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The energy at the march in
#HongKong
today feels triumphant and defiant. Protestors are unified in their calls. They're demanding Carrie Lam step down, that she withdraws the extradition bill and that police "stop using violence against students."
#LockhartRoad
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Hong Kong at 10:15 a.m., June 12, 2019. Protestors have, once again, overwhelmed a key road in the center of the city as part of protests against a proposed extradition law.
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Stunning image of the protest in
#HongKong
today (just posted on
@AppleDaily_HK
's Instagram account.) Many we spoke to said it was the first time they joined a protest & felt a proposed extradition law would so fundamentally alter the city's freedoms that they couldn't sit back.
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Breaking: Panel of foreign experts recruited to ensure the objectivity of an investigation into allegations of excessive force by Hong Kong police during recent protests said it was stepping down after their concerns about the probe went unresolved
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Each time the tear gas subsides, this city of skyscrapers, bustle and efficiency is left a little less recognizable to its 7.5 million inhabitants. Many fear for the future of
#HongKong
, a fragile oasis of liberal life in China’s authoritarian regime:
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"Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Time," protesters chant. December 8, 2019. 3:33p.m.
#HongKongProtests
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Hong Kong Police arrest opposition politician under colonial-era law: Seditious intent is "a controversial offense because it criminalises speech and imposes uncertain limits on the fundamental freedom of expression."
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Heartbreaking quote from 62-year-old Mr. Li, who works as a cleaner in the park and ate under an umbrella as the HK government ban on dining in came into force today, coinciding with a heavy rain shower: “What can I do? Can only blame myself for being poor.” H/T:
@AlvinLLum
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Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Vigil in Doubt as Government Prolongs Coronavirus Distancing:
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“This movement has awakened the spirit of democracy deep into communities” ... “The election will be an important gauge on the society’s mood after close to half a year of protests” Hong Kong is voting today:
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Hundreds of demonstrators in Hong Kong are getting
#HongKongProtests
tattoos. By
@JessieYeung8
: This one says 香港 (Hong Kong) or 加油 (Add Oil), depending on what angle you look at it:
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"People should not be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of their people."
#HongKong
January 1, 2020. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand a New Year’s resolution to their demands, before the march was abruptly cancelled
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“Today is like a reset of the movement... the government said it doesn’t respond to violence, so now they have another chance.” Hundreds of thousands take part in biggest Hong Kong protest in weeks, sending peaceful message for change: August 18, 2019.
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The
@WSJ
is open for free reading this weekend! Here are a few stories on the ongoing protests in
#HongKong
:
On the
#HongKongProtests
:
How they started (6/16)
The roots of radicalization (8/6)
Impact on Families (9/2)
A visual overview (8/30)
Simmering fears (12/26)
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This photo from the
@SCMPNews
Instagram account shows the scale of the march on July 21, 2019 as protests enter a seventh weekend here.
#CausewayBay
#HongKongProtests
#AntiExtraditionLawMarch
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Beijing’s culture bureau: “We hope Justin Bieber is able to improve his conduct as he grows up and will once again find public favour.”
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"Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong... have been able to interrupt the chain of the disease’s transmission. And they have done so without embracing the highly disruptive, drastic measures adopted by China. Their success suggests that other governments can make headway, too."
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Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng will depart for London tomorrow night (November 13). She will meet with key figures in the UK business and legal sectors to promote Hong Kong's role as a dispute resolution hub...
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The years leading up to Hong Kong's 1997 handover back to China saw hundreds of thousands move overseas. Now there are early signs a new tide of migration could be looming, as concerns about civil liberties, living standards and quality of life here rise:
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So very proud of my fellow journalists today. They've been working round the clock to tell the world what happened in Hong Kong today (here's a trio of reporters resting at 1:30 am). To the teams at
@SCMPNews
,
@HongKongFP
,
@RTHK_News
- to name a few - thank you for your coverage.
