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2. Wonderful story by @BBC on how I was tailed by 3 unknown cars and 1 motorbike on the day that I applied to run for #HK legislature. bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-…
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2. The letter quotes following as excuses:
-@appledaily_hk coverage of my speech at @CECCgov public hearing on #HK autonomy
-my @washingtonpost op-ed commenting on #Beijing’s move to expelling US journalists
-an open letter to @SecPompeo co-signed by disbanded @demosisto & #HKers
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Tony was arrested for "inciting secession" after he wrote a FB post on #China's nationalism. Meanwhile, arrestees' mobile phones were hacked by unknown #Huawei and #Samsung phones soon after their arrests. Tonight's arrest will clearly send a chilling effect on #HK online speech. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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.@icablenews reports, per sources, that the #HongKong Govt will lift the ban to dine in in restaurants tomorrow, for breakfast and lunch. This came after outpouring opposition, even from the pro-#Beijing DAB, that the all-day ban had ignored its effects on #HK workers
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3. Despite 610,000+ #Hongkongers voting in #HK’s primary, #Beijing now staged the biggest-ever crackdowns on the city’s election, by disqualifying nearly all pro-democracy runners, from young progressive groups to traditional moderate parties.
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4. Clealy, #Beijing shows a total disregard for the will of the #Hongkongers, tramples upon the city’s last pillar of vanishing autonomy and attempts to keep #HK’s legislature under its firm grip.
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This is a blatant and naked contravention of Art 25 of the #ICCPR that guarantees every citizen’s right to elect and be elected. It is an affront to open, equal and fair elections and an insult to the legislature in a separation of powers constitutional set up in #HK’s system! twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
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4. Clearly it is the largest election fraud in #HK’s history. But #Beijing cannot overturn the strong mandate of 610,000 #Hongkongers who had cast their ballots the city's first-ever #hkprimaries early this month.
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#Beijing is sending its first team of 7 experts to #HongKong tmr (Sun) for #coronavirus nucleic acid testing, after its #HK & Macau Affairs Office HKMAO announced ytd that it’s helping HK Govt to work on mass testing Hongkongers, per request of SAR Govt
This raised Qs about DNA
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[The city's largest-ever DNA collection by #China]
1. Starting from today, #Beijing will send medical personnel from China to #HK for mass testing. Just like #nationalsecuritylaw legislation, the decision is unilaterally imposed without public consultation.
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3. Worse still, even the city’s head in charge of controlling #covid19 never heard of the plan. As a result, it casts more doubts on whether #China is imposing genetic surveillance in #HK while #hkpolice recently took DNA swabs of #hkprotesters under sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw
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5/ #Hongkongers are not merely the people living in #HK or speaking Cantonese, but also those who strive to safeguard liberal values and democracy that we all cherish and #StandwithHK under authoritarian oppression, no matter who you are and where you live.
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#HongKong Govt dismisses as unfounded rumours that mainland medical experts in town to help do nucleic acid #COVID19 tests are in #HK to collect people’s DNA. It says all tests will be done locally, nothing will be transported to mainland #China
Statement:info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…
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There's now a media literacy discussion among Hong Kong protesters, who have given great attention to foreign media coverage of #HK and are now applying the same skillset to analyse coverage of Beirut explosion and questioning some journalism practice in the Anglosphere.
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[In response to #US's latest decision on #HK]
1. Clearly, the US’s decision is a reaction to #Beijing’s series of reckless crackdowns in #HongKong, from unilaterally imposing a sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw, ...
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[I was tailed by #secretpolice agents again. This time crazier]
1/ Even after #HK’s election was cancelled, #secretpolice stalking has intensified. Today when I met with friends in one building, several unknown agents have lingered outside......
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#HongKongPolice have confirmed that 7 are arrested, age 39-72. They are accused of colluding with foreign forces and fraud. More arrests could be coming as the force say the operation is ongoing
#NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKong #NSL #HK twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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Litmus test for #HK #PressFreedom
-JimmyLai & @appledaily_hk,most vocal pro-democracy media,targeted
-News heads of 2 credible media iCable/NowTV replaced
-New security unit to review journo's visa
-Issues/renewals of visa for Int'l media delayed
-Indie media barred fr reporting twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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[When reporting becomes Orwellian thoughtcrime]
1. @JimmyLaiApple's arrest and the raid of @appledaily_hk is a litmus test for the city's #pressfreedom, one of the cornerstones of whether #HK remains open, free and tolerant to critical views under #Beijing's authoritarian rule.
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3. Using its sweeping powers under #NationalSecurityLaw, #China now extends its reach to #HK media by clamping down on critical voices on media, halting flow of information to international audiences and turning the city's media outlets into state-controlled propaganda apparatus.
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Thank you @HudsonInstitute & @amprog for the opportunity to share my perspective on #HK, cross-strait relations & our strong ties with the #US. #Taiwan stands on the frontline of democracy & supports closer ties between like-minded countries. More: bit.ly/3gRjp2s
