Freestyle Football Player Disqualified by Sport Committee
China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships Committee announced that since they are “resolutely defending the One-China principle, supporting the country's unity, preserving the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Mainland China; and firmly opposing any speech or behaviour that attempts to split the country”, contestants who make any inappropriate statement regarding issues of Hong Kong or Taiwan will be banned in the competition immediately.
Chun Yin, Lai said that he had received the notification of disqualification from the Committee, which means that he will not be able to participate in the China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships held in ChangSha from 19 to 20 Oct.
Excerpt https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/268553
#ChinaInfluence #Sports #Selfcensorship
China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships Committee announced that since they are “resolutely defending the One-China principle, supporting the country's unity, preserving the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Mainland China; and firmly opposing any speech or behaviour that attempts to split the country”, contestants who make any inappropriate statement regarding issues of Hong Kong or Taiwan will be banned in the competition immediately.
Chun Yin, Lai said that he had received the notification of disqualification from the Committee, which means that he will not be able to participate in the China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships held in ChangSha from 19 to 20 Oct.
Excerpt https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/268553
#ChinaInfluence #Sports #Selfcensorship
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【花式足球亞錦賽】組委會發聲明「堅決捍衛一個中國原則」 港將黎俊賢被取消資格 - 體路 Sportsroad
體路每天為大家採訪屬於香港的體育新聞，並有各方專家定期專欄，更會邀請香港體壇精英親自撰文分享心路歷程，屬於香港人的體育新聞平台。
Freestyle Football Player Disqualified by Sport Committee 2
Chun-Yin Lai, the 22-year-old football player was planned to represent Hong Kong at the 2019 China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships. He was participating in the “China Championships” and “Asia-Pacific Region Battle” before being disqualified.
Lai used correction fluid to write “Free HK” on his pair of vans in protest against Vans decision to disqualified the “Naomiso-design” and uploaded the photo to his personal account in Instagram. Another football player, Lyson Sze, was informed by the organizing committee that Lai had received an anonymous complained. Mr. Sze was worried that it would complicate the competition and pressure Lai to quit the tournament or he would be disqualified.
Lai was disqualified in the World Freestyle Football Championship 2 years ago after he talked about his identity as a Hongkonger (people of Hong Kong) during an interview with BBC. Lai told “SportsRoad” that “being disqualified is not helping the situation. It is so ridiculous to link "being proud to be a 'Hongkonger' as a supporter of “Hong Kong Independence. This is wrong to threatened or disqualify me because of the “Free HK” photo". He would be extremely regretful if he was disqualified, “Freestyle Football is an international sports without discrimination of race nor nationality, I believe each of us has the right to enjoy equity and freedom, which it what I have been pursuing, I will not change my stance for participating in any kind of tournament with self-censorship”
Lyson Sze also expressed his concern, “What will be the meaning for winning if our freedom of speech and the will of protecting Hong Kong is erased?” He had emailed the International Freestyle Football Association about the incident and demanded them to clarify the reason of disqualifying Lai. He has explicitly asked if it was the shoes problem? Would he be qualified again if the photo is deleted? Was this a political censorship?
(*Lai had received the notification of being disqualified*)
#ChinaInfluence #Sports #SelfCensorship #FreedomOfSpeech
Excerpt (https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/268401) (10-Oct)
Chun-Yin Lai, the 22-year-old football player was planned to represent Hong Kong at the 2019 China & Asia Pacific Freestyle Football Championships. He was participating in the “China Championships” and “Asia-Pacific Region Battle” before being disqualified.
Lai used correction fluid to write “Free HK” on his pair of vans in protest against Vans decision to disqualified the “Naomiso-design” and uploaded the photo to his personal account in Instagram. Another football player, Lyson Sze, was informed by the organizing committee that Lai had received an anonymous complained. Mr. Sze was worried that it would complicate the competition and pressure Lai to quit the tournament or he would be disqualified.
