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#AcademicFreedom #WhiteTerror #Academia #University
The End of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong: Purge of Educators and Scholars
Law professor Benny Tai was fired from the University of Hong Kong while social worker Bottle Shiu’s contract was not renewed by Hong Kong Baptist University.
Source: Stand News #Jul27 #Jul28, (https://bit.ly/2EQiAZr ; https://bit.ly/30ulyLK)
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23814
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Dr. Ip Iam-chong, assistant professsor in Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Lingnan University and founder of InMediaHK, was rejected in his professorship substantiation. His employment was reduced to a one-year contract.
Source: Ming Pao #Aug2 ; Stand News #Aug3
Related Article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24020
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An American professor's contract was not renewed.
Source: InMedia #Jul18
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23749
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Po Kok Primary School teacher Mok Tak-wai was forced to copy and sign a pre-written resignation letter while awaiting trial relating to the Anti-ELAB movement.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul30
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Further reading:
Teacher shot in the eye during demonstration did not get his contract renewed by school
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22640
School principal resigned amidst white terror and growing political oppression
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22755
Teacher who created political cartoon fired
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23763
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#AcademicFreedom #WhiteTerror #Academia #University
The End of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong: Purge of Educators and Scholars
Law professor Benny Tai was fired from the University of Hong Kong while social worker Bottle Shiu’s contract was not renewed by Hong Kong Baptist University.
Source: Stand News #Jul27 #Jul28, (https://bit.ly/2EQiAZr ; https://bit.ly/30ulyLK)
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23814
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Dr. Ip Iam-chong, assistant professsor in Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Lingnan University and founder of InMediaHK, was rejected in his professorship substantiation. His employment was reduced to a one-year contract.
Source: Ming Pao #Aug2 ; Stand News #Aug3
Related Article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24020
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An American professor's contract was not renewed.
Source: InMedia #Jul18
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23749
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Po Kok Primary School teacher Mok Tak-wai was forced to copy and sign a pre-written resignation letter while awaiting trial relating to the Anti-ELAB movement.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul30
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Further reading:
Teacher shot in the eye during demonstration did not get his contract renewed by school
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22640
School principal resigned amidst white terror and growing political oppression
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22755
Teacher who created political cartoon fired
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23763
#Taiwan #China #Seeds
Unknown Origin! Mysterious Packages Transhipped Through Taiwan, Chunghwa Post Clarifies
Following recent reports of people in the US, the UK and Taiwan receiving mysterious packages of seeds and soil, news on similar incidents in Canada have also surfaced. The Canadian police tweeted, “If you receive an unsolicited shipment of foreign seeds in the mail from China or Taiwan DO NOT plant or dispose of them. Call the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ... Unsolicited seeds could be invasive & threaten our environment.”
The photo showed a package of seeds of unknown origin labelled with the texts "Taiwan Free Zone”.
Chunghwa Post clarified that the packages were transhipments from outside of Taiwan, and subsequently shipped to its destination through the Taiwanese post. Chunghwa Post said that the logistics company would be fined NT$100,000 for violating mailing regulations. The company has stated that it would terminate its contract with their sending client, but refused to confirm whether the packages came from China as it involved trade secret.
Chunghwa Post emphasized that this violation was the first of its kind. It said that it would request the logistics company to make a genuine declaration for the transhipped packages and strengthen inspection efforts at customs.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/1246772398777670/posts/3111967562258135/ #Jul30
Unknown Origin! Mysterious Packages Transhipped Through Taiwan, Chunghwa Post Clarifies
Following recent reports of people in the US, the UK and Taiwan receiving mysterious packages of seeds and soil, news on similar incidents in Canada have also surfaced. The Canadian police tweeted, “If you receive an unsolicited shipment of foreign seeds in the mail from China or Taiwan DO NOT plant or dispose of them. Call the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ... Unsolicited seeds could be invasive & threaten our environment.”
The photo showed a package of seeds of unknown origin labelled with the texts "Taiwan Free Zone”.
