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Hongkong-Aktivist Wong kandidiert für Parlament: “Wir kapitulieren nicht” rnd.de/politik/chinah… via @RND_de
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Yesterday it was #Tibet. Today is #HongKong. Tomorrow might be #Taiwan’s turn. If we don’t stand up for freedom, #China will prevail. Join the #FridaysForFreedom protests by @now4humanity in front of Chinese Embassies to #FreeHongKong. now.world/fridaysforfree…
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[Seeking justice amid stalking by unknown agents] 1. Under #nationalsecuritylaw, the world may be wondering how it affects the daily life of ordinary #Hongkongers, especially #Hongkongprotestors. Chinese-style surveillance and stalking is one thing.
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3. In fact, even before the law was put in place, businessmen like Lee Bo and Xiao Jianhua have already been kidnapped by Chinese agents WITHIN the territory of #Hongkong and brought to #China. With more sweeping powers under the new law, the problem will only be more common.
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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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As I told @appledaily_hk, Beijing’s latest threat to somehow “not recognize” BN(O) passports is ludicrous. #HongKong citizens use our HKIDs to exit the territory and, if we enter China, use our so-called “Return Home Permits.” Meanwhile, British citizens use their UK passports.
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The Vatican has said little about the ongoing democracy protests in HK, even though local churches have been major supporters of the movement. Joshua Wong says his faith motivates his work. This week, he announced his candidacy for the HK legislature. abc.net.au/radionational/…
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홍콩 보안법 시행 그후... 조슈아 웡을 만났다 bbc.com/korean/feature…
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[#Beijing is paving ways to disqualify pro-democracy candidates] 1. Despite 610,000+ #HKers voting in first-ever #hkprimaries, pro-democracy candidates started receiving letters from #HKgov questioning their political stances, including whether they support #nationalsecuritylaw
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3. Slightly different from previous cases, the scope this time is unprecedentedly broader, not only limited to the young and progressive candidates but also those of the traditional political parties.
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2. The letters have been long considered as the way to disqualify election runners since the electoral officers have huge powers to bar any candidates from running the election.
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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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3. Clearly, under the new #nationalsecuritylaw, political screening covers candidates’ social media accounts, media interviews and election flyers. Even an op-ed piece could be framed as “colluding with foreign forces” and used as excuses for political purges.
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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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4. When #Beijing is paving ways for a large-scale election ban of pro-democracy runners, the forthcoming #LegCo poll in Sept will not be the election in ordinary sense. It carries grave implications, especially when legislature is the last crumbling pillar of the city’s autonomy.
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[Witch hunting under #nationalsecuritylaw] 1. I just wrote back to electoral officers this morning. Clearly, a large-scale witch hunt is underway & electoral officers are cooking up #nationalsecurity charges against all pro-democracy runners, not solely vetting our candidacy. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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3. Solely in March this year, pro-#Beijing Exco members like Bernard Chan and Regina Ip had joined international lobbying during their official visit to the US.
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4. Clearly #Beijing will not frame its loyalists’ moves as “colluding with foreign forces”, which is patently the most worrying part of the law. In order to serve #China’s political ends, the law could lead to discriminatory and arbitrary interpretation and enforcement.
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While ppl worldwide living under growing authoritarian influence, I just wrote my first @LetterWiki letter to @DJtotheS w/ thoughts on how HKers respond w/ hope through persistent resistance while #China rules the city with fear under #nationalsecuritylaw letter.wiki/conversation/8…
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When drafting reply, I had a strong feeling that I was invited by the national security office to give a written testimony, rather than simply defending the validity of my nomination. I can’t rule out that this will be key to national security scrutiny. hongkongfp.com/2020/07/27/hon…
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1/ Using pandemic as an excuse to postpone the election is definitely a lie. In the past 6months the govt did not deter the inflow across the border, leading to the rebound today. twitter.com/hkfp/status/12…
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2/ Clearly hygiene measures can step up to lower the risk of infection, like what we did during the democratic primaries voting. But the govt knows only to interfere with the election that used to be free and fair, either disqualifying my candidacy or to call off the election.
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Breaking: After 610,000 #HKers voted in #Hkprimaries, Benny Tai, co-organizer of the primary and also Umbrella movement in 2014, was just sacked by #Beijing loyalists-dominated #HKU governing council. #Beijing now extends its reach to academic freedoms in #HK.