Video: Transgender choir sings for acceptance in China
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Video: Transgender choir sings for acceptance in China
By Pak YIU In an old theatre between soaring tower blocks in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu, a choir of transgender singers are on stage belting out the empowering lyrics of Jolin Tsai’s anthem “Me”. “My reflection in the mirror, is a stranger’s face…
‘My genuine companions’: A woman’s quest to save Hong Kong’s homeless cats
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‘My genuine companions’: A woman’s quest to save Hong Kong’s homeless cats
By Cynthia Sit and Sam Kwong An impulsive thought to take a stray cat back home becomes the first step of her life as a cat rescuer. Lisa Olausen’s house is a shelter for stray cats waiting for adoption. Over 2,000 homeless kittens have stayed at her home…
Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’—How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters
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Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’—How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters
Hong Kong’s metro system has long been lauded for its world-class efficiency, affordability and enviable safety record. In the early days of the city’s summer of dissent, sparked by an ill-fated extradition bill, demonstrators would form long, snaking queues…
‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’ – a legacy from the intellectual history of Republican China
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‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’ – a legacy from the intellectual history of Republican China
By Joachim Boittout Enunciated, inscribed on banners, spray-painted and chanted—it is hard to avoid the slogan that has sparked the lightning strikes of power in the streets of Hong Kong since this June: “Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times!”…
Hong Kong marred by clashes again two months after mob-related Yuen Long MTR station attack
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Hong Kong marred by clashes again two months after mob-related Yuen Long MTR station attack
Hong Kong protesters on Saturday returned to Yuen Long to mark two months since a shocking attack on rail passengers by rod-wielding assailants with mob ties. As the night wore on, a peaceful sit-in at the neighbourhood Yoho Mall devolved into street clashes…
The ‘831’ Prince Edward MTR incident proves Hong Kong urgently needs Access to Information reform
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The ‘831’ Prince Edward MTR incident proves Hong Kong urgently needs Access to Information reform
It should have been a simple, ho-hum procedure. Instead, the selective release of critical CCTV video footage from Prince Edward MTR Station on the night of August 31 sparked yet another political crisis for the embattled Hong Kong government, police force…
Tear gas in Sha Tin as Hong Kong protesters vandalise MTR station, burn makeshift barricades and target ‘pro-gov’t’ firms
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Tear gas in Sha Tin as Hong Kong protesters vandalise MTR station, burn makeshift barricades and target ‘pro-gov’t’ firms
Hong Kong riot police have subdued at least two protesters in Sha Tin, after demonstrators damaged the area’s MTR station, formed a roadblock and started a fire on one of the main roads. At around 5:45pm, protesters created a makeshift barricade on Yuen Wo…
Police ‘corrupted’ into a personal tool for Lam to maintain power and silence Hongkongers, says activist
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Police ‘corrupted’ into a personal tool for Lam to maintain power and silence Hongkongers, says activist
by Ian Timberlake Hong Kong is a “police state” where officers — once dubbed “Asia’s finest” — are conducting abuses in the service of the city’s pro-Beijing leadership, prominent voices in the global financial hub’s weeks-long protest movement told AFP Saturday.…
At least five arrested as Hong Kong protesters surrounded Mong Kok police station following multi-district confrontations
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At least five arrested as Hong Kong protesters surrounded Mong Kok police station following multi-district confrontations
Hong Kong police arrested at least five people on Sunday after protesters blocked roads and burned objects outside Mong K police station. At around 9pm, a crowd gathered outside the police station to shout at officers inside and dub graffiti on the walls.…
Video: ‘Protect Our Kids’ protest group says volunteer beaten by Hong Kong police in alley
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Video: ‘Protect Our Kids’ protest group says volunteer beaten by Hong Kong police in alley
Hong Kong volunteer group Protect Our Kids Campaign has decried “police brutality” after a video surfaced on showing one of their members beaten by officers in a back alley. On Saturday evening, police to a man wearing a yellow vest – a signature outfit for…
Officers may make ‘necessary decision’ if protesters try to grab their pistols, says Hong Kong police group head
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Officers may make ‘necessary decision’ if protesters try to grab their pistols, says Hong Kong police group head
The head of a Hong Kong police association has warned that officers would have to make a “sole and necessary decision” if protesters tried to grab officers’ pistols. On Saturday, as an officer tried to subdue a protester in Tuen Mun, several other demonstrators…
How Hong Kong police trained for riots – and why their response to protesters has been so violent
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How Hong Kong police trained for riots – and why their response to protesters has been so violent
By Carol Anne Goodwin Jones, University of Birmingham Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill, the catalyst for three months of protests, was officially withdrawn on September 3 by Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s beleaguered chief executive. Its withdrawal was…
Hong Kong trainee solicitor allowed to practice after clarifying ‘hate speech’ against police
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Hong Kong trainee solicitor allowed to practice after clarifying ‘hate speech’ against police
A trainee solicitor, whose account published “hate speech” against police, has officially been allowed to practice as a lawyer after he denied making the . Last month, Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) demanded an explanation from Alfred Chu after complaints…
Queens in the People’s Republic: a night in Beijing’s tiny but growing drag scene
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Queens in the People’s Republic: a night in Beijing’s tiny but growing drag scene
By Kaela Cote-Stemmermann Frozen Lolita, otherwise known as Neil, has been in the Beijing drag community for almost two years. “Drag is a good escape,” he says, “when you step on stage it’s like stepping into another identity.” During the day Neil works at…
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker Roy Kwong attacked in Tin Shui Wai
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Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker Roy Kwong attacked in Tin Shui Wai
Democratic Party lawmaker Roy Kwong has been hospitalised after he was punched and kicked by three unarmed people at around 10am on Tuesday morning. The incident happened near the Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai. His party colleague, Lam Cheuk-ting, said he…
Video: No fatalities during protests ‘remarkable’ by world standards, says Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam
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Video: No fatalities during protests ‘remarkable’ by world standards, says Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said it is “quite remarkable,” by world standards, that there have been no major fatalities in Hong Kong after three months of protest. Over the weekend, footage emerged showing a volunteer from the Protect Our Kids…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘heartbroken’ over underaged arrestees
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘heartbroken’ over underaged arrestees
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said that she was heartbren upon hearing that many of the arrested protesters were under the age of 18, adding that children might not have known political issues were “not that simple.” Lam said ahead of the weekly Executive…
Reporter at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily paper attacked by four men
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Reporter at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily paper attacked by four men
A reporter at the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was punched and kicked by assailants in Sau Mau Ping on Tuesday night. According to the tabloid, the reporter left the office in Tseung Kwan O at around 7pm to have dinner with her sister. As they sat…
Video: Beijing must protect Hong Kong’s way of life and honour Handover deal, Donald Trump tells UN
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Video: Beijing must protect Hong Kong’s way of life and honour Handover deal, Donald Trump tells UN
US President Donald Trump put China on notice at the United Nations on Tuesday over its handling of the Hong Kong crisis, urging Beijing to protect the former British territory’s “democratic” way of life. Trump told the UN General Assembly his administration…