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Lam Cheuk-Ting from the @HKDemocrats was arrested last night for ‘Rioting’ in Yuen Long on Jul 21 last year. ‘I joined riot on Jul 21? How ridiculous is #HongKong (law) now!’ He reacted during the arrest. twitter.com/hkcnews_com/st…
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In this timely one-hour @ARTEde documentary, Minister Wu stressed #Taiwan🇹🇼 has no appetite for #China’s notorious #1C2S scam, particularly after noting #HongKong’s lesson.
WATCH▶️bit.ly/3Zw2Oqc
auf Deutsch▶️bit.ly/3G5zRe3
en français▶️bit.ly/3G5QXbO
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It is vital that we do everything possible to help #HongKongers protect the Cantonese language, as #CCP tries to erode #HongKong identity within #HK and as more #HKers move into exile
The quest to save Cantonese in a world dominated by Mandarin latimes.com/california/sto…
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Govt press release just now, explaining reasons for #DQ'ing @joshuawongcf. It says self determination that allows independence as an option is inconsistent with the Basic Law. #HongKong #DCpoll2019 #DistrictCouncil2019
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#HongKong Security minister John Lee says the #HongKongPolice mass arrests target “active elements” who are suspected of subversion, but not against voters who took part in “so-called primary elections” last July
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This Sunday, 12 June, 3pm, I'll be speaking alongside my friends @nathanlawkc @SimonChengUK @finnlau_cd @lukedepulford in #ParliamentSquare, to mark #HongKong's 2019 protest movement & mourn those who died, were injured or jailed.
#FightForFreedom #StandWithHongKong
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Tens of thousands of people in #HongKong defy a police ban to attend #June4 candlelight vigil to mark 31st anniversary of #TiananmenSquareMassacre, as a #NationalSecurityLaw imposed on #HK by #Beijing looms
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#BREAKING 12 #HongKong youths accused of illegal border crossing will go on trial in Yantian on Monday, according to the #12HKyouths concern group. They were allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan on boat when intercepted by Guangdong coastguard in August
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4 defendants were admitted to hospital tonight in #HongKong during a 14-hour hearing over their #NSL charges.
The hearing will assume in 7 hrs, leaving little time for them to recover. Political abuse of psychiatry by a totalitarian regime on display. twitter.com/phoebe_kongwy/…
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Watch Minister Wu's no-nonsense interview with @PHancocksCNN of @CNN. Learn about his thoughts on issues like @SecAzar's historic visit, #EastChinaSea, #SouthChinaSea, #HongKong, #India, defense capabilities & strong bipartisan #US support for #Taiwan.🔽
edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2…
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A photo in an exhibit in Arles, France. #HongKong
Do you know what this shows?
The #FightForFreedom may continue in many ways, in different medium.
#StandWithHongKong
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Barrister & pro-democracy activist #ChowHangTung is still detained for “inciting subversion of state power” under the NSL & faces potential 10 years’ imprisonment. The #HongKong authorities must respect human rights & release her immediately. #FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
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@joshuawongcf
3. So long as #HongKong continues to function as the gateway of global capital flowing into China, foreign companies and governments still have the leverage to call for more #HumanRights and #freedom protections.
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#HongKong teenagers - minors - sentenced to jail for the first time under the draconian #NationalSecurityLaw: an outrageous injustice.
reuters.com/world/china/fi…
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#AppleDaily & press freedom in #HongKong are the latest victims of authoritarianism & the #NationalSecurityLaw. Appeasement is getting us nowhere. JW
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A busy day today writing #HongKong chapter (2014 to today) of my book on #China #CCP #HumanRights, published by @opibooks in October...featuring @nathanlawkc @alexchow18 @Ray_WongHKI @jooeysiiu @tedhuichifung @chungchingkwong @finnlau_cd @catherinekyli @denniswhkwok & many others
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THREAD: I spent all day reviewing & finalising first seven chapters of my new book on #China #HumanRights, including #HongKong #Tibet #Uyghurs & crackdown on civil society & religion by #XiJinping #CCP, as well as forced organ harvesting, published later this year by @opibooks /
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As #CarrieLam is poised to announce postponing the #LegcoElection2020 for a year, as sources indicate through the use of emergency laws, it will be interesting to see how Article 69 of the Basic Law will have to change. It states a #Legco term in #HongKong is 4 years.