Lai was disqualified in the World Freestyle Football Championship 2 years ago after he talked about his identity as a Hongkonger (people of Hong Kong) during an interview with BBC. Lai told “SportsRoad” that “being disqualified is not helping the situation. It is so ridiculous to link "being proud to be a 'Hongkonger' as a supporter of “Hong Kong Independence. This is wrong to threatened or disqualify me because of the “Free HK” photo". He would be extremely regretful if he was disqualified, “Freestyle Football is an international sports without discrimination of race nor nationality, I believe each of us has the right to enjoy equity and freedom, which it what I have been pursuing, I will not change my stance for participating in any kind of tournament with self-censorship”
Lyson Sze also expressed his concern, “What will be the meaning for winning if our freedom of speech and the will of protecting Hong Kong is erased?” He had emailed the International Freestyle Football Association about the incident and demanded them to clarify the reason of disqualifying Lai. He has explicitly asked if it was the shoes problem? Would he be qualified again if the photo is deleted? Was this a political censorship?
(*Lai had received the notification of being disqualified*)
#ChinaInfluence #Sports #SelfCensorship #FreedomOfSpeech
Excerpt (https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/268401) (10-Oct)
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【花式足球亞錦賽】港將黎俊賢IG發帖後疑被勸退：不會因自我審查而改變追求平等自由的權利 - 體路 Sportsroad
體路每天為大家採訪屬於香港的體育新聞，並有各方專家定期專欄，更會邀請香港體壇精英親自撰文分享心路歷程，屬於香港人的體育新聞平台。
#Newspaper
Advertiser Asiaray self-censored
"Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" and the show's poster can not be posted
Editor’s note: Asiaray Media Group Limited is an investment holding company principally engaged in the development and operations of out-of-home advertising media, including advertising in airports, metro lines, billboards and building solutions in the PRC and Hong Kong.
(17 Nov) Artistic Creative Director of the theatrical group Theatre Space and director of "Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" Jacob Yu said on Facebook[1] yesterday that a wall-sized poster should have gone on public display but was cancelled due to it's content sensitivity. The theatrical group's dramaturg CHEUNG Fei Fan responded in the post that the contents were already approved by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), yet "advertiser sponsor feared its content sensitivity" and stopped the display. TheStand News asked for more details from Theatre Space, and learned that advertiser sponsor Asiaray was involved. We asked Asiaray for comments but had not yet received a reply.
In the style of Ukiyo-e, masked men in black clothing open umbrellas
"Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" set stage in the Bakumatsu era of Japan when the conservatives and reformists fought over a police murder case. It retold the story of Sakamoto Ryume who dared to oppose the regime and led people toward a new era. The involved advertisement used the Ukiyo-e painting style, and wrote the word "rebel" in the smoke. As for the picture, the two sides had images of shoguns dressing in green armours. Masked men in black clothing walked on the streets, with some opening oil-paper umbrellas (mostly in yellow colour) to resist, and some appearing to be burning the debris of a rickshaw. Other people with fuzzy faces hung colourful cloths from a bridge, with some yellow and some purple.
Jacob Yu said he wasn't sure what was so "sensitive" about it. "Is it because the story that took place in Japan 180 years ago resembles Hong Kong today? Is it because Sakamoto Ryume as a reformer died of assassination in the end? Or is it because this Ukiyo-e painting depict our scenery?" He thinks the root cause of sensitivity rests on the fact that "theatre is to reflect on events of the time, and art is to make people feel sensitive. Therefore, art should not make you numb but feeling sensitive instead."
Although the poster cannot go on public display, Jacob Yu thinks "Speak out against injustice, what's to fear?" Therefore, he disclosed the incident and the original design on Facebook, and "hope that the watchful eyes such as you can scrutinise every detail."
[1]https://bit.ly/35dAzB1
Source: TheStand News
https://bit.ly/35hZ5Bg
Another part of the series:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/11882
#SelfCensorship #FreeSpeech
Advertiser Asiaray self-censored
"Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" and the show's poster can not be posted
Editor’s note: Asiaray Media Group Limited is an investment holding company principally engaged in the development and operations of out-of-home advertising media, including advertising in airports, metro lines, billboards and building solutions in the PRC and Hong Kong.
