#AcademicFreedom #1C1S #Censorship #WhiteTerror
"The universities are being "cleaned up": reflection from an assistant professsor who was rejected for "substantiation"
Dr. Ip Iam-chong is an assistant professsor in Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Lingnan University and a founder of InMediaHK, an online news agency in Hong Kong. The university recently reduced his employment to a one-year contract. He wrote the following reflection on the supplementary section of the newspaper MingPao:
//This kind of "extraordinary" means is used particularly explicitly to Joannes Chan Man-mun and Benny Tai Yiu-ting, but it is not an isolated case.
In the past few years, I have constantly heard news from the academic circle that somebody was not renewed, especially those who are politically active, have more social participation, and have sharper speeches.
I also received a notice from the university this year that my application for "substantiation" was rejected, and only got a one-year contract. I will have to say goodbye next year. Of course, these cases are not as outrageous as what Benny Tai encountered, and scholars involved do not need to be imprisoned. They are not so "extraordinary", but there are many "unusual" reasons.
It’s a bit sad that in addition to those politically popular cases, most of the stories of being kicked out by universities may not receive sympathy or support from peers. I have heard of colleagues, who have similar political views, think that those cases had nothing to do with politics, but the academic level of the parties is not enough. I hope that Benny Tai's case can make them more sensitive to college politics. Of course, no one can find evidence to prove that there is a big conspiracy behind cases, but there is reason to believe that the senior officials of the university, as well as the SAR and Beijing government, really want to "clean up" the university.
There may be people from the administrative level of the university receiving political orders. Some people want to please the Liaison Office or the Beijing government, but more of them may just want to eliminate college teachers who are not doing their jobs properly, so that universities can have less politics and free up job vacancies for "non-political" international scholars who are committed to university and their own rankings. Some people may just want to have more "international" level research and publications in universities in Hong Kong, and don't want the staff to be busy taking the streets to engage in joint signing, or like me, writing this kind of newspaper comment. //
Source: Ming Pao #Aug2
#IpIamChong #InMedia #LingnanUniversity
"The universities are being "cleaned up": reflection from an assistant professsor who was rejected for "substantiation"
Dr. Ip Iam-chong is an assistant professsor in Cultural Studies at Hong Kong Lingnan University and a founder of InMediaHK, an online news agency in Hong Kong. The university recently reduced his employment to a one-year contract. He wrote the following reflection on the supplementary section of the newspaper MingPao:
//This kind of "extraordinary" means is used particularly explicitly to Joannes Chan Man-mun and Benny Tai Yiu-ting, but it is not an isolated case.
In the past few years, I have constantly heard news from the academic circle that somebody was not renewed, especially those who are politically active, have more social participation, and have sharper speeches.
I also received a notice from the university this year that my application for "substantiation" was rejected, and only got a one-year contract. I will have to say goodbye next year. Of course, these cases are not as outrageous as what Benny Tai encountered, and scholars involved do not need to be imprisoned. They are not so "extraordinary", but there are many "unusual" reasons.
It’s a bit sad that in addition to those politically popular cases, most of the stories of being kicked out by universities may not receive sympathy or support from peers. I have heard of colleagues, who have similar political views, think that those cases had nothing to do with politics, but the academic level of the parties is not enough. I hope that Benny Tai's case can make them more sensitive to college politics. Of course, no one can find evidence to prove that there is a big conspiracy behind cases, but there is reason to believe that the senior officials of the university, as well as the SAR and Beijing government, really want to "clean up" the university.
There may be people from the administrative level of the university receiving political orders. Some people want to please the Liaison Office or the Beijing government, but more of them may just want to eliminate college teachers who are not doing their jobs properly, so that universities can have less politics and free up job vacancies for "non-political" international scholars who are committed to university and their own rankings. Some people may just want to have more "international" level research and publications in universities in Hong Kong, and don't want the staff to be busy taking the streets to engage in joint signing, or like me, writing this kind of newspaper comment. //
Source: Ming Pao #Aug2
#IpIamChong #InMedia #LingnanUniversity
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Lingnan University's Rejects Professorship Substantiation, Shocks Department Head
Professor Tejaswini Niranjana, Head of Department of Cultural Studies at the Hong Kong Lingnan University was shocked by the University's refusal to substantiate Dr. Ip Iam-Chong's professorship, as Ip has been performing well in all aspects.
