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Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
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Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
A Hong Kong court has granted bail to pro-democracy activist Winnie Yu, who is set to face trial under the national security law for participating in a primary election in the since-postponed 2019 …
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Hong Kong appoints special fraud investigator to probe defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
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Hong Kong appoints special fraud investigator to probe defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Hong Kong’s government Wednesday appointed a special fraud investigator to scrutinise the company that owns the recently shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, the first such probe in…
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‘Glorious new chapter for Hong Kong swimming’: top officials congratulate Siobhan Haughey for Olympic win
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‘Glorious new chapter for Hong Kong swimming’: top officials congratulate Siobhan Haughey for Olympic win
Hong Kong’s top officials congratulated swimmer Siobhan Haughey for her historic Olympic win on Wednesday morning, as a press release hailed her victory as “a glorious new chapter for H…
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Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC
During the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021, the national team of Taiwan was arranged to march in the stadium in an order that follows the alphabetical sequence of "Ta". It means the organizer identifies Taiwan in the name of "Taiwan", instead of the name "Chinese Taipei", imposed by the People's Republic of China (#PRC).
Although the official announcement was still made according to the denomination "Chinese Taipei", the host of the Japanese national TV channnel #NHK used the name "Taiwan".
Moreover, on the platform Niconico where many Japanese netizens streamed the ceremony, enthusiatic reactions appeared with entrancd of Team Taiwan and Team Hong Kong.
Many netizens typed in phrases like "Taiwan Taiwan", "An Independent Country", "Fight on, Taiwan", "Love Taiwan" when seeing Tean Taiwan marched in. Netizens also cheered for the Team Hong Kong: "Fight on Hong Kong", "Hongkongers Persist" and "Fight for freedom"
This contrasts with the reactions the Japanese netizens had towards the PRC team. The netizens critique China's human rights violations and political prosecutions in the past and present. Words like "Tiananmen", "Covid", "massacre" popped up.
It was also reported that China's #Tencent suspended the live streaming after the said NHK host called out "Taiwan". In the end, the Chinese streaming platform failed to show the entrance of Team PRC due to its censorship of the official Japanese host.
Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-07-24/609393
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Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC
During the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021, the national team of Taiwan was arranged to march in the stadium in an order that follows the alphabetical sequence of "Ta". It means the organizer identifies Taiwan in the name of "Taiwan", instead of the name "Chinese Taipei", imposed by the People's Republic of China (#PRC).
Although the official announcement was still made according to the denomination "Chinese Taipei", the host of the Japanese national TV channnel #NHK used the name "Taiwan".
Moreover, on the platform Niconico where many Japanese netizens streamed the ceremony, enthusiatic reactions appeared with entrancd of Team Taiwan and Team Hong Kong.
Many netizens typed in phrases like "Taiwan Taiwan", "An Independent Country", "Fight on, Taiwan", "Love Taiwan" when seeing Tean Taiwan marched in. Netizens also cheered for the Team Hong Kong: "Fight on Hong Kong", "Hongkongers Persist" and "Fight for freedom"
This contrasts with the reactions the Japanese netizens had towards the PRC team. The netizens critique China's human rights violations and political prosecutions in the past and present. Words like "Tiananmen", "Covid", "massacre" popped up.
It was also reported that China's #Tencent suspended the live streaming after the said NHK host called out "Taiwan". In the end, the Chinese streaming platform failed to show the entrance of Team PRC due to its censorship of the official Japanese host.
Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24
https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-07-24/609393
https://bit.ly/3xXGSrc
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東奧開幕直播「辱華」!中國進場遭日網友嗆:諸惡的根源、病毒發源地
東京奧運23日開幕式讓中國小粉紅氣得跳腳,不只日本《NHK》主播介紹「台灣進場」,南韓《MBC》主播也說「台灣選手進場」,「中華台北」更換成了「台灣」。另外,提供網友以「彈幕」形式留言在影片上的影音網站「Niconico」直播台灣進場時一片讚聲,但當中國進場時,馬上成了怨聲載道的「大型辱華現場」,反
Tong Ying-kit only incited people to clap him: lawyer
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Tong Ying-kit only incited people to clap him: lawyer
The defence lawyer for the first Hongkonger found guilty under the national security law has told the High Court that the only effect his client's stunt had on the general public was to make them applaud him in support. Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was…
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Lawyers seek leniency for Hong Kong’s first national security convict, call him a ‘decent young man’
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Lawyers seek leniency for Hong Kong’s first national security convict, call him a ‘decent young man’
The first person to be convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law is a “decent young man” who had not committed a serious offence, his defence team told three High Court ju…
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China’s crackdown on its biggest companies
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China’s crackdown on its biggest companies
By Jing Xuan Teng With market-trembling new rules and investigations, Beijing’s crackdown on its most prominent companies has seeped into nearly every aspect of modern life, wiping billi…
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Hong Kong judge warns supporters not to wave at democrat during sedition trial or they’ll be filmed
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Hong Kong judge warns supporters not to wave at democrat during sedition trial or they’ll be filmed
A Hong Kong judge has ordered prosecutors to prepare a camera to film the public gallery of a courtroom after supporters of a pro-democracy activist on trial for sedition cheered and waved at him. …
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Two arrested over online calls for boycotts, threats against Hong Kong broadcaster TVB
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Two arrested over online calls for boycotts, threats against Hong Kong broadcaster TVB
Hong Kong police have arrested two men suspected of conspiracy to commit criminal intimidation, in connection with online threats against broadcaster TVB, one of the city’s two television stations. The men, aged 18 and 26, were arrested on Wednesday in Sham…
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First HK multi-medallist Haughey wins silver in 100m
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First HK multi-medallist Haughey wins silver in 100m
Swimmer Siobhan Haughey made history – again – at the Tokyo Games in becoming Hong Kong’s first multiple Olympics medal winner by snatching silver in a scintillating 100 metres freestyle final. Swimming in lane 5 after posting the second-fastest time in the…
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Interview: How YouTube meditation vids helped Hong Kong’s Edgar Cheung become Olympic fencing champion
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Interview: How YouTube meditation vids helped Hong Kong’s Edgar Cheung become Olympic fencing champion
Hong Kong men’s foil fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long – who became an Olympic champion in Tokyo on Monday, ending the city’s 25-year gold medal drought – credits meditation for t…
Ex-coach hails Haughey's 'mental toughness'
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Ex-coach hails Haughey's 'mental toughness'
A former coach of Siobhan Haughey says the Hong Kong swimming star's mental toughness has helped her become the best swimmer in the territory's history, describing her strength as "a special gift from God". After becoming the first Hong Kong athlete to get…
Police investigate anthem booing at mall
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Police investigate anthem booing at mall
Police have told RTHK that they've launched an investigation into the booing of the national anthem during an Olympic broadcast at a Kwun Tong shopping mall. Large numbers of fans gathered at the APM Mall in Kwun Tong on Monday night to see fencer Cheung…
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Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years under security law
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Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years under security law
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years on Friday, three days after the High Court ruled that he was a terrorist who had incited fellow Hongkongers to split the city from the rest of China. Following a 15-day trial without a jury, three handpicked…
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