(17 Nov) Artistic Creative Director of the theatrical group Theatre Space and director of "Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" Jacob Yu said on Facebook[1] yesterday that a wall-sized poster should have gone on public display but was cancelled due to it's content sensitivity. The theatrical group's dramaturg CHEUNG Fei Fan responded in the post that the contents were already approved by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), yet "advertiser sponsor feared its content sensitivity" and stopped the display. TheStand News asked for more details from Theatre Space, and learned that advertiser sponsor Asiaray was involved. We asked Asiaray for comments but had not yet received a reply.
In the style of Ukiyo-e, masked men in black clothing open umbrellas
"Betrayal of Sakamoto Ryume" set stage in the Bakumatsu era of Japan when the conservatives and reformists fought over a police murder case. It retold the story of Sakamoto Ryume who dared to oppose the regime and led people toward a new era. The involved advertisement used the Ukiyo-e painting style, and wrote the word "rebel" in the smoke. As for the picture, the two sides had images of shoguns dressing in green armours. Masked men in black clothing walked on the streets, with some opening oil-paper umbrellas (mostly in yellow colour) to resist, and some appearing to be burning the debris of a rickshaw. Other people with fuzzy faces hung colourful cloths from a bridge, with some yellow and some purple.
Jacob Yu said he wasn't sure what was so "sensitive" about it. "Is it because the story that took place in Japan 180 years ago resembles Hong Kong today? Is it because Sakamoto Ryume as a reformer died of assassination in the end? Or is it because this Ukiyo-e painting depict our scenery?" He thinks the root cause of sensitivity rests on the fact that "theatre is to reflect on events of the time, and art is to make people feel sensitive. Therefore, art should not make you numb but feeling sensitive instead."
Although the poster cannot go on public display, Jacob Yu thinks "Speak out against injustice, what's to fear?" Therefore, he disclosed the incident and the original design on Facebook, and "hope that the watchful eyes such as you can scrutinise every detail."
[1]https://bit.ly/35dAzB1
Source: TheStand News
https://bit.ly/35hZ5Bg
Another part of the series:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/11882
#SelfCensorship #FreeSpeech
Money speaks louder than humanity:
World Photography Awards remove Hong Kong protest images raise speculations about self-censorship ⬇️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17751
#Feb19 #SelfCensorship
World Photography Awards remove Hong Kong protest images raise speculations about self-censorship ⬇️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17751
#Feb19 #SelfCensorship
Money speaks louder than humanity:
World Photography Awards remove Hong Kong protest images raise speculations about self-censorship
Hong Kong artist Chung-Ming Ko entered finalist round of 2020 Sony World Photography Awards with his works “Wounds of Hong Kong.” However, on #Feb14, he found the link to his collection was broken, who went on and discovered two more series “Battleground Hong Kong” by American photographer David Butow and “Hong Kong Protestors” by Australian artist Adam Ferguson were disappeared. The WPO defended the decision, in an initial reply to inquiries, by saying they were taken down temporarily over the “sensitive nature” of his images.
The edited series was uploaded, with only four left out of the original series of 10 pictures. Ko bewailed the decision by the judges. “I don’t know who’s complaining and what their concerns are. But why should any ‘concerns’ not be addressed by the judges at the judging phase?” asked Ko in a response to Hong Kong Free Press. Nevertheless, he still hoped to share his photos in Hong Kong (now numbered at 20). “If WPO couldn’t release these Hong Kong protest-related photos for now, I hoped to share it here,” he said on his Facebook Page.
Link to Ko’s works “Wounds of Hong Kong”:
https://bit.ly/39NsHbL
Only 5 pictures remained in another series “Battleground Hong Kong” by David Butow:
https://bit.ly/2SW4v06
No pictures were deleted in Adam Ferguson’s “Hong Kong Protestors”.
https://bit.ly/2SVJwud
Ironically, photojournalist Mustafa Hassona won 3rd place in last year’s WPO by “Palestinian Right of Return Protests”, which captured moments in the Palestinian movement.
https://bit.ly/2HCLhr5
Meanwhile, Title Sponsor of WPO Sony Corporation, hardly-battered over accusations of self-censorship, issued a statement that affirms that although Sony is the title sponsor, the contest was operated by the WPO independently.
