#BNO
Beware of Chinese spies: British Government Urges Hongkongers to Apply Visa Online
//The [British] government is urging Hongkongers to apply for Britain’s new visa scheme online because China is stationing agents outside application centres.
[British] Ministers have been given intelligence that [Chinese] undercover agents are spying on dissidents coming and going from two centres in Hong Kong.
It is feared that they are passing on names and photos of dissidents to the Chinese authorities in an attempt to block their departure.
The Times revealed last week that Chinese spies were posing as dissidents in an attempt to enter Britain through its Hong Kong visa scheme.//
Image: Stand News
Source: The Times #Aug17
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beware-of-chinese-spies-visa-applicants-told-thdz6g8hq
#ChineseSpy #VisaApplication #Doxxing #PoliticalSuppression #CCP
Beware of Chinese spies: British Government Urges Hongkongers to Apply Visa Online
//The [British] government is urging Hongkongers to apply for Britain’s new visa scheme online because China is stationing agents outside application centres.
[British] Ministers have been given intelligence that [Chinese] undercover agents are spying on dissidents coming and going from two centres in Hong Kong.
It is feared that they are passing on names and photos of dissidents to the Chinese authorities in an attempt to block their departure.
The Times revealed last week that Chinese spies were posing as dissidents in an attempt to enter Britain through its Hong Kong visa scheme.//
Image: Stand News
Source: The Times #Aug17
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beware-of-chinese-spies-visa-applicants-told-thdz6g8hq
#ChineseSpy #VisaApplication #Doxxing #PoliticalSuppression #CCP
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The government is urging Hongkongers to apply for Britain’s new visa scheme online because China is stationing agents outside application centres. Ministers h
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#HongKongArtsCentre Cancels Concert of Pro-democracy Singer #DeniseHo
The Hong Kong Arts Centre announced on August 31, 2021 that it has cancelled the venue booking for the concert of singer Denise Ho, an artist known for her pro-democracy stance. The Centre accused Ho and her team for "breaching a clause of the terms and conditions of hire" by allegedly creating "circumstances where public order or public safety would be endangered during the course of the performance".
Ho released a statement the next day, telling Hongkongers that she will not give up holding the concert. She announced that she will perform her concert via online streaming at the originally-scheduled time of the concert, September 12, 2021 at HKT20:00.
"There might be limitations with the venue, but the Stage is limitless," she wrote.
Source: Goomusic #Sept1
#HOCC #Music #Cantopop
#HongKongArtsCentre Cancels Concert of Pro-democracy Singer #DeniseHo
The Hong Kong Arts Centre announced on August 31, 2021 that it has cancelled the venue booking for the concert of singer Denise Ho, an artist known for her pro-democracy stance. The Centre accused Ho and her team for "breaching a clause of the terms and conditions of hire" by allegedly creating "circumstances where public order or public safety would be endangered during the course of the performance".
Ho released a statement the next day, telling Hongkongers that she will not give up holding the concert. She announced that she will perform her concert via online streaming at the originally-scheduled time of the concert, September 12, 2021 at HKT20:00.
"There might be limitations with the venue, but the Stage is limitless," she wrote.
Source: Goomusic #Sept1
#HOCC #Music #Cantopop
#WhiteTerror
#Vitasoy requests personal info of staff's family and affiliations in order to pay their wages
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man #LeungKinFai killed himself after stabbing a policeman. It later came to public attention that Leung was an employee at the beverage maker Vitasoy.
In August 2021, a union group expressed concern over reports that Vitasoy is asking its staff to declare any links they and their relatives have with various organisations.
Vitasoy has reportedly asked its workers in mid-August 2021 to sign an agreement to allow the company to collect their personal information as well as that of their family members, including any membership of associations or affiliation with different organisations.
According to the reports, the manufacturer also stated that it might not be able to pay workers if they decline to submit the information, and that such data would be handed over to law enforcement departments if required.
A worker who spoke to Stand News says he could not understand why the company
would want to collect information on their family members. "I'm the one working here, not my family. I feel like they're stripping me naked." Another worker said that it put him in a dilemma: "if I agree, I'd worry my personal information would be leaked. If I don't, I might not be able to feed my family."
According to RTHK reports, Confederation of Trade Unions' chief executive Mung Siu-tat said it is rare for companies to require information that is irrelevant to a person's job. "It's not just collecting the staff members' information, but also their families’. It makes people question if the practice has violated the privacy ordinance because it'd be collecting excessive data," he told an RTHK programme.
Mung said he was not convinced by Vitasoy's explanation that it was merely digitalising its human resources system. "Whether it's for salary payment or for signing them up for medical plans, it should already have got sufficient information to do so," he said. "It's not just updating [its system], it has changed the scope of the personal data it collects. It's collecting more private information that is irrelevant to the employment."
Mung said that it is not difficult to imagine that the move was linked to the stabbing incident on July 1.
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Aug28
https://thestandnews.page.link/isaoEeDhpy8KDmxs6
#PoliticalSuppression #Privacy #Censorship
#Vitasoy requests personal info of staff's family and affiliations in order to pay their wages
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man #LeungKinFai killed himself after stabbing a policeman. It later came to public attention that Leung was an employee at the beverage maker Vitasoy.
In August 2021, a union group expressed concern over reports that Vitasoy is asking its staff to declare any links they and their relatives have with various organisations.
