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Hong Kong democrats reject Beijing’s warning over legislative stalling tactics as ‘interference’
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/14/hong-kong-democrats-reject-beijings-warning-over-legislative-stalling-tactics-as-interference/
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Hong Kong democrats reject Beijing's warning over legislative stalling tactics as 'interference' | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Beijing has warned that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers who use “malicious filibustering” to paralyse the legislature could be in violation of their oaths and guilty of misconduct in public office. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) and Hong…
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Open letter: The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens – and the world
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/14/open-letter-the-communist-partys-rule-by-fear-endangers-chinese-citizens-and-the-world/
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Open letter: The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens – and the world
An open letter to Chinese citizens and friends of China at home and abroad from parliamentarians, academics, advocates and policy leaders. The current global crisis has been caused by the regime so many of you have been tolerating or supporting for decades.…
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Petition to Support Taiwan’s inclusion in WHO
127 European politicians have signed a petition to support Taiwan's inclusion in WHO after Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organization's Director-General, accused Taiwan of criticizing his way to manage the epidemic was racially influenced. Participating politicians praised Taiwan's handling of the epidemic, and said its exclusion from WHO is unfair and incomprehensible.
Full article: Taiwan News, (11-Apr)
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3914545
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Petition to Support Taiwan’s inclusion in WHO
127 European politicians have signed a petition to support Taiwan's inclusion in WHO after Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organization's Director-General, accused Taiwan of criticizing his way to manage the epidemic was racially influenced. Participating politicians praised Taiwan's handling of the epidemic, and said its exclusion from WHO is unfair and incomprehensible.
Full article: Taiwan News, (11-Apr)
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3914545
#Taiwan #WHO #Tedros #Petition
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127 European politicians back Taiwan’s inclusion in WHO
Petitions signed by 67 Members of European Parliament, 60 members of German Bundestag.A total of 127 prominent European politicians have signed petitions expressing support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the Wuhan coronavirus…
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Independent Judiciary System?
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Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The independence of Hong Kong’s judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony…
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Activist Joshua Wong ‘trolls’ Chinese censors after gamers blame him for Animal Crossing ban
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/15/activist-joshua-wong-trolls-chinese-censors-after-gamers-blame-him-for-animal-crossing-ban/
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/15/activist-joshua-wong-trolls-chinese-censors-after-gamers-blame-him-for-animal-crossing-ban/
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Activist Joshua Wong 'trolls' Chinese censors after gamers blame him for Animal Crossing ban | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has shared photos of himself playing Nintendo’s Animal Crossing after Chinese gamers blamed him for a ban on the video game in the mainland. Animal Crossing: New Horizons disappeared from China’s Taobao and Pinduoduo…
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Disney's new movie starring pro-Beijing actress did not enjoy a head start
Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan, plagued by the #BoycottMulan scandal after starring actress Liu Yifei vocally supported HK Police during anti-ELAB protests last year, may be seeing its final undoing at the box office due to the global Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Costing USD $200 million for production, the film only managed to gross $874 over the first two weeks, with the opening day's sale only $83. Due to quarantine measures around the world, the film has only managed to premiere in Norway.
Originally expected to be a blockbuster, Disney has announced that the movie's release would be delayed due to the pandemic. However, it is hard to tell if it will premiere in other countries due to the ongoing outbreak.
Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4566758/ #Apr14
Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan, plagued by the #BoycottMulan scandal after starring actress Liu Yifei vocally supported HK Police during anti-ELAB protests last year, may be seeing its final undoing at the box office due to the global Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Costing USD $200 million for production, the film only managed to gross $874 over the first two weeks, with the opening day's sale only $83. Due to quarantine measures around the world, the film has only managed to premiere in Norway.
Originally expected to be a blockbuster, Disney has announced that the movie's release would be delayed due to the pandemic. However, it is hard to tell if it will premiere in other countries due to the ongoing outbreak.
Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4566758/ #Apr14
Hundreds scammed over face mask, sanitiser sales
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Hundreds scammed over face mask, sanitiser sales
The Consumer Council on Wednesday warned that hundreds of thousands of dollars are being scammed out of people trying to buy face masks and hand rubs online, while tests it carried out found six samples of sanitisers on the market contain traces of toxic…
'At-risk judicial independence is all HK has left'
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'At-risk judicial independence is all HK has left'
Legal scholar Johannes Chan said on Wednesday that Beijing appears to be growing increasingly impatient with an independent judicial system in Hong Kong that it fails to understand or appreciate, and attacks on the judiciary could destroy the only remaining…
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Hong Kong Outbreak:
4 new cases today,
All hv recent travel records.
Total 1016 cases.
4 new cases today,
All hv recent travel records.
Total 1016 cases.
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Trump orders halt to WHO cash, rows with governors
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Trump orders halt to WHO cash, rows with governors
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to at least temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, at a White House news conference, said the WHO had "failed…