WPO team
https://www.worldphoto.org/meet-the-team
Source: USP, HKFP #Feb19 #SelfCensorship
World Photography Awards remove Hong Kong protest images raise speculations about self-censorship
Hong Kong artist Chung-Ming Ko entered finalist round of 2020 Sony World Photography Awards with his works “Wounds of Hong Kong.” However, on #Feb14, he found the link to his collection was broken, who went on and discovered two more series “Battleground Hong Kong” by American photographer David Butow and “Hong Kong Protestors” by Australian artist Adam Ferguson were disappeared. The WPO defended the decision, in an initial reply to inquiries, by saying they were taken down temporarily over the “sensitive nature” of his images.
The edited series was uploaded, with only four left out of the original series of 10 pictures. Ko bewailed the decision by the judges. “I don’t know who’s complaining and what their concerns are. But why should any ‘concerns’ not be addressed by the judges at the judging phase?” asked Ko in a response to Hong Kong Free Press. Nevertheless, he still hoped to share his photos in Hong Kong (now numbered at 20). “If WPO couldn’t release these Hong Kong protest-related photos for now, I hoped to share it here,” he said on his Facebook Page.
Link to Ko’s works “Wounds of Hong Kong”:
https://bit.ly/39NsHbL
Only 5 pictures remained in another series “Battleground Hong Kong” by David Butow:
https://bit.ly/2SW4v06
No pictures were deleted in Adam Ferguson’s “Hong Kong Protestors”.
https://bit.ly/2SVJwud
Ironically, photojournalist Mustafa Hassona won 3rd place in last year’s WPO by “Palestinian Right of Return Protests”, which captured moments in the Palestinian movement.
https://bit.ly/2HCLhr5
Meanwhile, Title Sponsor of WPO Sony Corporation, hardly-battered over accusations of self-censorship, issued a statement that affirms that although Sony is the title sponsor, the contest was operated by the WPO independently.
WPO team
https://www.worldphoto.org/meet-the-team
Source: USP, HKFP #Feb19 #SelfCensorship
#Interview
No longer silent, Wuhan post-90s: It's my life duty to voice out for the dead
(14 Mar) Washington – Dragonslayer, a Chinese post-90s born in Wuhan, once believed that if he doesn’t say anything politically sensitive, doesn’t do anything outrageous, obeys the authorities, and be a ‘refined egoist’ like many around him, his life could only get better.
A coronavirus epidemic completely changed his views. Dragonslayer said he doesn’t want to be “the silent majority” anymore.
“I know how much of a bastard this government is,” he said, “I used to tell myself not to care.”
//“OK, I’ll do as I’m told, and I won’t do these politically sensitive things,” he said. “I’ll just follow your footsteps.”
//as days went by, things didn’t seem so unbearable, like the frog in the pot.
//“There’s a yellow bear reverse driving”
//no officials apologised to the people of Wuhan. Absurdly, they told us we should hate America, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and we should hate ‘The Wall Street Journal’. No one took responsibility for the epidemic.
//“You need to have a fine division between ‘CCP’, ‘China’ and ‘Chinese’,” Dragonslayer once told an oversea friend. However, these terms seem “indifferentiable” at this moment of time.
//“There’s now an abnormal optimistic atmosphere in China....‘Oh look how shit foreign countries are doing and how great we are doing.’ This is chilling!”