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At Princeton, students in a Chinese politics class will use codes instead of names to protect identities. At Amherst, a professor is considering anonymous online chats. And Harvard may excuse students from discussing politically sensitive topics. Important piece by
@Lucy_Craymer
:
The effect of the new national-security law that China imposed on Hong Kong is extending far beyond the territory to American college campuses via
@WSJ
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“We want Hong Kong to remain Hong Kong,” massive human rights rally begins as
#HongKongProtests
continue, six months on. December 8, 2019. 15:00.
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Martin Lee: “I won’t allow this to be the end of Hong Kong. Hong Kong may be a tragedy but I won’t give up … even if you jail me, kill me, I will still point out it’s their fault. Democracy will come to China one day.”
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Organizers at the
#Tiananmen
vigil in
#HongKong
have just announced that all six football pitches of Victoria Park have been filled. The weather has been peaceful tonight, after heavy rains during the day finally broke up a heat wave here.
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On the
#HongKongProtests
:
How they started (6/16)
The roots of radicalization (8/6)
Impact on Families (9/2)
A visual overview (8/30)
Simmering fears (12/26)
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Defying a police ban on the event, thousands gathered across Hong Kong Thursday evening to remember and mourn the lives lost in the 1989
#TiananmenSquareMassacre
:
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Here is a photo of the blue dye shot from between the HK People's Liberation Army HQ and the back of the HK government complex. (The water cannon was behind a barricade/ the tree.) Photo by
@DrewDowell
. 17:58. August 31, 2019.
#HongKongProtests
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Potentially one of the most
#HongKong
photos ever, from this
@NYTimes
slideshow of
@LamYikFei
photos. Luxury cars and double-decker buses joining a protest with skyscrapers in the background (from June 12, 2019)...
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Here's another photo. It's now 6:37 p.m., close to four hours after the protest started. Still can't see the end of the procession. People are calling for the city's leader, Carrie Lam, to step down. P.S. The drizzle seems to have subsided.
#HongKong
#AntiExtraditionLawMarch
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When Xi Jinping visited Huawei's London offices in 2015, Ms. Meng stood in a crimson dress beside him & her blue-suited father. Staff sang “The Sons of China.” Lyrics include: “all nations will come to learn from us; we, favored by heaven, will be stopped by no one.” Our profile:
Meng Wanzhou transformed herself from a secretary at her father's startup into the public face of the world's biggest telecom equipment company. Now, the potential Huawei heir sits at the center of a bitter battle unfolding across multiple continents.
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30 years after Tiananmen massacre, Hong Kong fears for its freedoms: via
@WSJ
#Tiananmen30
#六四八九
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And here is the view from the other side of the road (10:22 a.m. - June 12, 2019)
#HongKong
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Edward Leung, a spiritual leader for more radical protesters, is appealing a 2016 riot-related jail sentence today. Supporters surround his van chanting "Restore Hong Kong, Revolution of our Time" - a term he coined that's now heard on the streets every day. 9:00, Oct. 9, 2019.
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The expert panel said it decided to formally stand aside after discussions with the IPCC failed to establish a process in which it could effectively support their study. A judge-led commission into events has been the foremost demand of
#HongKongProtests
:
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Some 83 Planes Have Vanished Since 1948:
http://t.co/lVUaM9DmU8
via
@BBGVisualData
http://t.co/9bq6xSy2tF
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In one of the biggest changes WhatsApp has made to a core feature, the company said Tuesday that its more than two billion users globally can now send along frequently forwarded messages they receive to only one person or group at a time, down from five:
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People lining up in the rain to get their final copy of the Apple Daily newspaper. (Central,
#HongKong
. 10:00a.m., June 24, 2021.) Most other news stands on Queen’s Road Central were sold out of the paper, but some were taking orders.
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Here is the “end” of the protest route in Central. The sign says “don’t proceed if you have no gear.” A group of riot police and a water cannon are waiting down the road. 18:38. December 8, 2019.
#HongKongProtests
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"We hope that next time when you visit Hong Kong, Hong Kong will still be Hong Kong, a city that her citizens are proud of, a city that honours the notion of democracy and freedom, but not just another city in Southern China under the dictatorship.”
Protesters are handing out materials to arriving tourists including this helpful flyer showing “some sites that best represent HK where you can experience the determination of the anti-extradition bill movement.”