Professor Niranjana responded to Stand News as follows:
"1. The Department is shocked and disappointed by the decisions made so far on Dr. Ip’s case. The relevant Department Committee and the Head of Department have all along supported Dr Ip‘s substantiation, on the basis of his consistently high standard performance at the University in all the three areas of personnel appraisal, namely, teaching, research and service.
2. The Department believes that the rationale offered for the decision is not conducive to good staff morale under the current environment."
Editor's Note: Pro-democracy activist in exile, Nathan Law, who was allegedly 'wanted' by the Hong Kong police for security law violation, was an alumni of the Department.
Source: Stand News #Aug3
#Academia #IpIamChong #CulturalStudies #LingnanUniversity #LingU #TejaswiniNiranjana
#AcademicFreedom #1C1S #Censorship #WhiteTerror
Lingnan University's Rejects Professorship Substantiation, Shocks Department Head
Professor Tejaswini Niranjana, Head of Department of Cultural Studies at the Hong Kong Lingnan University was shocked by the University's refusal to substantiate Dr. Ip Iam-Chong's professorship, as Ip has been performing well in all aspects.
Professor Niranjana responded to Stand News as follows:
"1. The Department is shocked and disappointed by the decisions made so far on Dr. Ip’s case. The relevant Department Committee and the Head of Department have all along supported Dr Ip‘s substantiation, on the basis of his consistently high standard performance at the University in all the three areas of personnel appraisal, namely, teaching, research and service.
2. The Department believes that the rationale offered for the decision is not conducive to good staff morale under the current environment."
Editor's Note: Pro-democracy activist in exile, Nathan Law, who was allegedly 'wanted' by the Hong Kong police for security law violation, was an alumni of the Department.
Source: Stand News #Aug3
#Academia #IpIamChong #CulturalStudies #LingnanUniversity #LingU #TejaswiniNiranjana
#Authoritarianism #Oppression #Education #LiberalStudies
Pro-Beijing Academic Appointed to Review Liberal Studies in Hong Kong's Education System
In November 2020, the Education Bureau in Hong Kong announced “reform” to high school Liberal Studies subject, stating that the new curriculum will be rolled out in September 2021.
The short-lived Committee dedicated to the Review of the Curriculum Development of Liberal Studies was formed in 2019, but was dissolved subsequently in December 2020, following its last committee meeting.
A new committee was soon established a month later and was renamed as “Curriculum Development Council - Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (Re-named Subjects) Committee”.
The 12-membered Committee was led by pro-Beijing academic Lau Chi-pang, who is the Associate Vice-Chancellor of Lingnan University.
Lau held many public offices. He is a member of the “Hong Kong Chronical Institute” of the Our Hong Kong Foundation and a council member of the National Hong Kong-Macau Research Council.
Under the new plan, the teaching of liberal studies in Hong Kong schools will be changed to include more content about mainland China and less on current affairs while students will also be taught about national security issues.
Liberal studies will still be a compulsory core subject but students will no longer have to conduct an associated project known as Independent Enquiry Study. Grading, on the other hand, will be changed to a pass/fail system.
Source: Stand News, #Jan21
#LingnanUniversity #LauChiPang #NationalEducation
Pro-Beijing Academic Appointed to Review Liberal Studies in Hong Kong's Education System
In November 2020, the Education Bureau in Hong Kong announced “reform” to high school Liberal Studies subject, stating that the new curriculum will be rolled out in September 2021.
The short-lived Committee dedicated to the Review of the Curriculum Development of Liberal Studies was formed in 2019, but was dissolved subsequently in December 2020, following its last committee meeting.