Chunghwa Post clarified that the packages were transhipments from outside of Taiwan, and subsequently shipped to its destination through the Taiwanese post. Chunghwa Post said that the logistics company would be fined NT$100,000 for violating mailing regulations. The company has stated that it would terminate its contract with their sending client, but refused to confirm whether the packages came from China as it involved trade secret.
Chunghwa Post emphasized that this violation was the first of its kind. It said that it would request the logistics company to make a genuine declaration for the transhipped packages and strengthen inspection efforts at customs.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/1246772398777670/posts/3111967562258135/ #Jul30
#LegCoElection #DQ #FailedState
When the Hong Kong SAR Government Disqualify 12 Pro-democracy Candidates, They Deny At Least 169,304 Votes from Hongkongers
Out of the 12 candidates being barred from running for election, 9 of them had joined and won the primary election organized by the pro-democracy camp on July 11 and 12, 2020:
Hong Kong Island:
- Tiffany Yuen (19,844 votes)
- Fergus Leung (14,743 votes)
-Tat Cheng (11,090 votes)
Kowloon East:
- Joshua Wong (31,398 votes)
New Territories West:
- Kwok Ka-ki (13,354 votes)
New Territories East:
- Gwyneth Ho (26,802 votes)
- Ventus Lau (26,707 votes)
- Alvin Yeung (25,366 votes)
District Council (Second):
- Lester Shum (129,074 votes)
Adding up together, these 169,304 votes obtained by these 9 candidates in the democratic primary are the will of the people of Hong Kong.
Editor's note: The Carrie Lam government delayed the Legislative Election by a year to Sept 5, 2021.
Source: Tuen Mun Community Network; Cheung Ho-sum #Jul30
When the Hong Kong SAR Government Disqualify 12 Pro-democracy Candidates, They Deny At Least 169,304 Votes from Hongkongers
Out of the 12 candidates being barred from running for election, 9 of them had joined and won the primary election organized by the pro-democracy camp on July 11 and 12, 2020:
Hong Kong Island:
- Tiffany Yuen (19,844 votes)
- Fergus Leung (14,743 votes)
-Tat Cheng (11,090 votes)
Kowloon East:
- Joshua Wong (31,398 votes)
New Territories West:
- Kwok Ka-ki (13,354 votes)
New Territories East:
- Gwyneth Ho (26,802 votes)
- Ventus Lau (26,707 votes)
- Alvin Yeung (25,366 votes)
District Council (Second):
- Lester Shum (129,074 votes)
Adding up together, these 169,304 votes obtained by these 9 candidates in the democratic primary are the will of the people of Hong Kong.
Editor's note: The Carrie Lam government delayed the Legislative Election by a year to Sept 5, 2021.
Source: Tuen Mun Community Network; Cheung Ho-sum #Jul30
#TokyoOlympics #SilverMedal
Double Silver for Hong Kong Swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey: "In my home, in Hong Kong, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me"
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey wins silver medal in the women's 100m freestyle.
It is the second medal won by 23-year-old Haughey in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She broke Asia's and Hong Kong's records with a time of 52.27 seconds.
She is the first Hongkonger to be a double silver Olympian. Speaking of her experience, She said she has enjoyed very much that 100m swim. She believed that 80% of the competition has to do with one's psychology and 20% with the physical strength.
Haughey thanked her fellow Hongkongers at home, "I know in my home, in Hong Kong, many people support me. Despite the time differece between Hong Kong and Japan, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me."
Source: BBC; RTHK #Jul30
https://www.facebook.com/117540932243292/posts/831303574200354/?d=n
#Hongkongers #Sport
#SiobhanBernadetteHaughey
Double Silver for Hong Kong Swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey: "In my home, in Hong Kong, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me"
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey wins silver medal in the women's 100m freestyle.
It is the second medal won by 23-year-old Haughey in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She broke Asia's and Hong Kong's records with a time of 52.27 seconds.
She is the first Hongkonger to be a double silver Olympian. Speaking of her experience, She said she has enjoyed very much that 100m swim. She believed that 80% of the competition has to do with one's psychology and 20% with the physical strength.