Vitasoy has reportedly asked its workers in mid-August 2021 to sign an agreement to allow the company to collect their personal information as well as that of their family members, including any membership of associations or affiliation with different organisations.
According to the reports, the manufacturer also stated that it might not be able to pay workers if they decline to submit the information, and that such data would be handed over to law enforcement departments if required.
A worker who spoke to Stand News says he could not understand why the company
would want to collect information on their family members. "I'm the one working here, not my family. I feel like they're stripping me naked." Another worker said that it put him in a dilemma: "if I agree, I'd worry my personal information would be leaked. If I don't, I might not be able to feed my family."
According to RTHK reports, Confederation of Trade Unions' chief executive Mung Siu-tat said it is rare for companies to require information that is irrelevant to a person's job. "It's not just collecting the staff members' information, but also their families’. It makes people question if the practice has violated the privacy ordinance because it'd be collecting excessive data," he told an RTHK programme.
Mung said he was not convinced by Vitasoy's explanation that it was merely digitalising its human resources system. "Whether it's for salary payment or for signing them up for medical plans, it should already have got sufficient information to do so," he said. "It's not just updating [its system], it has changed the scope of the personal data it collects. It's collecting more private information that is irrelevant to the employment."
Mung said that it is not difficult to imagine that the move was linked to the stabbing incident on July 1.
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Aug28
https://thestandnews.page.link/isaoEeDhpy8KDmxs6
#PoliticalSuppression #Privacy #Censorship
National Security Police Raids June 4 Museum in Hong Kong, Damaging Exhibits and Locking Out Owner
On September 9, 2021, the national security police in Hong Kong raided the already-closed June 4 museum in Mong Kok.
This is followed by the arrest of four core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Police carried off display boards, the museum's logo, material showing #XiJinping and #MaoZedong, 39 boxes of books, as well as other items, and took them away in a truck. Some exhibition panels were damaged in the process.
When a former member went to examine the museum site after the raid, he found that the security camera had been removed, and electric cable were damaged. The door lock had also been changed, and he could not enter the museum. On the gate, the national security police left a handwritten note: "'contact the Mongkok Police Station".
The Alliance had been the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil since 1990. The event as well as the museum aimed to remember the Tiananmen Massacre by the Chinese Communist Party on June 4, 1989.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw
On September 9, 2021, the national security police in Hong Kong raided the already-closed June 4 museum in Mong Kok.
This is followed by the arrest of four core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Police carried off display boards, the museum's logo, material showing #XiJinping and #MaoZedong, 39 boxes of books, as well as other items, and took them away in a truck. Some exhibition panels were damaged in the process.
When a former member went to examine the museum site after the raid, he found that the security camera had been removed, and electric cable were damaged. The door lock had also been changed, and he could not enter the museum. On the gate, the national security police left a handwritten note: "'contact the Mongkok Police Station".
The Alliance had been the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil since 1990. The event as well as the museum aimed to remember the Tiananmen Massacre by the Chinese Communist Party on June 4, 1989.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw
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Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"
On September 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (#DoJ) in Hong Kong laid charges of "Inciting subversion of state power" against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, as well as its chairperson #LeeCheukYan, and co-chairs #AlbertHo and #ChowHangTung.
The Alliance was informed of the charges via the Hong Kong police, whose National Security department had yesterday carried off a large number of items from the Alliance's June 4 museum as evidence.
The case was brought to court on September 10, 2021. The court denied Chow's application for bail, while Lee and Ho have been detained for long under other charges relating to the pro-democracy movement.
[Editor's note: The same charge of "inciting subversion" were used by China against activists of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which the Alliance commemorated in a candlelight vigil every year. It had not been applicable to Hong Kong until the introduction of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.]
Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/zWbkF1EKaJhzPZJh6
https://www.facebook.com/hongkongfp/posts/4345088285578263
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #Regime #Tiananmen
Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"
On September 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (#DoJ) in Hong Kong laid charges of "Inciting subversion of state power" against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, as well as its chairperson #LeeCheukYan, and co-chairs #AlbertHo and #ChowHangTung.
The Alliance was informed of the charges via the Hong Kong police, whose National Security department had yesterday carried off a large number of items from the Alliance's June 4 museum as evidence.
The case was brought to court on September 10, 2021. The court denied Chow's application for bail, while Lee and Ho have been detained for long under other charges relating to the pro-democracy movement.
[Editor's note: The same charge of "inciting subversion" were used by China against activists of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which the Alliance commemorated in a candlelight vigil every year. It had not been applicable to Hong Kong until the introduction of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.]
Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10
https://thestandnews.page.link/zWbkF1EKaJhzPZJh6
https://www.facebook.com/hongkongfp/posts/4345088285578263
#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #Regime #Tiananmen
Final posts by Hong Kong Pro-democracy Barrister #ChowHangTung Before Being Arrested by National Security Police
On the morning of September 8, 2021, barrister Chow Hang-Tung was arrested at her law firm's office. Chow is the co-chair of a pro-democracy organization, The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which had been the host of the annual candlelight vigil commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmen Massacre for 30 years.
Chow was alerted to the police's arrival. As the police made their way upstairs, she posted to her Facebook: "Regretfully, I won't make it to Gwyneth's bail hearing."
Chow, who had been representing #GwynethHo in her #HKPrimaries case, also wrote: "They could have told me earlier they're coming to get me; then I wouldn't need to stay up all night preparing for the court stuff."
"The worst part about getting arrested now, is I haven't brushed my teeth. What if my bad breath knocks out the National Security police?" She also asked her Facebook followers: "Any last words for me before I go?"
