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Civic Party District Councillor Andy Yu (余德寶) reports Student Depth Media (深學媒體), to whom the 13 year-old student journalist ludicrously arrested by the HK Police belongs, has been sent a letter by the Labour Dept accusing them of ‘child labour’. He’s assisting both. Mad.
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Finally Xinhua confirms more details re. the national security law. A Nat Sec Committee to be estab'd in HK, along with an office in Beijing. Cases will be dealt with HK except in undefined 'special circumstances' - so Beijing will have jurisdiction over certain cases. Not good.
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Horrendous report of an Apple Daily photojournalist being strangled by police for 20 seconds. Video also shows pepper spray being used liberally against reporters
//本報女攝記者拍攝期間，被警員強行箍頸約20秒，一度出現休克，需要召救護車，用頸箍送院治理//
hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20200…
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As tear gas is fired on the streets of HK, PM Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to allow hundreds of thousands of HKers to emigrate to the UK in a Ugandan-style 'lifeboat' immigration scheme. Unclear whether just BNO holders but report is v. welcome. Pic via @lukedepulford
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June 2020: Ed. Sec. Kevin Yeung says schools should be prepared to call the police if kids show serious disrespect to the 🇨🇳 national anthem
April 2021: Yeung rejects compulsory reporting of suspected child abuse cases in skls bc kids are "after all only at skls for a few hours"
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BNO UPDATE:
Per @HugoGye: Home Office appears to confirm that if HK security law passes, *all* 2.9m BNO’s in HK will be able to come to UK whether or not they *currently* hold a BNO passport.
Same reasoning would apply to further concessions. Result.
homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/29/med…
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Breaking: The Civil Human Rights Front (民間人權陣線) received a letter of objection from the HK Police re the Oct 1st (national day) march supporting the #save12hkyouths campaign. CHRF say they’ll appeal but it effectively makes the march illegal & attendees liable for arrest.
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Video from when riot police fired tear gas in CWB, a major shopping district. Captures for the first time in months a hallmark of policing in HK - tear gas being fired, creating chaos & achieving nothing. It doesn't make crowds disperse, it just drives them back. Vid: Telegram
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As the proposed national anthem law comes before LegCo tomorrow, Hong Kong is braced for what will likely be another attempt to occupy the chamber. Police have blocked off LegCo already & the HK Confederation of Trade Unions has also called for a last-minute general strike.
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HK social media users & bloggers are getting increasingly adept at spotting undercover police; pictures swirl all over FB within minutes afterwards. These are from TKO. You can kind of just tell from their vacant expressions & how they look out of place. Pics: 丘品新聞/Cupid News twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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Beijing's draconian proposed national security laws for Hong Kong have just passed the National People's Congress China’s rubber-stamp Parliament.
Votes in favour: 2,878
Votes against: 1
Abstentions: 6
The end of one country two systems as we know it, no question.
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PolyU Students' Union says university management has covered PolyU's democracy wall with black paper & notices stating they "won't allow materials supporting HK independence". Worrying times for freedom of expression on campus, but good to see the SU taking a stand. Pics: HKPUSU
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The PSHK captured more 📸 of senior expat officers in the HK Police today. On the left appears to be Paul Renouf, a French national. On the right is Brit John Carroll, his massive girth is unmistakable.
Their home countries should be disgusted with their role in the crackdown. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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The VC of Demosisto @IsaacChengCKL has become the second person arrested on suspicion of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance for making face masks labelled as ‘not made in China’.
Another case of blatant political persecution by the HK government.
hk.appledaily.com/local/20200525…
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Absolutely obsessed with this HK protestor. Supremely cool style.
Pics: @StandNewsHK
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The level of sarc in the Eye on HSBC’s CEO:
“On connections to the CCP, Quinn knew nothing. Ten times (thought to be a record for a parliamentary witness), the top banker was “not aware”. Then there were umpteen “not to my knowledge”, “do not know”, “not that I’m aware of...”
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Breaking: The UK’s TV regulator Ofcom has revoked CGTN’s license to broadcast as it was wrongly held. States it could not transfer the license to the CGTN corporation as “it is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, which is not permitted under UK broadcasting law” twitter.com/Ofcom/status/1…
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Earlier, one of the senior British officers in the HK Police was photographed in CWB. Baptist University student journos have reported it as being Rupert Dover, but the shoulder insignia doesn't match his rank & he looks too fat to be Dover. Anyone know who it is? Pic: HKBUSU
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Great @StandNewsHK photograph of the football pitches in Victoria Park as they begin to fill. Many have chosen to head to the Tiananmen anniversary vigil in spite of the police ban on it, despite the risk of arrest & clashes. No sign of police in the immediate vicinity so far.
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So the presser to announce the national security legislation in HK at 19:45 Beijing time didn't materialise. Either Ming Pao (明報) got the time wrong or something is up. But 2 hours late, it's starting in 10 mins. Hope your mandarin is up to scratch... hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%8…
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Vid from HSUHKSU shows riot police arresting a pro-democracy demonstrator and threatening journalists with pepper pray & batons on Gloucester Road.
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So the HK Police now have their own fake reporters to film their propaganda FB live-stream.
But real journalists are the 'fake reporters' according to the police.
Remember this when they scream "假記者!" at the press.
Ironically this guy is the only safe 'reporter' in HK.
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China's National Radio & Television Administration has announced BBC World News is now barred from airing in China following Ofcom's banning of CGTN. Another largely symbolic tit-for-tat response from Beijing - pretty toothless as BBC reporters won't e.g. have their visas revoked
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The HK Police's new national security department is using the Royal HK Police's Special Branch as a template. British colonial administration bodies & laws have repeatedly been used to justify & give cover to Beijing's bastardised versions of them. Thread:news.mingpao.com/pns/%E5%89%AF%…
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The case of a HK Police officer in riot gear taking some drinks without paying has been followed up by @appledaily_hk - legal experts have said that even though the PR wing of the HKPF left payment a few hours later, he still committed a criminal offence.
hk.appledaily.com/local/20200524… twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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