//Firstly, lose one’s rationality. Secondly, lose one’s conscience.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/No-longer-silent-Wuhan-post-90s-Its-my-life-duty-to-voice-out-for-the-dead-03-23
Source: VOA News
https://bit.ly/3afuJCf
#HongKongProtest #Wuhan #LiZeHua #FreedomOfPress #SelfCensorship #ChinesePropaganda #Coronavirus #ChinaLiedPeopleDied #Xinjiang
No longer silent, Wuhan post-90s: It's my life duty to voice out for the dead
(14 Mar) Washington – Dragonslayer, a Chinese post-90s born in Wuhan, once believed that if he doesn’t say anything politically sensitive, doesn’t do anything outrageous, obeys the authorities, and be a ‘refined egoist’ like many around him, his life could only get better.
A coronavirus epidemic completely changed his views. Dragonslayer said he doesn’t want to be “the silent majority” anymore.
“I know how much of a bastard this government is,” he said, “I used to tell myself not to care.”
//“OK, I’ll do as I’m told, and I won’t do these politically sensitive things,” he said. “I’ll just follow your footsteps.”
//as days went by, things didn’t seem so unbearable, like the frog in the pot.
//“There’s a yellow bear reverse driving”
//no officials apologised to the people of Wuhan. Absurdly, they told us we should hate America, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and we should hate ‘The Wall Street Journal’. No one took responsibility for the epidemic.
//“You need to have a fine division between ‘CCP’, ‘China’ and ‘Chinese’,” Dragonslayer once told an oversea friend. However, these terms seem “indifferentiable” at this moment of time.
//“There’s now an abnormal optimistic atmosphere in China....‘Oh look how shit foreign countries are doing and how great we are doing.’ This is chilling!”
//Firstly, lose one’s rationality. Secondly, lose one’s conscience.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/No-longer-silent-Wuhan-post-90s-Its-my-life-duty-to-voice-out-for-the-dead-03-23
Source: VOA News
https://bit.ly/3afuJCf
#HongKongProtest #Wuhan #LiZeHua #FreedomOfPress #SelfCensorship #ChinesePropaganda #Coronavirus #ChinaLiedPeopleDied #Xinjiang
Telegraph
No longer silent, Wuhan post-90s: It's my life duty to voice out for the dead
(14 Mar) Washington – Dragonslayer, a Chinese post-90s born in Wuhan, once believed that if he doesn’t say anything politically sensitive, doesn’t do anything outrageous, obeys the authorities, and be a ‘refined egoist’like many around him, his life could…
#WhiteTerror
Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile ⬇️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19005
#Mar25 #WuhanPneumonia #SelfCensorship
Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile ⬇️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19005
#Mar25 #WuhanPneumonia #SelfCensorship
#WhiteTerror
Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile
Screenshot of the post from Cable TV Finance ⬆️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19004
Cable Finance, under Cable TV, made a satirical post last week on Facebook, titled "Where have the 7 million people gone?" The title is a reference to the reduction in number of users at China Mobile. Hashtags such as "There is only one truth" and "National Secrets Leaked" are also in the post. The post was taken down shortly after it was published, and the responsible staff has been sacked.
Cable TV acting president, Fung Tak Hung, explained that the post was based on unconfirmed rumours, and did not go in line with the principle of the channel. He added that there were no political reasons behind the dismissal.
Recent collaborations between Cable TV and China Mobile led to speculation that political reasons were behind the dismissal. In September 2018, Cable TV and China Mobile signed an agreement which allows China Mobile HK to use information provided by Cable TV, such as news, financial information and entertainment.
Source: Apple Daily #Mar25
#SelfCensorship #WuhanPneumonia
Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile
Screenshot of the post from Cable TV Finance ⬆️
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19004
Cable Finance, under Cable TV, made a satirical post last week on Facebook, titled "Where have the 7 million people gone?" The title is a reference to the reduction in number of users at China Mobile. Hashtags such as "There is only one truth" and "National Secrets Leaked" are also in the post. The post was taken down shortly after it was published, and the responsible staff has been sacked.
Cable TV acting president, Fung Tak Hung, explained that the post was based on unconfirmed rumours, and did not go in line with the principle of the channel. He added that there were no political reasons behind the dismissal.
