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Simon Shen on IPCC Effectiveness and Credibility
(11 Nov)
1. In Sep 2019, IPCC said "International Expert Panel will first examine the restructuring of the task force and the work of identifying the facts. It will focus on the work in the 2nd and 3rd phrases, which are evaluating of the policing measures and providing recommendations. "
Cheung Wah-fung, deputy Chairman of IPCC, said" the 5 board members of International Expert Panel are reputable, experienced and credible, they can improve the work and goodwill. "
2. Nov-2019, Denis O'Connor, Chairman of the Panel, criticised that IPCC was lacking of capacity and independent investigative capability. It must increase its resources and manpower to strengthen its power to obtain evidence for comprehensive investigation.
And Clifford Stott denounced that IPCC lacked investigation authority which matches the scale of the anti-elab protests in order to meet with the international standards and expectations in a society value freedom and rights.
3. Nov-2019, Cheung Wah-fung said "the Overseas Expert Panel may not fully understand the situation in HK, the procedure in investigation or obtaining evidence from police is not difficult"
According to his logic, there are two conclusions
4a. IPCC: When the Panel speaks for freedom and the truth, it lacks experience and credibility
4b. IPCC: When the Panel covers up for police, it understands the situation in HK well
Source: Simon Shen Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2821418687892263&id=223783954322429&sfnsn=mo
#InternationalCondom
#WhoWillBeFooled
#WeDisconnect
#PoliceState #IPCC #SimonShen
Simon Shen on IPCC Effectiveness and Credibility
(11 Nov)
1. In Sep 2019, IPCC said "International Expert Panel will first examine the restructuring of the task force and the work of identifying the facts. It will focus on the work in the 2nd and 3rd phrases, which are evaluating of the policing measures and providing recommendations. "
Cheung Wah-fung, deputy Chairman of IPCC, said" the 5 board members of International Expert Panel are reputable, experienced and credible, they can improve the work and goodwill. "
2. Nov-2019, Denis O'Connor, Chairman of the Panel, criticised that IPCC was lacking of capacity and independent investigative capability. It must increase its resources and manpower to strengthen its power to obtain evidence for comprehensive investigation.
And Clifford Stott denounced that IPCC lacked investigation authority which matches the scale of the anti-elab protests in order to meet with the international standards and expectations in a society value freedom and rights.
3. Nov-2019, Cheung Wah-fung said "the Overseas Expert Panel may not fully understand the situation in HK, the procedure in investigation or obtaining evidence from police is not difficult"
According to his logic, there are two conclusions
4a. IPCC: When the Panel speaks for freedom and the truth, it lacks experience and credibility
4b. IPCC: When the Panel covers up for police, it understands the situation in HK well
Source: Simon Shen Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2821418687892263&id=223783954322429&sfnsn=mo
#InternationalCondom
#WhoWillBeFooled
#WeDisconnect
#PoliceState #IPCC #SimonShen
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Who will police the Hong Kong police?
By Mary Hui - QUARTZ(December 11)
An international panel of experts recruited to advise the city’s internal police watchdog in its study of the force’s handling of protests has quit, casting serious doubt on the capacity and capability of the IPCC.
Carrie Lam, however, maintains that the IPCC, whose inquiry is set to be delivered early next year, is sufficient.
The newly appointed police commissioner has said that the existing watchdog should handle all complaints, because an independent inquiry would “target and attack” the police force and therefore be “unjust.”
Last week, China’s public security minister said he hoped to “strengthen collaboration” with Hong Kong police and “jointly safeguard national security and the social stability of Hong Kong.”
Full Article
https://qz.com/1753211/is-an-independent-investigation-of-the-hong-kong-police-possible/
Who will police the Hong Kong police?
By Mary Hui - QUARTZ(December 11)
An international panel of experts recruited to advise the city’s internal police watchdog in its study of the force’s handling of protests has quit, casting serious doubt on the capacity and capability of the IPCC.
Carrie Lam, however, maintains that the IPCC, whose inquiry is set to be delivered early next year, is sufficient.
The newly appointed police commissioner has said that the existing watchdog should handle all complaints, because an independent inquiry would “target and attack” the police force and therefore be “unjust.”
Last week, China’s public security minister said he hoped to “strengthen collaboration” with Hong Kong police and “jointly safeguard national security and the social stability of Hong Kong.”
Full Article
https://qz.com/1753211/is-an-independent-investigation-of-the-hong-kong-police-possible/
Quartz
Who will police the Hong Kong police?
