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All eyes are on the sale of the newspaper, but a huge part of a news company’s revenue comes from ads. Check out this blank one by local startup Flyagain.la, which is also part of the yellow economy.
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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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Oh the best one: “our siu mai is yellow.” twitter.com/ktse852/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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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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Latest work by @AhTo_comic, riffing off Carrie Lam’s famous quote in 2017 that “a place has been reserved for her in heaven”.
Angel: “But I can’t find your name wor...Mrs. Lam..”
“Then I return the place! I don’t want it anymore!”
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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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“If you have any problems, raise them or come into our room and discuss with me,” Edna Tse and other two newly appointed media executives told the staff at Cable News. Yet when a reporter knocked on their door and confronted them about the decision to fire 3 seasoned engineers...
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Count the number of air conditioners outside a building in #HongKong, and you have a rough estimate of the number of subdivided flats on each floor.
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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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Making up history as they go. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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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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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).
Photo: Chan Long Hei
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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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Today is the one year anniversary of #831PrinceEdwardAttack, where riot officers charged into the MTR station, pepper sprayed and clobbered passengers on the train whom they accused of being protesters. #HongKong graphic artist Hksymbolendar recounts the incident with this video.
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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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The legislative council election, scheduled to take place today, was postponed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam on public health grounds amid #COVIDー19. Instead, government is pushing a citywide COVID testing scheme that’s heavily criticised for its ineffectiveness.
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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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Reinforcements arrived on Nathan Road and riot officers dashed into Parkes Street where protesters gathered and chanted slogans earlier.
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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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Instead of wearing black, one man hangs a black tee on a pole to “make his opinion heard”. His demand: “resume the legislative council election now, give me back my right to vote.”
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Protesters are scattered in groups and taking convoluted routes towards the direction of Mong Kok, to avoid the police officers standing guard along main thoroughfare.
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Police vehicles patrolling the streets. A group of riot officers following the crowd as they weave through traffic and streets.
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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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Two groups of people detained along Reclamation Street, mostly young people.
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com