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【7165 arrested, 1154 on trial】
According to the written reply from #HKGov to Legislator @ChuHoiDick, 7165 HKers were arrested since last summer because of protest. 1154 #HKProtesters are now on trial (including me & @chowtingagnes), while 5613 are still under investigation.
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2/ As this movement is leaderless, I think this honor belongs to #HKProtesters. 2019 is the watershed in #hongkong's history. In the past 6 months, #HKers have been fighting hard with tears, sweat and blood. 6000 of us were arrested, 1,000 persecuted and more crackdowns underway.
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5/ Therefore, EU should have more robust strategy to encounter China’s authoritarian threat to freedoms and autonomy worldwide, including HK. Democratic values & civil liberties lay foundations to all western democracies, & these are also the values that #HKProtesters strive for.