#MaskShortage
Medical Staff Suspected of Stealing Masks and Gloves
Police received a report from staff members of Princess Margaret Hospital at about 6:23 this evening (January 31) that 14 surgical masks, 22 N95 masks and some surgical gloves went missing in a ward. It was suspected of being stolen by a 56-year-old female staff member surnamed Wong.
Source: Stand News
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia
Medical Staff Suspected of Stealing Masks and Gloves
Police received a report from staff members of Princess Margaret Hospital at about 6:23 this evening (January 31) that 14 surgical masks, 22 N95 masks and some surgical gloves went missing in a ward. It was suspected of being stolen by a 56-year-old female staff member surnamed Wong.
Source: Stand News
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia
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While Pharmacies Stock Up and Speculate, Bedding Shop Procures Mask for Neighbourhood in Sheung Shui
There is a shortage of mask supplies in Hong Kong. Some pharmacies were criticized for stocking up, raising prices of masks and making a fortune from speculation.
A bedding shop in Sheung Shui Choi Yuen Estate attempted to ordered masks for sale to ease the shortage in neighbouring community. The first 200 people each can buy 1 box at HK$70.
The first shopper said that he has lined up overnight since 8pm the night before. Another one queued up with a baby as early as 2 am in the morning. The shop operators distributed tokens to those in the line at 7:30 am for them to pick up their masks at 10:30 am.
The shop owner also gave away water and soya drinks to shoppers in the morning. The scene was very warm and touching.
Source: Flash Media Hong Kong
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia #Masks
While Pharmacies Stock Up and Speculate, Bedding Shop Procures Mask for Neighbourhood in Sheung Shui
There is a shortage of mask supplies in Hong Kong. Some pharmacies were criticized for stocking up, raising prices of masks and making a fortune from speculation.
A bedding shop in Sheung Shui Choi Yuen Estate attempted to ordered masks for sale to ease the shortage in neighbouring community. The first 200 people each can buy 1 box at HK$70.
The first shopper said that he has lined up overnight since 8pm the night before. Another one queued up with a baby as early as 2 am in the morning. The shop operators distributed tokens to those in the line at 7:30 am for them to pick up their masks at 10:30 am.
The shop owner also gave away water and soya drinks to shoppers in the morning. The scene was very warm and touching.
Source: Flash Media Hong Kong
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia #Masks
#FirstHand #Jan31
17 Months On: #GrannyWong Commemorates Victims in #831PrinceEdward Police Attack
1840 | Prince Edward
Jan 31, 2021 marks 17 months since the Hong Kong police attacked train passengers at Prince Edward Station on August 31, 2019.
In face of the growing control by the authorities under the National Security Law, Granny Wong, a pro-democracy activist who had been detained in China and arrested in Hong Kong, persists in calling on citizens' attention to police brutality and the need to stand up for justice.
Like all other days, the police were heavily deployed around the station to curb civilians from mourning casaulties from the pro-democracy movement.
17 Months On: #GrannyWong Commemorates Victims in #831PrinceEdward Police Attack
1840 | Prince Edward
Jan 31, 2021 marks 17 months since the Hong Kong police attacked train passengers at Prince Edward Station on August 31, 2019.
In face of the growing control by the authorities under the National Security Law, Granny Wong, a pro-democracy activist who had been detained in China and arrested in Hong Kong, persists in calling on citizens' attention to police brutality and the need to stand up for justice.
Like all other days, the police were heavily deployed around the station to curb civilians from mourning casaulties from the pro-democracy movement.
#FirstHand #Jan31 #PrinceEdward831
District Councillor Collects Flowers from Hongkongers to Commemorate Casaulties of the Pro-democracy Movement
Lam Siu-ben, district councillor of Yau Tsim Mong district collected 4 boxed of white flowers from civilians who hope to pay tribute to the casaulty of the pro-democracy movement.
The day marks 17 months after the 8.31 Prince Edward Station attack by the police. On August 31, 2019, the police attacked train passengers with pepper spray and baton inside the trains and on the concourse. During the time, first aiders and reporters were barred from entering the station to attend to the injured civilians and monitor the police. The police claimed no civilian had been killed.
While memorial activities become more and more difficult to carry out under the control of the authorities, the district councilor said he would bring the flowers to the Sandy Ridge Cemetery where unidentified bodies were buried by the goverment in Hong Kong.
