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Last year, hundreds showed up at the Victoria Park, defying a ban to commemorate the #TiananmenSquareMassacre. This year, police sealed off the park, blocked cross harbour tunnels and reportedly deploy up to 7,000 officers across the city, to ensure it wouldn’t happen again.
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The Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival that opened on Fri had to cancel upcoming screenings of short film Time, and Time Again because it didn't receive authorisation from #HongKong's Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration in time. shorturl.at/mEFS6
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Sha Tin district councilor Li Chi-Wang is detained by police officers in Times Square. At one point, they snatched his phone from his hand to prevent him from filming. “Is it now illegal to speak when arrested?” He asked.
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Belarusian police claimed the 34-year-old protester died from an explosive device he was aiming at officers. His partner, Elena German, disputed the account as there was no damage to his hand when she saw the body, only a perforation in his chest. Now videos emerged: twitter.com/nexta_tv/statu…
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Revisited some of the shops and restaurants, which were converted into polling booths during the primary election. "It's a tactic to wear us down. But as long as our hearts still hurt, I think Hong Kong can still be salvaged," said owner of a boba shop.
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Apple Daily: some entertainment companies in mainland China have added a term in contracts with #HongKong actors to guarantee they won’t be banned in China for political reasons within next 10 years. If breached, companies can sue for compensatory damages. hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/…
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Sorry, but this time it took us a year to think of the right excuse. The police officers were definitely not patting them on the shoulders, just pushing them away.
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Reinforcements arrived on Nathan Road and riot officers dashed into Parkes Street where protesters gathered and chanted slogans earlier.
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Being detained and checked for the fourth time tonight. I literally left the last search five minutes ago. One officer wielding a pepper spray insisted that we stand outside the cordon line (?!), contradicting other officers on the same team.
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Police attempted to kettle protesters from both ends of the streets. People are now scattered along the side streets with occasional protest chants. Police have raised the blue flag warning of illegal assembly and violations of social distancing rules.
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Remember last year when police officer kicked a kneeling man during a protest in Tsuen Wan last Aug? Then PPRB chief John Tse claimed in a subsequent presser that the officer was trying to "push him away" (嘗試用腳推開).
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Riot police officers dashed into Reclamation Street and detained around six young people outside the fruit stalls. Now conducting stop and search.
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Bus transport sector and airline industry recruiting people to join unions and planning strikes. They are likely the next sectors to take industrial action, after healthcare sector. All are calling for a full border closure to contain #coronavirus epidemic.
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Pedestrians had to walk along the road because riot police officers took up stretches of the pedestrian sidewalk along Nathan Road.
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Police officers patrolling the neighbourhood. The 721 attack at Yuen Long marked a turning point in the protest movement as most people saw their failure to respond to the attack and hold perpetrators accountable as collusion between the force and triads.
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People walked and shouted protest slogans along Paterson Street. This is as close as Hong Kong can get to a protest these days, as police ban any applications for public assembly and are out in force to prevent people from gathering.
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It took the officers a good few minutes and many attempts to realise cordoning off an empty space in the middle of the mall’s lobby does not really work.
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Police made mad dashes to different corners of the district. “Grab those in dark clothes and carrying big backpacks,” one commander shouted. People waiting for their buses along Hennessy Road were stopped and searched.
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A reporter from People’s Daily asked Nanjing health authorities how many of the recent infections were ppl who had already been vaccinated. The officials did not provide a breakdown but within an hour...the reporter was disciplined by her superiors.
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Apple Daily reported that police officers used the computer's search function and input key words such as "foreign countries" and "rallies" to go through the files in reporters' computers. Search operation was focused on 2/F, where editorial was located. hk.appledaily.com/local/20210617…
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And on Valentine’s Day, @appledaily_hk ran this story about a protester couple who’re separated by an ocean after the guy left #HongKong on a one-way ticket to avoid being jailed for rioting. While the girl heads to protest frontline alone...hk.appledaily.com/lifestyle/2020…
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Meanwhile in #HongKong today:
A secondary school suspended 14 students for 3 days as a punishment for “not respecting the flag raising ceremony” as they didn't immediately return to their classroom or the playground for the ceremony.
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Like many other protesters who lost their jobs, Yeung started a crowdfunding campaign for daily expense and his parents' medical fees, which was met with an overwhelming response. He aimed for 500k and remaining money would be donated to grassroot students. twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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Twitter’s lack of presence in China means it’s been largely free from the country’s vast censorship apparatus. But if his acquisition of Twitter goes through, Elon Musk could be the missing link Beijing is looking for to exert pressure on the company. vice.com/en/article/93b…
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com