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Police are now moving in closer to the hundreds of protesters that remain on Shatin's streets. The people, mostly young, are yelling for defense supplies. 7:30 p.m. - July 14, 2019.
#HongKong
#antiELABProtests
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From silk to smartphones - China emerged from a period of destructive policies that left millions starving and industry crumbling to become the world's second biggest economy in just four decades. Proud to share this visual story, which charts that rise:
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“The scale of the turnout is stunning. This feels historic. This is Hong Kong coming out peacefully & en masse to give their response to what Lam had to say yesterday. They’re saying: No.” -
@AntD
on today's incredible week-2 rally: By
@JoyuWang
@XinWenFan
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Stunning scenes in
#HongKong
this morning, where people have surrounded the government HQ. Here is a photo from the back entrance (and yes, that's the PLA building in the background.) 11:05 a.m., June 12, 2019.
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Poignant scenes in
#HongKong
this evening, a society that treats its elders w/ reverence. A group of silver-haired protesters left ribbons of support for the young people ("－個都不能少, 長者支持你"), pictured here in front of the Lennon Wall. It's in the shape of a yellow heart:
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"The wondrous thing about being human — the beauty and banality of it — is that we all tend to dwell in the same handful of elemental struggles, joys and sorrows, which is why a book one person writes may help another process her own life a century later..." -
@BrainPicker
:
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“The record numbers not only show how much Hongkongers wish to be heard, but also reflect our eagerness to participate in the electoral process.” -
@JeffreyCHNgo
on
#HongKong
’s historic District Council election:
Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal
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The once again massive protest in
#HongKong
today is in full view of one of the city's busiest shopping malls, and in an area that hasn't been a usual backdrop for demonstrations. Some are seeing a protest for the first time.
#Shatin
#AntiELABMarch
4:40 p.m. - July 14, 2019.
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Scenes from today's historic march in
#HongKong
. Organizers say ~2 million came out for the peaceful demonstration. Crowds parted for a passing ambulance. Church groups sent contingents. Volunteers passed out signs, sports drinks & origami flowers:
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It’s been a sad day in Hong Kong as authorities begin killing hamsters in a continued push for “Zero Covid.” One little girl wrote her hamster a goodbye letter (), while this 😭 Lam Yik photo () shows a pet shop worker’s farewell:
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"Most of them were young—too young to be nostalgic about British rule. Their unhappiness at Beijing’s heavy hand was entirely their own. And they showed remarkable courage." -
@TheEconomist
on protesters in
#HongKong
in their cover story:
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“An empowered IPCC could be the compromise required to take the situation forward... the best hope that there currently is to work toward a solution to the crisis,” said panel member
@CliffordStott
, who stepped aside Wednesday:
#HongKongProtests
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"Daryl Morey was right. Whenever you see something wrong going on anywhere in the world, you should have the right to say 'that's not right' and that's what [Morey] did." -
@SHAQ
Shaquille O'Neal defended Daryl Morey amid the NBA's rift with China
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For the next nine months, I’ll be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a
@NiemanFdn
fellow. Humbled to be learning alongside an extraordinary group of journalists, and extremely grateful to my colleagues at
@WSJ
, who couldn’t have been more supportive.
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“I needed to let my voice be heard,” said Kitty Wong, a 38-year-old teacher who joined a protest for the first time. Gesturing to her two children, aged 8 & 9, she said: “We need to defend our home for the next generation.” On Hong Kong's "last fight" --
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Wow. "Outspoken teachers are treading on thin ice.. on campuses (in China) where students are being mobilised to monitor & report 'radical' political views." “It’s very suppressive. Even primary-school teachers are very fearful of being caught these days.”
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Every June 4, tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to remember the victims of the Tiananmen massacre. Tonight, as 30 years have passed, huge crowds are expected as tightening freedoms here remind people of their reasons for resistance:
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The 44 people charged with rioting in the
#HongKongProtests
include a 16-year-old girl, a pilot, students, a teacher, and a couple who run a gym together and are due to be married Sunday:
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“The only way to bring us back from the brink of crisis is government concessions” -Sunday’s peaceful Hong Kong march after weeks of turmoil has increased pressure on the city’s leader to seize a vital opening and begin a dialogue with the opposition:
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“Six months on, Hong Kongers are not giving up,” said the vice convener of march organizer CHRF, which estimated an 800,000 turnout. “(It) shows the resilience + persistence of the Hong Kong people: They will not rest until their demands are met.”