Haughey thanked her fellow Hongkongers at home, "I know in my home, in Hong Kong, many people support me. Despite the time differece between Hong Kong and Japan, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me."
Source: BBC; RTHK #Jul30
https://www.facebook.com/117540932243292/posts/831303574200354/?d=n
#Hongkongers #Sport
#SiobhanBernadetteHaughey
#BREAKING
Hong Kong #Court Sentences First #NationalSecurityLaw Convict #TongYingKit to 9 years in Jail
The first National Security Law case against 24-year-old Hongkonger Tong Ying-Kit resulted in a conviction on "inciting secession" and "terrorism", after a trial without jury.
He has been remanded for more than year since July 1, 2020, with no bail. It was one day after the National Security Law was forcefully imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong on June 30.
The court on July 30, 2021 sentenced him to 9 years in jail.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
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Is National Security Law Turning Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's #LegalTerrorism?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
First #NSL Case in Hong Kong: Prosecution Cites Chinese Law Books to Assist Judge's Sentencing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30651
Pleading for the First #NationalSecurityLaw Conviction -- Hongkonger Raises Sign in Silence: "If there is no jury, does #CommonLaw still exist?"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30649
Hong Kong #Court Sentences First #NationalSecurityLaw Convict #TongYingKit to 9 years in Jail
The first National Security Law case against 24-year-old Hongkonger Tong Ying-Kit resulted in a conviction on "inciting secession" and "terrorism", after a trial without jury.
He has been remanded for more than year since July 1, 2020, with no bail. It was one day after the National Security Law was forcefully imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong on June 30.
The court on July 30, 2021 sentenced him to 9 years in jail.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
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Is National Security Law Turning Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's #LegalTerrorism?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
First #NSL Case in Hong Kong: Prosecution Cites Chinese Law Books to Assist Judge's Sentencing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30651
Pleading for the First #NationalSecurityLaw Conviction -- Hongkonger Raises Sign in Silence: "If there is no jury, does #CommonLaw still exist?"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30649
#PoliceState
Plain-clothes police watch over civilians rooting for #HongKongOlympians
On the morning of July 30, 2021, Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey won her second silver medal in 100m freestyle.
Hundreds of Hongkongers gathered at Kwun Tong's APM mall watch the live broadcast and root for her.
Earlier on, it was rumored that police may be sent to the mall to investigate a suspected case connected to the violation of national anthem law.
On July 30, young black-clad citizens, while leaving the mall after watching the live broadcast, were intercepted, and searched by Hong Kong police.
According to those who were searched, it was suspected that plain-clothes police have been stationed at the mall to watch over civilians. The police targeted at civilians leaving the mall and took them back to the mall for search.
Source: Flash Media Hong Kong #Jul30
https://www.facebook.com/112467260231947/posts/371249407687063/
Plain-clothes police watch over civilians rooting for #HongKongOlympians
On the morning of July 30, 2021, Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey won her second silver medal in 100m freestyle.
Hundreds of Hongkongers gathered at Kwun Tong's APM mall watch the live broadcast and root for her.
Earlier on, it was rumored that police may be sent to the mall to investigate a suspected case connected to the violation of national anthem law.
On July 30, young black-clad citizens, while leaving the mall after watching the live broadcast, were intercepted, and searched by Hong Kong police.
According to those who were searched, it was suspected that plain-clothes police have been stationed at the mall to watch over civilians. The police targeted at civilians leaving the mall and took them back to the mall for search.
Source: Flash Media Hong Kong #Jul30
https://www.facebook.com/112467260231947/posts/371249407687063/
Nobel Prize winners say China tried to 'bully' scientists into disinviting Dalai Lama from meeting
More than 100 Nobel laureates are expressing outrage over what they say was an attempt by the Chinese government to "bully the scientific community" earlier this year by seeking to censor two Nobel laureates during the Nobel Prize Summit in April held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Nobel Foundation.
They say the Chinese Embassy in Washington demanded that the summit disinvite two speakers, the Dalai Lama and the Taiwanese chemist Yuan T. Lee — both Nobel Prize winners who have criticized Chinese policy regarding their native lands.