#Death #SandyRidgeCemetery
District Councillor Collects Flowers from Hongkongers to Commemorate Casaulties of the Pro-democracy Movement
Lam Siu-ben, district councillor of Yau Tsim Mong district collected 4 boxed of white flowers from civilians who hope to pay tribute to the casaulty of the pro-democracy movement.
The day marks 17 months after the 8.31 Prince Edward Station attack by the police. On August 31, 2019, the police attacked train passengers with pepper spray and baton inside the trains and on the concourse. During the time, first aiders and reporters were barred from entering the station to attend to the injured civilians and monitor the police. The police claimed no civilian had been killed.
While memorial activities become more and more difficult to carry out under the control of the authorities, the district councilor said he would bring the flowers to the Sandy Ridge Cemetery where unidentified bodies were buried by the goverment in Hong Kong.
#Death #SandyRidgeCemetery
#FirstHand #Jan31
Hong Kong Government Imposes Ambush-Style Lockdown in Lam Tin, Despite a Recent Testing of the Residents
2100 | Lam Tin
On Sunday, January 31, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed its fourth “ambush-style” lockdown in Hong Kong since the first one was enforced in Jordan on Jan 23, 2021.
Blocks 5 and 7 of #LagunaCity in #LamTin were labelled as a "restricted area" and all residents were required to take a Covid-19 test by 2am.
The authorities claimed that the operation would be completed by 7am on Monday. In fact, around 1,200 residents had already been tested recently, but the authorities insisted a lockdown of the residential area.
#FailedState #Lockdown
Hong Kong Government Imposes Ambush-Style Lockdown in Lam Tin, Despite a Recent Testing of the Residents
2100 | Lam Tin
On Sunday, January 31, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed its fourth “ambush-style” lockdown in Hong Kong since the first one was enforced in Jordan on Jan 23, 2021.
Blocks 5 and 7 of #LagunaCity in #LamTin were labelled as a "restricted area" and all residents were required to take a Covid-19 test by 2am.
The authorities claimed that the operation would be completed by 7am on Monday. In fact, around 1,200 residents had already been tested recently, but the authorities insisted a lockdown of the residential area.
#FailedState #Lockdown
#FirstHand #Jan31
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Visits Residential Area under Government's "Ambush-style" Lockdown
22:10 | Lam Tin
On the evening of Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden mandatory lockdown of two blocks of #LagunaCity, a housing estate in Lam Tin, ordering all residents in the "restricted area" to undergo the #covid19 test, despite that most of them have been tested recently.
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Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan visits the site before midnight.
#PoliceState #Lockdown
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Visits Residential Area under Government's "Ambush-style" Lockdown
22:10 | Lam Tin
On the evening of Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden mandatory lockdown of two blocks of #LagunaCity, a housing estate in Lam Tin, ordering all residents in the "restricted area" to undergo the #covid19 test, despite that most of them have been tested recently.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan visits the site before midnight.
#PoliceState #Lockdown
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Resident Confused by Government's Repeated Orders to Multiple Covid Tests Within Days
A resident of #LagunaCity expressed confusion in the Hong Kong government's enforcement of a mandatory lockdown of the housing estate on Jan 31, 2021. The resident talked to the press at 20:20, following the government's announcement of lockdown at around 19:00.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
The resident pointed out that they only received the result of the recent covid tests, also imposed by the government, on Jan 29, 2021; however, just one day after, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown of two blocks and order residents to be tested again.
At 7am on Feb 1, the government claimed the operation was completed. 461 people were tested and no positive case was found.
#LockDown #FailedState
Resident Confused by Government's Repeated Orders to Multiple Covid Tests Within Days
A resident of #LagunaCity expressed confusion in the Hong Kong government's enforcement of a mandatory lockdown of the housing estate on Jan 31, 2021. The resident talked to the press at 20:20, following the government's announcement of lockdown at around 19:00.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
The resident pointed out that they only received the result of the recent covid tests, also imposed by the government, on Jan 29, 2021; however, just one day after, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown of two blocks and order residents to be tested again.
At 7am on Feb 1, the government claimed the operation was completed. 461 people were tested and no positive case was found.