She also posted one final picture of the view from her law firm office window: "Seeing this view for the last time ..."
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PoliticalSuppression #HongKongAlliance
Source: Stand News #Sept8
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See also:
Chow Hang-tung: Do not kneel before a life that forces you to lie and suffer humiliation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30988
On the morning of September 8, 2021, barrister Chow Hang-Tung was arrested at her law firm's office. Chow is the co-chair of a pro-democracy organization, The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which had been the host of the annual candlelight vigil commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmen Massacre for 30 years.
Chow was alerted to the police's arrival. As the police made their way upstairs, she posted to her Facebook: "Regretfully, I won't make it to Gwyneth's bail hearing."
Chow, who had been representing #GwynethHo in her #HKPrimaries case, also wrote: "They could have told me earlier they're coming to get me; then I wouldn't need to stay up all night preparing for the court stuff."
"The worst part about getting arrested now, is I haven't brushed my teeth. What if my bad breath knocks out the National Security police?" She also asked her Facebook followers: "Any last words for me before I go?"
She also posted one final picture of the view from her law firm office window: "Seeing this view for the last time ..."
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PoliticalSuppression #HongKongAlliance
Source: Stand News #Sept8
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See also:
Chow Hang-tung: Do not kneel before a life that forces you to lie and suffer humiliation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30988
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Hong Kong Police Cracks Down Pro-democracy Group; Activists:
Do not kneel before a life that forces you to lie and suffer humiliation
The Hong Kong police arrested 4 key members of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic…
Hong Kong Police Cracks Down Pro-democracy Group; Activists:
Do not kneel before a life that forces you to lie and suffer humiliation
The Hong Kong police arrested 4 key members of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic…
#PoliticalSuppression
Support Group for Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Political Prisoners Faces Disbandment
#WallFare is a prisoner support group initiated by former pro-democracy lawmaker and social worker Shiu Ka-chun (#BottleShiu).
The group is known for providing support for detained and jailed pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and their families. The group has helped families purchase prison-approved supply for inmates, coordinated letter-writing schemes to help inmates communicate with the outside world, and offering counselling services for families.
The group has come under pressure from Hong Kong authorities, with Secretary for Security #ChrisTang accusing (without naming) organizations for recruiting prisoners to develop influence among inmates and endanger national security while incarcerated.
Shiu, who started the support group 9 months ago, said on September 14, 2021 that the group would be disbanded and that he would release a statement soon. "The most important for Hongkongers is to stay alive," he said.
Source: RTHK; Stand News; InMedia; Commercial Radio; Wall-Fare #Sept14
https://bit.ly/3C7cf4i
https://www.facebook.com/110620427293577/posts/457534862602130/
#PoliticalPrisoner #InmateSupport #WriteWithYou #LetterWriting
Support Group for Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Political Prisoners Faces Disbandment
#WallFare is a prisoner support group initiated by former pro-democracy lawmaker and social worker Shiu Ka-chun (#BottleShiu).
The group is known for providing support for detained and jailed pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and their families. The group has helped families purchase prison-approved supply for inmates, coordinated letter-writing schemes to help inmates communicate with the outside world, and offering counselling services for families.
The group has come under pressure from Hong Kong authorities, with Secretary for Security #ChrisTang accusing (without naming) organizations for recruiting prisoners to develop influence among inmates and endanger national security while incarcerated.
Shiu, who started the support group 9 months ago, said on September 14, 2021 that the group would be disbanded and that he would release a statement soon. "The most important for Hongkongers is to stay alive," he said.
Source: RTHK; Stand News; InMedia; Commercial Radio; Wall-Fare #Sept14
https://bit.ly/3C7cf4i
https://www.facebook.com/110620427293577/posts/457534862602130/
#PoliticalPrisoner #InmateSupport #WriteWithYou #LetterWriting
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Hong Kong Police Orders Pro-democracy Group to Delete Content from All Digital Platforms
On September 16, 2021, Hong Kong police ordered The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China to remove the content of their website, Facebook page and other digital platform.
This is followed by the arrests of the group's directors, who were charged with the subversion of state, and the police raid of the June 4 museum, which was previously run by the group.
The Alliance is a pro-democracy organization established in Hong Kong which had been organizing the annual candlelight vigil commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmen Massacre for 30 years.
The order was sent by a letter issued by the police commissioner on September 10. The organization was given 7 days to erase the content on all their digital platforms.
Source: Stand News #Sept16
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4544250728993845/
#PoliticalSuppression #Censorship #June4 #GreatFireWall #Internet
On September 16, 2021, Hong Kong police ordered The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China to remove the content of their website, Facebook page and other digital platform.
This is followed by the arrests of the group's directors, who were charged with the subversion of state, and the police raid of the June 4 museum, which was previously run by the group.
The Alliance is a pro-democracy organization established in Hong Kong which had been organizing the annual candlelight vigil commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4 Tiananmen Massacre for 30 years.
The order was sent by a letter issued by the police commissioner on September 10. The organization was given 7 days to erase the content on all their digital platforms.
Source: Stand News #Sept16
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4544250728993845/
#PoliticalSuppression #Censorship #June4 #GreatFireWall #Internet
#FirstHand #Sept19
Leading Trade Unions Confederation in Hong Kong disbands after leaders received death threats
On September 19, 2021, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#CTU) announced disbandment.
