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10 Months After Yuen Long 7.21 Triad Attack, #IPCC Report Sparks Further Discontent

20:04 | Yoho Mall, #YuenLong
Over a hundred of citizens gathered in shopping malls, commemorating the 10 month anniversary of the 7.21 attack in Yuen Long, where civilians were beaten by white-clad gangsters.

A civilian was seen holding up a sign that read: "10 months after 7.21 terrorist attack, we will not forget, we will not forgive. Only dirty cops are afraid of independent investigations."

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Police Infringes Civilians' Privacy: Ordering Them to Unlock Their Phones and Making unwarranted accusations of Telegram Users

Civilians gathered in the Yoho Mall atrium today to commemorate the 10th mensiversary of the Yuen Long 721 attack. When riot police went to disperse the crowds, they had demanded twelve civilians, who did not know each other, to unlock their phones and show to the police whether they had installed the app Telegram or followed channels related to the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests after surrounding and forcing them into the police cordon.

Those found to have Telegram on their phone or followed said channels were fined HK$2000 by the police under the pretense of violating the gathering ban; those with their phones "clean" were let go without charges.

Source: Inmedia #May21
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"So Hong Kong has to follow them?", HKJA pokes fun at the new reporter licensing proposal.

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) published an image critizing the government's proposal of reporter licenses, and compared the proposal in Hong Kong to the authoritarian countries where reporter licences have already been laws with an accompanying caption saying "So Hong Kong has to follow them?"

Source: HKJA Facebook #May21
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #ReporterLicensing
Martin Rogers of US law firm Davis Polk withdraws from Hong Kong national security law forum 

The US firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell has drawn criticism over the decision of its Asia chair, Martin Rogers, to participate in an event commemorating Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. 

Owing to public criticism, Martin Rogers withdrew his participation on May 22.

“I have decided to withdraw from speaking at the May 28 National Security Law Legal Forum,” Rogers said in a social media post on Sunday.

He also clarified that, “My agreement to participate did not reflect an endorsement or support of any topics discussed or individuals or organisations involved.”

Martin Rogers, who also leads the firm’s Asia litigation team, is slated to speak at The National Security Legal Law Forum on May 28, which has been organised by Hong Kong’s department of justice to mark the second anniversary of the law's introduction.

While there is no suggestion either Rogers or his firm support the controversial law, Financial Times reports that their agreement to appear at the conference has been ‘denounced’ by prominent critics of the regime.

Sources: Ming Pao #May21

https://bit.ly/3LFP3i3

Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/f48bb3cc-24b3-4bdf-9677-350c8c357b7c

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