1801
@joshuawongcf
2/ To demonstrate a deterrent effect for further erosion of human rights in HK, formal investigations should be launched by USGov to identify and consider sanctioning HKGov officials who are directly responsible for extensive police brutality that grossly violated human rights.
1802
@joshuawongcf
[Vlog with @SunnyCheungky: youtu.be/bAiba7SXiTA]
1/ Success of HK & Taiwan in containing the spread of coronavirus, was heavily due to distrust towards HKGov & China after tragic SARS outbreak in 2003. As a result, HKers respond to pandemic instantly with little hesitation.
1803
@joshuawongcf
2. But centuries later, #Hongkongers are now even stripped of demonstration rights, with tomorrow's rally banned, citizens and civil servant warned to shun protests and 6000+ #HKPolice getting ready to suppress #hkprotestors.
1804
@joshuawongcf
There is “a new cold war … brewing between China and the rest of the democratic world, and Hong Kong is holding the line in one of its first battles”.
theguardian.com/books/2020/feb…
1805
@joshuawongcf
2/ As hawkish as it showed 4 years ago, this time Beijing even horrendously bypassed HK's judiciary and legislature when enforcing the order. It proved that Beijing is still very keen on going after the Pro-democratic camp and will not spare professional elites.
1806
@joshuawongcf
4/ Under its wolf warrior diplomacy, ex-pats & foreign companies can easily become the targets of new law due to its ambiguously defined “foreign forces”. I call on UK Gov to take vigorous actions & impose necessary sanctions if China insists on scraping Joint Declaration.
1807
@joshuawongcf
[La lección moral que los activistas de HK aprendimos de Tiananmén] @joshuawongcf y @KwongGlacier opinan que implementar la ley de seguridad nacional y prohibir la vigilia de Tiananmén son intentos de silenciar a los ciudadanos.
dw.com/es/la-lecci%C3…
1808
@joshuawongcf
4/ The treaty violation will carry implications to other agreements with China since EU is the prime investment destination for Belt & Road Initiative + biggest trading partner of China. It will set a bad precedent, especially when China faces the worst economic slowdown.
1809
@joshuawongcf
4/ Even civil servants slam the new order as ineffective, not to mention that many arrivers frankly told reporters today that they will not follow the rules.
1810
@joshuawongcf
3/ The bill signifies fundamental change of US's China policy and a new stage of the US-HK relation. Moving on, @demosisto, @hkdc_us, @nathanlawkc, @jeffreychngo and I will continue our efforts in other countries to encourage similar legislative efforts and sanctions mechanism.
1811
@joshuawongcf
5/ 結局、今でも、私は一体どのような理由で逮捕されたのかまだわからないし、いつ、どういう形で国家安全法に違反したかも、さっぱりわからない。この不透明さが、まさにこの政治的な罪の本質だと思う。
1812
@joshuawongcf
15/ China has to offer and sacrifice respect for human rights. The economic recession brought by the virus ought not to be resolved through succumbing to China’s encroaching authoritarianism; trade happens on equal and fair terms but not threatening and bullying.
1813
@joshuawongcf
2/ Solely in #Hongkong, throughout #hkprotests last year, #hkpolice has been using Cellebrite's hacking technology to crack at least 4000 #Hkprotesters’ phones without consent, with our private conversation used by authoritarian regimes for political purges.
1814
@joshuawongcf
3/ The latest decision effectively bans disqualified candidates from running in upcoming elections, basically sweeping all prospective democratic candidates out of the door. But more worrying is a plot paving ways put more democratic activists under the National Security Law.
1815
@joshuawongcf
3. This is the first sanction using #HongKongHumanRightsAndDemocracyAct that was passed last year. I believe today’s visa restriction should be just the beginning.
1816
@joshuawongcf
“With the threat of Beijing, we still need to continue to fight," he said. "That's the reason for me staying based in Hong Kong, to urge more people to support our course on democracy."
“It's a difficult time, but in such an uphill battle, it's not the time for us to surrender.”
1817
@joshuawongcf
6/ Beyond any doubt, China is now leveraging masks for political influence. And insincere generosity has a price. Last year Chinese embassy just openly criticized Italian parliamentarians for holding meetings to support HK, more like treating Italy as another province of China.
1818
@joshuawongcf
No human-to-human transmission > limited human-to-human transmission > sustained transmission > too early to delcare PHEIC > high risk > very high risk > #coronavirus is not a pandemic despite many new cases confirmed in #China.......
1819
@joshuawongcf
This week’s live-stream highlights include interviews with HK activist Joshua Wong, US whistleblower Edward Snowden & legendary author Margaret Atwood of “The Handmaid’s Tale” fame. macaubusiness.com/how-to-hold-th…
1820
@joshuawongcf
5/ Over the past year, we have endeavored to safeguard the values of Hong Kong people and prevent our home from turning into another Xinjiang. We have constructed barricades against this descent, not only in the streets and the establishment but also in the community...
1821
@joshuawongcf
6/ To protect our #Belarusian fellows from crackdowns, #HKers call upon @Cellebrite_UFED and Israeli government to stop exporting cyber forensics technologies to #Belarus. #EU should impose export bans on all equipment that can be used for international repression in Belarus.
1822
@joshuawongcf
4/ HKers hope the US administration can revise the worsening situation in HK and should not underestimate Beijing’s intention to tighten its grip since #engagementpolicy with China or dialogue may not be effective enough to hold China accountable over its human rights violations.
1823
@joshuawongcf
3/ Install mainland institutions into Hong Kong
3.1/ HK Government will set up a commission to safeguard national security chaired by the city’s leader and which will include an adviser appointed by Beijing. Full power directed from Beijing. The role of HK government is limited
1824
@joshuawongcf
11/ My former colleague @chowtingagnes has just been arrested for violating the national security law, even though she quit the democracy group Demosisto, stopped her lobbying work and took down her Twitter account before the law went into effect.
1825
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5. The Hong Kong Government has already set the stage for political screening in the election, instead of maintaining a ''free and fair election''. Among the hundred excuses to disqualify my candidacy, my name, Joshua Wong is and will always be the only reason.
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