Leaders of the group said a special general meeting is scheduled on October 3, 2021 to vote the decision through.
Chairman of the Confederation, #WongDikYuen, told press in a briefing that members of the group, one after another, have been receiving life-threatening messages, that if the Confederation continues its operation, their personal safety might be in risk.
Wong declined to divulge details of these messages nor sources. Chocked in emotions, he apologised to Hong Kong people, "Apologies, Hongkongers. #CTU can not carry on."
In the briefing, Wong also denied allegation of foreign collusion saying that it is a standing practice for the Conferation to stay in close connection with overseas organisations.
Vice-chairman, #LeoTang Kin-wah said members will showcase achievements of the Conferation in an exhibition planned to commemorate the group's 30th anniversary later this year.
In closing, Tang called for Hongkongers to "#AddOil".
Source: First Hand; #Sept19
#Crackdown #Regime #PoliticalSuppression #WhiteTerror #CivilSociety
Leading Trade Unions Confederation in Hong Kong disbands after leaders received death threats
On September 19, 2021, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#CTU) announced disbandment.
Leaders of the group said a special general meeting is scheduled on October 3, 2021 to vote the decision through.
Chairman of the Confederation, #WongDikYuen, told press in a briefing that members of the group, one after another, have been receiving life-threatening messages, that if the Confederation continues its operation, their personal safety might be in risk.
Wong declined to divulge details of these messages nor sources. Chocked in emotions, he apologised to Hong Kong people, "Apologies, Hongkongers. #CTU can not carry on."
In the briefing, Wong also denied allegation of foreign collusion saying that it is a standing practice for the Conferation to stay in close connection with overseas organisations.
Vice-chairman, #LeoTang Kin-wah said members will showcase achievements of the Conferation in an exhibition planned to commemorate the group's 30th anniversary later this year.
In closing, Tang called for Hongkongers to "#AddOil".
Source: First Hand; #Sept19
#Crackdown #Regime #PoliticalSuppression #WhiteTerror #CivilSociety
Hong Kong's Secretary Chief Accuses Pro-democracy Groups for "Spreading hatred for HK and Beijing Governments" in Prisons with Chocolate
On September 7, 2021, Hong Kong SAR Government's Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-Keung, accused pro-democracy groups of "threatening national security" in the prisons of Hong Kong.
Tang said, "Somebody creates privilege with prison supplies, including chocolate, and solicits followers in prison, as a result to spread hatred for the Hong Kong and the Central Governments, threatening national security".
Tang also named 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund for sending letters to people in prison, calling them to keep up protesting.
Social worker and former legislator Bottle Shiu Ka-Chun, the founder of a prisoner rights organisation #Wallfare, spoke to InmediaHK. Shiu said that ordinary people can hardly understand Tang's jumpy logic. He emphasised that the so-called "followers" cannot be solicited with those childish method.
"Or you can give 2 packs of chocolate to the prison and ask for an immediate follow. Then, there is no point doing national security education to have a peaceful world," Shiu remarked.
Pro-Beijing newspaper agencies called the prison in Hong Kong as "a place for Anti-China and Anti-HK". Tang also used the exact same phrase. Shiu disagreed and said, "They [pro-democracy protesters] have already lost their freedom and are all arrested. They live according to your will everyday. How are they still messing up Hong Kong?"
[Editor's Notes: Wall-fare, a concern group supporting pro-democracy protesters, announced its disbandment on September 14, 2021 due to the "pressure" faced by the founder and the volunteers.]
Source: InMedia #Sept7
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31046
#BottleShiu #ChrisTang #Prison #NationalSecurity #MandMs #Chocolate #WhiteTerror
On September 7, 2021, Hong Kong SAR Government's Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-Keung, accused pro-democracy groups of "threatening national security" in the prisons of Hong Kong.
Tang said, "Somebody creates privilege with prison supplies, including chocolate, and solicits followers in prison, as a result to spread hatred for the Hong Kong and the Central Governments, threatening national security".
Tang also named 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund for sending letters to people in prison, calling them to keep up protesting.
Social worker and former legislator Bottle Shiu Ka-Chun, the founder of a prisoner rights organisation #Wallfare, spoke to InmediaHK. Shiu said that ordinary people can hardly understand Tang's jumpy logic. He emphasised that the so-called "followers" cannot be solicited with those childish method.
"Or you can give 2 packs of chocolate to the prison and ask for an immediate follow. Then, there is no point doing national security education to have a peaceful world," Shiu remarked.
Pro-Beijing newspaper agencies called the prison in Hong Kong as "a place for Anti-China and Anti-HK". Tang also used the exact same phrase. Shiu disagreed and said, "They [pro-democracy protesters] have already lost their freedom and are all arrested. They live according to your will everyday. How are they still messing up Hong Kong?"
[Editor's Notes: Wall-fare, a concern group supporting pro-democracy protesters, announced its disbandment on September 14, 2021 due to the "pressure" faced by the founder and the volunteers.]
Source: InMedia #Sept7
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31046
#BottleShiu #ChrisTang #Prison #NationalSecurity #MandMs #Chocolate #WhiteTerror
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Support Group for Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Political Prisoners Faces Disbandment
#WallFare is a prisoner support group initiated by former pro-democracy lawmaker and social worker Shiu Ka-chun (#BottleShiu).
The group is known for…
Support Group for Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Political Prisoners Faces Disbandment
#WallFare is a prisoner support group initiated by former pro-democracy lawmaker and social worker Shiu Ka-chun (#BottleShiu).
