Fair trial? Not a chance. The judge kept interrupting the Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam at the court. When are these #CCP appointed judges ever going to get the justice they actually deserve?

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Secretary for Security Chris Tang said Article 23 would target “soft resistance” & “internet loopholes”.
In short, when article 23 is passed, #HkGov can arrest anyone without reason. No 1 will be safe in HK. To this gov’t, anything can be identify as “soft resistance”.
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3 months’ jail for first person tried under Hong Kong’s national anthem law over use of protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/21/3-months-jail-for-first-person-tried-under-hong-kongs-national-anthem-law-over-use-of-protest-song-glory-to-hong-kong/

Court ruling on protest song ban to come next week

The High Court said it will hand down a decision in a week's time whether to ban people from playing the 2019 protest song Glory to Hong Kong.The Department of Justice (DoJ) is seeking a court order to prohibit people with a seditious intention or those trying to incite secession from "broadcasting, performing, printing, publishing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, disseminating, displaying or reproducing in any way" the song.In a hearing on Friday, senior counsel Benjamin Yu, representing the DoJ, said the song is capable of stirring up people's emotions, and playing it could incite violence and insult the national anthem.Justice Anthony Chan questioned whether those who violate the injunction order may also violate the national security law.Yu said the law doesn’t allow a person to be punished twice, and stressed that the principle of fair trial will not be affected.The court was also told that the injunction will not affect lawful journalistic activities. The Hong Kong Journalists Association earlier said the DoJ has approved its proposal to include an express exemption for journalistic activity if the injunction is passed. Under the exemption, journalists will be allowed to gather news, make observations and publish articles relating to the song.Chan presided over the hearing, replacing the original judge Wilson Chan who earlier received a “serious reprimand” for judicial copying.The court will announce its decision on whether to grant an injunction at 4pm on July 28.

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Verdict on Hong Kong press group chief Ronson Chan, accused of obstructing police, expected in September

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/21/verdict-on-hong-kong-press-group-chief-ronson-chan-accused-of-obstructing-police-expected-in-september/

Gov’t risks ‘Streisand effect’ in bid to ban ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song, court hears

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/21/govt-risks-streisand-effect-in-bid-to-ban-glory-to-hong-kong-protest-song-court-hears/

Hong Kong 47: ‘Not worth wasting resentment’ on gov’t, says ex-journalist at security law trial

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/21/hong-kong-47-not-worth-wasting-resentment-on-govt-says-ex-journalist-at-security-law-trial/

721 fourth anniversary: Granny Wong makes an appearance at Yuen Long Station

Now four years ago on 721, the Hong Kong Police failed to turn up when needed while ordinary people were being beaten up by local thugs. Now, they have to turn up at Yuen Long Station not just on the anniversary of that event, but on the 21st of every month. The anniversary draws more cops though, and so the ground floor transfer plaza was full of them last night.

721 fourth anniversary. Plenty of police on hand to watch the media and Granny Wong

721 assembly at Mel Lastman Square Garden in Toronto. By sight, there were roughly 200 to 300 people attended the assembly. Participants took turns to talk about how the HK protest should be in the future.
During the assembly, some people expressed the importance of maintaining Hong Kong's culture. Some people also raised the idea of joining the military. Certainly, the movement has maintained outside of Hong Kong.

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Explainer: Why, and how, the gov’t wants to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/22/explainer-why-and-how-the-govt-wants-to-ban-protest-song-glory-to-hong-kong/

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Liu Guangyuan appointed liaison office deputy chief

The country's top diplomat in Hong Kong, Liu Guangyuan, has been appointed by the State Council as a deputy director of the liaison office.Liu had been Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong since 2021, and recently led a delegation of consuls general and business leaders on a tour to the mainland to see the latest developments of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative. Liu, who joined the Foreign Ministry in 1986, is a veteran expert in Sino-US affairs. He served as deputy consul general in San Francisco and minister at the Chinese embassy in Washington, before taking over external security affairs back in China.He succeeds Chen Dong, 59, who's a Basic Law committee member and a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

2023-07-23 18:00:01

47人案｜何桂藍稱認同「議會絕非抗爭終點」　解釋指不欲予民眾假希望
https://bit.ly/3pXv6hS

47人案｜回應控方指控　何桂藍引包致金準則　指香港「法治無存」是準確描述
https://bit.ly/3pXv6hS

Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker says nat. security police questioned her for nearly 3 hours over wanted relative in US

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/24/hong-kong-pro-beijing-lawmaker-says-nat-security-police-questioned-her-for-nearly-3-hours-over-wanted-relative-in-us/

Man who played ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song without permit cites UN rights treaty in court

https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/24/man-who-played-glory-to-hong-kong-protest-song-without-permit-cites-un-rights-treaty-in-court/

District council elections slated for December 10

Hong Kong's district council elections will be held on December 10, officials announced on Monday.In a statement, a government spokesperson said the nomination period will run for two weeks from October 17 to 30, and encouraged those who're patriotic and have an affection for the SAR to put their names forward. The December polls will be the first since a bill came into effect earlier this month to overhaul the city’s electoral system, to make sure that it is line with a “patriots-only” governance principle. After the revamp, district councils will have a total of 470 members, with the vast majority of them being appointed by the government or selected by government-appointed bodies.The proportion of directly-elected seats, meanwhile, will be reduced from almost 95 percent to less than 20 percent. "The seventh-term District Councils will strictly adhere to the positioning under the Basic Law to carry out advisory and services functions, duly contribute to the government's district governance work, and effectively respond to the expectations of the public," the government spokesman said. Authorities stressed the elections will be conducted in an open, fair, and safe manner, and appealed to voters to exercise their civil rights by casting their ballots.

2023-07-24 15:40:02