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Cartoonist @AhTo_comic’s take on Hong Kong’s covid strategy
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Pro-democratic politicians are holding a primary election in #HongKong today, ahead of the Legislative Council election in Sept. Held for the 1st time, the move is to consolidate support so the pan-democrats can take more seats in the legislature. legco2020.vote4.hk/primaries/stat…
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Days after Stand News was forced to shutter, @hkcnews_com announced it will stop operating starting on Tuesday. “Standing in the eye of the storm with the waves roiling, our little boat faces harsh conditions. In crisis, we must first ensure everyone on the boat is safe.”
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Both @appledaily_hk and @StandNewsHK report that a senior police officer, member of the riot squad, tested positive for coronavirus this evening. An ambulance was sent to pick him up from his flat at the disciplined service quarters in Yau Tong.
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For years, Program Think #編程隨想, an anonymous blogger pushed back against CCP's rule one post at a time. Some compared him to the mysterious vigilante in V for Vendetta. Others called him “the tank man of the digital age,” a lone figure facing down China’s security apparatus.
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#HongKong artist @AhTo_comic on the health code system the government is pushing for.
“Good boy! If you don’t accept citywide testing we won’t resume dining-in.”
“Good boy!”
“Good boy!”
“Good boy!”
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Today stood in contrast with last year, where far more were on the streets to make a point, despite a banned vigil. This year, ppl were almost outnumbered by police and the most subtle statement - a tee shirt, a candle, torchlight on ur phone - would draw police attention.
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A good number of protesters gathered at MOKO chanting slogans and singing Glory to #HongKong. At least four police vehicles are parked right outside the mall.
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#PolyU has developed new masks made with special material that can be reused and rewashed for 70 times. The material, which has obtained international accreditation, is being sourced from China. Masks available in 10 days, says legislator Felix Chung. hk.news.appledaily.com/local/20200131…
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After reviewing the documentary on HK protests, OFNAA returned the DVD in pieces, claiming staff members accidentally broke it during the process of review. Ying E Chi cinema noted it's the first time this has happened in 20 years. twitter.com/elson_tong/sta…
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#thread: “I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with the film or technical reasons,” director Rhys Frake-Waterfield told us, after #WinnieThePoohBloodAndHoney was abruptly dropped by #HongKong cinemas, days before its release. So what went wrong?
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On Chinese National Day, heavy police presence in the district of Causeway Bay, where a protest march is due to begin at two pm. Police have banned the protest citing Covid_19 and threat of violence.
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Tsai Ing-wen’s placard to Lam quotes Amos 5:14, let judgement run down as waters and righteousness as a mighty stream. The line is also featured in a Christian song that can sometimes be heard at Hong Kong protests. twitter.com/krislc/status/…
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It would be so much easier to just give in, comply with the new laws, drop one’s ideals, stay alive. “But could you live with yourself?”
I wrote about #HongKong society's response to the National Security Law in my first piece for @latimes. twitter.com/latimes/status…
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Over 20 waiting outside this small restaurant, the queue wrapping around the block. Volunteers had to divert traffic by asking voters to move to another station nearby.
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Next Magazine released a statement, condemning Hong Kong police for detaining two reporters while they were reporting on an investigative story related to superintendent Rupert Dover. The pair have since been released from Tseung Kwan O police station.
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.@AhTo_comic also has this comic strip, featuring Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and some stubborn, determined bees that survive missile explosions just to flip Pooh off.
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Chen's most recent case includes convicting lawmaker Au Nok-hin of assaulting a police officer by shouting through a loudspeaker. She also caused controversy with her online remarks, attacking judges and calling protesters cockroaches and scumbags. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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Singapore: close borders to all Chinese travellers amid #coronavirus outbreak
Carrie Lam: closing border is discriminatory
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#Hongkong artist Justin Wong’s recent work in Mingpao, titled “wait till I return”. Who knew dotted lines could carry so much emotions
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Feng feng, a professor from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts is accused of plagiarism - ppl noted how much the works at his solo exhibition resemble Dick Bruna’s Miffy. But he has denied it, saying all public symbols, esp commercial ones, are artists’ creative “vocabulary”.
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VA Wong Sir, a visual art and liberal education teacher who draws doodles such as this viral piece, was told by the secondary school today they will not renew his contract due to “shortage of resources”.
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Hong Kong Code captured the absurdity of #JimmyLai’s arrest in a simple graphic.
Their IG: instagram.com/hongkongcode?i…
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Another weekend, another film censored. The Ground Up Film Society announced it has cancelled a screening of Piglet Piglet by Taiwanese director Lin Tsung-yen because the film wasn't authorised by Hong Kong's Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration
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Twitter has been an important platform for Chinese activists, many of whom climb the firewall to get on the site, where they can raise awareness about their cause, speak relatively freely and find a community. Now they're concerned if that's still the case
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Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com