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#AppleDaily: "Fight Til the End"
Hongkongers Queue up to Buy Apply Daily to Show Support
At 00:10 on August 11, 2020, Apple Daily staff were working towards the publication of the daily newspaper, despite the massive police raid at Apple Daily Headquarters and the mass arrest of #NextMedia's founder #JimmyLai, his two sons, Next Media's CEO and COO and others.
At around 00:15, Next Media released a visual statement on facebook, sending the message "Fight til the end" under the menace of the National Security Law.
At 02:34, the August 11 edition of Apple Daily was released. The frontpage headlined the police arrest of 10 people including the newspaper's founder on the claim of infringing the national security law.
Apple Daily is printing 350,000 copies, compared to the average 70,000 copies.
In Mongkok, tens of Hongkongers queued up to buy Apple Daily to show their support at 2am. Some people even rode a taxi to the newspaper stalls to make sure they can get a copy.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Aug11
Hongkongers Queue up to Buy Apply Daily to Show Support
At 00:10 on August 11, 2020, Apple Daily staff were working towards the publication of the daily newspaper, despite the massive police raid at Apple Daily Headquarters and the mass arrest of #NextMedia's founder #JimmyLai, his two sons, Next Media's CEO and COO and others.
At around 00:15, Next Media released a visual statement on facebook, sending the message "Fight til the end" under the menace of the National Security Law.
At 02:34, the August 11 edition of Apple Daily was released. The frontpage headlined the police arrest of 10 people including the newspaper's founder on the claim of infringing the national security law.
Apple Daily is printing 350,000 copies, compared to the average 70,000 copies.
In Mongkok, tens of Hongkongers queued up to buy Apple Daily to show their support at 2am. Some people even rode a taxi to the newspaper stalls to make sure they can get a copy.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Aug11
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#FreeJimmyLai #US
U.S. Government and Senators Condemn Chinese Communist Party Government for Further Eroding Hongkongers' Freedom
The vice-president of the United State Mike Pence, State Secretary Mike Pompeo and senators including Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney have voiced support for Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, after Lai, his two sons and 4 management executives from Next Media were arrested by the Hong Kong Police.
Using #FreeJimmyLai as a hashtag, Pence reiterated his support for Lai and "all freedom loving people of Hong Kong", while Pompeo pointed out that the arrests are "further proof that the CCP has eviscerated Hong Kong’s freedoms and eroded the rights of its people."
Source: Stand News #Aug11
Twitter: Mike Pence; Mike Pompeo
Further Reading:
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai, Media Mogul, Under National Security Law
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/world/asia/hong-kong-arrests-lai-national-security-law.html
Japanese Netizens Show Concern Over the Arrest of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist Agnes Chow
U.S. Government and Senators Condemn Chinese Communist Party Government for Further Eroding Hongkongers' Freedom
The vice-president of the United State Mike Pence, State Secretary Mike Pompeo and senators including Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney have voiced support for Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, after Lai, his two sons and 4 management executives from Next Media were arrested by the Hong Kong Police.
Using #FreeJimmyLai as a hashtag, Pence reiterated his support for Lai and "all freedom loving people of Hong Kong", while Pompeo pointed out that the arrests are "further proof that the CCP has eviscerated Hong Kong’s freedoms and eroded the rights of its people."
Source: Stand News #Aug11
Twitter: Mike Pence; Mike Pompeo
Further Reading:
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai, Media Mogul, Under National Security Law
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/world/asia/hong-kong-arrests-lai-national-security-law.html
Japanese Netizens Show Concern Over the Arrest of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist Agnes Chow
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Police Pushes Street Hawker's Stall for Unknown Reasons
20:40 | Mong Kok
After raising the purple flag at the end of the street opposite to Langham Place, a group of police officers suddenly ran and stopped civilians outside Langham Place and the entrance of the MTR station.
A police officer in white shirt pushed a hawker's stall for unknown reasons, and did not give any explanation.
Later, other police officers announced that they could charge the citizens at the scene for "Public misconduct."
Source: AppleDaily #Aug11
#Hawker #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
20:40 | Mong Kok
After raising the purple flag at the end of the street opposite to Langham Place, a group of police officers suddenly ran and stopped civilians outside Langham Place and the entrance of the MTR station.
A police officer in white shirt pushed a hawker's stall for unknown reasons, and did not give any explanation.
Later, other police officers announced that they could charge the citizens at the scene for "Public misconduct."
Source: AppleDaily #Aug11
#Hawker #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
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#NationalSecurityLaw
Agnes Chow Released on Bail: Hope HKgers Can Persist
2315 | Tai Po Police Station
Agnes Chow stated that she was released on bail of HKD$180,000 as surety and HKD$20,000 in cash. She needs to report to Police station on September 1 and her passport has been confiscated.
She reckoned that the police arrested her on speech crimes, which is absurd and an act of political suppression. She said that police searched every corner of her house without specifically pointing out the reasons of her arrest. The police also failed to indicate which post Chow made on the social media was connected to the allegations.
Despite being arrested 4 times, she said she felt the most scared this time. Thanks to the support she received from many Hongkongers, she hopes that everyone will persist.
Source: Stand News
#Aug11 #AgnesChow #FreeAgnes #SpeechCrime #FreedomOfSpeech
Agnes Chow Released on Bail: Hope HKgers Can Persist
2315 | Tai Po Police Station
Agnes Chow stated that she was released on bail of HKD$180,000 as surety and HKD$20,000 in cash. She needs to report to Police station on September 1 and her passport has been confiscated.
She reckoned that the police arrested her on speech crimes, which is absurd and an act of political suppression. She said that police searched every corner of her house without specifically pointing out the reasons of her arrest. The police also failed to indicate which post Chow made on the social media was connected to the allegations.
Despite being arrested 4 times, she said she felt the most scared this time. Thanks to the support she received from many Hongkongers, she hopes that everyone will persist.
Source: Stand News
#Aug11 #AgnesChow #FreeAgnes #SpeechCrime #FreedomOfSpeech
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#AppleDaily #YellowEconomy
Pro-democracy 'Yellow' Shop Owner: Persist and Hongkongers will walk with You
Despite raided by 200 police with multiple arrests including the founder and the head of the company, Next Media persisted to publish their newspaper Apple Daily as usual on August 11, 2020.
Many Hongkongers showed support by buying the newspaper. A pro-democracy "yellow" shop owner Mr Wong has paid for more than a hundred copies of Apple Daily in a convenient store and offered them for free.
He hoped Apple Daily could stand until the end, “I hope you [Next Media] can persist. As the largest 'yellow' media, it will be sad that we lose you. I hope you can stand until the end and Hongkongers will walk with you.”
Source: InMedia #Aug11
Pro-democracy 'Yellow' Shop Owner: Persist and Hongkongers will walk with You
Despite raided by 200 police with multiple arrests including the founder and the head of the company, Next Media persisted to publish their newspaper Apple Daily as usual on August 11, 2020.
Many Hongkongers showed support by buying the newspaper. A pro-democracy "yellow" shop owner Mr Wong has paid for more than a hundred copies of Apple Daily in a convenient store and offered them for free.
He hoped Apple Daily could stand until the end, “I hope you [Next Media] can persist. As the largest 'yellow' media, it will be sad that we lose you. I hope you can stand until the end and Hongkongers will walk with you.”
Source: InMedia #Aug11