#FirstHand #NSL #Arrest
Cardinal Joseph Zen leaves Police Station
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, who was arrested today (May 11, 2022) due to colluding with foreign forces under the #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), walked out of the Chai Wan Police Station at 11:15 pm.
Senior Councillor, Alan Leong Ka-Kit, was also at the scene earlier.
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All 5 Trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund arrested and accused of collusion with foreign powers, source says
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32694
Cardinal Joseph Zen leaves Police Station
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, who was arrested today (May 11, 2022) due to colluding with foreign forces under the #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), walked out of the Chai Wan Police Station at 11:15 pm.
Senior Councillor, Alan Leong Ka-Kit, was also at the scene earlier.
See also:
All 5 Trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund arrested and accused of collusion with foreign powers, source says
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32694
#FirstHand #NSL #Arrest
Barrister Dr. #MargaretNg allowed to leave Police Station at midnight
At mid-night on May 11, 2022, barrister Dr Margaret Ng ngoi-yee, stepped out of the Wanchai Police Station in Hong Kong.
Ng was one of the five Trustees of the 612 Humanitatian Relief Fund which provided support for pro-democracy protesters in 2019 and 2020. Together with the other 4 trustees, she was arrested by the police on May 10, 2022 on "collusion with foreign forces".
She put her hands together on prayer pose to thank the reporters on the scene.
Earlier, 90-year-old #JosephZen Ze-kiun, a former cardinal and a trustee of the Fund, left the Police Station at 11:15pm.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32700
See also:
All 5 Trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund arrested and accused of collusion with foreign powers
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32694
#612HumanitatianReliefFund #PoliticalProsecution #PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw
Barrister Dr. #MargaretNg allowed to leave Police Station at midnight
At mid-night on May 11, 2022, barrister Dr Margaret Ng ngoi-yee, stepped out of the Wanchai Police Station in Hong Kong.
Ng was one of the five Trustees of the 612 Humanitatian Relief Fund which provided support for pro-democracy protesters in 2019 and 2020. Together with the other 4 trustees, she was arrested by the police on May 10, 2022 on "collusion with foreign forces".
She put her hands together on prayer pose to thank the reporters on the scene.
Earlier, 90-year-old #JosephZen Ze-kiun, a former cardinal and a trustee of the Fund, left the Police Station at 11:15pm.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32700
See also:
All 5 Trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund arrested and accused of collusion with foreign powers
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32694
#612HumanitatianReliefFund #PoliticalProsecution #PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw
‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s #Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work
Source: New York Times #May5
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‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s #Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work
//Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.
As China battles its worst coronavirus outbreaks, its uncompromising determination to eliminate infections has left millions unable to work. Stringent lockdowns, hitting city after city, have forced factories and businesses to shut, sometimes for weeks, including in some of the country’s most important economic centers.
Two groups have been especially hard-hit: migrant workers — the roughly 280 million laborers who travel from rural areas to cities to work in sectors such as manufacturing and construction — and recent college graduates. Nearly 11 million college students, a record, are expected to graduate this year...
Yang Jiwei, a 21-year-old from Anhui Province, worked as a waiter in Shanghai when the lockdown began. His residence, shared with four other people, had no kitchen supplies, so they could not cook the few packages of vegetables and meat that local officials had provided. He had been eating a dwindling supply of instant noodles...
But the official unemployment figures are widely considered an undercount. They do not capture many migrant workers, and they also count people as unemployed only if they are able to start working within two weeks. That would exclude people under extended lockdowns or the growing numbers of young people deferring job searches...//
Read the full article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-economy.html
Source: New York Times #May5
#Unemployment #Discontent #Pandemic #ShanghaiLockdown #Covid19
//Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.
As China battles its worst coronavirus outbreaks, its uncompromising determination to eliminate infections has left millions unable to work. Stringent lockdowns, hitting city after city, have forced factories and businesses to shut, sometimes for weeks, including in some of the country’s most important economic centers.
Two groups have been especially hard-hit: migrant workers — the roughly 280 million laborers who travel from rural areas to cities to work in sectors such as manufacturing and construction — and recent college graduates. Nearly 11 million college students, a record, are expected to graduate this year...