A new committee was soon established a month later and was renamed as “Curriculum Development Council - Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (Re-named Subjects) Committee”.
The 12-membered Committee was led by pro-Beijing academic Lau Chi-pang, who is the Associate Vice-Chancellor of Lingnan University.
Lau held many public offices. He is a member of the “Hong Kong Chronical Institute” of the Our Hong Kong Foundation and a council member of the National Hong Kong-Macau Research Council.
Under the new plan, the teaching of liberal studies in Hong Kong schools will be changed to include more content about mainland China and less on current affairs while students will also be taught about national security issues.
Liberal studies will still be a compulsory core subject but students will no longer have to conduct an associated project known as Independent Enquiry Study. Grading, on the other hand, will be changed to a pass/fail system.
Source: Stand News, #Jan21
#LingnanUniversity #LauChiPang #NationalEducation
#Education #Mainlandization
Chinese Students Surge in Hong Kong Universities Following Social Movement and #Covid19 Crisis
Following the eruption of the 2019 Anti-ELAB movements and amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is found that more Chinese students have been admitted the universities in Hong Kong.
According to the documents released by the Education Bureau, among the 8 UFC-funded universities, 6 made new heights in the admission of Chinese students in the 2020/21 Academic Year.
Particularly in #LingnanUniversity, #BaptistUniversity and #EducationUniversity, the
student composition is greatly imbalanced, with Chinese students making up 80% of all non-local students.
The University Grants Committee (#UGC) claimed that international undergraduate admission has taken a hit owing to the pandemic, thwarting the plans of overseas talents to study in Hong Kong.
Source: Mingpao #May10
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20210510/s00002/1620584135584/%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e5%be%8c-6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e5%85%a7%e5%9c%b0%e7%94%9f%e4%bd%94%e6%af%94%e5%8d%87-%e6%b8%af%e7%94%9f%e7%94%b3%e8%ab%8b%e8%b5%b4%e5%8f%b0%e8%ae%80%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8-%e4%ba%ba%e6%95%b8%e5%a2%9e%e5%9b%9b%e6%88%90
#University #AntiELAB #HongKongStudents #ChineseStudents
Chinese Students Surge in Hong Kong Universities Following Social Movement and #Covid19 Crisis
Following the eruption of the 2019 Anti-ELAB movements and amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is found that more Chinese students have been admitted the universities in Hong Kong.
According to the documents released by the Education Bureau, among the 8 UFC-funded universities, 6 made new heights in the admission of Chinese students in the 2020/21 Academic Year.
Particularly in #LingnanUniversity, #BaptistUniversity and #EducationUniversity, the
student composition is greatly imbalanced, with Chinese students making up 80% of all non-local students.
The University Grants Committee (#UGC) claimed that international undergraduate admission has taken a hit owing to the pandemic, thwarting the plans of overseas talents to study in Hong Kong.
Source: Mingpao #May10
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20210510/s00002/1620584135584/%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e5%be%8c-6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e5%85%a7%e5%9c%b0%e7%94%9f%e4%bd%94%e6%af%94%e5%8d%87-%e6%b8%af%e7%94%9f%e7%94%b3%e8%ab%8b%e8%b5%b4%e5%8f%b0%e8%ae%80%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8-%e4%ba%ba%e6%95%b8%e5%a2%9e%e5%9b%9b%e6%88%90
#University #AntiELAB #HongKongStudents #ChineseStudents
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反修例運動後 6大學內地生佔比升 港生申請赴台讀大學 人數增四成 - 20210510 - 港聞
【明報專訊】反修例風波及新冠疫情夾擊，坊間流傳本港流失大量內地生，不過八大及自資院校數據未有反映此現象。據教育局資料，8間資助大學中，在發生反修例事件後的2020/21學年，6間大學的內地生佔整體學生比例均有上升，最高的港大達16.7%。非本地生組成依然不均，內地生佔比同樣上升，嶺大、浸大、教大則有逾八成非本地學士生為內地生。教資會稱，今學年的海外招生情况難免受疫情影響，擾亂海外學生到香港學習的計劃。
#FirstHand #Jun12
HK Police Suppresses Street Booth Run by University Students on Protest Anniversary
On June 12, 2021, members of Hong Kong Federation of Students (#HKFS) and #ChanWingYan, vice-president of the #StudentsUnion of #LingnanUniversity, set up a street booth on a footbridge in Mongkok.
