悼南京大屠殺可以、悼六四收投訴便會行動 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）過去一年，勞工處以工會的活動違反《職工會條例》為由，取消香港言語治療師總工會的工會註冊。勞工處處長孫玉菡接受商台訪問，談及工會活動的界線，他表示悼念南京大屠殺牽涉愛國情懷及民族，「按常理你都會關注」，不需要擔心違反《條例》。惟對於悼念六四會否違反條例，他則表示若收到市民投訴，或工會做出「超越職工會做嘅嘢」，勞工處便會作出行動。
The Italian government reveals that there are 2 flights carrying Covid positive passengers from China to Milan on 26 Dec.
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html