Recent collaborations between Cable TV and China Mobile led to speculation that political reasons were behind the dismissal. In September 2018, Cable TV and China Mobile signed an agreement which allows China Mobile HK to use information provided by Cable TV, such as news, financial information and entertainment.
Source: Apple Daily #Mar25
#SelfCensorship #WuhanPneumonia
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Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile ⬇️
#Mar25 #WuhanPneumonia #SelfCensorship
Cable TV Staff fired after making satirical post about reducing number of users of China Mobile ⬇️
#Mar25 #WuhanPneumonia #SelfCensorship
The Truth About Living in China
Two well-known YouTubers who had been traveling around China reveal how it is like to live in China - not as a tourist but as 'foreigners' settling down in China.
Being a tourist, their life in China in the past was like having a great party, whereas living in China is full of bitterness - foreigners are always seen as outlier by the China government and the system. One cannot just has party for all his life. Eventually, China has become not only an unpleasant, but also a dangerous place for them to stay. With deep understanding of the Chinese society and culture, the two YouTubers share their experiences in China in details, reflecting on the current Chinese society and China government.
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Watch
https://youtu.be/kDV4s9c9sfQ
Further reading:
Is China the most Racist country in the world?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19068
#Racism #Xenophobia #SelfCensorship #WhiteTerror #CCP
Two well-known YouTubers who had been traveling around China reveal how it is like to live in China - not as a tourist but as 'foreigners' settling down in China.
Being a tourist, their life in China in the past was like having a great party, whereas living in China is full of bitterness - foreigners are always seen as outlier by the China government and the system. One cannot just has party for all his life. Eventually, China has become not only an unpleasant, but also a dangerous place for them to stay. With deep understanding of the Chinese society and culture, the two YouTubers share their experiences in China in details, reflecting on the current Chinese society and China government.
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Watch
https://youtu.be/kDV4s9c9sfQ
Further reading:
Is China the most Racist country in the world?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19068
#Racism #Xenophobia #SelfCensorship #WhiteTerror #CCP
YouTube
#65 China Is Getting Worse | Laowhy86 and SerpentZA
Joining us today from all our coronavirus self quarantine social distancing are the OG China YouTubers Laowhy86 and SerpentZA to talk about what life was like for them inside China. Highlights include being followed by the Chinese military, the PLA, and the…
#Showbiz #Cinema #FilmMaking
China Film Companies Ban Casting 'Non-patriotic' Actors and Actresses
Apple Daily reported that China film companies would ban Hong Kong and Taiwan actors who did not declare they "love China". Actors and actresses have to issue a statement and ensure they would not be banned by China for having an "incorrect political stance" for as long as 10 years.
Source: Apple Daily
#Apr29 #selfcensorship #mediacensorship
https://fortuneinsight.com/web/posts/490516
China Film Companies Ban Casting 'Non-patriotic' Actors and Actresses
Apple Daily reported that China film companies would ban Hong Kong and Taiwan actors who did not declare they "love China". Actors and actresses have to issue a statement and ensure they would not be banned by China for having an "incorrect political stance" for as long as 10 years.
Source: Apple Daily
#Apr29 #selfcensorship #mediacensorship
https://fortuneinsight.com/web/posts/490516
#Censorship #SelfCensorship
HKU Crops a Group Photo to Allegedly "Dis-appear" Pro-democracy Activist
Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho died on May 26 at the age of 98. While the Hong Kong University released a group photo taken during Ho's visit to the university mourning his decease, Edward Leung, the famed imprisoned localist pro-democracy activist who was a then-student, was cut out from the photo.
Many netizens suspected the move was out of fear of the National Security Law, that the Chinese Communist Party may crack down on the university as Leung advocated for an anti-Beijing agenda.
Source: Stand News #May26
#EdwardLeung #StanleyHo #HKU #NationalSecurityLaw
HKU Crops a Group Photo to Allegedly "Dis-appear" Pro-democracy Activist
Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho died on May 26 at the age of 98. While the Hong Kong University released a group photo taken during Ho's visit to the university mourning his decease, Edward Leung, the famed imprisoned localist pro-democracy activist who was a then-student, was cut out from the photo.
