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"Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times" sculpture unveiled in the United States
A group of Hongkongers in US unveiled the "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times" sculpture during an opening ceremony in the Liberty Sculpture Park in Los Angeles on August 29. Lennon walls were erected and the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" was played at the ceremony to commemorate the anti-ELAB movement.
Weighing more than 70 tons, the sculpture completed today was the latest work of Chen Weiming, who also created a large-scale relief representation of the Tiananmen Massacre and Goddess of Democracy replica.
Chen said in the ceremony that last year, Hong Kong people shedded blood to mark democracy and freedom on the land of Hong Kong. He wanted to show his support by creating this sculpture and installing it on a land of freedom.
Source: Stand News; PPPNews #Aug30
#LosAngeles #LibertySculpturePark #ChenWeiming #Sculpture
"Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times" sculpture unveiled in the United States
A group of Hongkongers in US unveiled the "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times" sculpture during an opening ceremony in the Liberty Sculpture Park in Los Angeles on August 29. Lennon walls were erected and the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" was played at the ceremony to commemorate the anti-ELAB movement.
Weighing more than 70 tons, the sculpture completed today was the latest work of Chen Weiming, who also created a large-scale relief representation of the Tiananmen Massacre and Goddess of Democracy replica.
Chen said in the ceremony that last year, Hong Kong people shedded blood to mark democracy and freedom on the land of Hong Kong. He wanted to show his support by creating this sculpture and installing it on a land of freedom.
Source: Stand News; PPPNews #Aug30
#LosAngeles #LibertySculpturePark #ChenWeiming #Sculpture
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NGO ‘extremely angry’ after Hong Kong Justice Dept. drops case against men accused of throwing 30 animals from building
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/04/ngo-extremely-angry-after-hong-kong-justice-dept-drops-case-against-men-accused-of-throwing-30-animals-from-building/
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/04/ngo-extremely-angry-after-hong-kong-justice-dept-drops-case-against-men-accused-of-throwing-30-animals-from-building/
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NGO 'extremely angry' after Hong Kong Justice Dept. drops case against men accused of throwing 30 animals from building | Hong…
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said on Wednesday that it was “extremely angry and disappointed” at the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) decision to not prosecute two men accused of throwing 30 animals from a building earlier this…
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China leads the world in bringing back the horror of mass disappearances
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/05/china-leads-the-world-in-bringing-back-the-horror-of-mass-disappearances/
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/05/china-leads-the-world-in-bringing-back-the-horror-of-mass-disappearances/
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Exclusive: Beijing’s ‘red line’ is constantly shifting, says Hong Kong’s jailed ex-lawmaker Baggio Leung
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/05/exclusive-beijings-red-line-is-constantly-shifting-says-hong-kongs-jailed-ex-lawmaker-baggio-leung/
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/05/exclusive-beijings-red-line-is-constantly-shifting-says-hong-kongs-jailed-ex-lawmaker-baggio-leung/
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Exclusive: Beijing's 'red line' is constantly shifting, says Hong Kong's jailed ex-lawmaker Baggio Leung | Hong Kong Free Press…
“If suffering is necessary on the journey to human civilisation, then I will calmly face up to the suffering,” disqualified Hong Kong lawmaker Baggio Leung told HKFP, hours before he began a prison term for trying to enter the Legislative Council despite…
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University Authoritites Censor Opinion Boards on Campus
Ever since the National Security Law came into force in HK on 30 June 2020, red lines were imposed everywhere. At universities, "Democracy Wall" and Lennon Wall, where people express their opinions, have been a symbol of free speech but were “sanitized” by the university authorities.
At University of Hong Kong, pro-indepedence wordings were removed. The students’ union cited the university management that any mention of “HK Independence” or “expelling Chinese Communists” would no longer be allowed on campus.
The HK University of Science and Technology even forbids blank post-it notes on notice boards. A Students' Union member lamented that not only on campus but in all Hong Kong there is no room to express oneself freely, "One might risk breaching the [national security] law even by not speaking.”