The group is known for…
National Security Police arrests Pro-democracy Hong Kong Students, Seizing Snacks, Lotion and Books
On September 20, 2021, the National Security Police in Hong Kong arrested three students. One of them belonged to the pro-democracy student group #StudentPoliticism, while the other are former members.
At around 6:40am, the police arrested the group's convenor #WongYatChin, former secretary #ChanChinSum and former spokeperson #ChuWaiYing.
According to the group's published on statement on Facebook, the police also raided the group's storage room in the Wah Sing Industrial Building in Kwai Chung at around 11am.
The police took away around 40 boxes which contain M&M's chocolate, baby powder, hand cream, wipes, snacks and books as "evidence".
All these items are allowed by the Correctional Sevices Department to be passed on to people in prison.
At around 12:40pm, the police took Wong with his hands cuffed at the back to a community space run by Student Politicism in Mongkok. The police violently broke the door to enter the space which hosts book drifting and exchange.
At around 16:40pm, the police admitted in a press briefing that the three students were charged with "conspiring to state subversion". One of the reasons claimed by the police is the group's caling for resistance against the "Communist Regime in Hong Kong."
Source: Stand News #Sept20
https://thestandnews.page.link/YyQBGvXciyaHPcrU7
#PoliticalSuppression #Regime #PoliceState #Arrest #Prison #Supply #M&Ms #NationalSecurityLaw
On September 20, 2021, the National Security Police in Hong Kong arrested three students. One of them belonged to the pro-democracy student group #StudentPoliticism, while the other are former members.
At around 6:40am, the police arrested the group's convenor #WongYatChin, former secretary #ChanChinSum and former spokeperson #ChuWaiYing.
According to the group's published on statement on Facebook, the police also raided the group's storage room in the Wah Sing Industrial Building in Kwai Chung at around 11am.
The police took away around 40 boxes which contain M&M's chocolate, baby powder, hand cream, wipes, snacks and books as "evidence".
All these items are allowed by the Correctional Sevices Department to be passed on to people in prison.
At around 12:40pm, the police took Wong with his hands cuffed at the back to a community space run by Student Politicism in Mongkok. The police violently broke the door to enter the space which hosts book drifting and exchange.
At around 16:40pm, the police admitted in a press briefing that the three students were charged with "conspiring to state subversion". One of the reasons claimed by the police is the group's caling for resistance against the "Communist Regime in Hong Kong."
Source: Stand News #Sept20
https://thestandnews.page.link/YyQBGvXciyaHPcrU7
#PoliticalSuppression #Regime #PoliceState #Arrest #Prison #Supply #M&Ms #NationalSecurityLaw
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Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Singer #DeniseHo Live-Streams Concert, Vows to Carry On Singing
Pro-democracy Cantopop singer #DeniseHo was scheduled to play in her concert "Becoming the Song" on 8-12 September. However, just 8 days before her concert, the Hong Kong Arts Center abruptly cancelled Ho's venue booking.
Braving many difficulties, Ho went ahead to perform online on September 12, at the original scheduled time.
Ho said that it was like performing in sauna parlour, as the venue she eventually found was without air conditioning; she and her band were soaked in sweat. However, she felt that it was much more memorable experience for everyone than having a concert on a "proper" stage.
Denise Ho was thankful for her supporters. She said, "the best way to thank my supporters is to carry on singing."
Source: Stand News; #Sept13
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4532798896805695/
#FightforFreedom #Cantopop #Music #SingWithYou #jjgmj
Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Singer #DeniseHo Live-Streams Concert, Vows to Carry On Singing
Pro-democracy Cantopop singer #DeniseHo was scheduled to play in her concert "Becoming the Song" on 8-12 September. However, just 8 days before her concert, the Hong Kong Arts Center abruptly cancelled Ho's venue booking.
Braving many difficulties, Ho went ahead to perform online on September 12, at the original scheduled time.
Ho said that it was like performing in sauna parlour, as the venue she eventually found was without air conditioning; she and her band were soaked in sweat. However, she felt that it was much more memorable experience for everyone than having a concert on a "proper" stage.
Denise Ho was thankful for her supporters. She said, "the best way to thank my supporters is to carry on singing."
Source: Stand News; #Sept13
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4532798896805695/
#FightforFreedom #Cantopop #Music #SingWithYou #jjgmj
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University Management Hurries to Cordon Off the "Wall of Democracy" As Student Union Halts Operation
On October 7, 2021, the management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) cordoned off the #WallofDemocracy, a bulletin board located in Cultural Square for students to freely express one's views and opinions. Students are notified that the Wall is closed for maintenance, after the agenda had been passed in September. Security guards were also deployed.
The Wall has been managed by the 50-year-old Student Union until the group stopped operating on the same day.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31205
During the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Bill Amendment Movement (#AntiELAB), the university management has threatend to resume the wall already.
Text: InMedia #Oct7
Photo: #FirstHand
#PoliticalSuppression #Bulletin #StudentUnion #University #Opinion #FreeSpeech
On October 7, 2021, the management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) cordoned off the #WallofDemocracy, a bulletin board located in Cultural Square for students to freely express one's views and opinions. Students are notified that the Wall is closed for maintenance, after the agenda had been passed in September. Security guards were also deployed.
The Wall has been managed by the 50-year-old Student Union until the group stopped operating on the same day.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31205
During the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Bill Amendment Movement (#AntiELAB), the university management has threatend to resume the wall already.