Yang Jiwei, a 21-year-old from Anhui Province, worked as a waiter in Shanghai when the lockdown began. His residence, shared with four other people, had no kitchen supplies, so they could not cook the few packages of vegetables and meat that local officials had provided. He had been eating a dwindling supply of instant noodles...
But the official unemployment figures are widely considered an undercount. They do not capture many migrant workers, and they also count people as unemployed only if they are able to start working within two weeks. That would exclude people under extended lockdowns or the growing numbers of young people deferring job searches...//
Read the full article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-economy.html
Source: New York Times #May5
#Unemployment #Discontent #Pandemic #ShanghaiLockdown #Covid19
NY Times
‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work
Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.
The membership number of Hong Kong uniformed Groups fall significantly after the legislative proposal of Hong Kong youths' mandatory participation.
#Scout #GirlGuides #BoysBrigade #RoadSafetyPatrol #GoHKgraphics
#Scout #GirlGuides #BoysBrigade #RoadSafetyPatrol #GoHKgraphics
[After Resignation] 20 resigned district councillors find new approaches to serve the community amidst sustainability issues
By Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong, October 10, 2021 • 3 January 2022
In July, the government imposed a new mandate of oath-taking for District Council members (DC Members) already in offices. This led to a wave of massive resignations. Some of the resigned DC Members left Hong Kong but some stayed. Many former DC Members want to stay and serve the community, however, how could they live without government subsidies and salaries of a DC Member?
Some former DC Members discovered a new approach. Risks are everywhere but it is most important to try.
Source: The Stand News #Sep05
#DistrictCouncillor #Community
Full Story：
https://telegra.ph/After-Resignation-20-resigned-district-councillors-find-new-approaches-to-serve-the-community-amidst-sustainability-issues-01-03
By Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong, October 10, 2021 • 3 January 2022
In July, the government imposed a new mandate of oath-taking for District Council members (DC Members) already in offices. This led to a wave of massive resignations. Some of the resigned DC Members left Hong Kong but some stayed. Many former DC Members want to stay and serve the community, however, how could they live without government subsidies and salaries of a DC Member?
Some former DC Members discovered a new approach. Risks are everywhere but it is most important to try.
Source: The Stand News #Sep05
#DistrictCouncillor #Community
Full Story：
https://telegra.ph/After-Resignation-20-resigned-district-councillors-find-new-approaches-to-serve-the-community-amidst-sustainability-issues-01-03
Chinese Spies Violate U.S. Sovereignty and Americans’ Rights
A Chinese immigrant found a note stuck in the door of his New Jersey home in September 2018: “If you are willing to go back to mainland [China] and spend 10 years in prison, your wife and children will be all right. That’s the end of this matter!” Welcome to Operation Sky Net, a campaign launched by the Chinese government in 2015 to repatriate overseas “fugitives” through any means.
Under this program, Chinese police and security personnel routinely conduct illegal operations in other countries. Their activities in the U.S. violate their victims’ constitutional rights and make a mockery of our nation’s sovereignty. The U.S. government and law-enforcement community rarely speak out about these acts, much less prosecute the perpetrators. That has to change.
Source: WSJ #May06
https://t.co/KDIz292YOm
#China #Spy #American #US
A Chinese immigrant found a note stuck in the door of his New Jersey home in September 2018: “If you are willing to go back to mainland [China] and spend 10 years in prison, your wife and children will be all right. That’s the end of this matter!” Welcome to Operation Sky Net, a campaign launched by the Chinese government in 2015 to repatriate overseas “fugitives” through any means.
Under this program, Chinese police and security personnel routinely conduct illegal operations in other countries. Their activities in the U.S. violate their victims’ constitutional rights and make a mockery of our nation’s sovereignty. The U.S. government and law-enforcement community rarely speak out about these acts, much less prosecute the perpetrators. That has to change.
Source: WSJ #May06
https://t.co/KDIz292YOm
#China #Spy #American #US
#Censorship
#China requests shots of Statue of Liberty be removed in #Spiderman: No Way Home; declined by #SONY
Source: Strait Times; CBR #May2
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#China requests shots of Statue of Liberty be removed in #Spiderman: No Way Home; declined by #SONY
Source: Strait Times; CBR #May2
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#China requests shots of Statue of Liberty be removed in #Spiderman: No Way Home; declined by #SONY
Confirmed by multiple sources, CBR.com quoted a passage from puck.news stating the Chinese authority requested shots of the Statue of Liberty in the latest Spiderman film No Way Home be removed.
