1901
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8/ Press freedom is the key cornerstones of HK, in contrast to stringent media restrictions in mainland China. It serves as an important litmus test to determine whether global financial hub will remain open, free & tolerant to critical views under Beijing’s authoritarian rule.
1902
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17/ However, Xi Jingping’s rigid regime has not taken lessons from the explosive outbreak and is clamping down on the coronavirus coverage. “We want freedom of speech” was trending on social media channels with millions of views before it was quickly deleted.
1903
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Cyberpunk Bruce Lee #BeWater
facebook.com/695671023/post…
1904
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The UN is another case in point. In 1971, it kicked out Taiwan. In 1972, it removed Hong Kong from the official List of Non-Self-Governing Territories, so we'd have no referendum to decide our future. This is all great-power politics over the right of self-determination.
1905
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2/The deadly new coronavirus outbreak remind us of SARS in 2003, started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and has entered the stage of transmission among families and hospital, it is a full-blown community epidemic.
1906
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7/ All mask imports from China are now barred from entering HK. Logistic companies and e-commerce platforms simply reject orders to the city. Even more ridiculously, HKGov has filed appeals against the court’s ruling of the ban on face masks as unconstitutional early last month.
1907
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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.
1908
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13/ If Hong Kong fails to seal its borders to stem the spread, the city is doomed to be sealed by the rest of the world. The economic loss will be immense for this Asian financial hub. Therefore, I urge Carrie Lam to answer the people’s call and close our border crossings.
1909
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1/ We also send a message to those in prison that HKers won’t forget why we are here. We will carry on with our determination in the new year. However, tyranny is afraid of the will of the people. #Beijing chooses not to answer it bravely, but cowardly suppress it.
1910
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2/ In fact, #nationalsecuritylaw will affect all netizens since #China has a long history of regarding critical voices on social media as a threat to its national security. It has imposed the most restrictive cybersecurity rules & clamped down on the flow of information in China.
1911
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5. On top of that, Beijing-backed and owned entities also use to the research capacity of Australian universities to develop #China’s surveillance and social credit system, which are used in internal repressions.
news.com.au/national/austr…
1912
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6. Unreliable laboratory: The laboratory responsible for HK universal testing, Sunrise, is owned by #China’s company BGI. BGI was found by Swedish govt that thousands of its test kits generate false positive results.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/0…
1913
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Wong was referring to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement in July that millions of Hongkongers with British National (Overseas) passports would be eligible to resettle in the country and enjoy a path to citizenship after the new law came into effect on June 30.
1914
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4/ From the moment that Xi Jinping’s image becomes the top priority, the autonomous decision-making mechanism of the Hong Kong government has collapsed.
facebook.com/joshuawongchif…
1915
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9/ Jimmy Lai’s arrest has presaged a new dark era of media censorship. With its sweeping powers under national security law, Beijing now extends its reach to the city’s media outlets. After pulling books from libraries, sacking prominent law professor Benny Tai...
1916
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3/ I appreciate every activist who is willing to risk their personal safety to speak up for HK. I believe accurate reporting is also one of the keys to defend freedoms in HK.
1917
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5/ Through misinformation and fake news, China tramples upon other nation's dignity, threatens other's safety with cover-ups and lies, and even put the sincerity of its government aid into doubt.
1918
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2/ WHO accused other countries of overreacting before their experts could even conduct field investigations in Wuhan & other affected areas. When the epidemic in China got out of hand in early Feb, it still praised the CCP’s resistance to the epidemic.
1919
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2/ At the moment when I left, one of the agents stared at me and recorded the time with his hand-free device. He did the same when my friends left. Clearly, he was recording how long and when we stay at the building and analyzing our behavioural patterns.
1920
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6/ As well as controlling the international media, Beijing has also toughened up on local newsrooms. News directors of two credible TV providers in HK, iCable and NowTV, were replaced with more pro-government heads within a week.
1921
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2/ The office unprecedentedly accused pro-democracy lawmakers of violating LegCo oaths when they use procedural tactics to block the controversial national anthem and national security legislation. In the eyes of Beijing, LegCo can only serve as a rubber stamp.
1922
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We are asking people who identify as Hongkongers to check the ‘OTHER ASIAN’ box and write in ‘HONGKONGER’ if they come from Hong Kong, their family came from Hong Kong, or otherwise have Hong Kong heritage.
wethehongkongers.org
1923
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Someone even sent me this yesterday.........
1924
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3/ Beijing tries to silence dissidents with fear, but fear will not kill our spirit of resistance and determination for democracy. Despite the higher cost of expressing open dissent, tens of thousands of HKers took to the streets, vowing to continue our fight and never surrender.
1925
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" A lot of intellectuals and professionals have to flee to the US. They sought protection in the US but they have also built a lot of institutional foundation for Taiwanese freedom and international advocacy. "
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