A third of candidates in Hong Kong legislative race did not leave contact info for public, press – report

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/23/a-third-of-candidates-in-hong-kong-legislative-race-did-not-leave-contact-info-for-public-press-report/

Hong Kong to set up polling booths at border checkpoints; Lam evades question over legality of protest votes

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/23/hong-kong-to-set-up-polling-booths-at-border-checkpoints-lam-evades-question-over-legality-of-protest-votes/

BREAKING: Hong Kong activist Tony Chung sentenced to 3 years and 7 months for secession and money laundering

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/23/breaking-hong-kong-activist-tony-chung-sentenced-to-3-years-and-7-months-for-secession-and-money-laundering/

Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK deletes report on Peng Shuai, China tennis star who accused ex-official of sexual assault

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/24/hong-kong-broadcaster-rthk-deletes-report-on-peng-shuai-china-tennis-star-who-accused-ex-official-of-sexual-assault/

#Censorship
Sports Event Organisers in Hong Kong Ban "Hong Kong Add Oil" in Upcoming Events

The Hong Kong Cycling Festival and the Cross-harbour Swimming Competition announced on November 16, 2021 that their events will resume after the cancellations due to the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement and the subsequent #COVID19 pandemic in 2020.

However, the organizers are banning the participants from displaying slogans such as “Hong Kong Add Oil” (meaning, "Go for it, Hong Kong") at the upcoming events. They called it a "political slogan."

The organisers warned they will involve the police if people refuse to cooperate.

Manson Hung, director of event & product development at the Hong Kong Tourism Board said that, if the cyclists show political slogans on their outfit or bicycles, the organisers will demand them to remove them. If this is to no avail, then the organizer will involve the “appropriate law enforcement departments.”

When asked if "Hong Kong add oil” was a so-called "inappropriate" Cantonese phrase, Hung gave a vague response, “I think you understand.”

Source: Stand News; #Nov17
https://thestandnews.page.link/7FWZmNQ6j69MdtbY8

#CrossHarbourSwim #CyclingFestival #HongKongTourism #FailedState #NationalSecurityLaw #Oppression #AddOil

Some 30 mainland Olympic athletes to visit Hong Kong next week, all will skip Covid quarantine

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/24/some-30-mainland-olympic-athletes-to-visit-hong-kong-next-week-all-will-skip-covid-quarantine/

#AnimalRights #PoliceState
Hong Kong Govenment Order to "Catch and Kill" Wild Boars, Sparking Outcry from Citizens and Animal Rights Groups

On November 9, 2021, an auxiliary police officer in Hong Kong was said being bitten by a wild pig in North Point. The boar was later found fell to its death from a 10-meter high ground.

On November 12, 2021, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (#AFCD) immediately announced a "catch-and-kill" policy to euthanise wild boars that enter urban areas.

Eight animal rights group quickly launched a signature campaign titled "Wild boars are innocent. Do Not vent your hatred and anger at animals," urging the authorities to scrap the "catch-and-kill" policy.

One of the concern groups issued an open to Sophia Chan Siu-chee, Secretary for Food and Health and Leung Siu-fai, Director of AFCD.

In the letter, the group pointed out that boars are wild animals indigenous to Hong Kong. "They are living creatures with conscious and thoughts and should be respected."

The group criticized the authorities for disregarding the wild boars' rights to live in urban areas, calling the "catch-and-kill" policy utterly unreasonable.

In less then one day, the campaign received more than 30,000 signatures.

Source: InmediaHK; #Nov14
https://bit.ly/3CbGVAZ

#AnimalCruelty #FailedState #WildBoars #Death

Covid-19: LeaveHomeSafe gov’t tracing app to be compulsory in all Hong Kong eateries, gyms, cinemas – exemptions unclear

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/24/covid-19-leavehomesafe-govt-tracing-app-to-be-compulsory-in-all-hong-kong-eateries-gyms-cinemas-exemptions-unclear/

Why invalid ballots are the Schrödinger’s cat of the national security law

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/25/why-invalid-ballots-are-the-schrodingers-cat-of-the-national-security-law/

Hong Kong gov’t mulls copyright law amendments after plans shelved in 2011 and 2016 amid protests

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/25/hong-kong-govt-mulls-copyright-law-amendments-after-plans-shelved-in-2011-and-2016-amid-protests/

Hong Kong court partially upholds regulator’s decision on satirical show which ‘insulted police’

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/25/hong-kong-court-partially-upholds-regulators-decision-on-satirical-show-which-insulted-police/

#Award
#AppleDaily Founder #JimmyLai awarded 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award

The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) awarded Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is currently in jail, the 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award on November 19, 2021 for his extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.

Complimenting Lai's achievement, CPJ said, "Lai has become a powerful symbol of the struggle to maintain press freedom in Hong Kong as China’s Communist Party exerts ever greater control over the territory."

The Committee further stated that "In prison, denied bail, the outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate for democracy faces charges that could keep him in jail for the rest of his life."

Source: Stand News; #Nov18

https://bit.ly/3nXrw3D

#Recognition #PressFreedom #Arrestee #Dissident #GwenIfill

Taiwan’s Golden Horse a holdout for uncensored Chinese cinema

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/27/taiwans-golden-horse-a-holdout-for-uncensored-chinese-cinema/

Chinese University of Hong Kong seeks to reinstate student union, asks campus clubs to sign pledge not to break law

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/27/chinese-university-of-hong-kong-seeks-to-reinstate-student-union-asks-campus-clubs-to-sign-pledge-not-to-break-law/

HKFP Guide: Pineapple Mountain – visit Hong Kong’s stunning ‘mini Grand Canyon’

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/27/hkfp-guide-pineapple-mountain-visit-hong-kongs-stunning-mini-grand-canyon/

Explainer: Hong Kong’s first legislative election since Beijing’s ‘patriots-only’ overhaul

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/27/explainer-hong-kongs-first-legislative-election-since-beijings-patriots-only-overhaul/

HKFP Lens: Artist displays ‘overlapping memories’ of Hong Kong and UK on film

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/28/hkfp-lens-artist-displays-overlapping-memories-of-hong-kong-and-uk-on-film/

Explainer: Over 50 groups gone in 11 months – how Hong Kong’s pro-democracy forces crumbled

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/28/explainer-over-50-groups-gone-in-11-months-how-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-forces-crumbled/

The case of Tennis star Peng Shuai only widens China’s credibility gap

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/28/the-case-of-tennis-star-peng-shuai-only-widens-chinas-credibility-gap/

Disney+ appears to censor episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong referencing Tiananmen Massacre

https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/29/disney-appears-to-censor-episode-of-the-simpsons-in-hong-kong-referencing-tiananmen-massacre/