Numerous police officers arrived and intervened within 10 miniutes after the pro-democracy youth set up the booth.
The students called on Hongkongers not to forget the day two years ago on June 12, 2019.
June 12 marks the first large-scale police-civilian clash in the 2019 #AntiELAB movement.
#HongKongProtests #PoliceState #2Years #WeShallNeverSurrender
HK Police Suppresses Street Booth Run by University Students on Protest Anniversary
On June 12, 2021, members of Hong Kong Federation of Students (#HKFS) and #ChanWingYan, vice-president of the #StudentsUnion of #LingnanUniversity, set up a street booth on a footbridge in Mongkok.
Numerous police officers arrived and intervened within 10 miniutes after the pro-democracy youth set up the booth.
The students called on Hongkongers not to forget the day two years ago on June 12, 2019.
June 12 marks the first large-scale police-civilian clash in the 2019 #AntiELAB movement.
#HongKongProtests #PoliceState #2Years #WeShallNeverSurrender
#WhiteTerror #Academia
Hong Kong Professor's Shanghai Lecture Live Stream Cut Off after Allegedly Being Reported to Party Authorities
#FudanUniversity #LingnanUniversity #AcademicFreedom
Source: Stand News; #Sept25
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Hong Kong Professor's Shanghai Lecture Live Stream Cut Off after Allegedly Being Reported to Party Authorities
#FudanUniversity #LingnanUniversity #AcademicFreedom
Source: Stand News; #Sept25
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Hong Kong Professor's Shanghai Lecture Live Stream Cut Off after Allegedly Being Reported to Party Authorities
Professor Xu Zidong of Hong Kong's Lingnan University spoke at a symposium on Chinese literature in Shanghai, when the lecture's live stream was shut down after an attendee allegedly reported his speech to the China's Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection (CCDI). The actual reason for the shutdown was not known.
Xu is the former Head of Lingnan University's Chinese Department, and attended the symposium in Shanghai's Fudan University as a guest speaker. His talk discussed the three systems of authority portrayed in the 1993 Chinese novel White Deer Plain - "political authority", "clan authority", and "divine authority".
A video clip of the live stream was shared on Weibo, showing the moment it was being shut down. It showed Fudan University Professor Li Nan, the symposium's host, slowly turning the live stream camera away from Xu, who continued his lecture. Li then spoke into the camera: "The disciplinary Inspector came a moment ago, and said we're not allowed to live-stream this lecture. A female student was taking photos earlier, and sent it to the CCDI. The CCDI secretary came to shut us down… Yes, we'll record this with our phones. We'll record it."
The video was shared over 4000 times, until it was ultimately deleted.
#FudanUniversity #LingnanUniversity #AcademicFreedom
Source: Stand News; #Sept25
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/ab%E5%B6%BA%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%B3%BB%E5%89%8D%E7%B3%BB%E4%B8%BB%E4%BB%BB%E5%BE%A9%E6%97%A6%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E8%AB%87%E6%94%BF%E6%AC%8A%E6%97%8F%E6%AC%8A%E7%A5%9E%E6%AC%8A-%E5%82%B3%E9%81%AD%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%88%89%E5%A0%B1%E7%9B%B4%E6%92%AD%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7
Professor Xu Zidong of Hong Kong's Lingnan University spoke at a symposium on Chinese literature in Shanghai, when the lecture's live stream was shut down after an attendee allegedly reported his speech to the China's Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection (CCDI). The actual reason for the shutdown was not known.