#LockDown #FailedState
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Hong Kong Police Detain Resident Who Criticizes the Government's Lockdown Measure
On Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed an ambuse-style lockdown for the 4th times since Jan 23.
This time the target is two blocks in #LaguanaCity, a private housing estate in Lam Tin, Hong Kong.
Since the residents were recently asked by the government to undergo the #Covid19 tests, the lockdown and the order to be re-tested within days have cause discontent.
On the evening of Jan 31, a resident expressed his opinion opposing the lockdown and criticizing the government for obstructing Hongkongers. He was taken away and detained by the police.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
#FailedState #Lockdown
Hong Kong Police Detain Resident Who Criticizes the Government's Lockdown Measure
On Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed an ambuse-style lockdown for the 4th times since Jan 23.
This time the target is two blocks in #LaguanaCity, a private housing estate in Lam Tin, Hong Kong.
Since the residents were recently asked by the government to undergo the #Covid19 tests, the lockdown and the order to be re-tested within days have cause discontent.
On the evening of Jan 31, a resident expressed his opinion opposing the lockdown and criticizing the government for obstructing Hongkongers. He was taken away and detained by the police.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
#FailedState #Lockdown
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Secretary for Food and Health Ignores #DistrictCouncillor's Demand to Explain Why Residents Are Tested Twice
Lee Wai-lam, district councillor in Lam Tin, questioned the government's enforcement of lockdown of #LagunaCity. He pointed out that 90% of the residents in the "restricted area" had been tested in the past three days, following the order of the government.
Despite the negative results, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown on Jan 31, 2021, ordering residents in two blocks of the housing estate to be tested again by 2am on Feb 1.
Lee asked the Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan who visited the site to explain the government's rationale in testing the residents twice within a week. Chan, however, did not give any answer.
Lee reiterated that the government's arbitrary decision to impose what Carrie Lam called "ambush-style" lockdown is insensible, pointless and obstructing.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28295
#FailedState #SophiaChan #LeeWaiLam
Secretary for Food and Health Ignores #DistrictCouncillor's Demand to Explain Why Residents Are Tested Twice
Lee Wai-lam, district councillor in Lam Tin, questioned the government's enforcement of lockdown of #LagunaCity. He pointed out that 90% of the residents in the "restricted area" had been tested in the past three days, following the order of the government.
Despite the negative results, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown on Jan 31, 2021, ordering residents in two blocks of the housing estate to be tested again by 2am on Feb 1.
Lee asked the Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan who visited the site to explain the government's rationale in testing the residents twice within a week. Chan, however, did not give any answer.
Lee reiterated that the government's arbitrary decision to impose what Carrie Lam called "ambush-style" lockdown is insensible, pointless and obstructing.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28295
#FailedState #SophiaChan #LeeWaiLam
#RealNameSimCard #Totalitarianism
#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
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#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
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#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government requested the local population to register their phone cards with real names, following the practice in mainland China and citing the need to crack down on crime as a reason.
A report published by an international organization, however, shows that phone blackmail increased by forty per cent after the implementation of real-name registration for a phone sim card.
The United Nations' (#UN) investigator also challenged this policy as an authorities' tool for surveying civilians and press media.
Real-name registration for phone sim card has been a controversial issue in many places. Even it is mandated in more than 155 countries, the 2019 statistics reported by the Global System for Mobile Communications (#GSMC) showed that only half of the European countries forced users to register their real name.
The GSMA's report stated that the EU explained to each member about the benefits of real-name registration in 2012. However, the conclusion was no evidence that it could reduce crime rate.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210131/4Q2JYPRW7NFWNNG3SLWMAYA7XU/
#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government requested the local population to register their phone cards with real names, following the practice in mainland China and citing the need to crack down on crime as a reason.
A report published by an international organization, however, shows that phone blackmail increased by forty per cent after the implementation of real-name registration for a phone sim card.
The United Nations' (#UN) investigator also challenged this policy as an authorities' tool for surveying civilians and press media.
Real-name registration for phone sim card has been a controversial issue in many places. Even it is mandated in more than 155 countries, the 2019 statistics reported by the Global System for Mobile Communications (#GSMC) showed that only half of the European countries forced users to register their real name.
