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'Public back livelihood moves, still dislike govt'
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'Public back livelihood moves, still dislike govt'
Pollster Robert Chung says the government's announcement of new livelihood measures this week has generally gone down well with the public, but the move hasn't made the people any happier with the administration. Just under half of the respondents to a survey…
Sacked union chief takes Cathay Dragon to tribunal
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Sacked union chief takes Cathay Dragon to tribunal
A former head of the Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association took her ex-employer to the Labour Tribunal on Friday over her sacking last summer, not long after the SAR's political crisis erupted. Rebecca Sy was dismissed after she was asked…
Ted Hui takes police to court over tear gas secrecy
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Ted Hui takes police to court over tear gas secrecy
The High Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge brought by Democratic Party legislator Ted Hui aimed at forcing the police to reveal the chemical content of the tear gas they are firing at protesters. The force has repeatedly refused to disclose what's…
Official storming out of meeting no violation: govt
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Official storming out of meeting no violation: govt
Civil Service Secretary Joshua Law has defended a district officer who walked out of a council meeting on Thursday just as members were about to discuss a motion to condemn the police force over claims of brutality. Susanne Wong, along with other secretariat…
'Cleaners get no training, safety gear for tear gas'
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'Cleaners get no training, safety gear for tear gas'
A labour group says the vast majority of street cleaners in Hong Kong have been given no guidance on how to remove tear gas residue, or any safety training for when they are doing so. The police have fired more than 16,000 rounds of tear gas across Hong Kong…
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7 Forbidden Topics in Universities in China
Editor's note: Colleges and universities in China have been instructed to steer clear of seven topics in their courses. Reasons provided by Xi Jinping administration showed an inconceivable retrogression in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ideology, probably an explicit evidence of the leader's sense of insecurity and his anxiety in losing powers to rivalries.
1. Universal Values
Cause: they challenges or even expels Chinese commmunist party leaders and the party's leadership
2. Freedom of Press
Cause: The idea upsets the stability of CCP and society
3. Civil Society
Cause: It creates a new force at grassroots level independent of the CCP
4. Civil Rights
Cause: they upset the CCP’s macro-control over citizens
5. CCP's historical aberrations Cause: this might undermine CCP’s legitimacy to rule or overturn CCP
6. Elite Cronyism / privileged capitalist class
Cause: it 'distorts' the fact that political reform necessitates economic liberalization.
7. Judicial Independence
Cause: it challenges CCP's rule and authority if the courts are no longer under the direct control of CCP
Source : BBC
#Jan16 #StateTerrorism #Authoritarianism #Brainwash
Editor's note: Colleges and universities in China have been instructed to steer clear of seven topics in their courses. Reasons provided by Xi Jinping administration showed an inconceivable retrogression in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ideology, probably an explicit evidence of the leader's sense of insecurity and his anxiety in losing powers to rivalries.
1. Universal Values
Cause: they challenges or even expels Chinese commmunist party leaders and the party's leadership
2. Freedom of Press
Cause: The idea upsets the stability of CCP and society
3. Civil Society
Cause: It creates a new force at grassroots level independent of the CCP
4. Civil Rights
Cause: they upset the CCP’s macro-control over citizens
5. CCP's historical aberrations Cause: this might undermine CCP’s legitimacy to rule or overturn CCP
6. Elite Cronyism / privileged capitalist class
Cause: it 'distorts' the fact that political reform necessitates economic liberalization.
7. Judicial Independence
Cause: it challenges CCP's rule and authority if the courts are no longer under the direct control of CCP
Source : BBC
#Jan16 #StateTerrorism #Authoritarianism #Brainwash
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Mainland’s persecuted human rights lawyers draw hope from events in Hong Kong
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Mainland’s persecuted human rights lawyers draw hope from events in Hong Kong
By Francine Chan and Brian Dooley Last month, about a dozen human rights lawyers and activists in mainland China sent Christmas messages of support to counterparts in Hong Kong. “You are facing the same predicament as us,” said one. “We have seen hope from…
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Hong Kong gov’t’s int’l branding arm defends posting anti-protest video on social media
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Hong Kong gov’t’s int’l branding arm defends posting anti-protest video on social media
The government body in charge of the city’s international branding has defended its decision to share anti-protest material on its social media pages, despite a backlash. On Monday, it shared a six-minute video on YouTube, and , hitting out at demonstrators…
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Sunday in Berlin!!!!
We need you to stand with FREEDOM and HUMANRIGHTS
Sunday in Berlin!!!!
We need you to stand with FREEDOM and HUMANRIGHTS
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Join the Inquisition or lose your job: wasn’t Hong Kong meant to give peace a chance?
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Join the Inquisition or lose your job: wasn’t Hong Kong meant to give peace a chance?
It is difficult to take seriously the government’s claim that it respects Hongkongers’ fundamental rights and freedoms, when officials find it so difficult to talk honestly, or even accurately, about them. Consider a story the other day which started like…
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Pro-police group bring gifts of noodles for officers
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Pro-police group bring gifts of noodles for officers
About 50 people rallied outside Mong Kok Police Station on Saturday, presenting officers with noodles and snacks to express their gratitude to the force for its handling of anti-government protests. The group, calling themselves Hong Kong Force of Peace,…