Xu is the former Head of Lingnan University's Chinese Department, and attended the symposium in Shanghai's Fudan University as a guest speaker. His talk discussed the three systems of authority portrayed in the 1993 Chinese novel White Deer Plain - "political authority", "clan authority", and "divine authority".
A video clip of the live stream was shared on Weibo, showing the moment it was being shut down. It showed Fudan University Professor Li Nan, the symposium's host, slowly turning the live stream camera away from Xu, who continued his lecture. Li then spoke into the camera: "The disciplinary Inspector came a moment ago, and said we're not allowed to live-stream this lecture. A female student was taking photos earlier, and sent it to the CCDI. The CCDI secretary came to shut us down… Yes, we'll record this with our phones. We'll record it."
The video was shared over 4000 times, until it was ultimately deleted.
#FudanUniversity #LingnanUniversity #AcademicFreedom
Source: Stand News; #Sept25
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/ab%E5%B6%BA%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%B3%BB%E5%89%8D%E7%B3%BB%E4%B8%BB%E4%BB%BB%E5%BE%A9%E6%97%A6%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E8%AB%87%E6%94%BF%E6%AC%8A%E6%97%8F%E6%AC%8A%E7%A5%9E%E6%AC%8A-%E5%82%B3%E9%81%AD%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%88%89%E5%A0%B1%E7%9B%B4%E6%92%AD%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%B7
#Academia #Oppression #FreedomOfSpeech #University
Lingnan University Terminates Adjunct Appointment of 2 Outspoken Professors
#LingnanUniversity #HongKong #TearGas #NationalSecurityLaw”
Source: Stand News; #Sept30
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Lingnan University Terminates Adjunct Appointment of 2 Outspoken Professors
#LingnanUniversity #HongKong #TearGas #NationalSecurityLaw”
Source: Stand News; #Sept30
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Lingnan University Terminates Adjunct Appointment of 2 Outspoken Professors
In response to inquiries by Stand News, the Hong Kong Lingnan University (#HKLU) indicated the adjunct appointment of Law Wing-Sang and Hui Po-Keung have ended in September 2021, and their names have been removed from the school website's list of faculty members. They were professors of Cultural Studies.
The university did not mention the reason for not renewing their contracts.
Law and Hui are scholars active in pro-democracy protest movements, commenting often on current affairs. At the beginning of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, after the police fired tear gas on the gathering crowds, the two publicly condemned the government's actions and went on strike as teachers.
Hui is also a trustee of the “612 Humanitarian Relief Fund”, a fund supporting those injured or arrested during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement.
After the implement of National Security Law, Law continued to comment on newspapers. He published an opinion piece in MingPao on September 3, 2021, saying that the implementation of the National Security Law had 'perfected' Hong Kong's democratic 'election' system overnight. It also put an end to the ongoing controversy over the pace of democratization since the city's “return to China”: “Hong Kong strides into the era of “authoritarian rule”.
Source: Stand News; #Sept30
https://www.thestandnews.com/society/a_%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7%E8%88%87%E7%BE%85%E6%B0%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%A8%B1%E5%AF%B6%E5%BC%B7%E5%90%88%E7%B4%84%E7%B5%82%E7%B5%90-%E6%95%99%E8%81%B7%E5%93%A1%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE%E5%B7%B2%E9%99%A4%E5%90%8D
#LingnanUniversity #HongKong #TearGas #NationalSecurityLaw #Censorship #Professor #LawWingSang #HuiPoKeung
Lingnan University Terminates Adjunct Appointment of 2 Outspoken Professors
In response to inquiries by Stand News, the Hong Kong Lingnan University (#HKLU) indicated the adjunct appointment of Law Wing-Sang and Hui Po-Keung have ended in September 2021, and their names have been removed from the school website's list of faculty members. They were professors of Cultural Studies.
The university did not mention the reason for not renewing their contracts.
