#CCP is using one a dirty tactic: deforming an idea. By asking public office holders to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law, it focuses on articles that stipulates #HongKong as a part of #China, and leaves out those that guarantees #HongKongers' constitutional rights such as freedom of speech and press. Likewise, by demanding office holders to uphold "One Country, Two Systems", it focuses solely on the interest of itself, and neglects all privileges and rights #HongKongers should enjoy in a free and capitalist system.
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"Holding everybody in public service to their legal obligations is one thing; but it is something else entirely to essentially attempt to purge everybody from any branch of government that holds and expresses a different viewpoint from that of the government," said Amnesty International's China team.
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#China #pledge #oath #nazi #chinazi #hitler #xijinping #TatCheng #TiffanyYuen #LesterShum #FergusLeung #DQ #disqualification #english #diyms

Since March 2021, #LesterShum has basically lost his freedom, being one of the 41 pro-democracy politicians prosecuted under the #nationalsecuritylaw and subsequently detained. But that was by no means the only arbitrary charge #CCP pressed on him, he was also accused of "unauthorized assembly" for lighting a candle to commemorate the massacred students in 1989's #TiananmenMassacre. His "guilty" verdict has finally come through earlier this month, joining the ranks of many a political prisoner in #HongKong. He writes very often to the public and his constituent though, it is heartening and sad at the same time, seeing that he has retained his sardonic humour even under such grim circumstances. Please have a read of the excerpts of one of his many letters.
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Please do not hesitate to write to him at "PO Box 33854, Sheung Wan Post Office, Hong Kong". As always, we also urge you to write to less well known activists. Please DM for further information!
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#HK #prison #democracy #letters #humour #DIYms