Many in Hong Kong believe the police should be investigated for their excessive use of force, but it appears that the government has no appetite—or power—to rein it in.
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#WhyNotQuarantinedAtMilitaryBase #HighSpeedRailNextToMilitaryBase
(27 Jan) Fanling residents are rioting and setting fire for a quarantine quarter not even 1 hectare large. Actually the Shek Kong Barracks next door is 100 times as large. Their “residents” are patriotic. And, more importantly, the emergency station of High Speed Rail is right next to it. A military base surely has a treatment centre, and even a shooting range. Convenient enough.
People’s Liberation Army is using totally 2750.7 hectares of land. According to information excerpts prepared by the Legislative Council in January 2011, “The number of stationed personnel was not officially announced. But it is estimated to be about 8,000 to 10,000 people.” 10,000 servicemen use 2,750 hectare of land for military purposes, meaning almost 30,000 square feet for each person.
Source: https://bit.ly/37Afkew
#PLA #Fanling #FungZizeng
#WhyNotQuarantinedAtMilitaryBase #HighSpeedRailNextToMilitaryBase
(27 Jan) Fanling residents are rioting and setting fire for a quarantine quarter not even 1 hectare large. Actually the Shek Kong Barracks next door is 100 times as large. Their “residents” are patriotic. And, more importantly, the emergency station of High Speed Rail is right next to it. A military base surely has a treatment centre, and even a shooting range. Convenient enough.
People’s Liberation Army is using totally 2750.7 hectares of land. According to information excerpts prepared by the Legislative Council in January 2011, “The number of stationed personnel was not officially announced. But it is estimated to be about 8,000 to 10,000 people.” 10,000 servicemen use 2,750 hectare of land for military purposes, meaning almost 30,000 square feet for each person.
Source: https://bit.ly/37Afkew
#PLA #Fanling #FungZizeng
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“This could be a massive disaster”: What happens if the coronavirus hits China’s internment camps?
(28 Jan) Experts warn that if the Coronavirus hits internment camps in Xinjiang, it could potentially lead to thousands of deaths, as former inmates have reported that the camps are overcrowded and unsanitary. If the virus gains a toehold there, it could spread from person to person all too easily.
“If the virus reaches the camps in Xinjiang, I can’t imagine the authorities are going to make this public knowledge,” said Tim Grose, a China expert at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. “I just don’t see that happening, especially since they’ve been hellbent on making the camps seem as humane as possible.”
“In China, you often see a large gap between the ways policies are written and the way they’re implemented,” Grose said in reference to the guidelines in the manual about internment camps in Xinjiang.
Full Article: https://bit.ly/2H3FR8f
#Xinjiang #HumanRights #InternmentCamp
“This could be a massive disaster”: What happens if the coronavirus hits China’s internment camps?
(28 Jan) Experts warn that if the Coronavirus hits internment camps in Xinjiang, it could potentially lead to thousands of deaths, as former inmates have reported that the camps are overcrowded and unsanitary. If the virus gains a toehold there, it could spread from person to person all too easily.
“If the virus reaches the camps in Xinjiang, I can’t imagine the authorities are going to make this public knowledge,” said Tim Grose, a China expert at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. “I just don’t see that happening, especially since they’ve been hellbent on making the camps seem as humane as possible.”
“In China, you often see a large gap between the ways policies are written and the way they’re implemented,” Grose said in reference to the guidelines in the manual about internment camps in Xinjiang.
Full Article: https://bit.ly/2H3FR8f
#Xinjiang #HumanRights #InternmentCamp
Vox
“This could be a massive disaster”: What happens if the coronavirus hits China’s internment camps?
The Wuhan virus could escalate the suffering of Muslims in the camps, where conditions have created a perfect breeding ground for infectious disease.
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#OpinionArticle #Court #PoliticalSuppression
"I Do Not Plead Guilty": Hong Kong Journalist Facing Legal Challenge for Unveiling Suspected Police-Triad Collusion
[Editor's note: This is an opinion article written by Au Ka-lun, a veteran journalist in Hong Kong.
In this article, Au recounted what happened during a court hearing where Bao Choy, a journslist working for the public broadcaster RTHK, was charged by the Hong Kong authorities for "giving false statement". The case has stirred up the population's outcry for censoring media freedom and infringing free speech.]
On March 24, 2021, in the courtroom of the Western Magistrate’s Courts in Hong Komg, veteran journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling resonantly said “I do not plead guilty”.