The GSMA's report stated that the EU explained to each member about the benefits of real-name registration in 2012. However, the conclusion was no evidence that it could reduce crime rate.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210131/4Q2JYPRW7NFWNNG3SLWMAYA7XU/
WHO Experts Visit Market in Wuhan to Trace the Pandemic’s Origin, Reporters Shut Out by Chinese Authorities
Source: Stand News #Jan31
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WHO Experts Visit Market in Wuhan to Trace the Pandemic’s Origin, Reporters Shut Out by Chinese Authorities
As the Wuhan virus pandemic enters its second year, a group of specialists sent by the WHO arrived in Wuhan on 14 January to investigate the pandemic’s origin. During their visit to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market on 31 January, local authorities cordoned off the market with water-filled barriers with officers standing in front of reporters to keep them out.
Footage by Reuters show that a number of officers stopped reporters and other people from following vehicles that carried the WHO specialists into the market and set up barriers on the perimeter. The specialists, wearing visitor badges, did not respond to questions from reporters when they got out of their cars. They also visited the Jinyintan Hospital, where early Wuhan disease patients had been treated, and exhibitions showcasing efforts to combat the pandemic that day.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#China #WHO #Wuhan #WuhanVirus #WuhanPneumonia #COVID19 #Pandemic
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As the Wuhan virus pandemic enters its second year, a group of specialists sent by the WHO arrived in Wuhan on 14 January to investigate the pandemic’s origin. During their visit to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market on 31 January, local authorities cordoned off the market with water-filled barriers with officers standing in front of reporters to keep them out.
Footage by Reuters show that a number of officers stopped reporters and other people from following vehicles that carried the WHO specialists into the market and set up barriers on the perimeter. The specialists, wearing visitor badges, did not respond to questions from reporters when they got out of their cars. They also visited the Jinyintan Hospital, where early Wuhan disease patients had been treated, and exhibitions showcasing efforts to combat the pandemic that day.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#China #WHO #Wuhan #WuhanVirus #WuhanPneumonia #COVID19 #Pandemic
https://bit.ly/3oR2D6V
#Covid19 #MadeinChina
Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Source: Stand News #Jan31
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Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Source: Stand News #Jan31
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Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Lo Chung-mau, Chief Executive of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, was vaccinated by China-owned Sinopharm in Shenzhen. Lo stated in an interview that instead of waiting for the 3rd phase clinical data for Sinovac’s vaccines, the Hong Kong government should seek the data from Sinpopharm or the National Medical Products Administration of China. Lo claimed that the Hong Kong government was passive and only “sitting and waiting”, instead of “striking out”.
In her response in the afternoon, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan stated that all government bureaus were performing different tasks. On the one hand, the Hong Kong government has been contacting other countries and medicine manufacturers, to negotiate the logistics, clinical data and the acquisition of vaccines, in order to speed up the importation of vaccines to Hong Kong. On the other hand, through internal communication, the Hong Kong government has to keep in touch with medical teams and hospitals and discuss the arrangements of vaccinations for the public. once they were available in Hong Kong.
Moreover, Chan said the Scientific Committees under the Centre for Health and Protection in Hong Kong would be responsible for scheduling the vaccination and monitoring post- vaccination conditions.
The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines would take up the task of approving any emergent use of vaccines. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government was not “just sitting there and wait”.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#WuhanPneumonia #SophiaChan #LoChungMau #BeijingLoyalist #Sinopharm #Sinovac #Covid19Vaccine
Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Lo Chung-mau, Chief Executive of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, was vaccinated by China-owned Sinopharm in Shenzhen. Lo stated in an interview that instead of waiting for the 3rd phase clinical data for Sinovac’s vaccines, the Hong Kong government should seek the data from Sinpopharm or the National Medical Products Administration of China. Lo claimed that the Hong Kong government was passive and only “sitting and waiting”, instead of “striking out”.
In her response in the afternoon, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan stated that all government bureaus were performing different tasks. On the one hand, the Hong Kong government has been contacting other countries and medicine manufacturers, to negotiate the logistics, clinical data and the acquisition of vaccines, in order to speed up the importation of vaccines to Hong Kong. On the other hand, through internal communication, the Hong Kong government has to keep in touch with medical teams and hospitals and discuss the arrangements of vaccinations for the public. once they were available in Hong Kong.
Moreover, Chan said the Scientific Committees under the Centre for Health and Protection in Hong Kong would be responsible for scheduling the vaccination and monitoring post- vaccination conditions.
