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Where are the missing 7 million people? 1/4

Possibly over 10,000,000 people died in Wuhan, based on the data from China’s top 3 telecom companies.

There were at least two netizens posting this(in LIHKG).


(20 Mar)China mobile in Mainland announced its latest mobile user statistic. The figures show that last month alone, 7.25 million users were gone, setting a new record. Such a huge decrease in the number of users, where are these people now?

#LetsBrainstormTogether
#HKsPopulationIsOnly7mill
#EquivalentToTheWholePopulationOfHKIsGone
#NotPossibleAllGoToChinaUnicomOrChinaTelecom
#ThereIsOnlyOneTruth
#StateSecret
#ICableFinanceNews

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So I decided to investigate this.

Source: LIHKG
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19010
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Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”

[fwd] A Chinese overseas student in New Zealand was slammed by purely mentioning the term “Wuhan pneumonia” in a WeChat group. Friends argued that Wuhan sacrificed a lot… But isn’t the virus originated in Wuhan? Why must he apologise?
 
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Leo:
At the same time, please don’t forget the Americans, Italians, Spanish, and all other foreigners who died from Wuhan pneumonia
Gumgum:
Are you still having to call it Wuhan pneumonia?
Leo:
COVID 19 then
Yuay:
COVID 19
Gumgum:
I even thought for a moment whether you were being sarcastic or not
Tracy:
Leo, what do you mean by everyone who died from Wuhan pneumonia? Are you being ambiguous? There is an official name for it, what’s wrong with you? You’re poisoned
Wilson:
Leo, please apologise
Chuanwei:
“Leo: COVID 19 then” This sounds quite insincere. Please explain.
Alex:
As someone from Wuhan, things have been miserable in Wuhan this year. The words ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ sound especially harsh to me
Aoda:
Wuhan really sacrificed a lot
Frankie:
How long has be been out of touch with the society?
Tracy:
Alex, same
Chunqiu:
Ya, the news have been saying covid 19 everyday. How can those words still come out of your brain
Wilson:
You got to be responsible for what you said. If you don’t apologise, everyone will be watching you
Tracy:
I’m from Wuhan as well, but not because I need to voice out for Wuhan. This incident is like how Trump said ‘Chinese Virus’, no one can tolerate that. The virus has a name, covid 19, what’s your purpose for calling it Wuhan pneumonia?
Frankie:
+1 Maybe to him, the air’s fresher and the moon’s brighter abroad
Frankie:
Just one sentence, then… that’s brilliant
Wilson:
If he doesn’t apologise today, no one is allowed to change the subject
Kaixu:
Calm down, come out and explain. The 490 of us should all tag him.
Frankie:
Just kick him out
Elva:
For people who say ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’, I’m curious about what they’re thinking, especially when they’re Chinese

Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2UXK5pG

Further reading:
Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18857

#NewZealand #WeChat #Nationalism #NameOfVirus #WuhanPneumonia #ChineseVirus
#Newspaper

Hong Kong government dismisses rumours of DNA collection, will look into prosecuting netizens
 
(2 Aug) The Hong Kong government issued a press release in the evening, claiming that the "support from the central government" was simply to help Hong Kong step up its COVID-19 testing. It denied that Hongkongers' "samples" would be sent to China, condemning netizens for deliberately spreading "false rumours". The government will collect evidence to examine whether the netizens in question have breached the law.
 
Legislative Councilor of the Democratic Party, Ted Hui, criticized that the authorities have not explained any details of the tests, and the arrangements for sample collection, testing procedures and follow-up isolation treatment. Without any concrete information, experts, medics and even citizens have expressed their concern and questioned whether DNA samples will be sent to China. However, the government elevated the issue to the level of suspected violation of the law, which made it extremely doubtful that she is using speech crime to suppress freedom of speech.
 

Barrister Anson Wong believes that, as the Court of Final Appeal has ruled in April 2019, using one’s computer to commit an offence does not constitute the offence of "obtaining access to computer with a view to dishonest gain for himself or another". He pointed out that, in general, if someone spreads rumors online, he should not be charged with this offence, even though his conduct may involve elements such as intent to commit a crime, dishonest intent to deceive and dishonest intent to cause loss to others, etc.
 
However, he said that under section 9 of the Crimes Ordinance, "seditious intention", if an act "produce  or  have  a  tendency  to  produce  feelings  of  ill-will  and  enmity  between  different  classes  of  the  population  of  Hong  Kong", it was possible to be prosecuted regardless of how it is published. In the past, police rarely used this charge to make arrests. More recently, the chairman of the Central and Western District Council, Cheng Lai King, was charged with this offence on suspicion of illegally releasing a police officer’s information.

Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

Further reading:
Why the people of Hong Kong are worried about the collection of DNA by the government?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23989
HKgers Worry Over China's Acquisition of Hongkongers' DNA Data Through COVID19 Test
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23990

#FreedomOfSpeech #Rumours #Coronavirus #DNA #VirusTest
#Rumours

Over 600 PRC medical officers exempt from compulsory quarantine arrangements, checked in at Metropark Hotel Mongkok

(28 Aug)The Hong Kong Hotel Employees Union confirmed that more than 600 unqualified PRC medical officers would arrive in Hong Kong with exemption from mandatory quarantine rules.

Testing for the Wuhan Pneumonia virus will be the responsibility of the BGI Group. [The genome sequencing company] is well-known for its forcible collection of DNA samples from locals working under the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, which is sanctioned by the US for its human rights abuses and fostering terrorist groups.

The epidemic's third wave was a result of quarantine exemptions on travellers to Hong Kong, which led to difficulties in contact tracing. The relentless SAR government not only extended gathering restrictions [for social distancing] under the pretence of disease prevention, but it also began the rollout of a "health code" system to monitor and control Hongkongers' freedom of entry.

The HKSAR did not prioritise outsourcing these public services to local medical professionals and testing labs. Instead, they chose to deploy PRC officers with unknown qualifications and an endorsed company. The Chinese Communist Party's purpose in Hong Kong is obviously to make preparations for the monitoring and control of Hongkongers under the guise of disease prevention.

Hongkongers, are you ready for this?

Editor's Note:
The original source has since been deleted by Facebook. The Hong Kong Hotel Employees Union made a new post condemning its deletion. It explained the situation to maintain transparency, upholding its responsibility for keeping the public informed and advocating for truth and self-reliance among Hongkongers.
[Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=201620357976085&id=107866584018130]

Source: Hong Kong Hotel Employees Union
https://bit.ly/3lH64fJ
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

#HealthCode #surveillance #CCPHK #Coronavirus #unlicensed #BGIGroup #QuarantineExemption #PRCmedicine