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3 months in prison for Hong Kong activist Figo Chan over 2019 demo, bringing total jail term to nearly 2 years
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/3-months-in-prison-for-hong-kong-activist-figo-chan-over-2019-demo-bringing-total-jail-term-to-nearly-2-years/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/3-months-in-prison-for-hong-kong-activist-figo-chan-over-2019-demo-bringing-total-jail-term-to-nearly-2-years/
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3 months in prison for Hong Kong activist Figo Chan over 2019 demo, bringing total jail term to nearly 2 years
The former spokesperson of the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front has been sentenced to three months in jail, over yet another 2019 protest-related offence. Figo Chan arrives at the District Co…
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Covid-19: Recovered patients to undergo 14-day quarantine as Hong Kong updates vaccination rules for travellers
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/covid-19-recovered-patients-to-undergo-14-day-quarantine-as-hong-kong-updates-vaccination-rules-for-travellers/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/covid-19-recovered-patients-to-undergo-14-day-quarantine-as-hong-kong-updates-vaccination-rules-for-travellers/
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Covid-19: Recovered patients to undergo 14-day quarantine as Hong Kong updates vaccination rules for travellers
Starting Wednesday, recovered Covid-19 patients discharged from Hong Kong hospitals will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine, the government announced. Those who meet discharge criteria, which in…
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NGOs say Covid has pushed Hong Kong’s homeless numbers over 1,500, urges gov’t to halt evictions
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/ngos-say-covid-has-pushed-hong-kongs-homeless-numbers-over-1500-urges-govt-to-halt-evictions/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/ngos-say-covid-has-pushed-hong-kongs-homeless-numbers-over-1500-urges-govt-to-halt-evictions/
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NGOs say Covid has pushed Hong Kong’s homeless numbers over 1,500, urges gov’t to halt evictions
The Hong Kong government has been urged to scrap its “practice of eviction” against street sleepers, as the city’s homeless population rose to over 1,500 amid the Covid-19 pandemi…
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Hong Kong passes bill to censor films ‘contrary’ to China’s national security – HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/hong-kong-passes-bill-to-censor-films-contrary-to-chinas-national-security-hk1m-fine-3-years-jail-for-offenders/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/27/hong-kong-passes-bill-to-censor-films-contrary-to-chinas-national-security-hk1m-fine-3-years-jail-for-offenders/
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Hong Kong passes bill to censor films ‘contrary’ to China’s national security – HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill which will enable the government to ban films deemed contrary to national security from being screened and published in the city. Any person who exhi…
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Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says she has ‘faith’ US will defend island against any Beijing attack
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/taiwans-tsai-ing-wen-says-she-has-faith-us-will-defend-island-against-any-beijing-attack/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/taiwans-tsai-ing-wen-says-she-has-faith-us-will-defend-island-against-any-beijing-attack/
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Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says she has ‘faith’ US will defend island against any Beijing attack
Taiwan’s president says she has “faith” the United States would defend the island against a Chinese attack, as Beijing and Washington trade barbs over Taipei’s place on the …
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Hong Kong police welfare fund received over HK$130 million in donations over past year
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-police-welfare-fund-received-over-hk130-million-in-donations-over-past-year/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-police-welfare-fund-received-over-hk130-million-in-donations-over-past-year/
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Hong Kong police welfare fund received over HK$130 million in donations over past year
The Hong Kong Police Welfare Fund received around HK$130 million in donations over the past year, according to its annual report released on Wednesday. The amount marks a 20-fold increase in donations compared to figures from before the pro-democracy protests…
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Hong Kong man died of pneumonia days after he was denied adequate clothing during police detention, watchdog reveals
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-man-died-of-pneumonia-days-after-he-was-denied-adequate-clothing-during-police-detention-watchdog-reveals/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-man-died-of-pneumonia-days-after-he-was-denied-adequate-clothing-during-police-detention-watchdog-reveals/
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Hong Kong man died of pneumonia days after he was denied adequate clothing during police detention, watchdog reveals
A man died of pneumonia days after being denied adequate clothing during police detention, the police watchdog has revealed. The suspect was given shorts to wear after his trousers were seized as e…
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Hong Kong police raid 4 premises linked to disbanded protest coalition after they failed to submit info – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-police-raid-4-premises-linked-to-disbanded-protest-coalition-after-they-failed-to-submit-info-reports/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/hong-kong-police-raid-4-premises-linked-to-disbanded-protest-coalition-after-they-failed-to-submit-info-reports/
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Hong Kong police raid 4 premises linked to disbanded protest coalition after they failed to submit info – reports
Hong Kong police have searched four premises linked to the now-dissolved Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), after the pro-democracy protest coalition failed to submit information requested for a prob…
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China Bans the Import of Taiwan Sugar Apple and Java Apple,
Taiwan Plans to Increase Export to Hong Kong and Other Places and Will Complain to WTO
China banned the import of Taiwan pineapple in March 2021. Chinese General Administration of Customs announced the suspension of importing sugar apples and java apples from September 20. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council counterattacked this evening, expressing dissatisfaction that China is unwilling to negotiate with Taiwan in accordance with the cross-strait agreement mechanism, damaging Taiwan’s agriculture and cross-strait relations. Taiwan Agricultural Committee indicated that they would send complaints to WTO and would increase the export to markets, such as Hong Kong.
