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Yet another mass arrest. twitter.com/iamarman88/sta…
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Last year protesters seized the narrative and called it a National Mourning Day, throwing joss paper in the air. This year, police are out in force to ensure there is not a slightest display of defiance. Officers stood guard on Lion Rock in case protesters gather.
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This came after a study by leading epidemiologist Zhong Nan-Shan shows incubation period could be as long as 24 days. It begs questions about whether putting ppl under 14-day quarantine is effective in screening potential patients.
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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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As someone who also waited three hours yesterday - and therefore had a west face by noon - I can tell you that smile doesn’t come easy. t.co/VyIH3jzA8m
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There's now a media literacy discussion among Hong Kong protesters, who have given great attention to foreign media coverage of #HK and are now applying the same skillset to analyse coverage of Beirut explosion and questioning some journalism practice in the Anglosphere.
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Photo by 何柏佳 from @appledaily_hk of the #JuneFourth vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong tonight.
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This is happening tonight at 9:30pm. May 35, a play on the June Fourth incident. Check it out here - youtu.be/CXRVMTjSGJ0 twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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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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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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From local artist @AhTo_comic:
"Hey, your search warrant doesn't cover such a huge area"
"We can block whatever we want! We can block your connection. Can block your pen. Can block your mouth too!"
His caption: "Do not grow numb. Do not get used to this."
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Dozens of people detained behind a cordon line outside the shopping mall Fashion Walk.
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"Today and tmr is...the time for us to use peaceful and rational means to show the world, we can exercise democracy," says Robert Chung, founder of the poll institute. The poll question they asked yesterday: Is HK still a free city? 61% said no.
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In February, I wrote about the network of ppl and groups supporting #HongKong protesters and activists in prison. Seven months later, two groups are closing down. Wall Fare announced their closure today, they will stop delivering letters and supplies to inmates. twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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This is one of the reasons why there was such a huge reaction to the government’s killing of the boars. They might be targeting the boars, but people saw themselves in the way the boars were treated. twitter.com/jmulich/status…
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Hong Kong, 2019
"What got you in jail?" "Wearing a mask."
China, 2020
"What got you in jail?" "Not wearing a mask." twitter.com/Kyutori1/statu…
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Police raised the blue flag outside the high end shopping mall Fashion Walk warning people of unlawful assembly and violating social distancing rules.
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We looked into why people in Hong Kong, especially the elderly, are skeptical about vaccine benefits. A number of new qualitative studies also shed light on the factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in older adults. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
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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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People rushed to film a prison vehicle, which paused at a traffic light on its way out of West Kowloon Magistrates’ court, banging on the glass and shouting add oil and the names of the three activists - but it turns out to be empty.
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More than 30 mins later, the truck driver and the worker are still being questioned. Police have searched the vehicle, while traffic cops examined its exterior for any potential violation.
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One officer taking out his baton and warning surrounding press members to stay back. Pepper balls were fired a few moments earlier.
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Cardiologist Alfred Wong Yam-Hong shaved his head and joined the dirty team voluntarily. He criticised Hospital Authority’s policies, including:
- lack of washout period for dirty team staff
- provide surgical gowns instead of hazmat for isolation wards thestandnews.com/politics/%E8%8…
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A RTHK talk show that discusses current affairs from a philosophical point of view is reportedly suspended as management reviews the programme. Political satire, investigative journalism, candid interviews are disappearing from Hong Kong's public broadcaster one by one. twitter.com/StandNewsHK/st…
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com