Source: Apple Daily #Aug29
https://t.co/j1OjR2cCsb
#FreedomofSpeech #FailedState
University Authoritites Censor Opinion Boards on Campus
Ever since the National Security Law came into force in HK on 30 June 2020, red lines were imposed everywhere. At universities, "Democracy Wall" and Lennon Wall, where people express their opinions, have been a symbol of free speech but were “sanitized” by the university authorities.
At University of Hong Kong, pro-indepedence wordings were removed. The students’ union cited the university management that any mention of “HK Independence” or “expelling Chinese Communists” would no longer be allowed on campus.
The HK University of Science and Technology even forbids blank post-it notes on notice boards. A Students' Union member lamented that not only on campus but in all Hong Kong there is no room to express oneself freely, "One might risk breaching the [national security] law even by not speaking.”
Source: Apple Daily #Aug29
https://t.co/j1OjR2cCsb
#FreedomofSpeech #FailedState
Seven new Covid-19 cases reported in Hong Kong
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1548036-20200905.htm
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SAR reports seven new Covid-19 cases, all local
Hong Kong reported seven new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, with all of the cases being locally-acquired. The Centre for Health Protection says four of the cases were linked to previous cases, while the source of infection is unknown for the remaining three.…
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A 17-yrs-old plead guity for possession of offensive weapons in public places (1 laser pen, 7 fuel oil, 2 coal oil, 4 lighters and 2 bottles with a bit of flammable liquid on Nov 14, 2019 in Central), sentenced to rehabilitation centre.
A 17-yrs-old plead guity for possession of offensive weapons in public places (1 laser pen, 7 fuel oil, 2 coal oil, 4 lighters and 2 bottles with a bit of flammable liquid on Nov 14, 2019 in Central), sentenced to rehabilitation centre.
People Power's Tam Tak-chi arrested for sedition
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1548126-20200906.htm
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1548126-20200906.htm
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People Power's Tam Tak-chi arrested for sedition
The vice-chairman of the People Power group, Tam Tak-chi, on Sunday said he'd been arrested by police after national security officers searched his home in the morning. Police said they arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of uttering seditious words.…
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Arrests as protests erupt in Jordan
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1548137-20200906.htm
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Arrests as protests erupt in Jordan
Police officers were out in force in Kowloon on Sunday in response to calls on social media to stage anti-government protests on what would have been the day of the Legislation Council election. Those taking to the streets in Jordan to join an unauthorised…
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Police Search Stand News Reporters and Categorize Pear Evening News as "Unrecognized Media"
Netizens called for a march in protest of the government's unconsulted postponement of the Legislative Election. Riot police were stationed along Nathan Road, targeting young people for stop and search.
A Stand News reporter was wearing a press pass when reporting in Yau Ma Tei, but was intercepted by the police and had belongings being searched for 10 minutes.
In Jordan, riot police stopped and searched passersby and reporters wearing reflective vests. The Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB) claimed, "We will find the fake reporters, so the real reporters will have space to work". According to three reporters from the online news platform Pear Evening News, the police categorized them as "unrecognized media". If they are seen again, the police will ticket them for violating the gathering ban.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
#PPRB
Police Search Stand News Reporters and Categorize Pear Evening News as "Unrecognized Media"
Netizens called for a march in protest of the government's unconsulted postponement of the Legislative Election. Riot police were stationed along Nathan Road, targeting young people for stop and search.
A Stand News reporter was wearing a press pass when reporting in Yau Ma Tei, but was intercepted by the police and had belongings being searched for 10 minutes.
In Jordan, riot police stopped and searched passersby and reporters wearing reflective vests. The Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB) claimed, "We will find the fake reporters, so the real reporters will have space to work". According to three reporters from the online news platform Pear Evening News, the police categorized them as "unrecognized media". If they are seen again, the police will ticket them for violating the gathering ban.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
#PPRB