It is noteworthy that Choy said “I do not plead guilty" (我不認罪) instead of “I plead not guilty” (我唔認罪).
Bao Choy is a professional broadcaster who knows well the subtle difference between “do not” (不) and “Not” (唔) in Cantonese.
In Cantonese, the negation word that is pronounced “ng” is hard to sound out loudly, making it more difficult to be heard and message less affirmative.
Comparatively speaking, the sentence “I do not plead guilty” is more resounding and powerful.
Although I cannot see Bao Choy’s eyes and face through the screen, her clear response to the Court--by saying “I do not plead guilty” twice--found resonance outside the wall of the courtroom.
I heard not only her determination and defiance, but also her unyielding spirit with no fear, complaint and regret.
During the court hearing, the entire news documentary program, Hong Kong Connection: The Truth of 721. Perhaps, which was produced by Choy, was shown.
All those inside and outside the courtroom watched the investigative news programme, which is about the triad attack on pro-democracy protesters and passersby in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, together.
We saw footages where a large group of white-clad gangsters gathered in the early afternoon; we even saw plain-clothes police officers witnessing the gathering of these Triad members.
The documentary recorded the suspected collusions between the police and the gangsters; questioned the police’s leniency towards the Triad; and demonstrated the journalists’ persistence in reporting the truth.
However, the Hong Kong authorities has deliberately tossed these facts aside. They charge a journalist for checking the car plates and owners' information.
It is a simple case, in which both the prosecution and the defendant did not summon a witness.
The case is upright and aboveboard, leaving Bao Choy nothing to defend for herself but holding her head high and said, “I do not plead guilty.”
Source: Stand News; #Mar24
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E7%8E%B2-%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%8D%E7%BD%AA/
#BaoChoy #AuKaLun #Journalism #Professionalism #RTHK
"I Do Not Plead Guilty": Hong Kong Journalist Facing Legal Challenge for Unveiling Suspected Police-Triad Collusion
[Editor's note: This is an opinion article written by Au Ka-lun, a veteran journalist in Hong Kong.
In this article, Au recounted what happened during a court hearing where Bao Choy, a journslist working for the public broadcaster RTHK, was charged by the Hong Kong authorities for "giving false statement". The case has stirred up the population's outcry for censoring media freedom and infringing free speech.]
On March 24, 2021, in the courtroom of the Western Magistrate’s Courts in Hong Komg, veteran journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling resonantly said “I do not plead guilty”.
It is noteworthy that Choy said “I do not plead guilty" (我不認罪) instead of “I plead not guilty” (我唔認罪).
Bao Choy is a professional broadcaster who knows well the subtle difference between “do not” (不) and “Not” (唔) in Cantonese.
In Cantonese, the negation word that is pronounced “ng” is hard to sound out loudly, making it more difficult to be heard and message less affirmative.
Comparatively speaking, the sentence “I do not plead guilty” is more resounding and powerful.
Although I cannot see Bao Choy’s eyes and face through the screen, her clear response to the Court--by saying “I do not plead guilty” twice--found resonance outside the wall of the courtroom.
I heard not only her determination and defiance, but also her unyielding spirit with no fear, complaint and regret.
During the court hearing, the entire news documentary program, Hong Kong Connection: The Truth of 721. Perhaps, which was produced by Choy, was shown.
All those inside and outside the courtroom watched the investigative news programme, which is about the triad attack on pro-democracy protesters and passersby in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, together.
We saw footages where a large group of white-clad gangsters gathered in the early afternoon; we even saw plain-clothes police officers witnessing the gathering of these Triad members.
The documentary recorded the suspected collusions between the police and the gangsters; questioned the police’s leniency towards the Triad; and demonstrated the journalists’ persistence in reporting the truth.
However, the Hong Kong authorities has deliberately tossed these facts aside. They charge a journalist for checking the car plates and owners' information.
It is a simple case, in which both the prosecution and the defendant did not summon a witness.
The case is upright and aboveboard, leaving Bao Choy nothing to defend for herself but holding her head high and said, “I do not plead guilty.”
Source: Stand News; #Mar24
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E7%8E%B2-%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%8D%E7%BD%AA/
#BaoChoy #AuKaLun #Journalism #Professionalism #RTHK
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Former Apple Daily Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
[Editor's note: The following was written by veteran media worker Terry Yeung, who used to work at Apple Daily and is now publishing regularly on different social media platforms. Yeung recounted his visit to the Apple Daily office after learning the news of the newspaper's forced closure on June 21, 2021]
"After receiving the news, I broke into tears during a meeting. I bought some cakes and hurried back to my 'old home'.