Law and Hui are scholars active in pro-democracy protest movements, commenting often on current affairs. At the beginning of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, after the police fired tear gas on the gathering crowds, the two publicly condemned the government's actions and went on strike as teachers.
Hui is also a trustee of the “612 Humanitarian Relief Fund”, a fund supporting those injured or arrested during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement.
After the implement of National Security Law, Law continued to comment on newspapers. He published an opinion piece in MingPao on September 3, 2021, saying that the implementation of the National Security Law had 'perfected' Hong Kong's democratic 'election' system overnight. It also put an end to the ongoing controversy over the pace of democratization since the city's “return to China”: “Hong Kong strides into the era of “authoritarian rule”.
Source: Stand News; #Sept30
https://www.thestandnews.com/society/a_%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7%E8%88%87%E7%BE%85%E6%B0%B8%E7%94%9F%E8%A8%B1%E5%AF%B6%E5%BC%B7%E5%90%88%E7%B4%84%E7%B5%82%E7%B5%90-%E6%95%99%E8%81%B7%E5%93%A1%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE%E5%B7%B2%E9%99%A4%E5%90%8D
#LingnanUniversity #HongKong #TearGas #NationalSecurityLaw #Censorship #Professor #LawWingSang #HuiPoKeung
#Court #FreedomOfSpeech
Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
The prosecution’s expert witness, History Prof. Lau Chi-pang at #LingnanUniversity in Hong Kong testified in the trial of former radio presenter Tam Tak-chi (a.k.a Fast Beat) on October 18.
Lau told the District Court that “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” or “Hongkongers, add oil” were capable of inciting others to break the national security law.
He said "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” was originated with the activist and later picked up by protesters who vandalised Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Wan on July 21, 2019. He maintained that it is secessionist in nature. Other expressions such as “Hongkongers, add oil” and “no rioters but tyranny” could also have breached the law.
Lau was also an expert witness in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial in which defendant Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years.
Besides, Standard Chartered Hong Kong #Marathon 2021 would be the first high profile athletic event after the National Security Law implementation in Hong Kong.
Reporters queried in the briefing sessions whether a runner's outfit bearing controversial slogans could be disqualified and whether the organiser would report the case to local police. The organiser declined to address the question initially.
When being pressed afterwards, the organiser suggested runners to amend the slogan to "Runners Add Oil" instead of "Hong Kong Add Oil", as "Hong Kong has always been progressing, never regressing".
They declined to comment on how the display of the protest flag, Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times, would be handled, "it's not a Marathon's matter".
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
https://bit.ly/3n5hpIg
Chanting ‘Hongkongers, add oil’ could be seditious
The prosecution’s expert witness, History Prof. Lau Chi-pang at #LingnanUniversity in Hong Kong testified in the trial of former radio presenter Tam Tak-chi (a.k.a Fast Beat) on October 18.
Lau told the District Court that “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” or “Hongkongers, add oil” were capable of inciting others to break the national security law.
He said "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” was originated with the activist and later picked up by protesters who vandalised Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Wan on July 21, 2019. He maintained that it is secessionist in nature. Other expressions such as “Hongkongers, add oil” and “no rioters but tyranny” could also have breached the law.
Lau was also an expert witness in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial in which defendant Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years.
Besides, Standard Chartered Hong Kong #Marathon 2021 would be the first high profile athletic event after the National Security Law implementation in Hong Kong.
Reporters queried in the briefing sessions whether a runner's outfit bearing controversial slogans could be disqualified and whether the organiser would report the case to local police. The organiser declined to address the question initially.
When being pressed afterwards, the organiser suggested runners to amend the slogan to "Runners Add Oil" instead of "Hong Kong Add Oil", as "Hong Kong has always been progressing, never regressing".
They declined to comment on how the display of the protest flag, Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times, would be handled, "it's not a Marathon's matter".
#NSL #NationalSecurityLaw #TamTakChi #FastBeat #Sedition #Secession
Source: InmediaHK; #Oct18
https://bit.ly/3n5hpIg
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