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Many Hong Kongers are going through times of extreme stress, and we must support each other emotionally and mentally, to prevent another Mr. Leung.
"Give each other a hug while we still can."
"We cannot leave flowers on the ground, so we'll place the flowers inside our hearts."
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However you want to think of Vitasoy, seeing that memo from their Hong Kong office that offered condolences to Mr. Leung's family earlier made me feel that there is still a touch of humanity at the company.
Brings back childhood memories of growing up in Hong Kong with #維他奶.
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Lord Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, delivers a message on 2021.7.1 on the 24th anniversary of the handover of HK, the 1st anniversary of the imposition of the draconian National Security Law on HK, and the centenary of the #CCP🇨🇳.
@hk_watch
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The one thing the CCP is very terrified of above all is the freedom that HK reflects. People in HK believe in a value system covering freedom of speech, free press, and the ability to hold leaders accountable. Values that CCP recognise will ultimately bring down their own regime. twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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“In the end, [tankies] look to China because of the amount of propaganda it puts out there. But is this really what you want, Xi's chest thumping about how he will bash the heads of people against steel walls? Surely, this is quite the imperialism you disagree with?”
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“The human quest for freedom can never be quashed. Even if the power-holders might appear to succeed, freedom itself will remain irrepressible. Power can never unseat truth.”
Why Beijing Shut Down Hong Kong’s Leading Pro-Democracy Newspaper? (@JiayangFan)
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Canada’s Hong Kong diaspora are helping new arrivals with everything from jobs and accommodation to legal and mental health services and even car rides to the grocery store. 💛
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“Hungary was the first EU country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2015, paving the way for Beijing to export its authoritarian model to the world. And in the years since, [Hungary] has served as China’s biggest defender in the EU.” @nathanlawkc
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'Mourners for police attacker will become terrorists,' suggested Hong Kong Security Secretary PK Tang.
In the short of time after the National Security Law 🇨🇳 came into effect, it has basically become illegal to act like a decent human being in Hong Kong.
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These photos from the final days of Kai Tak Airport brings back some memories of a bygone era in Hong Kong.
Decades later, I wonder what memories people will recall when they look back at photos of HK from 2019 to today. Maybe CCP🇨🇳's version of history?
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Stand News published an important column about the challenges of preserving an accurate account of Hong Kong's movement on @Wikipedia
As references to RTHK, AppleDaily, etc disappear from the web, entries could change to reflect CCP🇨🇳's version of history.thestandnews.com/politics/back-…
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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square museum shuts down as the #CCP🇨🇳 tries to stamp out the last traces of public discussion of the event. pri.org/stories/2021-0…
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On the 7th day anniversary (頭七) of Mr. Leung's suicide attack, police officers wearing tactical vests are guarding this single electric box, a spot popular with citizens who laid down white flowers in memory and respect for the deceased.
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Newsweek Japan's special report on "Dark Hong Kong" discuss how the city has become a police state, how freedom of speech has died (with closure of Apple Daily), and exiled pro-democracy activists in the UK.
The cover looks so badass. twitter.com/Newsweek_JAPAN…
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Students in a school singing contest performed a song from HK band Dear Jane with lyrics that included the phrases "turbulent times" and "confront"
It was deemed "political" and they were disqualified with a demerit on their records, banned from future extracurricular activities twitter.com/StandNewsHK/st…
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A promotional video from a pro-China kindergarten in Hong Kong. Soon, this will be the norm, not the exception, in Hong Kong.
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An RTHK "Hong Kong Connection" episode also featured this clip, and had interviewed with the principal of this kindergarten back in 2020.
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@LEGO_Group “Glory to Hong Kong” — LEGO Brick version
Credit: youtu.be/eTWpda5k7fs
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[Day 9] Tong Ying-kit purposely avoided hitting police with motorbike: defence
Detailed coverage of the court case of Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under the NSL, by @holmeschan_ in @StandNewsHK.
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The Biden administration is set to add more than ten #CCPChina🇨🇳 companies to its economic blacklist over human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang.
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“Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” can mean different things to different people.
But in the context of Tong Ying-kit's NSL court case, HKU prof. Eliza Lee testified that the ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan was about uniting freedom-loving people.
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The construction incident is a metaphor for what’s happening to HK.
The foundational pillars of HK (freedom of speech, assembly, protest, free press, police accountability, independent legal system, elections) are removed one by one, like Jenga pieces.
How is this going to end? twitter.com/surrealhk_/sta…
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