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Chinese discount retailer Miniso literally rose to fame by pretending to be a Japanese brand, copying the logo, style and products of Uniqlo and Muji. Now it has apologised for hurting Chinese consumers' feelings. twitter.com/yicaichina/sta…
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#HongKong protesters detained at Lai Chi Kok reception centre made the gesture for “five demands, not one less” and shouted Happy Mid Autumn Festival to supporters standing outside.
Photo: HLKP
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Teargas fired along Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, half an hour into an unapproved march.
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And on the first day the sweeping national security law is adopted in #HongKong, Harcourt Romanticist published his third work, titled "Preludes"《吶喊》 . Yes, #HongKongProtestArt is still going strong. The themes may not be hopeful, but they will be here to document the pain.
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A Wuhan photographer captured this romantic shot as part of a series on life back to the norm after coronavirus. After the photo was published and widely circulated, it was found that both were married - but not to each other - and the man is a father of two.
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A new protest chant in #HongKong today: “give me back the right to vote”. Hundreds are making their way from Jordan to Mong Kok, walking along the pedestrian roads despite heavy police presence at every block.
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Herbert Chow, owner of local childrenswear chain Chickeeduck, placed a Goddess of Democracy statue in a branch and added story books about democracy and civil education. Many restaurants openly join the yellow economy, but this bold move is practically unseen among bigger chain
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Summary of what happened to #HongKong press:
- Jimmy Lai, founder of only remaining pro-democratic newspaper @appledaily_hk, arrested under national security law, newsroom searched
- News directors of iCable and NowTV, two credible broadcast stations, replaced
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Meanwhile, on #AnimalCrossing, Hong Kong players held a digital vigil for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and recreated iconic scenes of Tank Man and a student riding to the protest in 1989.
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While the chaos ensue in Legislative Council, #HongKong protesters recreate the scene on #AnimalCrossing with Starry Lee smirking on the chairman seat, surrounded by security.
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The story of moon cake is that Ming rebels slipped paper inside the cake to plan an uprising against Yuan dynasty rulers. Now we have mooncakes with police-friendly slogans on the outside and #HongKong protest slogan on the inside. As a comment says, 身在曹營心在漢
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According to Chinese University Student Press, some graduating students at Chinese University of Hong Kong displayed the names of students jailed over their roles in the protest of 2019, along with a sign that says “we are graduating, but they couldn’t.”
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Two hours after the march is due to begin, protesters are finally able to occupy Hennessy Road in CWB. Police officers however stood under the bridge with their weapons ready.
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"No matter how much pressure we face, it's our responsibility as elected legislators to stand on the frontline and protect Hong Kong people," says legislator Roy Kwong, who was tackled to the ground by #HongKongPolice at a protest on last night and just left hospital with bruises
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Bloody arrests have become a norm in Hong Kong twitter.com/KongTsungGan/s…
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I followed up on the mind-boggling story of a Chinese woman has spent years writing alternative account of medieval Russian history on Chinese #Wikipedia. “Zhemao single-handedly invented a new way to undermine Wikipedia," a Wikipedian told me.
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Videos circulating on WeChat and Weibo of people in #Wuhan shouting "Wuhan, add oil" out their windows and singing the Chinese national anthem together. A message going around asking ppl to do it together starting at 8pm.
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0:58: Police chief Chris Tang literally said he doesn’t know how to be a police officer and learnt it from watching Jackie Chan, Fong Chung-san movies. That explains a lot. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
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#JuneFourth: an elderly man was surrounded by over two dozen police officers outside Victoria Park just for holding banners that said conscience.
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Lots of flags waving at Edinburgh Plaza, as a rally kicks off, urging the world to impose sanctions on #HongKong and Chinese govt. “Punishment is waiting for the unjust. For those who are waiting in Hong Kong, we will see victory,” says the organiser.
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A significant turnout at Victoria Park for the annual Tiananmen vigil in #HongKong, in defiance of the govt ban. Note people holding candlelight are sitting apart and maintaining social distance.
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While riot police officers shooed people from the streets, warning them not to gather, a woman in yellow refused to leave the pedestrian zone. “Your rules have no legal basis. We have the rights to stand on our own land.”
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The Chinese city of Xiamen is conducting COVID tests on fresh fish. After photos and videos of health workers swabbing fish sparked ridicule online, the local outlet that covered its enforcement blurred the report on its ePaper.
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
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