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Steve Vines: I covered Hong Kong for decades. Now I am forced to flee China’s White Terror
“As a presenter of the last surviving current affairs TV programme @thepulse_rthk produced by RTHK, I had the misfortune to witness the growing censorship 1st hand.”theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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A large Hong Kong Police Force recruitment poster seen in Yuen Long MTR station where the 7.21 incident took place.
redd.it/oyz2hs
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Taiwan will not send a team to @GayGamesHK2022 due to fears its athletes could face arrest if they wave the 🇹🇼 flag or use its name.
“There's no guarantee of a player's safety because under HK's national security law, arrests can be made under any excuse.”news.yahoo.com/taiwan-wont-at…
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Will China’s national security law break Hong Kong as a business hub? The national security law has stifled democracy in the global financial center.
vox.com/22605703/hong-…
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Singing is not a crime. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
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How a fake network pushes pro-China propaganda
“A sprawling network of more than 350 fake social media profiles is pushing pro-China narratives and attempting to discredit those seen as opponents of China's government, according to a new study.” @BBCWorld
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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Communism in the Classroom: China is now purging HK teachers who resist its propaganda
HK's Education Bureau said it will no longer recognize HK Professional Teachers’ Union, which has 95K members, after 🇨🇳 state media described HKPTU as ‘malignant tumour’wsj.com/articles/commu…
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An incredible story of a lone Taiwanese girl helping Hong Kong refugee protestors establish new lives in Taiwan. But the question that many like her are asking themselves: Is Taiwan next?
nytimes.com/2021/08/04/mag…
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RTHK has finally decided to delete all previous tweets on @rthk_enews
Even under the current climate, RTHK's Twitter person has consistently provided a voice that reflects Hong Kongers, plus some comic relief, in the space of 280 characters.
Thank you.
hongkongfp.com/2021/08/04/emb…
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University of Hong Kong (@HKUniversity)'s management has decided that 𝗮𝗹𝗹 students who attended a HKU student union meeting on July 7 will be “denied access to HKU campus as well as to all facilities and services of the University, until further notice.”hku.hk/press/news_det…
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“Hong Kongers are entrepreneurial, creative and have more than demonstrated their commitment to the values of liberal democracy.” @SenPaterson
These core values that are being destroyed by #CCPChina🇨🇳 are precisely the values treasured by other countries.
sbs.com.au/chinese/englis…
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The "8964" online museum opens today.
The interface is quite well done:
#TiananmenSquareMassacre
8964museum.com
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Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan
“Until now, we expected China to have good intentions, so we didn’t say provocative things.”
China/Taiwan foreign policy is shifting in Japan, which has historically avoided upsetting #CCP🇨🇳
japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/0…
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Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong arrested for singing at rally: Performance at 2018 election event labeled as illegal voter 'entertainment'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Hong-…
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Given the series of recent arrests by #ICAC, wonder how many of these "investigations" are driven by political or truly corruption charges? t.co/uwVd7lwf1b
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Hong Kong police have arrested a man for insulting the Chinese national anthem 🇨🇳, after he allegedly booed the anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
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For voicing his beliefs, flying a flag with a slogan that represents the spirit of millions of Hongkongers, Tong Ying-kit received a 9-year sentence under #NSL. Tong is in his prime time and now he will spend 9 years of his youth behind the iron bars of this brutal regime.
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A massive congratulations 🎉 to #HKG Siobhan Haughey for winning her 2nd #silver medal in swimming 100m freestyle! We are overjoyed by your amazing achievement and every Hongkonger is proud of you!
#WeAreHongKong #Tokyo2020
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Many international investors are learning a painful lesson:
When you invest in a company controlled by #CCPChina🇨🇳, you never actually own a Chinese stock.
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The stress of being an athlete in Hong Kong, captured in this powerful illustration of badminton player Angus Ng
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Beijing 🇨🇳 is planning to introduce new laws in Hong Kong and Macau that could bar foreign entities and individuals in the cities from complying with sanctions against China. @yuenok
wsj.com/articles/china…
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Hong Kong’s first national security law verdict shows Beijing’s “red line” has become a red net. Tong's case sets a legal precedent in HK that'll make:
• A low bar for criminalizing speech
• Everything is national security, anything could be terrorism
qz.com/2039186/hong-k…
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