After they rejected the Chinese demands, the Nobel laureates allege, a video transmission during the session was disrupted "by a presumed cyberattack," though they are not able to attribute it to China.
Source: NBC #Jul30
https://nbcnews.to/3i8hucS
#Nobel #Prize #China
More than 100 Nobel laureates are expressing outrage over what they say was an attempt by the Chinese government to "bully the scientific community" earlier this year by seeking to censor two Nobel laureates during the Nobel Prize Summit in April held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Nobel Foundation.
They say the Chinese Embassy in Washington demanded that the summit disinvite two speakers, the Dalai Lama and the Taiwanese chemist Yuan T. Lee — both Nobel Prize winners who have criticized Chinese policy regarding their native lands.
After they rejected the Chinese demands, the Nobel laureates allege, a video transmission during the session was disrupted "by a presumed cyberattack," though they are not able to attribute it to China.
Source: NBC #Jul30
https://nbcnews.to/3i8hucS
#Nobel #Prize #China
Lawyers say China using Interpol to seek dissident’s return
Attorneys are asking the Biden administration to release from immigration custody a Chinese democracy advocate who could be deported to his homeland to face what they say are false charges — despite the lack of an extradition treaty between the United States and China.
Human rights advocates say this is one of a handful of cases in which China has used the Interpol “red notice” system to try to force the return of dissidents from the United States. Under the red notice system, a member country of the international police consortium can ask other countries to arrest and return fugitives living abroad. It’s not clear how often, if ever, this tactic has resulted in the U.S. turning over detainees to Chinese authorities.
Source: AP News #Jul30
https://apnews.com/article/6463bf3d26c5a4ed3b799e83116edc45
#UnitedStates #China #Biden #RedNotice
Attorneys are asking the Biden administration to release from immigration custody a Chinese democracy advocate who could be deported to his homeland to face what they say are false charges — despite the lack of an extradition treaty between the United States and China.
Human rights advocates say this is one of a handful of cases in which China has used the Interpol “red notice” system to try to force the return of dissidents from the United States. Under the red notice system, a member country of the international police consortium can ask other countries to arrest and return fugitives living abroad. It’s not clear how often, if ever, this tactic has resulted in the U.S. turning over detainees to Chinese authorities.
Source: AP News #Jul30
https://apnews.com/article/6463bf3d26c5a4ed3b799e83116edc45
#UnitedStates #China #Biden #RedNotice
#Court #PoliceState
HK Police Forbids Civilians from Seeing Sentenced Pro-democracy Protester Off
Hong Kong's first trial under #NationalSecurityLaw was concluded on July 30, 2021 without jury.
The Court found pro-democracy protester #TongYingKit guilty for “inciting secession” and “terrorism”.
Tong was arrested on July 1, 2020, after he drove his motorcycle around a Hong Kong neighborhood with a banner that bore the prominent protest slogan, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times”. The motorcycle later collided with police officers who tried to stop him, injuring three.
Tong was the first person charged under the national security law and he was sentenced for 9-year imprisonment.
Around 50 of Tong’s supporters waited outside the High Court where Tong was being trialed and nearby shopping mall in a bid to show appreciation to Tong and see him off.
Without compassion, the police, dispersed citizens at the scene, saying “we won’t let you see him off. Piss off.” Pushing citizens to leave the scene, some shouted, “move forward and leave.”
Soon afterwards, the police cordon was set up forbidding citizens to gather and take photograph. In the end, around six pieces of handbills were left on the ground that wrote, “24-year-old Tong Yin-kit. God bless good man. Wish you peace and be safe.”
In a nearby tram station, police were seen intercepting tens of citizens, who were searched without apparent reasons and their ID being recorded.
#PoliticalSuppression #Injustice
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3j7OdOV
HK Police Forbids Civilians from Seeing Sentenced Pro-democracy Protester Off
Hong Kong's first trial under #NationalSecurityLaw was concluded on July 30, 2021 without jury.
