HK outbreak📣
1 new case
NO local case

Top national security police officer found in suspected Wan Chai vice den cleared after internal probe

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/18/top-national-security-police-officer-found-in-suspected-wan-chai-vice-den-cleared-after-internal-probe/

RTHK denies replacing ‘sensitive’ episode of TV documentary series about Hong Kong elections revamp

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/19/rthk-denies-replacing-sensitive-episode-of-tv-documentary-series-about-hong-kong-elections-revamp/

Severe shortage of doctors in Hong Kong prompts new plan to plug holes in city’s health system

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/19/severe-shortage-of-doctors-in-hong-kong-prompts-new-plan-to-plug-holes-in-citys-health-system/

#Court #PoliticalProsecution
HK Court Denies Bail for 36 in #47Activists Case, Assigned Judge: "Five Demands" Endander NationalSecurity

Among the 47 pro-democracy activists facing allegations of “conspiracy to commit subversion” in connection with a legislative primary election in Hong Kong in 2020, 36 of them have been denied bail.

'#LongHair' Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who are the vice-chairmen of the League of Social Democrats, were among the 36 who were denied bail.

Both of them applied for bail at Hong Kong's High Court earlier, but Judge Esther Toh Lye-ping , the designated judge of the National Security Law, refused to grant them bail and ordered to hold them back in custody.

The senior counsel Hectar Pun representing Leung and Sham pointed out that they have never advocated "Hong Kong independence", colluded with foreign forces or requested sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, nor did they sign the "No Regrets" online statement.

Pun also said that Leung's local ties are strong, he has recently gotten married and is suffering from coronary heart disease, so the risk of absconding is low.

Moreover, Sham has always been active in the local #LGBT community, he married his partner who is also a Hong Kong resident in 2013, so Sham has no interest in leaving Hong Kong.

The judge issued her reasons on May 13, 2021, claiming there was no good reason to believe the two would not continue to act against national security.

The judge cited that the Department of Justice's arguments against bail, saying that Sham still stated he would continue to fight for the "#FiveDemands", in front of the police station upon his arrival on Feb 28, 2021. This indicated that there was no reason to believe he would not continue to endanger national security.

Source: InMedia #May13
https://bit.ly/3bqpwdh

#47Democrats #JimmySham #LeungKwokHung #Bail #PoliceState

School denies protest link as revamp cash pulled
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1591695-20210519.htm

Hong Kong security chief says host nations may find fugitives ‘disposable,’ silent on national security spending

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/20/hong-kong-security-chief-says-host-nations-may-find-fugitives-disposable-silent-on-national-security-spending/

HK outbreak📣
1 new case.
NO local case!!!

Hong Kong court denies bid for jury trial by city’s first national security defendant

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/20/hong-kong-court-denies-bid-for-jury-trial-by-citys-first-national-security-defendant/

#HongKongProtests
A teenager was charged with property damage (paint-sprayed a wall on Oct 6, 2019 in TKO).

Judiciary agreed to settle the case with the defendant signing a probation order of 24 months, and responsible for $1000 court costs.

#HongKongProtests
A 31-yrs-old found guilty for participation in unlawful assembly and face covering (Nov 3, 2019 in MK), after in detention for 2 weeks, sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, $4000 fines, and $10899 compensation to the injured.

HK outbreak📣
1 new case
NO local case

Hong Kong court denies bid to challenge HK$624bn ‘Lantau Tomorrow’ reclamation plan

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/21/hong-kong-court-denies-bid-to-challenge-hk624bn-lantau-tomorrow-reclamation-plan/

Thousands of HK people apply for new Canada visas
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1591897-20210521.htm

Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/world/asia/hong-kong-protests-art.html

Axe falls on pro-democracy Hong Kong councillors as law mandating oath of loyalty to gov’t enacted

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/21/axe-falls-on-pro-democracy-hong-kong-councillors-as-law-mandating-oath-of-loyalty-to-govt-enacted/

Non-civil servant contract staff in Hong Kong handed deadline to sign new gov’t allegiance pledge

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/21/non-civil-servant-contract-staff-in-hong-kong-handed-deadline-to-sign-new-govt-allegiance-pledge/

#HongKongProtests
A 24-yrs-old mentally-challenged found guilty for possession of offensive weapon (5 knives on Apr 9, 2020 in North Point), after in detention for 27 days, sentenced to 7 months imprisonment.