I left Next Digital for some time, but this place is always my alma mater.
Entering through the gate, I bumped into Ms S, who hired me seven years ago. She took me in and let a dumb kid have his first taste in the media industry.
I just took this photo with a banner that writes “Great Work, colleagues!”. It was hanged on the second floor, visible from the lobby.
Ms C of Finance News rushed over for a hug. Her eyes were all red.
Ms F and Mr. H from the same team patted me on the shoulder. The silence said all.
I visited the 'Apple Seed' team and greeted Ms I, who was burying herself in work in order to make sure every colleague is well.
Animal News reporter Ms A hugged me as soon as she saw me. We have known each other for seven years.
I ran into Manager B, a very good friend of mine. We used to go buy siu mei at the Canteen on the fifth floor together.
The cashier screamed when she spotted me. Another familar face from the canteen cried out: “Why are you coming back? Are you paying me a visiting?”
Some former colleagues were taking group photos in the lobby, while some others were still busy in meetings as usual.
If there is still Apply Daily tomorrow, there are articles to be written and printed.
This is the daily routine in Next Digital--things got to be done. It is a sad moment, but there is no time to be immersed in sadness.
Today, many people cried while hugging me. After that, they continued to write articles and work in silence.
As long as Apple Daily is still here, there are news to be published.
The office of Mr. Cheung Kim-hung is vacant.
The seat of Mr. Lai Chee-ying is empty.
The staff of the newspaper vow to work until the end, until they can report news no more.
It is my honour to have been a part of Apple Daily."
Source: Terry’s Lazy Class #Jun21
https://www.facebook.com/108102623935984/posts/529270185152557/
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKongMedia #Journalism #FreeJimmy #SaveAppleDaily
====
Related News:
Arrests, National Security Charges and Frozen Assets: Apple Daily Might Shut Down in 5 Days
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/30172
Voices are Disappearing in Face of "Stability and Prosperity"
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/30175
Former Apple Daily Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
[Editor's note: The following was written by veteran media worker Terry Yeung, who used to work at Apple Daily and is now publishing regularly on different social media platforms. Yeung recounted his visit to the Apple Daily office after learning the news of the newspaper's forced closure on June 21, 2021]
"After receiving the news, I broke into tears during a meeting. I bought some cakes and hurried back to my 'old home'.
I left Next Digital for some time, but this place is always my alma mater.
Entering through the gate, I bumped into Ms S, who hired me seven years ago. She took me in and let a dumb kid have his first taste in the media industry.
I just took this photo with a banner that writes “Great Work, colleagues!”. It was hanged on the second floor, visible from the lobby.
Ms C of Finance News rushed over for a hug. Her eyes were all red.
Ms F and Mr. H from the same team patted me on the shoulder. The silence said all.
I visited the 'Apple Seed' team and greeted Ms I, who was burying herself in work in order to make sure every colleague is well.
Animal News reporter Ms A hugged me as soon as she saw me. We have known each other for seven years.
I ran into Manager B, a very good friend of mine. We used to go buy siu mei at the Canteen on the fifth floor together.
The cashier screamed when she spotted me. Another familar face from the canteen cried out: “Why are you coming back? Are you paying me a visiting?”
Some former colleagues were taking group photos in the lobby, while some others were still busy in meetings as usual.
If there is still Apply Daily tomorrow, there are articles to be written and printed.
This is the daily routine in Next Digital--things got to be done. It is a sad moment, but there is no time to be immersed in sadness.
Today, many people cried while hugging me. After that, they continued to write articles and work in silence.
As long as Apple Daily is still here, there are news to be published.
The office of Mr. Cheung Kim-hung is vacant.
The seat of Mr. Lai Chee-ying is empty.
The staff of the newspaper vow to work until the end, until they can report news no more.
It is my honour to have been a part of Apple Daily."
Source: Terry’s Lazy Class #Jun21
https://www.facebook.com/108102623935984/posts/529270185152557/
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKongMedia #Journalism #FreeJimmy #SaveAppleDaily
====
Related News:
Arrests, National Security Charges and Frozen Assets: Apple Daily Might Shut Down in 5 Days
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/30172
Voices are Disappearing in Face of "Stability and Prosperity"
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/30175
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