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Extraordinary scenes in
#HongKong
right now. Protestors are chanting "香港人! 加油! 香港人! 加油!" ("Go Hong Kongers!") as many reach Wan Chai.
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-
@SiuTyrone
hiked up a muddy hill in the rain and waited for five hours to capture this extraordinary image — of workers removing an iconic monument to the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Hong Kong () — for
@Reuters
():
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The scene at Harcourt Road right now, in Admiralty/ Central. 11:37 p.m., June 12, 2019. Eerirly quiet, though earlier a van was allowed through blaring
#HongKong
's most enduring protest song: Beyond's "海闊天空."
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Tens of thousands marched through Hong Kong streets Sunday in one of the strongest protest turnouts in recent years, a resurgence of public activism as opposition grows over a proposed law that would allow extradition to the mainland:
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“The decision speaks volumes for Hong Kong’s judicial independence and the rule of law, that even in such a politically sensitive issue and at a time of heightened tensions, the courts will still act without fear or favor" -
@KevinkfYam
on the High Court ruling today:
The court ruling says the mask ban was excessive, despite the turmoil from antigovernment protests
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A rainy
#HongKong
afternoon made so much brighter with a visit to the wonderful indie bookstore
@BleakHouseBooks
in
#SanPoKwong
. Very excited, also, to see the must-read work of
@LetaHong
and
@AntD
on display!
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"This is a crisis for Carrie Lam and her administration,” -Antony Dapiran (
@AntD
), a lawyer and author of a book on dissent in the city. “The government can’t be seen to be caving immediately in the face of protest, but how can they just ignore one million people on the streets?”
Demonstrators staged the biggest rally challenging China’s authority over Hong Kong since Britain ceded control in 1997, protesting a proposed law that would let Beijing take people to stand trial in mainland China
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“I’m a troublemaker. I came (to Hong Kong) with nothing, the freedom of this place has given me everything. Maybe it’s time I paid back for that freedom by fighting for it,”
@JimmyLaiApple
tells
@JeromeTaylor
:
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Protest gear in
#HongKong
depicts Post-it notes, a nod to the Lennon Walls of support that have popped up all over the city.
#HongKongProtests
#AntiExtraditionBillMarch
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Update: there was no update today. Perhaps tomorrow. For a comprehensive overview of what was shared today (and every day), the incredible
@Tripperhead
has been working tirelessly to share up-to-the-minute information on the Covid situation in Hong Kong. Thank you!
“The policies have created such nightmares for people here." Hong Kong could announce changes as soon as Sunday to travel rules that have isolated the financial center and led to an exodus of residents: via
@WSJ
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Some personal news: after six wonderful years at Bloomberg News, I am moving on to a new adventure (details of which I'll share soon).
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National security police in Hong Kong arrested seven people linked to the popular pro-democracy news site Stand News, prompting it to shut down and dealing a further blow to press freedom in a city once celebrated for its rambunctious journalism:
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Hundreds have gathered in
#HongKong
this Wednesday afternoon (July 17, 2019) as protests continue here. Today's group are the "silver-haired," or elderly supporters of the
#antiELABmovement
.
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“Hong Kong people are not stupid, they know when the ax is falling down.” On the front page of the
@WSJ
today is a look at the events that led to an extraordinary week here, and what it means for the city's relationship with Beijing:
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This afternoon, tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets in
#HongKong
to protest a proposed law that would see suspects sent to the mainland for trial. The march has been the talk of the town, uniting a broad cross-section of society. I'll be tweeting from the scene.
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In Hong Kong Extradition Law News Today:
- The bill is being fast-tracked. Voting will happen by next Thursday.
- More strikes announced, in addition to a call for school boycotts.