Text: InMedia #Oct7
Photo: #FirstHand
#PoliticalSuppression #Bulletin #StudentUnion #University #Opinion #FreeSpeech
#Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
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"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
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#Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Part 1/2
On October 7, 2021, the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) called for the removal of a statue commemorating the pro-democracy protesters killed during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing, with a 6-day deadline.
The "Pillar of Shame" had been placed on long-term display inside the HKU campus since 1998 with support from the HKU Student Union.
Representing the university, US law firm Mayer Brown issued a letter demanding the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance (#HKASPDMC) – the organiser of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil – to “immediately … make arrangements for the sculpture (the 8-meter-tall Pillar of Shame) to be removed from the university’s premises”.
“If you fail to remove the sculpture … it will be deemed abandoned,” the letter said, “if the Alliance fails to take it away, and the university will deal with the sculpture at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit without further notice.”
Danish artist #JensGalschiot, the statue's creator, was shocked at the demand, calling it “barbarous” and a “mafia” tactic. He told reporters that he remains the owner of the sculpture, and he has hired a lawyer to protect his property, which was only on loan to the Alliance.
“I hope that my ownership of the sculpture will be respected and that I will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage,” he said, adding that any damage would be the university’s responsibility.
Galschiot described the act as an attempt to erase China's collective historical memory. In a statement, he wrote in contempt, “China has made the Pillar of Shame ever taller and bigger in the eyes of the world.”
Read Part 2:
Law Firm Refuses to Represent Hong Kong's Top University
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31306
#TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Art #CollectiveMemory
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
https://thestandnews.page.link/cWZQyyVUAc2Z255J7
https://thestandnews.page.link/ExESJ1tzktLMiEoR6
https://bit.ly/3vq26O4
"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
Part 1/2
On October 7, 2021, the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) called for the removal of a statue commemorating the pro-democracy protesters killed during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing, with a 6-day deadline.
The "Pillar of Shame" had been placed on long-term display inside the HKU campus since 1998 with support from the HKU Student Union.
Representing the university, US law firm Mayer Brown issued a letter demanding the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance (#HKASPDMC) – the organiser of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil – to “immediately … make arrangements for the sculpture (the 8-meter-tall Pillar of Shame) to be removed from the university’s premises”.
“If you fail to remove the sculpture … it will be deemed abandoned,” the letter said, “if the Alliance fails to take it away, and the university will deal with the sculpture at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit without further notice.”
Danish artist #JensGalschiot, the statue's creator, was shocked at the demand, calling it “barbarous” and a “mafia” tactic. He told reporters that he remains the owner of the sculpture, and he has hired a lawyer to protect his property, which was only on loan to the Alliance.
“I hope that my ownership of the sculpture will be respected and that I will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage,” he said, adding that any damage would be the university’s responsibility.
Galschiot described the act as an attempt to erase China's collective historical memory. In a statement, he wrote in contempt, “China has made the Pillar of Shame ever taller and bigger in the eyes of the world.”
Read Part 2:
Law Firm Refuses to Represent Hong Kong's Top University
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31306
#TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Art #CollectiveMemory
Sources: Stand News; InMediaHK; #Oct18
https://thestandnews.page.link/cWZQyyVUAc2Z255J7
https://thestandnews.page.link/ExESJ1tzktLMiEoR6
https://bit.ly/3vq26O4
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On behalf of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), the law firm #MayerBrown issued a letter to Danish artist #JensGalschiot, demanding the…
On behalf of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), the law firm #MayerBrown issued a letter to Danish artist #JensGalschiot, demanding the…
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The pillar of Shame is being destroyed in these minutes : Jen Galschiot calls for public record on Twitter
According to the Undergrad, at around 2200 on #Dec22, the Pillar of Shame located inside HKU grounds were closed off by construction workers, authorised by the school authorities.
White cloth and yellow barriers could be seen barricading the view of the Pillar from the pedestrian bridge above and near it on the ground. School personnel watched over the site, with construction noise emanating nearby.
Sources revealed that the school Council have convened a meeting on #Dec22 and has come to the conclusion of disassembling the Pillar of Shame. People at HKU believed that this decision was spurred on by pressure from the National Security Department, which could be seen as direct pressure from the Chinese Central Government.
At around 0000 on #Dec23, a crane and a truck carrying a container could be seen arriving at HKU.
The Pillar of Shame, sculpted by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, has stood in HKU grounds for 24 years. The school authorities had initially remained cooperative with its display on school grounds, but had recently called for removal of the sculpture since October. As the University could not determine who the sculpture belonged to, the fate of the sculpture had remained undecided.
Many have regarded the Pillar of Shame as a symbol of freedom in Hong Kong as the creator, Jen Galschiøt, wrote in 1997, "it [the Pillar of Shame] was put on permanent public display to serve, as a test of the authorities’ “guarantees for human rights and freedom of expression in Hong Kong.”
Sources: Stand News; Citizen News; Jen Galschiot's Twitter page; #Dec23
Images: Stand News; Citizen News; Roy Li and Stephanie Wu
#HKU #PillarOfShame
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According to the Undergrad, at around 2200 on #Dec22, the Pillar of Shame located inside HKU grounds were closed off by construction workers, authorised by the school authorities.
White cloth and yellow barriers could be seen barricading the view of the Pillar from the pedestrian bridge above and near it on the ground. School personnel watched over the site, with construction noise emanating nearby.
