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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
#Denialism #HongKongPolice
Pro-dem Lawmaker Accuses Police of Distorting the Truth; Injured Civilians Worries About Being Arrested
Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk-ting has been accused of participating in a riot of Yuen Long on 21 July last year with another 6 people. A hearing was arranged today, with all defendants having been released on bail. The next hearing has been scheduled on 12 October.
Lam and the victims of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attacks met media together. Mr So, a chef who had wounds all over his back resulting from the attack by mobs that night, criticised the new version of events presented by police, and worried about being arrested in the future. Miss Lee, who was in Yuen Long station that night, said it’s ridiculous and cried agitatedly in the press conference.
Lam explained the sequence of the statement-taking with the police and criticised the police for making plaintiffs and witnesses of the Attacks into defendants. He stated that Chan Tun-chu, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Crime (NTN), for swearing black to be white and distorting the truth in their new version of events. He emphasised he has no regrets and called for witnesses providing photos and videos.
Source: RTHK
#Aug28 #HistoricalNegationism #PoliceState #MinistryOfTruth #YuenLong721 #LamCheukTing
Pro-dem Lawmaker Accuses Police of Distorting the Truth; Injured Civilians Worries About Being Arrested
Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk-ting has been accused of participating in a riot of Yuen Long on 21 July last year with another 6 people. A hearing was arranged today, with all defendants having been released on bail. The next hearing has been scheduled on 12 October.
Lam and the victims of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attacks met media together. Mr So, a chef who had wounds all over his back resulting from the attack by mobs that night, criticised the new version of events presented by police, and worried about being arrested in the future. Miss Lee, who was in Yuen Long station that night, said it’s ridiculous and cried agitatedly in the press conference.
Lam explained the sequence of the statement-taking with the police and criticised the police for making plaintiffs and witnesses of the Attacks into defendants. He stated that Chan Tun-chu, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Crime (NTN), for swearing black to be white and distorting the truth in their new version of events. He emphasised he has no regrets and called for witnesses providing photos and videos.
Source: RTHK
#Aug28 #HistoricalNegationism #PoliceState #MinistryOfTruth #YuenLong721 #LamCheukTing
#AsiaFinest #HongKongPolice
Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman
Source: Apple Daily
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25132
Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman
Source: Apple Daily
#DangerousDriving
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25132
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Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman
On the evening of September 1, 2020, a police vehicle suddenly cut across the double white lines and almost collided with a private car.
Apple Daily contacted the civilian on the private car, Mr. Kwok who was driving at that time and had his pregnant wife as a passenger. Mr. Kwok recounted the incident at 11:55pm on September 1.
When approaching the toll booth, a police car on the manual toll booth driving lane, suddenly cut across the double white lines, jamming into the driving lane right in front of Mr. Kwok's car. It was lucky that he managed to react quickly to avoid a collision, but his pregnant wife was already screaming in shock.
Mr. Kwok accused the police officer in the vehicle of having no sense of safety. He hopes that the Police Force will look into the incident and penalize the officer concerned.
However, the dash camera on Mr. Kwok's car was unable to capture a clear view of the police vehicle’s license plate. This makes it hard to lodge a formal complaint. Nevertheless, Mr. Kwok said, even if he could find out the license number, the Department of Justice might withdraw the charge against the police.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept3
https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20200903/S5MIVI7GAZEJBK6FCVYS7QQ5LU/
#PoliceState #FailedState
#DangerousDriving
Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman
On the evening of September 1, 2020, a police vehicle suddenly cut across the double white lines and almost collided with a private car.
Apple Daily contacted the civilian on the private car, Mr. Kwok who was driving at that time and had his pregnant wife as a passenger. Mr. Kwok recounted the incident at 11:55pm on September 1.
When approaching the toll booth, a police car on the manual toll booth driving lane, suddenly cut across the double white lines, jamming into the driving lane right in front of Mr. Kwok's car. It was lucky that he managed to react quickly to avoid a collision, but his pregnant wife was already screaming in shock.
Mr. Kwok accused the police officer in the vehicle of having no sense of safety. He hopes that the Police Force will look into the incident and penalize the officer concerned.
However, the dash camera on Mr. Kwok's car was unable to capture a clear view of the police vehicle’s license plate. This makes it hard to lodge a formal complaint. Nevertheless, Mr. Kwok said, even if he could find out the license number, the Department of Justice might withdraw the charge against the police.
Source: Apple Daily #Sept3
https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20200903/S5MIVI7GAZEJBK6FCVYS7QQ5LU/
#PoliceState #FailedState
#DangerousDriving