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A significant turnout at Victoria Park for the annual Tiananmen vigil in #HongKong, in defiance of the govt ban. Note people holding candlelight are sitting apart and maintaining social distance.
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Making up history as they go. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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From local artist Kit Man - "subverting the state with white paper". Protesters that held a blank placard protest yesterday were warned of breaching the new national security law. One comment asks, "is the state made of tofu?"
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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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Checked out this marketplace today, which is on its 2nd day. It’s not exactly a protest-related lunar new year fair, but it hosts booths by a lot of local illustrators that have contributed to protest artworks. E.g, this poster, is done by @HeungShinghk who did star-wars flyers.
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City Broadcasting Channel’s powerful images of students’ protest this morning, a day after education minister warned that human chain,slogan chanting are punishable acts. This is as symbolic as HK ppl entering Victoria Park to hold the annual June Fourth vigil despite govt ban. twitter.com/ThomasHHChan/s…
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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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A car with the plate US 8964 is being escorted away by police vehicles
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Masks, glasses are banned at this church cult. Followers attend even when they’re sick, sit tightly together during services, are taught not to be afraid of illness.
Now 150 members test positive for #coronavirus and authorities can’t locate the rest.
nytimes.com/2020/02/21/wor…
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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.
washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…
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The fear that #HongKong will be assimilated and turned into just another Chinese city was precisely what drove people to the streets last year. Now the nightmare's coming true. They couldn't extradite people to stand trial in mainland China, so now they extend their law to HK. twitter.com/austinramzy/st…
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Police’s latest strategy is to kettle and search reporters repeatedly, preventing them from doing their job and compelling them to leave the scene. I was stopped and searched for four times in less than an hour. Those without HKJA pass were kept for more questioning. twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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There’s a colourful term in Cantonese for police perjury: 砌生豬肉, which translates literally to building raw pork. Here’s a work of #HongKongProtestArt illustrating the term.
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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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53 arrested for subversion. 6 are arrested for organising the act, 47 for participating, said Steve Li from #HongKong police's national security department. Police also froze HK$1.6 million in funds.
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I followed up on the mind-boggling story of a Chinese woman has spent years writing alternative account of medieval Russian history on Chinese #Wikipedia. “Zhemao single-handedly invented a new way to undermine Wikipedia," a Wikipedian told me.
vice.com/en/article/pkg…
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam on why election has to be postponed: a lot of voters live in mainland China and are now unable to travel to HK. They are willing to come back for every election because they care about Hong Kong and some are now stuck. 🤔
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An 18-year-old who reported being raped by officers in Tsuen Wan police station on 27th Sept is now wanted by police for making false statement. Police chief Chris Tang told district councillors her statement doesn’t match results of the investigation. thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%B…
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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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A sense of deja vu in #HongKong as posters for protest pass around online, shops announce they’re joining the general strike and police ramp up security around LegCo, all in preparation for the reading of the controversial National Anthem bill tomorrow.
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Can we stop saying this died or that died? Death implies finality and certainty. That it is beyond salvage. There is no use doing anything. That it is over. BUT IT IS NOT. This continues to be our living experience. We live each day feeling the pain. The struggle has not ended.
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This spectacular piece of protest art by Lau Kwong Shing, one of the most talented comic artists in #HongKong. His caption: “Fact-checked”
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As govt’s handling of #coronavirus outbreak sparks fury in #HongKong, protesters are calling for a general strike on 1/29 in support of local medical staff and restarting operation dawn to block traffic in the morning. One major demand is to close the border.
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com