The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines would take up the task of approving any emergent use of vaccines. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government was not “just sitting there and wait”.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#WuhanPneumonia #SophiaChan #LoChungMau #BeijingLoyalist #Sinopharm #Sinovac #Covid19Vaccine
#PoliceState #Oppression
HK Police threatens student group exhibiting historical material of democratic movements a violation of #NationalSecurityLaw
On January 31, 2021, five members of #ReturningValiant, a newly established pro-democracy student group in Hong Kong, set up street booths in Shatin and Mong Kok respectively at around 1pm.
The student organizers distributed pamphlets and booklets concerning democratic movements in European and Asian history.
At around 3pm, the two booths were encircled by a large number of police officers. The students at the scene were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering ban.
The students said that the police taunted and threatened them for breaching the National Security Law. The officers took away their materials as "evidence".
In response, the group questioned “if citing and sharing historical events are illegal under the National Security Law, shouldn’t History class in schools also be outlawed.”
In Shatin, the booth was also harassed by a group of Beijing loyalists at around 3pm. Soon after that, the police arrived st the scene and issued fine tickets, took pictures, and ordered them to leave.
One member of the student group said in defiance that they will continue organizing similar events in the future.
In late evening at 9pm, Hong Kong Police Force announced that police officers issued five tickets to 4 male and 1 female, aged between 13 and 24, concerning violation of social distancing restriction (#Article599G) in Mong Kok. In Shatin, another four tickets were issued to 2 male and 2 female for the same reason. The Force denied for confiscating display materials on the scene.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan31
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HK Police Intercept Pro-Democracy Group on a Saturday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28488
#FailedState #History #DemocracticMovements #HongKongStudents #StreetBooth
HK Police threatens student group exhibiting historical material of democratic movements a violation of #NationalSecurityLaw
On January 31, 2021, five members of #ReturningValiant, a newly established pro-democracy student group in Hong Kong, set up street booths in Shatin and Mong Kok respectively at around 1pm.
The student organizers distributed pamphlets and booklets concerning democratic movements in European and Asian history.
At around 3pm, the two booths were encircled by a large number of police officers. The students at the scene were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering ban.
The students said that the police taunted and threatened them for breaching the National Security Law. The officers took away their materials as "evidence".
In response, the group questioned “if citing and sharing historical events are illegal under the National Security Law, shouldn’t History class in schools also be outlawed.”
In Shatin, the booth was also harassed by a group of Beijing loyalists at around 3pm. Soon after that, the police arrived st the scene and issued fine tickets, took pictures, and ordered them to leave.
One member of the student group said in defiance that they will continue organizing similar events in the future.
In late evening at 9pm, Hong Kong Police Force announced that police officers issued five tickets to 4 male and 1 female, aged between 13 and 24, concerning violation of social distancing restriction (#Article599G) in Mong Kok. In Shatin, another four tickets were issued to 2 male and 2 female for the same reason. The Force denied for confiscating display materials on the scene.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan31
https://bit.ly/2MKjqew
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HK Police Intercept Pro-Democracy Group on a Saturday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28488
#FailedState #History #DemocracticMovements #HongKongStudents #StreetBooth
Huawei Launches Internal Investigation as Fake Accounts Manipulate Its Social Media. Twitter: Conclusive Evidence may Lead to Permanent Blocking
Source: Stand News #Jan31
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Huawei Launches Internal Investigation as Fake Accounts Manipulate Its Social Media. Twitter: Conclusive Evidence may Lead to Permanent Blocking
Chinese telecoms company Huawei has been aggressively exploring overseas markets in recent years, but there have also been concerns about its rise and the manipulation of online media. The research firm Graphika found that during Belgium's reconsideration of its 5G policy, Twitter was flooded with fake accounts claiming to support Huawei. The Financial Times also found that Huawei's top executives, who had only used their Twitter accounts to issue press releases, had an unusually large number of followers. Twitter said that it had taken action against thousands of fake fans of Huawei executives' accounts, while Huawei admitted that the company had not done enough to comply with the rules of the social platform.