Many netizens suspected the move was out of fear of the National Security Law, that the Chinese Communist Party may crack down on the university as Leung advocated for an anti-Beijing agenda.
Source: Stand News #May26
#EdwardLeung #StanleyHo #HKU #NationalSecurityLaw
#Newspaper
Hong Kong’s contentious national security law concerns some academics
China’s plan to introduce a new security law in Hong Kong has prompted mixed reactions from scientists there. Some fear that such a law could lead to government interference in research, restrict participation in international collaborations and increase self-censorship, whereas others are confident that research will be unaffected.
“Academics in Hong Kong are very concerned about possible changes,” says an administrator at a university in Hong Kong who requested anonymity because they think their university is under pressure to publicly support the security law. They worry that a national security law could be used to restrict the publication of sensitive research, such as studies on the new coronavirus. Scientists on the mainland need government approval to publish research relating to the origins of the pandemic.
A Hong Kong-based editorial board member for a scientific journal who also requested anonymity because they need permission to speak to the press, says they are worried that foreign research grants or international collaborations — particularly with the United States — could be defined as foreign interference and restricted under the law.
Some academics think that one of the greatest effects the new law will have on research will be an increase in self-censorship. Researchers are already wary about making comments or publishing research that could upset the central government — work that could distress financial markets, for example, such as negative results from a large vaccine trial... whether or not they’re at risk of breaking the law...
A foreign researcher who studies science and ethics at a university in Hong Kong, who requested anonymity for fear their comments could jeopardize their work visa, says they no longer feel able to criticize the science and technology practices of the central government while living in Hong Kong, and worry that the security law could bring the risk of prison sentences for such criticisms... a visiting environmental researcher at the City University of Hong Kong, says she doesn’t think her research on environment management and governance in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan is particularly sensitive. But she has decided that she will do less work focusing on mainland China — and work on existing data sets rather than generating her own — to avoid the risk of her work being classified as subversive under the security law.
Full Article: Nature, (12-Jun)
#NationalSecurityLaw #Academic #SelfCensorship #Research
Hong Kong’s contentious national security law concerns some academics
China’s plan to introduce a new security law in Hong Kong has prompted mixed reactions from scientists there. Some fear that such a law could lead to government interference in research, restrict participation in international collaborations and increase self-censorship, whereas others are confident that research will be unaffected.
“Academics in Hong Kong are very concerned about possible changes,” says an administrator at a university in Hong Kong who requested anonymity because they think their university is under pressure to publicly support the security law. They worry that a national security law could be used to restrict the publication of sensitive research, such as studies on the new coronavirus. Scientists on the mainland need government approval to publish research relating to the origins of the pandemic.
A Hong Kong-based editorial board member for a scientific journal who also requested anonymity because they need permission to speak to the press, says they are worried that foreign research grants or international collaborations — particularly with the United States — could be defined as foreign interference and restricted under the law.
Some academics think that one of the greatest effects the new law will have on research will be an increase in self-censorship. Researchers are already wary about making comments or publishing research that could upset the central government — work that could distress financial markets, for example, such as negative results from a large vaccine trial... whether or not they’re at risk of breaking the law...
A foreign researcher who studies science and ethics at a university in Hong Kong, who requested anonymity for fear their comments could jeopardize their work visa, says they no longer feel able to criticize the science and technology practices of the central government while living in Hong Kong, and worry that the security law could bring the risk of prison sentences for such criticisms... a visiting environmental researcher at the City University of Hong Kong, says she doesn’t think her research on environment management and governance in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan is particularly sensitive. But she has decided that she will do less work focusing on mainland China — and work on existing data sets rather than generating her own — to avoid the risk of her work being classified as subversive under the security law.
Full Article: Nature, (12-Jun)
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Nature
China is tightening its grip on coronavirus research
Some scientists welcome government vetting because it could stop poor-quality COVID-19 papers being published – others fear it is an attempt to control information.