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Actually, skip the protective supplies because health authorities aren’t even providing sufficient surgical masks, not to mention other PPE. A patient assistant told me to save on masks, they use only one for the whole day, whereas normally, they would use 2~3. Some are... twitter.com/nya_x_x202071/…
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#HongKong police have lately resorted to the use of pepper balls, instead of tear gas. A less than lethal weapon that irritates and makes people choke all the same, but doesn’t have the same visual impact as a cloud of smoke. Def paying more attention to the image of the force. twitter.com/studioincendo/…
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Earlier, the small squad of riot police were overwhelmed by the huge crowd that have showed up. Scattered objects thrown while they were retreating. Reinforcements have arrived since.
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In Sichuan, a woman who could not get her hands on masks or hazmat suit, wore a giraffe costume to get her elderly parents' medicine from the hospital. Experts are advising against this...but Im in love with the suit.
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"No one wants to go on strike. We all have a common goal - to pressure the government to implement border controls," says Dr. Ma Chung Yee.
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More bad news for #HongKong. MIHK818, which made and sold toy figures of protesters, announced they are no longer able to operate due to inexplicable reasons “far bigger than what we can tackle”.
The small team of model building hobbyists first brought their own creations to
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Trailer for this year’s #HongKong Film Awards was released today. “This was our playground.” “He is above the law”. It’s hard not to notice the message and meaning of this film collage, which as some point out, deserves the best editing award.
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In Hong Kong, even WiFi name is a venue for protest.
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My first story for @washingtonpost is on #HongKong #ProtestArt, which took a new turn amid #coronavirus epidemic. Themes and topics might have changed, but the target remains the same, HK leaders - with #CarrieLam as an all time favorite.
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Said footage obtained by @tommycheungsy. The district of Yuen Long, a notorious triad stronghold, came under scrutiny when mob blatantly attacked passengers and protesters at the train station in July.
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It feels like we are awaiting our death sentence twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Blood stains left on the floor where a protester was hit by pepper ball and arrested by police. According to Stand News, the wound was so deep it exposed the bone. For those writing today’s headline, pls make clear it was state violence that occurred on the streets of HK today.
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Photos by photographer 蘇文傑 from AM730 of riot police making arrests and pepper spraying press members at a protest against virus clinic plans in Tai Po today.
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If you need a lead photo for the horror unfolding in #HongKong that doesn’t only show stormtroopers at a newsroom, but also put things into context: twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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Making up history as they go. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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The police raid at @appledaily_hk, the only pro-democratic paper in #HongKong, on Monday was shocking. But across the town, a major shake-up occurred at the newsroom of broadcast station iCable, which is equally alarming. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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The 721 mob attack in Yuen Long last year as how it actually happened in graphics by designer hksymbolendar.
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My social media feed is flooded with images of the evening sky in #HongKong tonight.
Credit: Suki Yuen/明週, 100毛, U Magazine
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On being pursued by #HongKong police for violating national security law, @nathanlawkc wrote “I don’t know what my crime is, perhaps it’s not important. Or perhaps the answer is because we love Hong Kong too much.”
He also declared that he has cut ties with his family.
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Meanwhile, Taiwanese singer Hebe Tian came under fire on Chinese social media for an Instagram post, where she was eating pasta. Chinese nationalists saw it as a gesture of support for Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as the U.S. House Speaker is Italian-American.
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#Thread: A quick look at the development of #LennonWalls in #HongKong, which started out at the govt office in 2014 during Occupy, rebuilt in 2019 and spread to all districts since the early days of the #antiELAB movement, playing an important role in mobilising people..
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It’s the one year anniversary of 8/11. Last year today, a volunteer medic was severely injured after she was struck in the eye by a beanbag round during a protest in Tsim Sha Tsui - a narrative the police have tried to dispute. The injury prompted further outrage from society.
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Activist @SunnyCheungky confirmed on Facebook page that he has left #HongKong. “Homesickness is the most unbelievable pain...for the first time in my life, I understood the feeling of being a foreigner and being cut off from your roots.”
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At a boba shop in #HongKong: “support one country one system”, “long live chairman Mao” , “Mao once said a single spark can light a prairie fire”.
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His banners often got ripped and damaged, so Kisslan Chan, a district councilor in Yuen Long got creative. Together, black wooden boards set against the iron fence form the Chinese characters for freedom - 自由.
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com