An international research firm Graphika released A 33-page study on Thursday saying that a new wave of manipulation on social media comes as the Belgian government revisits its 5G network policy and considers restricting "high-risk vendors" such as Huawei from building the country's 5G systems. At first, at least 14 Twitter accounts posing as telecoms experts, writers and academics shared pro-Huawei posts attacking Belgium's new policy. Graphika analyzed as fake photos and followers believed to be robots, despite their personal photos and occupations.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
https://bit.ly/2NZSwzS
#Huawei #Twitter #fakeaccounts #socialmedia #telecom #ChineseTelecom #Belgium #Graphika
Chinese telecoms company Huawei has been aggressively exploring overseas markets in recent years, but there have also been concerns about its rise and the manipulation of online media. The research firm Graphika found that during Belgium's reconsideration of its 5G policy, Twitter was flooded with fake accounts claiming to support Huawei. The Financial Times also found that Huawei's top executives, who had only used their Twitter accounts to issue press releases, had an unusually large number of followers. Twitter said that it had taken action against thousands of fake fans of Huawei executives' accounts, while Huawei admitted that the company had not done enough to comply with the rules of the social platform.
An international research firm Graphika released A 33-page study on Thursday saying that a new wave of manipulation on social media comes as the Belgian government revisits its 5G network policy and considers restricting "high-risk vendors" such as Huawei from building the country's 5G systems. At first, at least 14 Twitter accounts posing as telecoms experts, writers and academics shared pro-Huawei posts attacking Belgium's new policy. Graphika analyzed as fake photos and followers believed to be robots, despite their personal photos and occupations.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
https://bit.ly/2NZSwzS
#Huawei #Twitter #fakeaccounts #socialmedia #telecom #ChineseTelecom #Belgium #Graphika
#FreedomOfSpeech #PoliceState
#PoliticalOppression
#Free #JimmyLai" – Campaign for world attention on Hong Kong #HumanRights and Press Freedom
#ProtestArt #RobinBell #MarkClifford #AppleDaily #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: RFA; #Jan31
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#Free #JimmyLai" – Campaign for world attention on Hong Kong #HumanRights and Press Freedom
#ProtestArt #RobinBell #MarkClifford #AppleDaily #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
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#PoliticalOppression
#Free #JimmyLai" – Campaign for world attention on Hong Kong #HumanRights and Press Freedom
On Chinese New Year’s eve (Jan 31), a series of transatlantic illuminations aiming to draw international attention on China's #authoritarian rule over Hong Kong were seen on the walls of Tower Bridge in London and Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.
Bright white lights reading "Free Jimmy Lai and the Apple 7" of three storey tall were projected onto the walls.
In addition, the illuminations also showed the "Olympics rings in thorns", a portrait of Jimmy Lai and a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the 2014 Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong.
The US-based designer, Robin Bell said his intention was to grab people's attention on Human Rights around the world.
Mark L. Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, shared photographs of the illuminations on his Twitter page, calling the upcoming #WinterOlympics in #Beijing " the most shameful Olympics since the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin”.
#ProtestArt #RobinBell #MarkClifford #AppleDaily #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: RFA; #Jan31
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uk-jimmy-02012022155410.html
#PoliticalOppression
#Free #JimmyLai" – Campaign for world attention on Hong Kong #HumanRights and Press Freedom
On Chinese New Year’s eve (Jan 31), a series of transatlantic illuminations aiming to draw international attention on China's #authoritarian rule over Hong Kong were seen on the walls of Tower Bridge in London and Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.
Bright white lights reading "Free Jimmy Lai and the Apple 7" of three storey tall were projected onto the walls.
In addition, the illuminations also showed the "Olympics rings in thorns", a portrait of Jimmy Lai and a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the 2014 Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong.
The US-based designer, Robin Bell said his intention was to grab people's attention on Human Rights around the world.
Mark L. Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, shared photographs of the illuminations on his Twitter page, calling the upcoming #WinterOlympics in #Beijing " the most shameful Olympics since the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin”.
#ProtestArt #RobinBell #MarkClifford #AppleDaily #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfPublication
Source: RFA; #Jan31
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uk-jimmy-02012022155410.html
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【香港人權】「釋放黎智英」光影現倫敦「塔橋」 「雨傘」射落中國駐美大使館
倫敦「塔橋」及中國駐美大使館牆身在周一晚被打上「釋放黎智英及蘋果七人」及諷刺北京冬奧的投影。藝術家貝爾表示，創作該作品望喚起世人對香港人權的關注，又指只是北京冬奧前其中一個抗議活動。