The Court found pro-democracy protester #TongYingKit guilty for “inciting secession” and “terrorism”.
Tong was arrested on July 1, 2020, after he drove his motorcycle around a Hong Kong neighborhood with a banner that bore the prominent protest slogan, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times”. The motorcycle later collided with police officers who tried to stop him, injuring three.
Tong was the first person charged under the national security law and he was sentenced for 9-year imprisonment.
Around 50 of Tong’s supporters waited outside the High Court where Tong was being trialed and nearby shopping mall in a bid to show appreciation to Tong and see him off.
Without compassion, the police, dispersed citizens at the scene, saying “we won’t let you see him off. Piss off.” Pushing citizens to leave the scene, some shouted, “move forward and leave.”
Soon afterwards, the police cordon was set up forbidding citizens to gather and take photograph. In the end, around six pieces of handbills were left on the ground that wrote, “24-year-old Tong Yin-kit. God bless good man. Wish you peace and be safe.”
In a nearby tram station, police were seen intercepting tens of citizens, who were searched without apparent reasons and their ID being recorded.
#PoliticalSuppression #Injustice
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3j7OdOV
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【國安法首案】百警遍佈金鐘趕人兼截查:我哋唔會俾你哋送車㗎啦 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
(獨媒報導)首宗國安法案件,被告唐英傑裁定「煽動他人分裂國家罪」及「恐怖活動罪」
#TokyoOlymics
Hong Kong Olympic Double Medalist Asks Hongkongers to Support Local Athletes Continuously
In a post-match interview, Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic double medal winner Siobhan Bernadette Haughey told reporters that despite her Irish heritage, she was born and raised in Hong Kong and “takes great honor to represent Hong Kong in the Games.”
She said, she chose to represent Hong Kong because she was born there. “I was raised here and I learnt swimming here. I am proud to represent Hong Kong.”
Haughey continued to say, “It’s grateful to see people coming together to watch me compete in the Olympic Games. I can feel the force that brings Hongkongers together and I am proud of it.”
In closing she asked for on-going support from Hong Kong people to local athletes that could go beyond Olympics that happens only every 4 years.
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3iVAJ8w
#SiobhanBernadetteHaughey
#HongKongAlthetes #Sport #Hongkonger
Hong Kong Olympic Double Medalist Asks Hongkongers to Support Local Athletes Continuously
In a post-match interview, Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic double medal winner Siobhan Bernadette Haughey told reporters that despite her Irish heritage, she was born and raised in Hong Kong and “takes great honor to represent Hong Kong in the Games.”
She said, she chose to represent Hong Kong because she was born there. “I was raised here and I learnt swimming here. I am proud to represent Hong Kong.”
Haughey continued to say, “It’s grateful to see people coming together to watch me compete in the Olympic Games. I can feel the force that brings Hongkongers together and I am proud of it.”
In closing she asked for on-going support from Hong Kong people to local athletes that could go beyond Olympics that happens only every 4 years.
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3iVAJ8w
#SiobhanBernadetteHaughey
#HongKongAlthetes #Sport #Hongkonger
#PoliticalSuppression
First Hongkonger Found Guilty of National Security Violation Encourage Fellow Citizens to Stay Strong
24-year-old pro-democracy #TongYingKit was the first Hongkonger found guilty under the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Tong was sentenced for 9-year imprisonment on July 30, 2021.
Through his representing barrister #LauWaiChung, Tong told HongKongers to stay strong and carry on their fight, “Time travels fast. Hold on to your good self. I hope you will be as good as Hong Kong athletes' spirits.”
When being asked whether Tong will appeal, Lau declined to reply.
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3lbOWRN
#PoliticalPrisoner #PoliceState #Prison
First Hongkonger Found Guilty of National Security Violation Encourage Fellow Citizens to Stay Strong
24-year-old pro-democracy #TongYingKit was the first Hongkonger found guilty under the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Tong was sentenced for 9-year imprisonment on July 30, 2021.
Through his representing barrister #LauWaiChung, Tong told HongKongers to stay strong and carry on their fight, “Time travels fast. Hold on to your good self. I hope you will be as good as Hong Kong athletes' spirits.”
