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#ThaiCelebrities #StandWithThailand
More Thai Stars Speak Up In Defence of Freedom of Speech and Condemn Police Violence
Thai-American K-Pop idol Nichkhun, of a poular band 2pm in South Korea, wrote on Twitter: "The use of violence is something I cannot watch and stand idly by": "Violence has never helped anything. I hope everyone stays safe... and take care of yourselves."
With 6.9 million followers on Twitter, Nichkhun's message went viral and was retweeted by tens of thousands within hours.
Thai-Canadian model Amanda Obdam, who is named this year's Miss Universe Thailand,
on Instagram posted pictures of police violence. She wrote, "A picture says a thousand words....Your job is to protect the people not harm them."
Maria Poonlertlarp, a beauty queen and TV personality, voiced on Facebook that the treatment of protesters was "completely unjust".
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/26056
Source: Straits Times #Oct18
#MilkTeaAlliance #2PM #Kpop #Nichkhun #MariaPoonlertlarp #AmandaObdam #SaveThailand
More Thai Stars Speak Up In Defence of Freedom of Speech and Condemn Police Violence
Thai-American K-Pop idol Nichkhun, of a poular band 2pm in South Korea, wrote on Twitter: "The use of violence is something I cannot watch and stand idly by": "Violence has never helped anything. I hope everyone stays safe... and take care of yourselves."
With 6.9 million followers on Twitter, Nichkhun's message went viral and was retweeted by tens of thousands within hours.
Thai-Canadian model Amanda Obdam, who is named this year's Miss Universe Thailand,
on Instagram posted pictures of police violence. She wrote, "A picture says a thousand words....Your job is to protect the people not harm them."
Maria Poonlertlarp, a beauty queen and TV personality, voiced on Facebook that the treatment of protesters was "completely unjust".
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/26056
Source: Straits Times #Oct18
#MilkTeaAlliance #2PM #Kpop #Nichkhun #MariaPoonlertlarp #AmandaObdam #SaveThailand
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Executive Committee of UCSU CUHK Dissolves
Following the Chinese University of Hong Kong Student Union (CUSU), the Executive Committee of the Student Union of United College, CUHK have also announced its disbandment. They said in their statement, "CUHK’s management has closed in on college students unions with threats of individual registration after requiring CUSU to do so.” And that with no other choice, all cabinet committees have now resigned, followed by the dissolution of the Executive Committee.
The statement said that the Student Union of United College had voiced out issues of injustice in the preceding decades, including those in college administration, school administration, and current social affairs. They aimed to raise social awareness and put their feet into others' shoes “outside ivory towers”. However, “there is very little room for us to practice the college motto in these times.”
The statement said that the 59-year history of the Student Union has formally come to an end, saying, “we apologise to every UCian for failing to live up to the efforts paid by previous cabinets over the years.”
They also indicated, “there are many goals and ideals we have yet to fulfill, and we are more than reluctant to end our journey here. However, we do not regret what we’ve done in the past months and would like to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts.”
The statement ends with the college anthem, “The sky is vast and the sun remains in the sky. We must keep this pure heart, be kind, and set an example for others.”
Read the full statement here.
Source: Stand News #Oct18
#CUHK #ChineseUniversity #StudentUnion #ExecutiveCommittee #Dissolution
Following the Chinese University of Hong Kong Student Union (CUSU), the Executive Committee of the Student Union of United College, CUHK have also announced its disbandment. They said in their statement, "CUHK’s management has closed in on college students unions with threats of individual registration after requiring CUSU to do so.” And that with no other choice, all cabinet committees have now resigned, followed by the dissolution of the Executive Committee.
The statement said that the Student Union of United College had voiced out issues of injustice in the preceding decades, including those in college administration, school administration, and current social affairs. They aimed to raise social awareness and put their feet into others' shoes “outside ivory towers”. However, “there is very little room for us to practice the college motto in these times.”
The statement said that the 59-year history of the Student Union has formally come to an end, saying, “we apologise to every UCian for failing to live up to the efforts paid by previous cabinets over the years.”
They also indicated, “there are many goals and ideals we have yet to fulfill, and we are more than reluctant to end our journey here. However, we do not regret what we’ve done in the past months and would like to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts.”
The statement ends with the college anthem, “The sky is vast and the sun remains in the sky. We must keep this pure heart, be kind, and set an example for others.”
Read the full statement here.
Source: Stand News #Oct18
#CUHK #ChineseUniversity #StudentUnion #ExecutiveCommittee #Dissolution
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