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1. The recent controversy about pro-Beijing groups getting funding from BN(O) scheme makes me worried that the integration partners fail to understand the traits of the Hong Kong community.
To conduct a successful integration campaign for HK arrivals, we must know a few facts.
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1. Elected members are accountable to the public and should answer concerns from them. Instead, I received an email from @cllralexyip, who worked with Christine Lee in the BCR, requesting me to take down an article about his connections with Beijing to avoid “further steps.”
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Friends in 🇳🇱:
A special event is coming! I am going to speak at the @DeBalie Freedom Lecture, sharing my thoughts about the struggle of Hong Kong and why we should not take freedom for granted.
Looking forward to meeting you all!
#StandwithHongKong
debalie.nl/programma/what…
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The next Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
//By 2016, when Law was elected into the legislature, Lee "was already notoriously difficult to deal with" and seemed hostile to any journalists or opposition lawmakers who raised questions or challenges, Law said.// cnn.com/2022/05/07/asi…
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A few takes of who's John Lee
- Most hawkish among candidates Beijing could choose from
- No experience apart from Security issues (silencing dissidents is his main task)
- Difficult to work with, refuses to be held accountable
- Applauds Xinjiang's way of control and oppression twitter.com/bbcworldservic…
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Statement regarding Beijing’s recent “fact sheet” on Hong Kong that entails falsifying accusations on Hong Kong democratic movements and campaigners.
#HongKong
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We all keenly believe in freedom and democracy. The prosperity of the global community is not achieved by totalitarianism and dictators -- It’s by a more equal, democratic and sustainable future.
Thanks for your kindness and encouragement. @TimmermansEU
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As I said in commencement speech:
"Inviting a Hong Kong activist to campus is not easy and certainly not without cost, let alone awarding me an honorary doctorate degree. So I want to acknowledge, once again, the entire @wjcollege community for your hospitality and friendship." twitter.com/PresKnapp/stat…
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"My life will be full if I realize the dream of democracy and freedom in Hong Kong. But my life is not empty without it, and I am always proud of the hurdles I have overcome ... The result does not define you as a person; the process does."
@wjcollege
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We arranged and went into the meeting as Hongkongers, but we are also citizens of the world.
“In the face of the recent tragedy,” I told Leader McConnell at the end, “we should all do something to protect our children.” twitter.com/hkdc_us/status…
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We continue our battle regardless of where we are.
On June 4th, we are hosting a rally with Ukrainian groups in London to remind everyone of the threats from dictators;
On June 12th, we are united to light the spirit of Hong Kong protest.
Come join us.
#StandwithHongKong
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"You always rebel for ideas, a collective future, something that is much bigger than yourself. It will push you to become a better person, to live a life with purpose.
Rebel for love. The love for life, for your community, for your friends."
#StandwithHongKong twitter.com/nathanlawkc/st…
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Universal truth, from a group of students at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, 1989.
No dictatorship. Democracy now.
#TiananmenSquareMassacre
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"The people will not forget."
A participant of June 4 rally in London wore this shirt, with an iconic picture of "tank man."
As Milan Kundera aptly put it, "The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."
We are here to preserve the memory.
#8964
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Attending #Time100 summit with my first #freedomshoe, designed and produced by Tibetan activist Khenzom. It combines our support for Ukraine and Hong Kong, and opposition against dictatorships. Hope leaders in this community can be more prepared to defend democracy.
@annakwokfy
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🏴Be Water. Be United.🎗
Hongkongers continue to chant our demands for democracy and freedom.
Please join us.
📆June 12 (Sunday)
⏰3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
📍Parliament Square Garden SW1P 3JX
#standwithhongkong
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See you today my friends in London. twitter.com/nathanlawkc/st…
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4000 rallied at Parliament Square in London to express our demands for democracy in Hong Kong. The world needs to hold Beijing accountable for destroying our city.
Even though we are forced to leave, we preserve and march on.
Photo credit: Chris Wireframer
#StandWithHongKong
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Hope to see you all in Paris on Monday🇫🇷
It will be a fascinating discussion and updates about Hong Kong and the crises in China. twitter.com/Inalco/status/…
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Honored to meet with the former French President François Hollande @fhollande. We talked about the political crackdowns in Hong Kong and human rights abuses in China.
I will continue to dialogue with leaders and discuss how we can defend democracy together. It's our mission.
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1. Tmr marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty. To celebrate this occasion, Xi Jing Ping left mainland China for the first time since the start of the pandemic and will host ceremonies in the city. Yet, most HK people are uninterested to these events.
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A friend saw #Freedom in a New York bookstore.
It’s been a few months since its publication — feedbacks have been great, and I'm so grateful readers learned more about Hong Kong and the values of democracy.
It’s an entry book to Hong Kong movement and activism. Hope you enjoy it
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Dictators form alliance and aid each other.
Chinese exports to Russia of microchips and other electronic components and raw materials, some with military applications, have increased since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine wsj.com/articles/chine… via @WSJ
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It occurred three years ago today, 21 Jul 2019, when the Hong Kong police colluded with gangster groups to randomly attack passersby. It's a daunting day for us.
When a Mob Attacked Protesters in Hong Kong, the Police Walked Away | Vi... youtu.be/fDtM3dEJdHo via @YouTube
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This is a dangerous precedence. The PRC has a record of falsifying claims, and the UK authorities should not fall into it. The right to protest against dictators should not be deprived.
Australian activist Drew Pavlou arrested in London theguardian.com/australia-news…
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
#TIME100