When being asked whether Tong will appeal, Lau declined to reply.
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/3lbOWRN
#PoliticalPrisoner #PoliceState #Prison
#Hongkongers
Pro-democracy Citizen vows: I will be among the last ones to leave Hong Kong
Source: InMedia #Jul30
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Pro-democracy Citizen vows: I will be among the last ones to leave Hong Kong
Source: InMedia #Jul30
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#Hongkongers #Court
Pro-democracy Citizen vows: I will be among the last ones to leave Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the first case of the #NationalSecurityLaw was trialed without jury but judges appointed by the authorities in late July, 2021. The Court put 24-year-old #TongYingKit behind bars for 9 years for "inciting secession and committing terrorist activities".
Disappointed by a trial without jury, some citizens found it still a “fortunate case” with a so-called “lenient” sentence term as many are anticipating a prison term for no less than 10 years.
Tong’s supporters said their support will continue, no matter how long it will be.
Outside the courtroom, around 50 citizens gathered to see Tong off. Among them, Jason said he couldn’t enter the viewing gallery to hear the trial, although he came half an hour earlier to queue for tickets.
Jason told reporters that although he has a Thai heritage which gives him a natural “exit plan” to leave Hong Kong at any time he wants, he finds root in Hong Kong. “I will be among the last ones to leave this city.”
Looking around at other supporters of Tong Ying-kit, Jason said he still has hope for Hong Kong, “some people might think I am naïve, but I see solidarity among pro-democracy supporters and there remains hope for Hong Kong.”
In the past two years, Jason has been following up on court cases and supporting those pro-democracy protesters being arrested and trialed. He refuted the rumors on social media that there were only few supporters in the court room to show support to every protester.
Jason claimed that he will not give up but live his life to witness the change. He asked HongKongers to hang on and support each other, “In this losing battle, what's better than supporting each other till the end?”
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/2WD0lQj
#Conviction #HongKongProtest #Hope
Pro-democracy Citizen vows: I will be among the last ones to leave Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the first case of the #NationalSecurityLaw was trialed without jury but judges appointed by the authorities in late July, 2021. The Court put 24-year-old #TongYingKit behind bars for 9 years for "inciting secession and committing terrorist activities".
Disappointed by a trial without jury, some citizens found it still a “fortunate case” with a so-called “lenient” sentence term as many are anticipating a prison term for no less than 10 years.
Tong’s supporters said their support will continue, no matter how long it will be.
Outside the courtroom, around 50 citizens gathered to see Tong off. Among them, Jason said he couldn’t enter the viewing gallery to hear the trial, although he came half an hour earlier to queue for tickets.
Jason told reporters that although he has a Thai heritage which gives him a natural “exit plan” to leave Hong Kong at any time he wants, he finds root in Hong Kong. “I will be among the last ones to leave this city.”
Looking around at other supporters of Tong Ying-kit, Jason said he still has hope for Hong Kong, “some people might think I am naïve, but I see solidarity among pro-democracy supporters and there remains hope for Hong Kong.”
In the past two years, Jason has been following up on court cases and supporting those pro-democracy protesters being arrested and trialed. He refuted the rumors on social media that there were only few supporters in the court room to show support to every protester.
Jason claimed that he will not give up but live his life to witness the change. He asked HongKongers to hang on and support each other, “In this losing battle, what's better than supporting each other till the end?”
Source: InMedia; #Jul30
https://bit.ly/2WD0lQj
#Conviction #HongKongProtest #Hope
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【國安法首案】唐英傑囚九年 市民寄語互相扶持 「輸嘅話點解唔可以陪對方行到最尾?」 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導〗 首宗《國安法》案件,24歲青年唐英傑因「煽動他人分裂國家」及「恐怖活動」,今於高等法院被判囚9年。有市民原預料會判十多年,坦然對裁判無希望,認為判九年已是「不幸之中的大幸」,他不會忘記唐英傑,希望唐英傑知道,「仲有我依個小市民會一直陪住佢,無論過幾多年都好」, 判刑後,近百警力在金鐘截查市民,約50名市民站在法院附近商場內,隔著玻璃遙
Federal government confirms 'fast-tracking' of Hong Kong skilled visa applications
Senator James Paterson, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, confirmed the move to "fast track" applications, saying he has long been pressing to open migration avenues for Hong Kongers.
