Good neighborhood Church searched by police.
Social worker Mr Lau was arrested.

Activist Agnes Chow again denied bail
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1564365-20201209.htm

Hong Kong Protests
A 38-yrs-old pleads guilty for property damage (used a marker to write protest slogans on the platform of MTR on Aug 30, 2020 in North Point), responsible for $500 fines to MTR.
Next trial date for sentencing: Dec 16, 2020

HK outbreak:
104 new cases.
99 local cases.
35 unknown ties.

4 more from Kwai Shing West Estate. (Total 22)
5 from TKO construction site.
7 from Richland garden(Kowloon Bay).

114 deaths in total.

Publicly-funded lawyer office removes protest-related posters after complaints from Hong Kong pro-Beijing FB group

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/12/09/publicly-funded-lawyer-office-removes-protest-related-posters-after-hong-kong-kong-pro-beijing-fb-group-complains/

China puts tariffs of up to 200 per cent on Australian wine

The Chinese Government has announced it will place tariff on all Australian wine imports from November 28 (Saturday). The new tariffs range from 107 to 200 per cent. The investigation is not due to finish until next year, but China’s Commerce Ministry announced that importers of Australian wine entering China will need to pau temporary “anti-dumping security deposits”.

Shadow Trade Minister Madeleine King said she was “deeply concerned“ about the tariffs. “It is a relationship that must be managed in the national interest and not for partisan political interests.

The action follows months of trade uncertainty and souring relations between Australia and China.

Source: ABC News #Nov27

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-27/china-puts-tariffs-on-australian-wine-trade-tensions/12886700

#Australia #China #Wine #Antidumping #Trade #Tax

#HumanitarianCrisis
China Detains Human Rights Lawyers and Familes On the Eve of World's Human Rights Day

The UN Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 since 1948. On the eve of this year's Human Rights Day, human rights lawyers in China and their families were barred from making public appearance and leaving their homes between December 9 and 10.

The National Security Police sent by the Chinese Communist Party government said blatantly that the aim was to prevent them from joining Human Rights Day activities.

The targets are human rights lawyers such as Yu Wensheng, Huang Quanzhang and Li Heping and their families. Not only that their homes were blocked or monitored by a group of unidentified agents, but they were also barred from bringing their kids to school or visiting hospitalized parent.

In Taiwan, 18 organizations petitioned and called on the international community to monitor China's human rights oppression.

Source: Stand News; Radio Free Asia #Dec9

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/tw-rally-12092020060157.html

#HumanRightsDay
#HumanRightsLawyer
#YuWensheng #HuangQuanzhang #LiHeping

#Censorship #Prison
Correctional Services Department Censors Books and Pictures Showing "Liberate Hong Kong" Flag

Former lawmaker Bottle Shiu Ka-chun is known for his advocacy in inmates' rights. In his Facebook post on December 4, 2020, Shiu said that Hong Kong Correctional Services demanded to have several pages of three books, nanely "Yuen Long Dark Night", "Under the Sky", and "Hongkonger 2.0" torn away before they could be admitted into the prison. Shiu described the three books as "the latest books banned by the Correctional Services".

The pages to be removed include the descriptions about the gangsters' participation in Yuen Long 721 attack, the police deployment that night, and pictures of "Liberate Hong Kong" flag. Shiu criticized the Department for claiming that there is no censor list, but the inmates' right to read is restricted.

He described the book censorship in the Correctional Services as arbitrary and willful: "If (the Correctional Services) wants to tear away the pages, you can only choose not to bring the books in".

Source: Stand News #Dec7
#Inmate #Book #PoliceState

Human Rights Day: Address China’s Uyghur rights crisis, or risk normalising atrocities elsewhere

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/12/10/human-rights-day-address-chinas-uyghur-rights-crisis-or-risk-normalising-atrocities-elsewhere/

Under 10% of Hong Kong police watchdog complaints ‘substantiated,’ despite misconduct allegations in 2019 demos

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/12/10/under-10-of-hong-kong-police-watchdog-complaints-substantiated-despite-misconduct-allegations-in-2019-demos/

HK outbreak:
112 new cases.
34 unknown ties.

12 from the two TKO construction cluster.
5 more from Shatin YATA.
1 more from Hins Cheung's concert.

Hong Kong Protests
A 17-yrs-old found guilty for property damage (Jun 12, 2020 in Shatin), sentenced to 12 months probation order under guidance of probation officer and curfew.

Govt angered by activist's UK meeting, flag use
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1564665-20201210.htm