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Herbert Chow, owner of local childrenswear chain Chickeeduck, placed a Goddess of Democracy statue in a branch and added story books about democracy and civil education. Many restaurants openly join the yellow economy, but this bold move is practically unseen among bigger chain
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A producer cried: there're only two episodes left. I want to capture not just what the axing of a political satire show implies for #HongKong, but also what #Headliner means to HK people. Because it's not just for laugh and there're tears in every joke. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Hong…
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Chickee Duck is asked by the property management to remove the statue immediately.
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In my first piece for @thenation, I spoke to three #HongKong political artists across generations - Zunzi, Ah To and Harcourt Romanticist - on why cartoons and paintings can be a threat to the regime.
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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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And on the first day the sweeping national security law is adopted in #HongKong, Harcourt Romanticist published his third work, titled "Preludes"《吶喊》 . Yes, #HongKongProtestArt is still going strong. The themes may not be hopeful, but they will be here to document the pain.
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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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Heavy police presence - and interesting attire - in Causeway Bay, where protesters are gathering for the annual Jul 1 march in defiance of police ban. It is also the first #HongKongProtest since the sweeping national security law took effect last night.
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Legislator Andrew Wan was peppersprayed and arrested earlier, unsure why. Some people shouted insults at police. Obvious tension in the air and the situation is rather volatile.
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Two hours after the march is due to begin, protesters are finally able to occupy Hennessy Road in CWB. Police officers however stood under the bridge with their weapons ready.
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The crowd quickly dispersing into side streets as police cornered them from two ends of Hennessy Road. You can hear consecutive rounds of pepper balls being fired in the background and people choking from it.
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A year later, protesters still remember the rules, shouting “one, two, one, two” as they flee from police to prevent a stampede.
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It may be brief, but after hours of moseying around the streets, protesters retook Hennessy Road to make a statement that is loud and clear: they do not fear the national security law.
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Riot police fired pepper balls at protesters and passersby. A father argued with a officer, who also lost control emotionally, after the pepper balls landed near his baby. The baby and the mother were heard crying as they took shelter in a building’s lobby.
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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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Artist HeungShing_hk posted this piece, inspired by Akira and featuring a banner seen at the protest today. This is #HongKong, where loving your home is a crime.
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#HongKong govt declares last night that the slogan “Liberate HK, the Revolution of Our Times” connotes independence and violates national security law. In response, protesters prove that you may outlaw certain words but you cannot ban ideas or thoughts.
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There are also these shapes. Perhaps up next, the #HongKong government will have to ban imagination.
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We may use creativity to circumvent the ban and speak the same words in code, but we also shouldn’t accept the fact that the government can blatantly outlaw certain words and 以言入罪. twitter.com/holmeschan_/st…
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“Stop staring, Hong Kong is dead.”
“...I want to look. Whether it’s alive or dead, I want to see.”
Credit: 一起吃早餐
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And the bet sheet is out! What will you be arrested for: “loving #HongKong too much”, “a crime National People’s Congress hasn’t thought of”, “shouting Winnie the Pooh”.
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More recruitment posts from #HongKongPolice, which also placed ads in local newspapers. Check out the hashtags: beside advertising “stable income” “dorm” “comprehensive benefits”, they also mention “diversified job duties” and the overbudget, public-funded police recreation club.
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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.”
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com