"The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Settlement Services, has decided to update the order of priority processing to support existing and future arrangements for the agriculture sector, while also providing consideration for Hong Kong and British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders," Senator Paterson told SBS Chinese.
"This means processing priority will be given to Hong Kong and BNO passport holders applying for temporary and permanent skilled visas ahead of other cohorts.
Source: SBS #Jul30
https://t.co/1r8UOw0ZMJ
#HongKonger #Visa #BNO
Senator James Paterson, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, confirmed the move to "fast track" applications, saying he has long been pressing to open migration avenues for Hong Kongers.
"The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Settlement Services, has decided to update the order of priority processing to support existing and future arrangements for the agriculture sector, while also providing consideration for Hong Kong and British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders," Senator Paterson told SBS Chinese.
"This means processing priority will be given to Hong Kong and BNO passport holders applying for temporary and permanent skilled visas ahead of other cohorts.
Source: SBS #Jul30
https://t.co/1r8UOw0ZMJ
#HongKonger #Visa #BNO
Samoa's new leader confirms scrapping of China-funded port
The new prime minister of Samoa has confirmed she will cancel a China-backed port project, but hasn't closed the door to China as she navigates a path for the Pacific nation against a backdrop of intensifying regional competition between Beijing and Washington.
Fiame Naomi Mataafa indicated she would only approve investments that had clear benefits for her country as she expressed doubts about the upside for the Pacific in being a pawn in a geopolitical tussle between the two superpowers.
Mataafa said China's interest in the Pacific had grown as the United States effectively "moved out" of the region.
Source: Reuters #Jul30
https://reut.rs/376vxt4
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The new prime minister of Samoa has confirmed she will cancel a China-backed port project, but hasn't closed the door to China as she navigates a path for the Pacific nation against a backdrop of intensifying regional competition between Beijing and Washington.
Fiame Naomi Mataafa indicated she would only approve investments that had clear benefits for her country as she expressed doubts about the upside for the Pacific in being a pawn in a geopolitical tussle between the two superpowers.
Mataafa said China's interest in the Pacific had grown as the United States effectively "moved out" of the region.
Source: Reuters #Jul30
https://reut.rs/376vxt4
#China #Beijing #Port #Sydney
Hong Kong: First person jailed under security law given nine years
Tong Ying-kit, whose flag bore the phrase "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times", was earlier found guilty of inciting secession and terrorism.
He was the first person to be charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law.
Friday's verdict has set the tone for how future cases might be interpreted.
More than 100 people have been arrested since the law came into force in 2020.
Critics say it reduces Hong Kong's autonomy and makes it easier to punish activists. But Beijing insists that the law is needed to bring stability to the city.
Source: BBC #Jul30
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-58022072
#NationalSecurityLaw #TongYingKit #Liberate #Beijing
Tong Ying-kit, whose flag bore the phrase "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times", was earlier found guilty of inciting secession and terrorism.
He was the first person to be charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law.
Friday's verdict has set the tone for how future cases might be interpreted.
More than 100 people have been arrested since the law came into force in 2020.
Critics say it reduces Hong Kong's autonomy and makes it easier to punish activists. But Beijing insists that the law is needed to bring stability to the city.
Source: BBC #Jul30
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-58022072
#NationalSecurityLaw #TongYingKit #Liberate #Beijing
Swiss set to match #EU sanctions if #China invades #Taiwan - agency chief
//The head of the Swiss agency that implements economic sanctions expects the neutral country to adopt any punitive measures the #EuropeanUnion launches against China if it invades Taiwan, she said in a newspaper interview.
China has been stepping up military activity around Taiwan seeking to pressure the democratically elected government there to accept Chinese sovereignty...
