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The wife of Wong Wai-yin, one of #12hkers detained in Shenzhen, says they don’t know whether their loved ones are alive. But she still bought 2 mooncakes, hoping the Liaison Office will pass them to Wong. “When he sees them he can remember his mom & me,” hoping to meet next year
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Ex #HongKong top squash player, Annie Au, has joined #HongKongPolice force after abruptly retiring in March. She told #TVB news “friends held different views” about this, but she says job is meaningful. If all goes well, the 31 year old is passing out next month as an inspector
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#HongKong activist @joshuawongcf says they’ve obtained from “source” a roster of the #HK Govt Flying Service, indicating the morning when a GFS flight was sent to Sai Kung as #12hkers went on a speedboat, it was a #HongKongPolice operation. Wong says activists know.....
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From a friend:
The US sanctions 11 #HongKong & mainland officials in Aug, Apple Daily @appledaily_hk HQ gets raided by #HongKongPolice the next working day;
US warns financial institutions about the sanctions, @JimmyLaiApple’s office gets raided by police
Coincidence?
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Insulting spray paints against #HongKong ex-magistrate Stanley Ho, labeled a “pro-democracy yellow judge” by pro-#Beijing media, appear on 2 buildings in Kowloon Tong. Part of it is now covered up. #HongKongPolice list case as criminal damage, no one’s arrested so far
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7 people charged with rioting on 8.31 last year in Wan Chai all acquitted, District Court says prosecution cannot proof then guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Judge had earlier ruled that social worker Jackie Chen, who faced the same charge, had no case to answer
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So what happened during that #Legco House Committee meeting in May that led to arrests of 7 pandems this morning?
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Bao Choy: it’s unfortunate #HongKongPolice charged a journalist who worked on a report on #721YuenLongAttack, causing public concern that police might be suspicious of suppressing #pressfreedom
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So after yesterday’s arrest & charges, you may ask, “who’s Bao Choy?”
Well, 3 episodes of #HKConnection programmes she worked on have been nominated to the 2020 Asian TV Awards for best news/current affairs programmes
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Three #HongKong reporters charged in the spam of three days. They’re from #RTHK, Baptist U student union editorial board & web media Ben Yu Entertainment. The latter two both accused of obstructing #HongKongPolice; HKBU student also charged with resisting arrest
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#HongKongPolice arrested a man on suspected money laundering, as he allegedly received $HK5.8mil rather than 500k thru crowdfunding
#RTHK understands he is ex-teacher & volleyball player Yeung Pok-man, who’s earlier convicted of police assault during #HongKongProtests last year
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#HongKong activist Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf to join @chowtingagnes in pleading guilty for #HongKongProtests charges tmr, says he wouldn’t be surprised they’d be remanded right away. Ex-Demosisto chair Ivan Lam also charged with inciting unlawful assembly
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A sacked i-Cable news cameraman who kept rolling the camera as he was told he’s been laid off, among around 40 firings made today
He’s a personal friend, so caring and professional
WATCH:
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#HongKong Baptist University student union says it’s acting head Keith Fong’s been arrested this morning on suspicion of possessing offensive weapons, perverting course of justice and resisting arrest. It says some 20 officers went to his home for action
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#BREAKING Former #HongKong lawmaker Ted Hui announces he’s now on exile, quits Democratic Party. Says he doesn’t know which country he wants to go to, but won’t seek asylum because his “only home is #HK”
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#BREAKING 12 #HongKong youths accused of illegal border crossing will go on trial in Yantian on Monday, according to the #12HKyouths concern group. They were allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan on boat when intercepted by Guangdong coastguard in August
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#HongKong Security minister John Lee says the #HongKongPolice mass arrests target “active elements” who are suspected of subversion, but not against voters who took part in “so-called primary elections” last July
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JUST IN: David Perry QC has told #HongKong’s Department of Justice he’s not coming to #HK to prosecute pro-democracy activists over 2019 #HongKongProtests, citing pressure he’s been under in the #UK
DoJ says another counsel has been appointed instead
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Minority rights advocacy group #HongKong Unison:
“Nabela Qoser is a shining example of a Hongkonger of ethnic minority background who has succeeded through hard work & is contributing to #HK. All kinds of hatred of her...contributes to discrimination”
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A documentary on the #HongKongProtests, Do Not Split (不割蓆), has made it to the shortlist of the #Oscars2021 in Documentary Short Subject. It’s directed by Anders Hammer
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