China's request was allegedly caused by the multiple shots of the main character #TomHolland standing on top of the crown of the Statue of Liberty. According to China, it was a showcase of ‘American patriotism’. SONY allegedly refused such request immediately.
Doubtlessly, losing the Chinese market did not affect the box office of this movie much, as the Spideman film was ranked the sixth highest-selling movie in the film industry.
Based on multiple sources, the latest Doctor Strange movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, would also not be shown in China because of the appearance of ‘The Epoch Times’ in the movie. If this is the case, #DoctorStrange would be the sixth #Marvel movie that was censored by China, consecutively.
[The other five were: Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home]
Nonetheless, the latest Doctor Strange movie will still be aired in Hong Kong.
Source: Strait Times; CBR #May2
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/doctor-strange-sequel-may-be-latest-marvel-film-not-released-in-china-due-to-backlash
https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-no-way-home-china-statue-of-liberty-sony-refuse/
#Hollywood #Cinema #ChinaMarket #StatueofLiberty
#China requests shots of Statue of Liberty be removed in #Spiderman: No Way Home; declined by #SONY
Confirmed by multiple sources, CBR.com quoted a passage from puck.news stating the Chinese authority requested shots of the Statue of Liberty in the latest Spiderman film No Way Home be removed.
China's request was allegedly caused by the multiple shots of the main character #TomHolland standing on top of the crown of the Statue of Liberty. According to China, it was a showcase of ‘American patriotism’. SONY allegedly refused such request immediately.
Doubtlessly, losing the Chinese market did not affect the box office of this movie much, as the Spideman film was ranked the sixth highest-selling movie in the film industry.
Based on multiple sources, the latest Doctor Strange movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, would also not be shown in China because of the appearance of ‘The Epoch Times’ in the movie. If this is the case, #DoctorStrange would be the sixth #Marvel movie that was censored by China, consecutively.
[The other five were: Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home]
Nonetheless, the latest Doctor Strange movie will still be aired in Hong Kong.
Source: Strait Times; CBR #May2
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/doctor-strange-sequel-may-be-latest-marvel-film-not-released-in-china-due-to-backlash
https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-no-way-home-china-statue-of-liberty-sony-refuse/
#Hollywood #Cinema #ChinaMarket #StatueofLiberty
The Straits Times
Doctor Strange sequel may be latest Marvel film not released in China due to backlash
The uproar is due to a brief scene referencing The Epoch Times, a media company which opposes the Chinese Communist Party. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia
Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.
Several major companies are curtailing shipments in Russia, where Chinese tech firms dominate the market for many products, without making any public announcements, according to interviews with people familiar with the matter.
They include PC giant Lenovo Group Ltd. and smartphone and gadget maker Xiaomi Corp., the people said. In contrast to many Western firms, the companies have avoided making public statements about Russia’s war in Ukraine or their business there as Beijing opposes Western sanctions.
Source: WSJ #May06
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tech-giants-quietly-stop-doing-business-with-russia-11651845795
#Chinese #Russia #US #Sanction #Ukraine
Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.
Several major companies are curtailing shipments in Russia, where Chinese tech firms dominate the market for many products, without making any public announcements, according to interviews with people familiar with the matter.
They include PC giant Lenovo Group Ltd. and smartphone and gadget maker Xiaomi Corp., the people said. In contrast to many Western firms, the companies have avoided making public statements about Russia’s war in Ukraine or their business there as Beijing opposes Western sanctions.
Source: WSJ #May06
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tech-giants-quietly-stop-doing-business-with-russia-11651845795
#Chinese #Russia #US #Sanction #Ukraine
#PoliceState
Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
Source: InMedia #May8
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Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
Source: InMedia #May8
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Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
In the past it would have been common to see protests during the #ChiefExecutive Election in Hong Kong.
It is, however, not the case anymore, as almost all the pro-democracy legislators have been jailed, coupled with the reformation of the electoral system.
