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Now unconfirmed reports emerging that other members of @studentlocalism have also been arrested, including former spokesperson Ho Luk-chang (何諾恆). As yet unverified, also unclear if arrested under the National Security Law or not. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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Undercover police at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin have just made a brutal arrest at the #SingWithYou protest to coincide with Chief Executive Carrie Lam's birthday. Holding suspects down with extreme & unwarranted force has become one of the hallmarks of the HK Police. Vid: Telegram
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Breaking: HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam confirms the HK government will invoke emergency laws to unprecedentedly postpone September's Legislative Council election by an entire year. Pandemic cited, but the real reason is pro-Beijing parties are set for a crushing defeat.
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HKBU student journalists captured the moment a police officer in riot gear forced his foot into the knee joint of a man in custody who was struggling to squat. Treatment like this can be witnessed at literally every protest the police are present at these days. Vid: HKBUSU
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Breaking: Ming Pao (明報) reports the knifeman who attacked journalists & protestors today; stabbing a pro-democracy demonstrator in the process is Kwong Sing-yu, an ex-staff member of the hardline pro-Beijing DAB, the largest pro-🇨🇳 political party in HK.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
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A screenshot is being widely circulated showing former @studentlocalism convenor Tony Chung (鍾翰林) is active on Facebook, despite him being in custody after his arrest under the National Security Law. Many believe it’s the HK Police searching his phone & social media accounts. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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After the 🇨🇳 Coast Guard announced they arrested 12 people on a boat 80 miles from HK (fleeing to Taiwan), it’s being widely reported that Andy Li, arrested under the National Security Law 3 weeks ago, was onboard. Gives a sense of the utter desperation. hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%8…
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Senior Superintendent Steve Li of the HK Police’s national security taskforce confirms at a police press conference that 3 men & 1 woman aged 16 to 21 (all former members of @studentlocalism) were arrested today under the National Security Law’s provisions concerning secession. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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Stand News (立場) has released video footage showing one of their journalists being attacked by riot police inside Harbour City, TST. Stand condemned the police's actions & said that they will investigate, claim she was conducting an interview before being threatened & attacked.
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The Victoria Park vigil isn’t the only memorial service for the 6.4 Tiananmen Massacre in Hong Kong tonight. Following the vigil ban, organisers arranged alternative events across the city. Pictured are attendees in Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan, Mong Kok & Tai Wai. 📸: @appledaily_hk
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On the anniversary of the 8.31 Prince Edward attack, the Taikoo Community Concern Group has bought a full page ad on Apple Daily’s A1. Another ad reads ‘8.31: an indelible memory’ - a seminal day in the #HongKongProtests in which confidence in the HK Police was further shattered.
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Benny Tai confirms 228,000 people voted in HK’s pan-democratic primary today - very high turnout in spite of the co-organisers being raided by police last night, resurgent virus cases & the National Security Law. Voting continues tmr, pro-🇨🇳 politicians will be watching in fear.
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The first mass march in months is planned in HK tomorrow (9.6), with HK01 reporting 2000 officers will be deployed by the HK police. It has been heavily publicised - the march’s Telegram channel has 10k subscribers, & many hope it will mark the resumption of the #HongKongProtests
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On Lockhart Road, a mother & son were leaving a restaurant when her child suffered a direct hit from a pepper ball round fired by riot police.
Firing at civilians, firing at kids. This is the HK Police.
Pics: Joshua Kwan (of 社媒)
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Hundreds of young people have been rounded up & arrested in Admiralty & Mong Kok as part of an enormous policing operation, simply for being young & judged to be there to protest. Vast, vast majority unarmed.
This is what a police state looks like. #HongKongProtests
Pics: HSUSU
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There are currently throngs of protestors & journalists being detained on the streets of Mong Kok by riot police *all being shown on the HK Police’s own livestream*. Hi-vis jackets & helmets emblazoned with ‘Press’ clearly seen. HKPF animals targeting anyone & anything tonight.
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The front page of the last ever edition of @appledaily_hk.
「港人雨中痛別 我哋撐《蘋果》」
“Hongkongers bid a sad farewell in the rain, we support Apple”
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Video of the arrests in Mong Kok has now emerged:
As with earlier pictures, they show undercover HK police assaulting peaceful demonstrators, including an elderly man, & pepper spraying the crowd (including reporters).
All this on the anniversary of Tiananmen.
Hong Kong, 2020. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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Telegram users have noticed the man who is the first person arrested under the national security law had wrote ‘不要’ or ‘don’t want’ in tiny characters on his Hong Kong independence flag
This will be a case to watch in court. If convicted he will get at least 3 years in prison. twitter.com/hkpoliceforce/…
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Extremely worrying: Maggie Chan (陳曼琪); HK delegate to the NPC in Beijing, will present proposals to the NPC this week to implement Article 23 (national security law) without consulting LegCo. This would be the end of one country two systems, no question thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B…
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Collated all the images of pre-teenage children in school uniform being rounded up & arrested by the Hong Kong Police today.
Per @MTPurbrick: 'The threat to national security - primary school children'.
Vomit-inducing to look at. This is sub-human behaviour.
Pics: 星島, PSHK.
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Further to this — I didn’t realise until now but I’m also friends with Tony Chung (鍾翰林) on Facebook, and as of 00:40 HKT his account still shows him as active, despite him currently being in custody. HK Police likely searching his device & social media right now as we speak. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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I risked brain rot to read the bluewashed 'independent' IPCC report into the HK Police (concludes the protestors, not the police, are to blame!) in full & can say the only illuminating part are the survey stats, which totally undermines the pro-🇨🇳 camp's own arguments. Thread:
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Citing police sources, Oriental Daily (東方日報/on.cc) reports the HK Police are wanting 6 pro-democracy activists in exile (incl. @nathanlawkc, @Ray_WongHKI & Honcques Laus) on national security offences, including inciting secession & colluding with FF.
hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/new…
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That a year later it takes a British newspaper to unveil one of the culprits of the 721 triad attack - when 120+ faces were caught on CCTV - is proof enough of the HK govt’s de facto protection of them; all while protestors are pursued & jailed ruthlessly.
thetimes.co.uk/article/cambri…
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