The China Custom General Administration (GACC) Animal and Plant Quarantine indicated that quarantine pests, Planococcus minor, were found in Taiwan sugar apples and java apples several times this year. In order to prevent the risk of plant disease, GACC announced the suspension on importing Taiwan sugar apple and java apple from tomorrow.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
https://bit.ly/3mXJfGl
#Taiwan #China #Pineapple #Import #Export #WTO #GACC #AnimalandPlantQuarantine #MainlandAffairsCouncil #SugarApple #JavaApple
Taiwan Plans to Increase Export to Hong Kong and Other Places and Will Complain to WTO
China banned the import of Taiwan pineapple in March 2021. Chinese General Administration of Customs announced the suspension of importing sugar apples and java apples from September 20. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council counterattacked this evening, expressing dissatisfaction that China is unwilling to negotiate with Taiwan in accordance with the cross-strait agreement mechanism, damaging Taiwan’s agriculture and cross-strait relations. Taiwan Agricultural Committee indicated that they would send complaints to WTO and would increase the export to markets, such as Hong Kong.
The China Custom General Administration (GACC) Animal and Plant Quarantine indicated that quarantine pests, Planococcus minor, were found in Taiwan sugar apples and java apples several times this year. In order to prevent the risk of plant disease, GACC announced the suspension on importing Taiwan sugar apple and java apple from tomorrow.
Source: Stand News #Sep19
https://bit.ly/3mXJfGl
#Taiwan #China #Pineapple #Import #Export #WTO #GACC #AnimalandPlantQuarantine #MainlandAffairsCouncil #SugarApple #JavaApple
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#Art #Freedom
Italian city defies China bid to scrap dissident's art show
An Italian city is going ahead with plans to host an art exhibition by a Chinese dissident despite a request from China's embassy to cancel it.
The show, called "China is (not) near," is due to run from November 13 to February 13, 2021 in the northern Italian city of Brescia.
The exhibition by #Badiucao, a cartoonist also known as "The Chinese Banksy", is expected to denounce Chinese political repression and censorship of information on the COVID pandemic.
Brescia Mayor #EmilioDelBono told local press that his office would not comply with a request from the Chinese embassy in Italy to scrap it.
He said the friendship between the Italian and Chinese people "is not in question", but "I think it is important to show that you can stay friends while criticising some things".
The deputy mayor, #LauraCastelletti, earlier tweeted that "For us art and freedom of expression are an essential combination".
#Italy #FreedomOfExpression
Source: Stand News, #Oct23 https://thestandnews.page.link/PHgLpzQ5HDsT9fKR8
Italian city defies China bid to scrap dissident's art show
An Italian city is going ahead with plans to host an art exhibition by a Chinese dissident despite a request from China's embassy to cancel it.
The show, called "China is (not) near," is due to run from November 13 to February 13, 2021 in the northern Italian city of Brescia.
The exhibition by #Badiucao, a cartoonist also known as "The Chinese Banksy", is expected to denounce Chinese political repression and censorship of information on the COVID pandemic.
Brescia Mayor #EmilioDelBono told local press that his office would not comply with a request from the Chinese embassy in Italy to scrap it.
He said the friendship between the Italian and Chinese people "is not in question", but "I think it is important to show that you can stay friends while criticising some things".
The deputy mayor, #LauraCastelletti, earlier tweeted that "For us art and freedom of expression are an essential combination".
#Italy #FreedomOfExpression
Source: Stand News, #Oct23 https://thestandnews.page.link/PHgLpzQ5HDsT9fKR8
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#University #Admissions
Steep Drop in Applications to Political Science and Journalism Programmes in HK following China-imposed National Security Law
The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (#JUPAS) published its 2021 admission numbers. The number of applicants to faculties of Political Science and Journalism saw a significant drop this year.
Admissions to the Government and Public Policy in both Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and City University had dropped by 20% last year, and by another 40% this year.
A 15% drop was seen in admissions to Journalism among Hong Kong universities last year, and a further 13% this year.
