[I was just disqualified from LegCo election, despite being the biggest winner in #Hkprimaries] 1. Few minutes ago, I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in #Hongkong, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, w/ 30000+ votes obtained
Thank @NetiwitC and our brave friends in #Thailand for standing with #Hongkong and #JoshuaWong. Meanwhile, #Thais are fighting a tough battle for democracy and justice as well. #Hongkongers will continue #StandwithThailand in our common cause. twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/s…
Before #Beijing is getting ready to impose the most controversial national security law upon #HongKong tonight. I unusually failed to post anything on my Facebook Page. #Article23 #nationalsecuritylaw #Hongkong
#BREAKING: @chowtingagnes is now surrounded by #HKPolice while setting up a street booth to express concerns about the potential risk of DNA collection behind health code system in #Hongkong. アグネス・チョウさんは現在警察に囲まれています
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The night after the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is passed, #Hongkong people gathered and celebrated this bitter victory amid the prolonged movement. The bill is a thanksgiving present for HongKong—it encourages us to keep fighting for democracy. #DemocracyNow
Arrested at July 1 protest, this 23yo first motorcyclist/ first-aider with a #LiberateHongKong flag became the first person in #Hongkong charged for “inciting sedition and terrorism” under #nationalsecuritylaw. He will appear in West Kowloon Court today.
Less than a week after #NationalSecurityLaw has been put in place, #Hongkong's public libraries started to put books under review and suspend them from lending, including two of mine published in 2013 and 2015.
[This year might be the last year of annual #TiananmenVigil in #Hongkong] 1. 31 years ago, Beijing crushed dissents with tanks and guns. 31 years later, Beijing is ripping out our democratic aspiration with a tyrannical law.
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50 ppm Hydrogen Cyanide was detected after emission of tear gas by our chemist @ #Hongkong Causeway Bay Sogo. The result is 5 times of OSHA ! Please RT & #StandWithHongKong #HongKongProtests
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[When op-eds, open letters and speeches at public hearings become excuses of political screening] 1. Today I received the letter from #Hongkong's electoral officer, questioning my political stance, a ploy commonly used by #Beijing to disqualify candidates from election.
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[US consulate staff in #HK was assaulted by a Chinese national] #BREAKING: When #US and #China made some progress on trade, an American working for the US consulate general #Hongkong @USAinHKMacau was assaulted by a Chinese national from behind. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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Just in: A #Hongkong freelance photojournalist was arrested by #Belarusian #police in #Minsk, with bag and camera confiscated when covering #BelarusProtest and #UnityMarch against #Lukashenko today, per @dbchannel_hkers.
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Great thank to Patrizia De Graziai @grazia_patrizia, @stefano_lodola & other activists from @Radicali who are calling for more local attention to #12hkyouths detained in #China by sailing 12 paper boats on the Po river in #Italy, on Day 6 of their hunger strike for #Hongkong.
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5/ Both as the forefront of the free world, #Hongkong and #Taiwan will continue to work as the closest allies in fighting against #China’s intimidation.
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[From elected lawmaker to exiled freedom fighter, in four years time] 1. Four years ago today, my former colleague @nathanlawkc was elected as the youngest lawmaker in #Hongkong's history. Four years later, he is forced into exile.
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#Hongkong’s new #quarantine rules are entirely toothless! New measures rely heavily on the self-discipline of the targeted people? #WuhanCoronavirusOutbreak 1/ Even though the rule has been put in place today, there is no staff informing newcomers about the new measure.
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At around 20:30 tonight, a glimmering light from a human chain was seen on #Hongkong Lion Rock, reportedly blessing the #Ukrainian people to cheer them on Source 誌hk.feature
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#Hongkong today in Taikoo Shing, a famous middle class estate. HKers all #StandWithThaiPeople. We do believe Democracy shall prevail. Plz join our global petition to support Thai protesters: chng.it/Bz7RPmwW Photo credit @studioincendo
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2. Recently #hkpolice just started to rewrite the history of #PoliceBrutality, turning lies into truths. From tomorrow on, #HKgov will impose a citywide DNA collection, which is considered as a prelude to more sophisticated surveillance regime in #Hongkong.
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[When phone spy-tech are used for crackdowns & punitive diplomacy, more to go] 1. After months of advocacy efforts by #Israeli rights lawyers & #HKers, it's welcome news that #Cellebrite decided to halt selling phone-hacking services to #Hongkong & #China haaretz.com/israel-news/te…
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Had a very constructive and fruitful conversation with the shadow Foreign Secretary @lisanandy and shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific @SKinnock. Exchanged a lot of thoughts on #China & #Hongkong, also action items. More to go. twitter.com/lisanandy/stat…