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Hong Kong Police Force Enter #PolyU; University Claims it did not participate in the Security Taskforce of the Police

0810 | Mr Lam Yat-Fan, Action Commissioner of Police Operations entered PolyU this morning and stated two major objectives for the police operation today: To find any potentially dangerous objects and to search for evidence of the riot.

He mentioned that if any civilians are found, police negotiators and social workers will be available to help them. He emphasized that the main objectives of today is not to arrest civilians, but to assist in their health condition, and that there is no riot police or any undercover officers at PolyU today.

At 8am, Yeung Li-Wei, Vice-president of PolyU, entered the University with firemen to search and handle any dangerous goods found onsite. He said that PolyU did not involve in the operation of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Source: Now News
#Nov28 #PolyU
#English #Nov28 Don't be fooled by Carrie Lam
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Police arrests two men at peaceful rally for no cause

23:30 Central
Over 50 riot police arrived at Connaught Road Central and arrested two men for no reasons. Riot police tried to clear the discontented crowd on the bridge connecting to IFC and those outside the MTR station.

One riot police offended the crowd by saying “You have lost your mind!" Disatisfied, civlians retorted, ”We all lost our minds, you are the only normal person."

#FirstHand #Nov28
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Sea of Lights in Hong Kong in support of the passage of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Acts in the U.S.

Source: Stand News #Nov28
#PrinceEdward831 #PoliceState #FailedState
Hong Kong Police Announces the Upcoming Arrest of All Civilians Paying Tribute to Police Brutality Victims

On August 31, 2019, riot police barged into the subway trains in Prince Edward station and indiscrimately assaulted passengers and pro-democracy protesters on their way home.

Many civilians were gravely injured, and many others were seen went down on their knees, or begging the police to stop pepper-spraying and hitting them. Known as the 831 Prince Edward Incident, this was one of the most brutal incidents during the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong.

Since then, members of the public voluntarily go to the #PrinceEdward train station on the last day of every month, bringing white flowers to pay tribute to the casualties and the victims of #PoliceBrutality in the pro-democracy movement.

On Nov 28, 2020, it was reported that Hong Kong police will arrest any civilians paying tribute outside the Prince Edward Station starting from Nov 30, 2020.

District Councilor Lam Siu-ben told reporters that since beginning of 2020, police officers often sweep away white flowers as soon as civilians put them down. Other police officers were seen closely monitoring onlookers from nearby Mong Kok Police Station. When a civilian put down a flower, they would immediately be threatened for committing littering.

Lam quoted a source saying the police will tighten enforcement from this month to disperse citizens gathering nearby Prince Edward Station and arrest those refuse to leave.

Lam said that from his observation, “police do not want to see white flowers being placed at Prince Edward station and around the area of Mong Kok Police Station".

Source: Apple Daily #Nov28
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201128/ZGJXCIEIEJD7XKMNCZ2NWM4SMU/
#Patronizing #Education
#CarrieLam Claims #LiberalStudies "Problematic from Day One" and Blames #CriticalThinking

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam claimed that Liberal Studies was "problematic from day one". Lam also blamed that "critical thinking" was being taken as "saying no to everything".*

[*Editor's note: Liberal studies was a compulsory subject introduced in Hong Kong since 2009 by the first Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa whose adminstration included Carrie Lam as Secretary for Development.]

The authorities announced on Nov 25, 2020 a make-over of Liberal Studies in Hong Kong's schools. These include a new curriculum with an emphasis on China and the Basic Law; changing the grading system from a scoring system to a pass/fail assessment; and having the government vet all textbooks that would be used.

In a radio programme, Lam also blamed foreign media for "hurting the image of the SAR": "I don't think foreign media reports are objective and fair, especially those about Hong Kong."

Lam denied that the changes to Liberal Studies is a political move that overrides professionalism. She insisted that the subject has "always been causing controversies" in the past 10 years.

Source: RTHK; Apple Daily #Nov28

news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1562493-20201128.htm

https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201128/ZZ56XDDSHVBWPLKCXYUY72NLV4/
Video: Chinese Students Gathered to Mourn Urumqi Fire Victims and Questions Lockdown Policy

On the night of 24 November, a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Urumqi, China. The fire killed at least 20 people, including several children, the youngest of whom was just three years old.

Online footage of the rescue effort shows workers in white protective clothing breaking down fences and barricades that had been erected around the building due to China's zero-Covid lockdown policy. Many Chinese on social media are questioning whether the lockdown blockade was hindering rescue.

The incident led to an outbreak of mourning and protest activities in many parts of China. At Nanguang College of the Communication University of China, students held up plain A4 paper sheets. They sparked a "white paper revolution" to mourn the fire victims in Urumqi. On 26 November, another online clip showed campus students gathering in mourning, lighting up the night with their mobile phones and chanting "Long live the people, may the dead rest in peace."

Source: Facebook page #Nov28

#China #Xinjiang #Urumqi #RIP #WhitePaperRevolution #A4Revolution

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