Asked by the Neue Zuercher Zeitung paper if #Switzerland would adopt EU sanctions against China in that case, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (#SECO) Director Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch said: "I strongly believe that we would adopt such sanctions.//
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https://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-china/swiss-set-to-match-eu-sanctions-if-china-invades-taiwan-agency-chief-idINL8N2ZB097
Source: Reuters #Jul30
#ChineseInvasion #Sanction #CrossStraits
//The head of the Swiss agency that implements economic sanctions expects the neutral country to adopt any punitive measures the #EuropeanUnion launches against China if it invades Taiwan, she said in a newspaper interview.
China has been stepping up military activity around Taiwan seeking to pressure the democratically elected government there to accept Chinese sovereignty...
Asked by the Neue Zuercher Zeitung paper if #Switzerland would adopt EU sanctions against China in that case, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (#SECO) Director Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch said: "I strongly believe that we would adopt such sanctions.//
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https://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-china/swiss-set-to-match-eu-sanctions-if-china-invades-taiwan-agency-chief-idINL8N2ZB097
Source: Reuters #Jul30
#ChineseInvasion #Sanction #CrossStraits
#MadeinChina
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
Source: Malaysia Now #Jul30
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Source: Malaysia Now #Jul30
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Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
//A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday [July 31, 2022] over the Indian Ocean but Nasa said Beijing had not shared the "specific trajectory information" needed to know where possible debris might fall.
US Space Command saidthe Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12.45pm EDT Saturday (1645 GMT, July 31, 2022), but referred questions about "reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal impact location" to China.
"All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk," NASA administrator Bill Nelson said. "Doing so is critical to the responsible use of space and to ensure the safety of people here on Earth."//
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https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2022/07/31/chinese-rocket-falls-to-earth-nasa-says-beijing-did-not-share-information
Source: Malaysia Now #Jul30
#NASA #Space #Earth #ChineseRocket #LongMarch #Wenchang #Damage #InternationalSecurity #Malaysia
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
//A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday [July 31, 2022] over the Indian Ocean but Nasa said Beijing had not shared the "specific trajectory information" needed to know where possible debris might fall.
US Space Command saidthe Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12.45pm EDT Saturday (1645 GMT, July 31, 2022), but referred questions about "reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal impact location" to China.
"All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk," NASA administrator Bill Nelson said. "Doing so is critical to the responsible use of space and to ensure the safety of people here on Earth."//
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https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2022/07/31/chinese-rocket-falls-to-earth-nasa-says-beijing-did-not-share-information
Source: Malaysia Now #Jul30
#NASA #Space #Earth #ChineseRocket #LongMarch #Wenchang #Damage #InternationalSecurity #Malaysia
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Social media users in Malaysia however posted video footage of what appeared to be rocket debris.
Italy minister: joining China's Belt and Road was 'atrocious' decision
Italy made an "improvised and atrocious" decision when it joined China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) four years ago as it did little to boost exports, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview published on Sunday.
Italy signed up to the BRI under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step. Crosetto is part of an administration that is considering how to break free of the agreement.
The BRI scheme envisions rebuilding the old Silk Road to connect China with Asia, Europe and beyond with large infrastructure spending. Critics see it as a tool for China to spread its geopolitical and economic influence.
Source: Reuters #Jul30
https://www.reuters.com/world/joining-chinas-belt-road-was-an-atrocious-decision-italy-minister-2023-07-30/
#Italy #China #Belt #Road
Italy made an "improvised and atrocious" decision when it joined China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) four years ago as it did little to boost exports, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview published on Sunday.
Italy signed up to the BRI under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step. Crosetto is part of an administration that is considering how to break free of the agreement.
The BRI scheme envisions rebuilding the old Silk Road to connect China with Asia, Europe and beyond with large infrastructure spending. Critics see it as a tool for China to spread its geopolitical and economic influence.
Source: Reuters #Jul30
https://www.reuters.com/world/joining-chinas-belt-road-was-an-atrocious-decision-italy-minister-2023-07-30/
#Italy #China #Belt #Road