Sources revealed that the school Council have convened a meeting on #Dec22 and has come to the conclusion of disassembling the Pillar of Shame. People at HKU believed that this decision was spurred on by pressure from the National Security Department, which could be seen as direct pressure from the Chinese Central Government.
At around 0000 on #Dec23, a crane and a truck carrying a container could be seen arriving at HKU.
The Pillar of Shame, sculpted by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, has stood in HKU grounds for 24 years. The school authorities had initially remained cooperative with its display on school grounds, but had recently called for removal of the sculpture since October. As the University could not determine who the sculpture belonged to, the fate of the sculpture had remained undecided.
Many have regarded the Pillar of Shame as a symbol of freedom in Hong Kong as the creator, Jen Galschiøt, wrote in 1997, "it [the Pillar of Shame] was put on permanent public display to serve, as a test of the authorities’ “guarantees for human rights and freedom of expression in Hong Kong.”
Sources: Stand News; Citizen News; Jen Galschiot's Twitter page; #Dec23
Images: Stand News; Citizen News; Roy Li and Stephanie Wu
#HKU #PillarOfShame
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31439
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"Barbarious", "Mafia Tactic": #PillarofShame Creator Shocked as the University of Hong Kong Demands Removal
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CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
One day after the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) removed the Pillar of Shame, a memorial of the Tiananmen Square Massacre by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) also took action to remove a memorial sculpture on its campus, the Goddess of Democracy, without prior announcement.
Sources in CUHK claim that the university had been planning for the statue's removal, but had moved up its schedule once they saw HKU took down the Pillar of Shame. It was also said that the school had considered directly demolishing the statue and sending it to the landfill. The statue is currently placed in temporary storage.
Compared to HKU's actions on the day prior, CUHK was even more subtle in their actions. Before starting to dismantle the pillar, HKU had first enclosed the area with barricades; this gave students and journalists precious time to come to the scene and record the event. CUHK, in comparison, acted in complete secrecy; the statue was not guarded in any way as late as the previous evening. Their dismantling work began around 6am this morning, and by 6:30, the statue was removed without a trace.
The Goddess of Democracy statue was a replica of the one erected on Tiananmen Square during the student protests in 1989, days before the violent crackdown by the Chinese army on June 4. The replica was created by Chinese sculptor Chen Weiming (陳維明) , and was shipped to Hong Kong on June 2, 2010 and received by the Hong Kong Alliance, the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil. The statue was temporarily confiscated by police, a number of Alliance members were arrested, and Chen himself was denied entry to the city; despite the setbacks, the statue was able to go on display at the candlelight vigil two days later. It was then shipped to CUHK, escorted by over 2000 citizens, students, and faculty members, and was erected on the grass near the University MTR station, where it stood until today.
Source: 白影, HKGolden
Photo: 白影, CUHK Student Press
#June4 #GoddessOfDemocracy #TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
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CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
One day after the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) removed the Pillar of Shame, a memorial of the Tiananmen Square Massacre by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) also took action to remove a memorial sculpture on its campus, the Goddess of Democracy, without prior announcement.
Sources in CUHK claim that the university had been planning for the statue's removal, but had moved up its schedule once they saw HKU took down the Pillar of Shame. It was also said that the school had considered directly demolishing the statue and sending it to the landfill. The statue is currently placed in temporary storage.
Compared to HKU's actions on the day prior, CUHK was even more subtle in their actions. Before starting to dismantle the pillar, HKU had first enclosed the area with barricades; this gave students and journalists precious time to come to the scene and record the event. CUHK, in comparison, acted in complete secrecy; the statue was not guarded in any way as late as the previous evening. Their dismantling work began around 6am this morning, and by 6:30, the statue was removed without a trace.
The Goddess of Democracy statue was a replica of the one erected on Tiananmen Square during the student protests in 1989, days before the violent crackdown by the Chinese army on June 4. The replica was created by Chinese sculptor Chen Weiming (陳維明) , and was shipped to Hong Kong on June 2, 2010 and received by the Hong Kong Alliance, the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil. The statue was temporarily confiscated by police, a number of Alliance members were arrested, and Chen himself was denied entry to the city; despite the setbacks, the statue was able to go on display at the candlelight vigil two days later. It was then shipped to CUHK, escorted by over 2000 citizens, students, and faculty members, and was erected on the grass near the University MTR station, where it stood until today.
Source: 白影, HKGolden
Photo: 白影, CUHK Student Press
#June4 #GoddessOfDemocracy #TiananmenMassacre #Memorial #Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
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Former Teacher Hosts Arts Exhibition to Recall Hongkongers' Memory on Pro-democracy Movement
#Vawongsir, a former secondary school teacher and a cartoonist, has been hosting an art exhibition for 2 months at a cafe called Retold at Tsuen Wan's The Mill in Hong Kong since December 2021.
The exhibition displayed 12 artworks by Vawongsir, including one portraying a boy hiding his face, sobbing bitterly in bed at midnight.
Vawongsir sighs that people reduce their concerns about social movement and he hopes the exhibition can recall people's memory. "Hope people will not forget about me, as well as the past incidents."
Vawongsir was accused by the authorities of "professional misconduct", due to his support of the pro-democracy movement.
Recently, he hoped to return to teach by working as a substitute teacher to support his family; however, no school is willing to employ teachers who had been issued a warning letter by the government . All applicantions he sent out had been rejected.
