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JUST IN: #HongKong’s Dept of Justice has intervened in & halted the second private prosecution case launched by @HKDemocrats lawmaker Ted Hui, this time against a taxi driver who allegedly rammed his vehicle towards a group of protesters during #AntiELAB protests last year
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#RTHK has pulled a TV programme from July with ex-lawmaker Nathan Law (L) @nathanlawkc in it, saying management decided the station has to be cautious becuz sources say he’s wanted on suspicion of violating #NationalSecurityLaw. RTHK Union says this is a step too far since....
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Per @StandNewsHK, district councillor Jocelyn Chau is acquitted of assaulting police in North Point 11Aug19. Eastern magistrate Stanley Ho slammed 2 #HongKongPolice officers for “making lies after lies” when testifying
I filmed Chau for a while after she was subdued a year ago twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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#HongKong activist Agnes Chow @chowtingagnes has been released, 26 hours or so after being arrested on suspicion of violating #NationalSecurityLaw. She says passport’s been confiscated, & #HongKongPolice accused her of collusion with foreign forces on social media... 1)
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#HongKong‘s Apple Daily has decided to print an extra 200,000 copies -- making it a total 550,000 for today, after the #HongKongPolice raid of its office yesterday twitter.com/lwcalex/status…
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So as we gather, Agnes Chow, Wilson Li, Andy Li & Ian Lai, 2nd son of Jimmy Lai, are allegedly related to a group calling for other countries to sanction #HongKong; Jimmy is also accused of involvement & fraud; 4 Next Media execs & Ian’s bro Tim accused of conspiracy to defraud twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Are only “approved press” allowed to cover events from now on in #HongKong?
Reports from the scene of the list of organizations barred from reporting:
Associated Press @AP
AFP @AFP
Reuters @Reuters
Getty Images @GettyImages
Stand News @StandNewsHK
twitter.com/xinqisu/status… twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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#HongKongPolice block #RTHK from reporting at Apple Daily @appledaily_hk headquarters, including police’s briefing, saying “only those who’ve not been obstructing police in the past are invited”
#HongKong #PressFreedom #NationalSecurityLaw
Watch:
facebook.com/watch/?v=34077…
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#HongKongPolice searching the Apple Daily newsroom in Tseung Kwan O. Credit: Next Media staffer
#HongKong #PressFreedom
#NationalSecurityLaw twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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#HongKongPolice raiding the Apple Daily @appledaily_hk building
#HongKong
#PressFreedom
#NationalSecurityLaw t.co/1qkk7ajwMa
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Footage from TVB shows scores of #HongKongPolice officers raid the offices of Apple Daily @appledaily_hk in Tseung Kwan O, following arrests of founder Jimmy Lai & several senior executives of the paper, at least some over #NSL
#PressFreedom #HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw
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#HongKongPolice have confirmed that 7 are arrested, age 39-72. They are accused of colluding with foreign forces and fraud. More arrests could be coming as the force say the operation is ongoing
#NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKong #NSL #HK twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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#China's state media #CCTV is reporting that 7 people related to Next Media, Apple Daily's mother group, have been arrested on alleged collusion with foreign forces
weibo.com/2656274875/Jfe…
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#BREAKING @appledaily_hk Apple Daily reports that founder Jimmy Lai arrested, accused of violating #NationalSecurityLaw
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JUST IN: First man charged under #NationalSecurityLaw in #HongKong, Tong Ying-Kit, will appear in High Court tomorrow as his lawyers seek a habeas corpus for the motorcyclist. He faces secession & terrorism charges for allegedly driving the motorbike at #HongKongPolice officers
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#HongKong Govt dismisses as unfounded rumours that mainland medical experts in town to help do nucleic acid #COVID19 tests are in #HK to collect people’s DNA. It says all tests will be done locally, nothing will be transported to mainland #China
Statement:info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…
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#Beijing is sending its first team of 7 experts to #HongKong tmr (Sun) for #coronavirus nucleic acid testing, after its #HK & Macau Affairs Office HKMAO announced ytd that it’s helping HK Govt to work on mass testing Hongkongers, per request of SAR Govt
This raised Qs about DNA
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#HongKong leader #CarrieLam announces unprecedented #LegcoElection2020 postponement, through the use of Emergency laws, becuz of #coronavirus epidemic. She calls it the hardest choice in past 7 months. Cites allies’ doubts on safety of electioneering amid virus
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As #CarrieLam is poised to announce postponing the #LegcoElection2020 for a year, as sources indicate through the use of emergency laws, it will be interesting to see how Article 69 of the Basic Law will have to change. It states a #Legco term in #HongKong is 4 years.
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By #DQ’ing 12 #Legco hopefuls — most winning in a primary — & more expected to come, the #HongKong Govt says “there is no question of any political censorship, restriction of free speech or deprivation of the right to stand for elections”
Full statement: bit.ly/3hQvogN
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#HongKong radio journalist. Views here are my own. Retweet ≠ endorsement.