#Essay #JimmyLai #NationalSecurityLaw
Take flight—the backbone of our conscience endures
Jimmy Lai, the iconic media mogul who has been at the forefront of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement since the beginning, published this essay soon after the promulgation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on 1 July 2020. Chinese state media declared him as part of Hong Kong’s “Troublesome Gang of Four” along with pro-democracy activists Martin Lee, Anson Chan and Albert Ho.
He wrote, “Feeling the pressure from the National Security Law, many friends expressed their concern about my safety and told me, ‘Jimmy, be careful!’ I told them you will never know when you have ‘overstepped the line’ or broken the law when facing the lawless CCP. It all depends on what suits them at the moment. There is no way to be careful but to face it bravely.”
https://telegra.ph/Take-flightthe-backbone-of-our-conscience-endures-08-04-2
Take flight—the backbone of our conscience endures
Jimmy Lai, the iconic media mogul who has been at the forefront of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement since the beginning, published this essay soon after the promulgation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on 1 July 2020. Chinese state media declared him as part of Hong Kong’s “Troublesome Gang of Four” along with pro-democracy activists Martin Lee, Anson Chan and Albert Ho.
He wrote, “Feeling the pressure from the National Security Law, many friends expressed their concern about my safety and told me, ‘Jimmy, be careful!’ I told them you will never know when you have ‘overstepped the line’ or broken the law when facing the lawless CCP. It all depends on what suits them at the moment. There is no way to be careful but to face it bravely.”
https://telegra.ph/Take-flightthe-backbone-of-our-conscience-endures-08-04-2
Telegraph
Take flight—the backbone of our conscience endures
We were rudely awakened by the national security law. Dreams don't collapse instantaneously. Tomorrow will bring many farewells. Don’t have to struggle anymore. I won't bother you either. The deep sadness in my heart cannot be lifted. I thought we would meet…
#Essay #WhiteTerror
If one day, this is the situation at a prison in Hong Kong, what will it mean?
Prisoner 1 is a lecturer at a university.
Because he had taught the history of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre,
He was charged with spreading fake news maliciously and sentenced to two years.
Prisoner 2 is a doctor.
Because he had been a first-aider in the protest,
He was charged with riot and sentenced to three years.
Prisoner 3 is a fireman.
Because he helped lift up a youngster in the protest,
He was charged with riot and sentenced to five years.
Prisoner 4 is a journalist.
Because he covering the news at a protest,
He was charged with assault on a police officer with a camera and sentenced to three years.
Prisoner 5 is a social worker.
Because he had persuaded the police to slow down while they charged forward,
He was charged with resisting police in the execution of their lawful duties and sentenced to one year.
Prisoner 6 is a pastor.
Because he had preached about justice and caring the society in the church,
He was charged with inciting subversion of state power and sentenced to eight years.
In reality, an unarmed social worker was accused of resisting police in the execution of their lawful duties on 27 July 2019. He held his staff card before the police at the defensive line and persuaded the police to slow down to avoid an accidental stampede. He was convicted for the crime on 17 June and sentenced to one year today. (https://reurl.cc/5lNx46)
Will there be a day when prisons or detention quarters in Hong Kong become gathering places for the most kind-hearted people?
If that day comes, what does it mean?
Judicial inequity? Not only that…
The death of rule of law? Not only that…
Erosion of democracy? Not only that…
It will mean world class evil has invaded everyone of us.
We know from this past year that many kind-hearted and innocent people were detained or sentenced.
These kind-hearted people in Hong Kong have to suffer persecution because they were standing up to injustice. They are no different from human rights lawyers who investigate the truth about jerry-built projects and poisonous milk powder.
If we still choose to be silent today, what we are scared of the most will happen soon.
To protect the future of Hongkongers, we cannot turn a blind eye.
Born amidst calamity, we have a certain responsibility.
Hope we can think seriously together.
Why did God place us in today’s Hong Kong?
What is the God’s intention?
And is there more we can do?
Source: Crop Circle.HK, Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=631698621036422&id=396515671221386
If one day, this is the situation at a prison in Hong Kong, what will it mean?
Prisoner 1 is a lecturer at a university.
Because he had taught the history of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre,
He was charged with spreading fake news maliciously and sentenced to two years.
Prisoner 2 is a doctor.
Because he had been a first-aider in the protest,
He was charged with riot and sentenced to three years.
Prisoner 3 is a fireman.
Because he helped lift up a youngster in the protest,
He was charged with riot and sentenced to five years.
Prisoner 4 is a journalist.
Because he covering the news at a protest,
He was charged with assault on a police officer with a camera and sentenced to three years.
Prisoner 5 is a social worker.
Because he had persuaded the police to slow down while they charged forward,
He was charged with resisting police in the execution of their lawful duties and sentenced to one year.
Prisoner 6 is a pastor.
Because he had preached about justice and caring the society in the church,
He was charged with inciting subversion of state power and sentenced to eight years.
In reality, an unarmed social worker was accused of resisting police in the execution of their lawful duties on 27 July 2019. He held his staff card before the police at the defensive line and persuaded the police to slow down to avoid an accidental stampede. He was convicted for the crime on 17 June and sentenced to one year today. (https://reurl.cc/5lNx46)
Will there be a day when prisons or detention quarters in Hong Kong become gathering places for the most kind-hearted people?
If that day comes, what does it mean?
Judicial inequity? Not only that…
The death of rule of law? Not only that…
Erosion of democracy? Not only that…
It will mean world class evil has invaded everyone of us.
We know from this past year that many kind-hearted and innocent people were detained or sentenced.
These kind-hearted people in Hong Kong have to suffer persecution because they were standing up to injustice. They are no different from human rights lawyers who investigate the truth about jerry-built projects and poisonous milk powder.
If we still choose to be silent today, what we are scared of the most will happen soon.
To protect the future of Hongkongers, we cannot turn a blind eye.
Born amidst calamity, we have a certain responsibility.
Hope we can think seriously together.
Why did God place us in today’s Hong Kong?
What is the God’s intention?
And is there more we can do?
Source: Crop Circle.HK, Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=631698621036422&id=396515671221386
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#Healthcare #Essay
In Your Eyes, We're All Second-Class
A “dirty team” medic shares thoughts on behalf of Hong Kong health care professionals after the arrival of the early response medical team from China.
https://telegra.ph/In-Your-Eyes-Were-All-Second-Class-09-06
In Your Eyes, We're All Second-Class
A “dirty team” medic shares thoughts on behalf of Hong Kong health care professionals after the arrival of the early response medical team from China.
https://telegra.ph/In-Your-Eyes-Were-All-Second-Class-09-06
Telegraph
In Your Eyes, We're All Second-Class
On this night, I dragged my weary body back to the hotel after a shift at the hospital. When I entered the hotel lobby, I did not say a single word to the hotel staff. I rushed into the elevator and then to my room. As a frontline health care professional…