In midst of his hard time, his laptop, which he used to produce illustrations, have also broke down.
Source: Inmedia #Dec23
https://bit.ly/3J29FAZ
#NSL #AntiELABMovement #Teacher #Education #PoliticalSuppression #PoliceState #ProtestArt
#Vawongsir, a former secondary school teacher and a cartoonist, has been hosting an art exhibition for 2 months at a cafe called Retold at Tsuen Wan's The Mill in Hong Kong since December 2021.
The exhibition displayed 12 artworks by Vawongsir, including one portraying a boy hiding his face, sobbing bitterly in bed at midnight.
Vawongsir sighs that people reduce their concerns about social movement and he hopes the exhibition can recall people's memory. "Hope people will not forget about me, as well as the past incidents."
Vawongsir was accused by the authorities of "professional misconduct", due to his support of the pro-democracy movement.
Recently, he hoped to return to teach by working as a substitute teacher to support his family; however, no school is willing to employ teachers who had been issued a warning letter by the government . All applicantions he sent out had been rejected.
In midst of his hard time, his laptop, which he used to produce illustrations, have also broke down.
Source: Inmedia #Dec23
https://bit.ly/3J29FAZ
#NSL #AntiELABMovement #Teacher #Education #PoliticalSuppression #PoliceState #ProtestArt
#University in Hong Kong demands #StudentUnion to hand over 17 years of audit reports in 2 weeks
The Students’ Union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) said it is facing “the largest crisis since its establishment,” as the university management demanded 16 years of audit reports within two weeks and warned of possible punishment if the union did not comply.
In a statement, the student organisation said it had received a letter from the Student Development Services saying that the university was “extremely concerned about the union’s inability to provide the audit reports from 2005 to 2020.”
According to the student union the university also said it may take back its premises and stop the organisation from using “City University of Hong Kong” in its name if it failed to handover the related reports on February 5, 2022.
Acting Internal Affairs of the Student Union, Lee Chun-rui stressed that so much the Union is willing to hand over the audit report, they need more time to compile reports in past 17 years.
In distress and frustrated, Lee said he was only 5 years old, 17 years ago.
Source: Inmediahk; #Jan26
https://bit.ly/3o0Tued
#Suppression #HongKongYouth #University #PoliticalSuppression
The Students’ Union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) said it is facing “the largest crisis since its establishment,” as the university management demanded 16 years of audit reports within two weeks and warned of possible punishment if the union did not comply.
In a statement, the student organisation said it had received a letter from the Student Development Services saying that the university was “extremely concerned about the union’s inability to provide the audit reports from 2005 to 2020.”
According to the student union the university also said it may take back its premises and stop the organisation from using “City University of Hong Kong” in its name if it failed to handover the related reports on February 5, 2022.
Acting Internal Affairs of the Student Union, Lee Chun-rui stressed that so much the Union is willing to hand over the audit report, they need more time to compile reports in past 17 years.
In distress and frustrated, Lee said he was only 5 years old, 17 years ago.
Source: Inmediahk; #Jan26
https://bit.ly/3o0Tued
#Suppression #HongKongYouth #University #PoliticalSuppression
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城大要求學生會提交17年前審計報告 副會長：2005年我自己都係5歲 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）城大要求學生會在本年2月5日前，
#Beijing Attempts to Silence Consulates' June 4th Commemoration in Hong Kong
On the eve of June 4th, Beijing's foreign affairs office in Hong Kong sent warning to different consulates, asking them not to "make any gesture" on June 4, 2022.
June 4th 2022 marks the 33 year-mark of the Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing, where the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) government brutally cracked down pro-democracy civilians in 1989.
Commemorative events such as candlelight vigil had been annually held in Hong Kong until the enforcement of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.
Beijing's office claimed that the commemorative activities in Hong Kong were organized by "a small fraction of anti-China people with hostility towards the Chinese government". According to CCP, there is "no need to remember June 4th".
On June 4, 2022, the US consulate and the Australia consulate in Hong Kong posted the Pillar of Shame and a candlelight image on their social media platform respectively, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre. The Polish Consulate-general fearured candles in their social media post. Both the US consulate-general and the #EuropeanUnion office in Hong Kong lit candles on their windows.
Source: Lady Liberty; Mingpao; InMedia #June4
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#Remembrance #Censorship #PoliticalSuppression
On the eve of June 4th, Beijing's foreign affairs office in Hong Kong sent warning to different consulates, asking them not to "make any gesture" on June 4, 2022.
June 4th 2022 marks the 33 year-mark of the Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing, where the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) government brutally cracked down pro-democracy civilians in 1989.
Commemorative events such as candlelight vigil had been annually held in Hong Kong until the enforcement of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.
Beijing's office claimed that the commemorative activities in Hong Kong were organized by "a small fraction of anti-China people with hostility towards the Chinese government". According to CCP, there is "no need to remember June 4th".
On June 4, 2022, the US consulate and the Australia consulate in Hong Kong posted the Pillar of Shame and a candlelight image on their social media platform respectively, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre. The Polish Consulate-general fearured candles in their social media post. Both the US consulate-general and the #EuropeanUnion office in Hong Kong lit candles on their windows.
Source: Lady Liberty; Mingpao; InMedia #June4
https://bit.ly/3teumDA
https://www.facebook.com/LadyLibertyHongKong/photos/a.104843870902055/791906062195829/
https://bit.ly/3xlvEiA
#Remembrance #Censorship #PoliticalSuppression