Ronson #ChanLongSing, chairman of Hong Kong Journalists Association, said that the National Security Law has aggravated the political environment in the city, leading to the decline in these numbers. Students saw that becoming a reporter could lead to being sent behind bars; "It is reasonable for those with a rational mind to not choose Journalism."
Tommy #CheungSauYin, a Political Science graduate at Chinese University of Hong Kong and former President of CUHK Students Union, added more depressing facts.
Cheung noted that in 2019, 18 CUHK political science graduates won seats in the District Council election, but all of them have now been disqualified by the government. "There is no future for political science undergraduates," he said.
#PoliticalFreedom #WhiteTerror
Source: Stand News, #Oct23
https://thestandnews.page.link/um3G228riSQDNtRD6
Steep Drop in Applications to Political Science and Journalism Programmes in HK following China-imposed National Security Law
The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (#JUPAS) published its 2021 admission numbers. The number of applicants to faculties of Political Science and Journalism saw a significant drop this year.
Admissions to the Government and Public Policy in both Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and City University had dropped by 20% last year, and by another 40% this year.
A 15% drop was seen in admissions to Journalism among Hong Kong universities last year, and a further 13% this year.
Ronson #ChanLongSing, chairman of Hong Kong Journalists Association, said that the National Security Law has aggravated the political environment in the city, leading to the decline in these numbers. Students saw that becoming a reporter could lead to being sent behind bars; "It is reasonable for those with a rational mind to not choose Journalism."
Tommy #CheungSauYin, a Political Science graduate at Chinese University of Hong Kong and former President of CUHK Students Union, added more depressing facts.
Cheung noted that in 2019, 18 CUHK political science graduates won seats in the District Council election, but all of them have now been disqualified by the government. "There is no future for political science undergraduates," he said.
#PoliticalFreedom #WhiteTerror
Source: Stand News, #Oct23
https://thestandnews.page.link/um3G228riSQDNtRD6
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Covid-19: Booster jabs recommended for Sinovac recipients, as Hong Kong Trailwalker cancelled again despite marathon’s approval
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/covid-19-booster-jabs-recommended-for-sinovac-recipients-as-hong-kong-trailwalker-cancelled-again-despite-marathons-approval/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/covid-19-booster-jabs-recommended-for-sinovac-recipients-as-hong-kong-trailwalker-cancelled-again-despite-marathons-approval/
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Covid-19: Booster jabs recommended for Sinovac recipients, as Hong Kong Trailwalker cancelled again despite marathon’s approval
The scientific committee under the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has recommended giving a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable groups. Meanwhile, one of Hong Kong’s best-known charity …
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Number of bills passed by Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature more than doubles, as president rejects ‘rubber-stamp’ claims
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/number-of-bills-passed-by-hong-kongs-opposition-free-legislature-more-than-doubles-as-president-rejects-rubber-stamp-claims/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/28/number-of-bills-passed-by-hong-kongs-opposition-free-legislature-more-than-doubles-as-president-rejects-rubber-stamp-claims/
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Number of bills passed by Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature more than doubles, as president rejects ‘rubber-stamp’ claims
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) has passed 46 government bills and two member bills during the last session of its sixth term – more than double the yearly average of previous s…
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Hong Kong gov’t urged to reopen campsites as Covid-19 situation ‘clearly under control’
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/29/hong-kong-govt-urged-to-reopen-campsites-as-covid-19-situation-clearly-under-control/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/29/hong-kong-govt-urged-to-reopen-campsites-as-covid-19-situation-clearly-under-control/
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Hong Kong gov’t urged to reopen campsites as Covid-19 situation ‘clearly under control’
The Hong Kong government has been urged to reopen designated campsites after keeping them closed for more than a year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. A local epidemiologist said the city should cap…
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Why tensions are rising over Taiwan
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/30/why-tensions-are-rising-over-taiwan/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/30/why-tensions-are-rising-over-taiwan/
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Why tensions are rising over Taiwan
By Francesco Fontemaggi Tensions have soared in recent weeks over Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China — and allied with the United States. How far the tensions will accelera…
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COP26: Rather than criticise the developed world, China should shoulder its share of blame for the climate crisis
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/30/cop26-dont-just-criticise-the-developed-world-china-should-shoulder-its-own-share-of-historical-blame-for-the-climate-crisis/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/30/cop26-dont-just-criticise-the-developed-world-china-should-shoulder-its-own-share-of-historical-blame-for-the-climate-crisis/
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COP26: Rather than criticise the developed world, China should shoulder its share of blame for the climate crisis
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will be a make-or-break event for efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C. If the world’s most-polluting countries don’t greatly strengthen their promises to re…
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HK Protest-themed Movie Receives Multiple Nominations in Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards but Cannot Be Screened At Home
"May You Stay Forever Young" is a Hong Kong film which portrays the "suicide rescue team" during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
The movie is nominated for Best New Director and the Best Film Editing in the 58th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
On October 11, 2021, the film publishes its first promotional video. At the end of the clip, there is no screening date but the line "Cannot be screened in Hong Kong".
