Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
#Support
Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Fund Cannot Open an Overseas alAccount due to Operational Limitation, Calls for Nonthly Donation to Avoid Asset Freeze
The Hong Kong Police continues to freeze the assets of the Good Neighbour North District Church and former legislator Ted Hui, with the course of "fighting money laundering".
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund issued an announcement on Dec 17, 2020, stressing that the risk of fund blockade was unmeasurable. As their funding sources and expenses are generated locally, they were unable to open an overseas account due to operational limitation.
The 612 Fund believed that the best way to counter the authorities' oppression was receive monthly donations from the publuc through their website, so that their funds would not sum up.
Barrister Dr. Margaret Ng, one of the Funds' trsutees, confirmed it in her interview with Apple Daily, that multiple measures had been taken, including increasing transparency, balancing income and expenses, reducing savings amount and strengthening communication with the public.
She said, "We have taken precautions. We will keep the ledgers properly, and we have kept an good eye on our accounts, so that banks won't have a good reason to freeze us."
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#612Fund #ProtestersFund #MargaretNg #FailedBankSystem #PoliceState
Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Fund Cannot Open an Overseas alAccount due to Operational Limitation, Calls for Nonthly Donation to Avoid Asset Freeze
The Hong Kong Police continues to freeze the assets of the Good Neighbour North District Church and former legislator Ted Hui, with the course of "fighting money laundering".
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund issued an announcement on Dec 17, 2020, stressing that the risk of fund blockade was unmeasurable. As their funding sources and expenses are generated locally, they were unable to open an overseas account due to operational limitation.
The 612 Fund believed that the best way to counter the authorities' oppression was receive monthly donations from the publuc through their website, so that their funds would not sum up.
Barrister Dr. Margaret Ng, one of the Funds' trsutees, confirmed it in her interview with Apple Daily, that multiple measures had been taken, including increasing transparency, balancing income and expenses, reducing savings amount and strengthening communication with the public.
She said, "We have taken precautions. We will keep the ledgers properly, and we have kept an good eye on our accounts, so that banks won't have a good reason to freeze us."
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#612Fund #ProtestersFund #MargaretNg #FailedBankSystem #PoliceState
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
#AsiasFinest #BreachingLaw
#Discrimination
HK Police Only Receive Warning For Allegedly Violating Telecommunications Ordinance
Apple Daily revealed earlier that a policeman in Hong Kong was found using a non-official walkie-talkie during work.
The Office of the Communications Authority confirmed that owning that type of walkie-talkie requires a permit, but only issued a warning to the police. In previous cases, civilians have been fined for over HK$10,000.
A barrister suggested that the police did not seek approval before using the said walkie-talkie and violated the Telecommunications Ordinance.
Human rights group criticised that the police should not handle a criminal offence just by internal instructions, because “the said party did not just offended internal rules, but the Hong Kong law. Things should be done according to the law.”
Source: Apple Daily #Dec17
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201217/XBRZHVC5QBGFZC6PQB7N66XWKM/
#WalkieTalkie #Telecommunications #HKPF
#Discrimination
HK Police Only Receive Warning For Allegedly Violating Telecommunications Ordinance
Apple Daily revealed earlier that a policeman in Hong Kong was found using a non-official walkie-talkie during work.
The Office of the Communications Authority confirmed that owning that type of walkie-talkie requires a permit, but only issued a warning to the police. In previous cases, civilians have been fined for over HK$10,000.
A barrister suggested that the police did not seek approval before using the said walkie-talkie and violated the Telecommunications Ordinance.
Human rights group criticised that the police should not handle a criminal offence just by internal instructions, because “the said party did not just offended internal rules, but the Hong Kong law. Things should be done according to the law.”
Source: Apple Daily #Dec17
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201217/XBRZHVC5QBGFZC6PQB7N66XWKM/
#WalkieTalkie #Telecommunications #HKPF
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
#Court #Censorship
Hong Kong Court Asks Man to Change Mask With Suspected Protest Iconography
#CarolNg, former chairperson of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) and one of the “#NSL47”, has been remained under custody. She has requested bail on #Dec20, 2021 to the High Court, and the application was processed by Esther Toh Lye Ping, one of the designated judges for any #NationalSecurityLaw-related cases.
A court observer have worn a yellow and black mask with the #Bible verse (Amos 5:24), “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,” embroidered on it.
He was denied entry by security and court personnel under orders of the judge, and demanded that he change his mask before he would be allowed entry. They have not explained their reasons behind this act.
The observer was disgruntled by the request, and questioned, “If my clothes were not allowed in court, do I have to take them off them too?”
A similar incident also happened on #Dec17, 2021, when former head of the English edition of Apple Daily #LoFung (Fung Wai-kwong) requested bail.
Before the hearing began, Toh, through her secretary and Bailiffs, required observers wearing yellow masks or wearing hoodies with yellow umbrella insignias to change into “more appropriate” clothing, or be led away from the courtroom.
Some observers have questioned the requirement, questioning that those were “unsuitable” clothing, to which the Chief Bailiff stated, “it is inappropriate,” without further explaination.
Source: InMedia #Dec20
https://bit.ly/3slkoAG
#Mask #Injustice #Save47
Hong Kong Court Asks Man to Change Mask With Suspected Protest Iconography
#CarolNg, former chairperson of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) and one of the “#NSL47”, has been remained under custody. She has requested bail on #Dec20, 2021 to the High Court, and the application was processed by Esther Toh Lye Ping, one of the designated judges for any #NationalSecurityLaw-related cases.
A court observer have worn a yellow and black mask with the #Bible verse (Amos 5:24), “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,” embroidered on it.
He was denied entry by security and court personnel under orders of the judge, and demanded that he change his mask before he would be allowed entry. They have not explained their reasons behind this act.
The observer was disgruntled by the request, and questioned, “If my clothes were not allowed in court, do I have to take them off them too?”
A similar incident also happened on #Dec17, 2021, when former head of the English edition of Apple Daily #LoFung (Fung Wai-kwong) requested bail.
Before the hearing began, Toh, through her secretary and Bailiffs, required observers wearing yellow masks or wearing hoodies with yellow umbrella insignias to change into “more appropriate” clothing, or be led away from the courtroom.
Some observers have questioned the requirement, questioning that those were “unsuitable” clothing, to which the Chief Bailiff stated, “it is inappropriate,” without further explaination.
Source: InMedia #Dec20
https://bit.ly/3slkoAG
#Mask #Injustice #Save47
獨立媒體
旁聽人士戴《聖經》字句「公義」口罩被拒入庭 職員僅稱是法官指示 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）