1951
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3. Without public scrutiny on funds from #Beijing government and directly funded bodies, it is worrying that those CCP funds have become China’s new leverage, which would clearly undermine the educational independence of receiving universities.
1952
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6/ The parliamentary majority is the only way for us to block this evil law. If, at the end, Beijing really dissolves the LegCo and disqualifies all elected lawmakers, it means Beijing is shutting down all peaceful mechanism to resolve political problems and grievance.
1953
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2/ Rather than being brave, I viewed my imprisonment as the necessary step for the whole society to embrace the cruel fact that the city’s freedom is on shaky ground. This feeling grows stronger, especially after police brutality has become ubiquitous.
1954
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4/ Now that the national security law has come into effect, it is even more unlikely Wong will be allowed to run, but he hopes the results of the primaries will “quantify popular opposition” to the controversial new legislation.
1955
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5/ He says the more people who vote in the primary elections, the higher chance that “our rights would be granted and more cost for Beijing to put me again in jail.” Joshua jas been arrested eight times, spent three months in prison last year.
1956
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3/ Activists were prosecuted for commemorating the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, for the first time in 31 years after the crackdown. Days ago, even the city's pro-democracy media mogul @JimmyLaiApple was arrested under the new security law.
1957
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12/ It’s very likely that Chi gov attempts to cover up Wuhan-virus, which is most irresponsible thing gov can do to its people & other states. Lives of citizens & medical personnel are at stake because of gov attempt to cover up the severity of virus, instead of protecting them.
1958
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4/ Any debate over the origins of the virus is indisputably contentious. Cautious to safeguard free and genuine information flow, huge strain has been put upon media platforms to tackle misinformation.
1959
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4/ Keeping silent will only make China apply the same censorship model overseas. The world must speak up to stop further deterioration of human rights and freedoms.
1960
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2/ The adjacent province of Guangdong has become the second hardest-hit after Hubei province and, in a bid to fend off the spread in communities, HKers are calling for the closure of the border with China that tens of thousands of commuters use every day.
1961
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5/ They argued that decision is political rather than based on feasibility concern. As lockdown is dismissed, gov finds itself trapped in legitimacy crisis. It begs question as to whether HK can still maintain its distinction with China. The situation is worse than Sars outbreak.
1962
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6. Justice delayed is justice denied. To protect personal safety & confidentiality of citizens, reporters & foreigners worldwide, we hope other digital forensic firms can halt phone hacking cooperations w/ repressive regimes, lest extracted info are used in crackdown on dissents.
1963
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11/ There are cases of Wuhan-virus infection reported in HK, Taiwan, Singapore, US & France, scientists suspected that there may be 1000 to 2300 actual infections since Dec 2019, which are significantly higher than those 550 confirmed cases released by Chinese government so far.
1964
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4/ Nevertheless, in the face of mounting calls for a full shutdown, Carrie Lam has repeatedly dismissed public demands, just like how she handles call for an investigation into police & political reforms. Her decision is disputed by public policy experts & Pro-Beijing parties.
1965
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14/ Arrogant, unanswerable to the people, and resistant to take experts’ advice, Lam has wholly lost touch with what the society wants and needs. Only 11% of the city’s population feels satisfied with the government’s response to the outbreak.
1966
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웡은 이제는 입법회 의석을 차지하거나 거리 투쟁만이 민주화 활동 방식이 아닐 것이라고 밝혔다.
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또한 매일매일 트위터를 통한 조직적 활동도 중국 정부의 선전전을 교란하는 막강한 힘을 과시했으며...
1967
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We need to fight against climate change as we don’t want our home being on fire again. #PrayForAustralia
1968
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4/ I only wish that during my absence, you can continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, by following closely to the development, no matter the ill-fated election, the large-scale arrest under National Security Law or the twelve activists in China.
1969
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5/ In order to safeguard HK’s liberties & foreign business interests, I call upon the #UK Gov to impose necessary sanctions & restrictive measures in order to push for the withdrawal of the bill & urge China to honour its promise of autonomy under its UN-filed Joint Declaration.
1970
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9/ No matter how robust our health care system is, all health workers are fighting an endless war with limited weapons, so long as our borders remain open. That is the reason why medical workers have to go on strikes to call for a complete shutdown.
1971
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1972
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5. When digital authoritarianism reigns, repressive regimes do not only suppress with bullets and batons, but also surveillance and hacking. Solely in #Belarus, mobile hacking tools are used by long-time dictator #Lukashenko against freedom-seeking souls.
1973
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15/ With rage & grievance boiling over across the political spectrum, people realise the opaqueness & undemocratic nature of this Beijing-handpicked leader. Whether HKGov can maintain its autonomy in internal affairs like border controls & handling of pandemic is questionable.
1974
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5. This diplomatic intimidation solely aims at stigmatizing pro-democracy forces & silencing voices supporting HK. But when Beijing loyalists also met foreign MPs/officials in the past, it is clear these exchanges are normal & crucial to guarantee int'l confidence over the city.
1975
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5/ *Standing with Hong Kong: An Interview with Joshua Wong, authors of #UnfreeSpeech, discuss free speech in Hong Kong, coronavirus, and the role of literature in campaigning for global democracy: pentransmissions.com/2020/03/31/sta…
More about my book: hyperurl.co/unfreespeech
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