On the early morning of May 8, 2022, the League of Social Democrats (#LSD), a pro-democracy group, tried to head towards the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (#HKCEC) to protest; however, their members were stopped and searched by the police in Central Plaza, and were thereby banned from entering HKCEC.
As early as at 7:30am, over 30 policemen, all wearing stabproof vest, were stationed outside the clinic of Family Planning Association of Hong Kong in Wan Chai.
The chairperson of the League of Social Democrats Chan Po-ying comdemned the newly formed government for not tolerating opposing ideas, ‘Does #JohnLee’s “Starting a New Chapter” mean banning peaceful petition?’ she asked.
Chan also expressed that Hong Kong is ruled by fear, and that organisations often have to think twice before conducting any activity. She added that the League of Social Democrats understood the ineffectiveness in protesting, but still wished that the community was not silence. She then moved on to encourage organisations in the society to persevere, whilst lamenting over John Lee’s ‘lack of competitor’ in his run for Chief Executive, that the pro-establishment camp ‘didn’t even try to find him (John Lee) an opponent’, showing how pathetic the society was.
Source: InMedia #May8
Hong Kong Police Surround Pro-democracy Group Calling for Universal Suffrage on Election Day
In the past it would have been common to see protests during the #ChiefExecutive Election in Hong Kong.
It is, however, not the case anymore, as almost all the pro-democracy legislators have been jailed, coupled with the reformation of the electoral system.
On the early morning of May 8, 2022, the League of Social Democrats (#LSD), a pro-democracy group, tried to head towards the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (#HKCEC) to protest; however, their members were stopped and searched by the police in Central Plaza, and were thereby banned from entering HKCEC.
As early as at 7:30am, over 30 policemen, all wearing stabproof vest, were stationed outside the clinic of Family Planning Association of Hong Kong in Wan Chai.
The chairperson of the League of Social Democrats Chan Po-ying comdemned the newly formed government for not tolerating opposing ideas, ‘Does #JohnLee’s “Starting a New Chapter” mean banning peaceful petition?’ she asked.
Chan also expressed that Hong Kong is ruled by fear, and that organisations often have to think twice before conducting any activity. She added that the League of Social Democrats understood the ineffectiveness in protesting, but still wished that the community was not silence. She then moved on to encourage organisations in the society to persevere, whilst lamenting over John Lee’s ‘lack of competitor’ in his run for Chief Executive, that the pro-establishment camp ‘didn’t even try to find him (John Lee) an opponent’, showing how pathetic the society was.
Source: InMedia #May8
#Censorship
#China censors #ZeroCovid debate after #WHO criticises policy
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May12
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#China censors #ZeroCovid debate after #WHO criticises policy
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May12
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#China censors #ZeroCovid debate after #WHO criticises policy
//China’s censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country’s hardline approach to crushing the virus.
China is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy and enforces some of the most stringent virus controls anywhere in the world...
Those restrictions have trapped most of Shanghai’s 25 million people in a lockdown with no clear end date, while Beijing has also gradually coralled many of its residents indoors as it battles its biggest outbreak since the pandemic began.
On Tuesday WHO chief #Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged China to change tack, saying the approach “will not be sustainable” in the face of new fast-spreading variants.
The intervention prompted China’s army of internet censors to race to snuff out his comments.//
Read more:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/12/china-censors-zero-covid-debate-after-who-criticises-policy/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May12
#China censors #ZeroCovid debate after #WHO criticises policy
//China’s censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country’s hardline approach to crushing the virus.
China is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy and enforces some of the most stringent virus controls anywhere in the world...
Those restrictions have trapped most of Shanghai’s 25 million people in a lockdown with no clear end date, while Beijing has also gradually coralled many of its residents indoors as it battles its biggest outbreak since the pandemic began.
On Tuesday WHO chief #Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged China to change tack, saying the approach “will not be sustainable” in the face of new fast-spreading variants.
The intervention prompted China’s army of internet censors to race to snuff out his comments.//
Read more:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/12/china-censors-zero-covid-debate-after-who-criticises-policy/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May12
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China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policy
by Matthew Walsh China’s censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country’s hardlin…
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
Source: Chaser News #May3
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#CédricAlviani of #RSF: There might no longer be any freelance journalists in Hong Kong
Source: Chaser News #May3
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