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Officers surrounded a plastic candle left on a pole, but eventually left it alone
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Police unfurled banners, warning people they are violating the law by gathering. People chanted protest slogans in response as they scattered. Unable to light candles, many people walk around with the torchlight on their phone.
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A 30-year-old security guard who lives at Yat Kwai House said he feared being forced into quarantine more than catching the disease. “I constantly worry that I will have to be quarantined just for being at the wrong place at the wrong time."
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Local photographer Ko Chung Ming’s entry to Sony World Photography Awards, titled Wounds of HongKong, is taken down from the site by World Photography Organisation, which cited concern raised abt sensitive nature of the images and ongoing review.
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Photos from the travel section of @appledaily_hk. With flights suspended and cancelled, heres a rare scene of planes neatly parked at the airport apron.
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For protests in the past, there is usually an end point or a route, even if it might change spontaneously. But today, there’s none. Among protesters, there’s only one rule, your safety and lives first. This is going to be a long fight.
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The #HongKong Way, a channel that shares protest artworks on social media, with 31k subscribers, announced their closure yesterday. Their Facebook page was hacked the day before and they decided it’s too risky to try and get it back. “We will persist on the road of resistance.”
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Two 21-year-old twin brothers are sentenced to 7 weeks in jail for vandalising MTR facilities. Father, who has nasopharynx cancer, is diagnosed with lymphoma last week and is not expected to live long. Judge turned down request for a suspended sentence thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%A…
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Photo by 何柏佳 from @appledaily_hk of the #JuneFourth vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong tonight.
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“I come every year. But this is the only year where I can finally relate to June Fourth. In the past, we sympathised with mainlanders, who are under crackdown. But now the crackdown is happening right before our eyes,” says Tang, who made a greener electronic candlelight.
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The crowd singing Glory To #HongKong, a protest anthem written during the movement last year.
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“It’s a pity we cannot participate in the vigil this year,” said Lit Ming-wai, producer of May 35th, an award winning drama on June Fourth. She is bringing the flowers to attend the mass. “This will only make us remember this better.”
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Detained by police officers for the third time tonight. It’s clear by now whom the police are targeting tonight. Officers demanded reporters to stop filming or live broadcasting. “There are too many fake reporters among you guys,” said one officer.
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A relative, who works at the airport in Boston, can’t wear masks to work because her supervisor says it would cause panic. She doesn’t dare wear it on the streets either, fearing it would draw the wrong attention and even assault. twitter.com/TMclaughlin3/s…
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It seems the government ban of the #TiananmenVigil did not deter anyone, and only helped spread it across town. twitter.com/cwylilian/stat… twitter.com/cwylilian/stat…
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UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab: UK is suspending extradition treaty with #HongKong immediately and indefinitely. "We will not consider reactivating those arrangements unless and until there is clear, robust safeguard, which can prevent extradition treaties from being misused."
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Meeting the press at 1am, student union council of #HongKong University announced their resignation and issued an apology. This came after a member of university's governing council said he welcomed a police probe into the student group, which mourned the death of police attacker
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Police officers are stationed on every block of Sai Yeung Choi Street in #MongKok. People are asked to leave or risk violating social distancing rules. A reporter dressed in all black is being searched.
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Police now dispersing reporters with a blue flag warning of an illegal assembly. Hardly any protesters in sight
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After a long break, riot police in action again, running along Hennessy Road towards Wan Chai after some protesters left debris under the Canal Road flyover.
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We've seen cases of people arrested at airport while trying to exit Hong Kong. A 20-year-old student was recently arrested upon entry. He was first arrested in Nov, 2019 near Poly U. He is charged with rioting and didn't appear at court mention today as he's still in quarantine. twitter.com/thewitnesshk/s…
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List of media barred from reporting onsite grows to include international outlets @AP @AFP @Reuters, while other journalists at police press brief weren't allowed to ask questions. Authorities essentially barred anyone from challenging their statement.
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The attack on the HK protester, who was dragged inside the Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, isn't an isolated incident, said @ajwsmall. Chinese embassies have played roles in intimidating protesters, a behaviour that is increasingly normalised. vice.com/en/article/93a…
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A Mingpao reporter followed a former news anchor and flight attendant, who was fired from his job this February and became a food delivery guy. He walked 7km that day, earning HK$30 per delivery and HK$450 in total. m.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%…
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
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