151
Amid all the bad news for press freedom in HK today, this shouldn’t be overlooked.
Where as the previous incident of police barring certain media from reporting involved newer and less renowned orgs, both @StandNewsHK and InMediaHK are long-established, well known and respected. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
152
This is deeply bizarre and troubling. Rally-goers in Tamar Park say a police helicopter hovering overhead earlier scattered a fluorescent neon powder over the crowd that sparkles under torchlight, helping more easily identify attendees to this (still perfectly legal) gathering.
153
One hour before the today’s protest against the National Security Law is meant to begin, the streets of Causeway Bay are eerily quiet, silence blanketing the city’s biggest shopping district on a public holiday. A dozen or more riot police stand at every major street corner.
154
.@joshuawongcf sentenced to 13.5 months in prison while @chowtingagnes receives 10 months and Ivan Lam seven months over 21 June 2019 demo outside police HQ.
This will be the third time Wong, 24, has been imprisoned for his activism. hk01.com/article/556415…
155
After police leapt at protesters from out of an LCSD van today, they’ve confirmed they’ve been borrowing vehicles from other departments since Aug. That means any LCSD, AFCD, HD or other gov’t car is a potential source of danger—and a potential target. thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%B…
156
HK has issued a red alert against South Korea, banning all non-HK arrivals from the country which has reported 833 #COVID19 cases.
This is the same gov’t that refused to close HK’s border with China (77,262 cases) claiming that would be “discrimination.”
m.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%AF%…
157
For a while the unimog got trapped by a cling film barrier put up by protesters.
158
The actions of the HKPF have fallen far below accepted int'l norms for the handling of volunteer emergency medical providers. The arrest of these personnel is almost unheard of in civilised countries."
Damning words in The Lancet medical journal today: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
159
This is a solidly average home price in HK, where developers and gov’t collude to keep property values sky-high.
For this supposedly leftist group to give a free pass to crony capitalism and instead find fault with ordinary HKers for owning a thing is… very on-brand, actually.
160
As well as arresting legal scholar Benny Tai and @hkporihkpop director Robert Chung, police have also appeared at the @StandNewsHK newsroom demanding docs from the EIC.
Lawyers, academics, journalists—no one is safe. They truly are coming for everyone.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
161
We spent weeks translating leaked documents, scrutinising 100s of incidents of alleged police brutality, consulting experts, and offering frontline testimony for this comprehensive report.
Please read and share with anyone still wondering why HKers demand an independent inquiry. twitter.com/ShibaniMahtani…
162
Ironically, framing Taiwan as a land on the precipice of war serves both Beijing—keen to scare off growing int’l invest and interest in the country—and Western Sinophobes who view it as nothing more than a political pawn.
It does an incredible disservice to the Taiwanese people. twitter.com/TheEconomist/s…
163
Obviously all eyes have been on Central and Prince Edward tonight but far down south in sleepy Aberdeen hundreds of people are gathering ok the waterfront promenade to chant, watch #HKprotests footage and play with lasers. This place never sees demonstration!
164
Jacky Cheung has released a statement after a video he did for CCTV was removed for containing the phrase「香港加油」(“HK add oil”). He says he doesn’t see why the phrase is OK for Shanghai etc but not HK.
He’s so close to getting it’s not really about loving HK and the country.
166
Yes, these are M&M’s being collected as evidence for state subversion after members of a student group were arrested today under the National Security Law.
M&M’s are the only chocolates allowed in Hong Kong jails. The students were collecting them to send to political prisoners. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
167
At today’s 4pm presser a police spokesman claimed this incident in Yuen Long’s Yoho Mall on Saturday occurred the man shoved refused to give way to the police.
Even minor cases like this—in which a simple apology would suffice—remind why the police will never police themselves.
168
Targeting violent radicals is one way to make arrests. Another is grabbing the little girl who couldn’t run fast enough or jump over the barrier.
169
Taiwanese President @iingwen announces her gov’t has overdelivered on promises to produce 4m masks daily, churning out 4.2m instead and delivering 1.7m to healthcare facilities nationwide every day.
Today, HK’s gov’t said it has no plans to control the supply or prices of masks.
170
An emergency rally and march is beginning in Chater Garden right now to voice citizens’ opposition to the invocation of emergency powers to ban the wearing of masks at protests. It started very small but has been growing quickly in size and volume. #StandwithHK
171
As @iingwen meets with US health secretary @SecAzar China sends 10 jets into Taiwan’s air defence zone.
A diplomatic visit versus actual military action infringing int’l boundaries: Which is the party “raising tensions” across the strait? tw.appledaily.com/politics/20200…
172
Ray, one of 7 pro-democracy lawmakers arrested in HK this AM, is the man seen here being forcefully dragged across the floor. He was protesting after a pro-Beijing leader—aided by security staff—illegally occupied the Chair seat to pass legislation criminalising insults to China. t.co/sn2OVBbmrk
173
At my alma mater, HKU, students have reinforced their defences overnight and remain on high alert after a few close shaves. This morning University officials negotiated a truce with police, with protesters agreeing not to engage police as long as they don’t try to enter campus.
174
Opponents of the protests often say claims of police violence and abuse must be fabricated because the alleged victims don’t go public.
This is why.
A day after she spoke out, this brave student has already been doxxed and is being threatened with death and police prosecution. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
175
Over 300 arrests made today—nine under the National Security Law.
七一｜警銅鑼灣灣仔拘逾300人 水炮車多次射催淚水【短片】 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
Managing Editor @cnmediaproject 中國傳媒研究計劃主編