Notices tagged with natseclawhk
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Hong Kong bars multiple media outlets from inauguration of John Lee and July 1 celebrations
Japan’s Nikkei, Asahi Shimbun, and Kyodo News, Taiwan’s CTV, Getty Images in the US, Europe’s EPA as well as Hong Kong’s InMedia, PSHK, TMHK and HKFP are among those barred.hongkongfp.com/2022/06/16/brea…
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The spirit of 2019 (from 2019)
"Hong Kong artists turn creativity into support for anti-government protests"
farside.link/invidious/watch?v…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjGOAn…
/via a post from 2019, but I won't like or repost it in case the author wouldn't like me to in today's political climate
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"Hong Kong’s Stand News shuts down after national security police arrest 7, freeze HK$61 million in assets"
> Hong Kong’s Stand News shuts down after national security police arrest 7, freeze HK$61 million in assets
> Current and former chief editors arrested on Wednesday as more than 200 police take part in morning raids; ex-Apple Daily editor already in custody among the sevenwww.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/la…
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I was worried that maybe the 2021 LegCo elections were a concrete sign of how One Country Two Systems was being dismantled before our very eyes, a quarter century ahead of schedule. I feel comforted to know that Emperor Xi says it's all good.
That was sarcasm.
> On Sunday’s Legislative Council (LegCo) elections, the Chinese leader said the polls “proved that the improved electoral system is in line with the principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ as well as the reality of Hong Kong”.
> “The elections had manifested the democratic rights which allowed Hong Kong compatriots to be masters of their own home, and implemented the principles of patriots administering Hong Kong,” he said. “It also established a political system which ensures the balanced participation of various sectors.”
www.thehindu.com/news/internat…
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Truth in Television
> [ . . . ] Customers noticed that episode 12 of season 16 [of the Simpsons] is missing from Disney +, which launched in [Hong Kong] this month.
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> During their trip to Beijing, they visit Tiananmen Square where a sign reads: "On this site, in 1989, nothing happened" [ . . . ]
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-ch…
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>The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China becomes latest opposition group to dissolve
> Group’s call for end to ‘one-party dictatorship’ in mainland China was viewed by some pro-establishment figures as an act of subversion
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/po…
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> Besides endorsing the Chief Executive, the committee will now simply select, from among its own members, 40 individuals to serve concurrently as members of the new Legislative Council (LegCo).
> Finally, the Election Committee is responsible for nominating all aspiring Legislative Council candidates. They cannot contest without the signatures of five Election Committee members, that is, one from each of the Election Committee’s five sectors.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/18/bare…
So, effectively single-party rule.
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> Hong Kong political party Civic Passion has announced it is to disband with immediate effect, a week after its chairman Cheng Chung-tai was ousted from the legislature.
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> The decision to disqualify Cheng leaves just one member of legislature who is not aligned with the pro-government camp.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/03/brea…
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