The trailer is 2 mins 33 seconds long, filled with protest related images. The video starts with a confrontation between police and citizens on Queensway and ends with a scene filled with umbrellas. Images of guns and incendiaries are also featured in the clip.
#AntiELAB #Protest #HongKongMovie #Taiwan #Censorship
Source: Stand News #Oct14
https://thestandnews.page.link/Arx5aymZG6KMJt9y9
"May You Stay Forever Young" is a Hong Kong film which portrays the "suicide rescue team" during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
The movie is nominated for Best New Director and the Best Film Editing in the 58th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.
On October 11, 2021, the film publishes its first promotional video. At the end of the clip, there is no screening date but the line "Cannot be screened in Hong Kong".
The trailer is 2 mins 33 seconds long, filled with protest related images. The video starts with a confrontation between police and citizens on Queensway and ends with a scene filled with umbrellas. Images of guns and incendiaries are also featured in the clip.
#AntiELAB #Protest #HongKongMovie #Taiwan #Censorship
Source: Stand News #Oct14
https://thestandnews.page.link/Arx5aymZG6KMJt9y9
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 16
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/01/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-16/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/01/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-16/
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 16
October began with a sea of red Chinese flags around Tsim Sha Tsui’s harbourfront as patriots celebrated China’s national day. But the security law clampdown continued and – withi…
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#Court #RulebyLaw
Catch-22: Authority Rejects Reference Books Sent to Activist Lawyer Detained for Subversion, Due to Content about Subversion
Tonyee #ChowHangTung, the former vice-chairperson of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (#HKASPDMC), is in detention on charges of inciting subversion of state power. A lawyer by trade, she intends to represent herself in her upcoming trial, and is preparing her own defense while in custody.
In an article on her Patreon published on October 23, she mentioned that her relatives and friends recently tried to send books about the late activist Szeto Wah and the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989, but the Hong Kong Correctional Services (#HKCS) rejected them.
(Editor's note: Szeto Wah was the founder of the Hong Kong Alliance (#HKA) and was one of the most influential activists in Hong Kong who worked for decades to establish, preserve and protect Hong Kong people's democratic institutions, freedom and human rights.)
One of the books, she quoted an HKCS staff, "mentions behaviours of subverting state power". The decision could not be appealed, the staff added.
Chow questions whether the HKCS had assumed the role of the judge, making a fair trial impossible. The books are reference materials for her to prepare for her own defense in the trial, she said.
"If I can't have access to information about the Alliance and the June 4th incident, I would have no chance to find evidence to refute these accusations."
The Correctional Services have set up a perfect catch-22, she said of the arrangement. "This would guarantee the prosecution a win."
Source: Stand News #Oct23
https://thestandnews.page.link/Xwr8mUcpXtD6Q2MGA
#TonyeeChow #NSL #PrisonerRights #HongKongAlliance #HKASPDMC #June4th #TiananmenMassacre #SzetoWah
Catch-22: Authority Rejects Reference Books Sent to Activist Lawyer Detained for Subversion, Due to Content about Subversion
Tonyee #ChowHangTung, the former vice-chairperson of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (#HKASPDMC), is in detention on charges of inciting subversion of state power. A lawyer by trade, she intends to represent herself in her upcoming trial, and is preparing her own defense while in custody.
In an article on her Patreon published on October 23, she mentioned that her relatives and friends recently tried to send books about the late activist Szeto Wah and the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989, but the Hong Kong Correctional Services (#HKCS) rejected them.
(Editor's note: Szeto Wah was the founder of the Hong Kong Alliance (#HKA) and was one of the most influential activists in Hong Kong who worked for decades to establish, preserve and protect Hong Kong people's democratic institutions, freedom and human rights.)
One of the books, she quoted an HKCS staff, "mentions behaviours of subverting state power". The decision could not be appealed, the staff added.
Chow questions whether the HKCS had assumed the role of the judge, making a fair trial impossible. The books are reference materials for her to prepare for her own defense in the trial, she said.
"If I can't have access to information about the Alliance and the June 4th incident, I would have no chance to find evidence to refute these accusations."
The Correctional Services have set up a perfect catch-22, she said of the arrangement. "This would guarantee the prosecution a win."
Source: Stand News #Oct23
https://thestandnews.page.link/Xwr8mUcpXtD6Q2MGA
#TonyeeChow #NSL #PrisonerRights #HongKongAlliance #HKASPDMC #June4th #TiananmenMassacre #SzetoWah