- Government restricts access to its HQ
Read about it and more in the
@WSJ
:
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Here’s what the protest in Hong Kong sounds like today. They are chanting for Carrie Lam to “Step down! Step down!” Please note this is the scene from Hennessey Road, which has much smaller crowds (yes, really) than Lockhart Rd, which is in gridlock because there's so many people
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9:43 p.m. in
#HongKong
. Many of the remaining protesters are in Sheung Wan. Here they are shouting "時代革命!" ("Revolution of our time!") July 21, 2019.
#HongKongProtests
#AntiExtraditionLawMarch
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On Aug. 9, bank & biz executives were called to an economic meeting w/ Carrie Lam. As the discussion drew to a close, attendees unexpectedly were asked to stand with her at a news conference. Most declined, uncomfortable with being pressed to stand publicly behind the government:
"Every company in Hong Kong is in a delicate situation." Employers who initially supported their workers' desire to protest have started to shift under pressure from Beijing.
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"Anyone who could not memorize a book of slogans and the rules within 14 days would be denied food or beaten." -Horrifying testimony from a Uyghur woman about her time at a detention camp in China:
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School principal in China's Hunan fired for secretly mining digital currency ethereum on campus, racking up thousands of dollars in power bills: (the 9 machines, running 24 hours a day, began to strain school’s electricity system and almost caused a fire)
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PolyU council member Owan Li appealed to the Hong Kong government to “do something to save this university, save the students, save Hong Kong’s future.” Mr. Li added: “Every single person is important. Every life is important. Every one inside is a Hong Konger.”
#HongKongProtests
Hong Kong police warned they would open fire on protesters holding out at a university. If they continue, “we will have no other choice but to use the minimal force necessary to address the situation, including real bullets.”
w/
@DanStrumpf
@natashakhanhk
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A million-strong crowd that incl. young families, students, professionals + the elderly streamed thru Hong Kong yesterday, reflecting unprecedented & widespread opposition to the latest move by Beijing to bring the former colony to heel. The protest on our newspaper's front page:
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"Hong Kong is where I grew up, the place I love the most in the world.. Now freedoms there are being pushed on to a cliff. I worry I will never in my lifetime be able to return to the city again.” -Germany grants asylum to pro-democracy protestor Ray Wong:
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“The myth surrounding (Xi) has shattered,” Xu Zhangrun, a professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University said in an interview Friday:
"This is not just a public health crisis. He seems to be dealing with an internal political crisis." Xi was already under fire over the trade war and Hong Kong protests which he blames on foreign forces. The coronavirus is different.
@JNBPage
@Lingling_Wei
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An update: thousands are still gathered outside the police headquarters in
#HongKong
. (8:35 p.m., June 21, 2019) Protestors have been here for about nine hours (now bigger crowds), demanding for answers from officials on how a protest crackdown was handled last week.
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Scene at the
#Tiananmen
vigil right now, where a Tiananmen mother (via video link) is recounting the details of the night she lost her son in "such a cruel, cold manner."
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On record-breaking global temperatures:
http://t.co/HAR82ME2Z3
(Picture: woman cooks bacon on scorching car in China)
http://t.co/YAACn1fIm9
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“This entire movement started off because of a law Hong Kong people didn’t agree with, and now Mrs. Lam is using an even harsher law to answer to those disagreements in society,” -why
#HongKongProtests
are raging on after the anti-mask ban:
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“As the official Special Guests, the group (which includes Rappler’s
@MariaRessa
) will appear on stage w the Committee to Protect Journalists just before midnight to push the crystal button that signals the lowering of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.”
#NYC
#TimesSquare
NYE will honor journalists this year with Special Guests
@KarenAttiah
,
@RBlumenstein
, Alisyn Camerota (
@NewDay
),
@vladduthiersCBS
,
@efelsenthal
,
@LesterHoltNBC
,
@murraymatt
,
@MarthaRaddatz
,
@mariaressa
,
@JonScottFNC
,
@karentoulon
. Learn more: .
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Meanwhile, it turns out that the local sex shop (on a footbridge in Wan Chai) is also firmly against the proposed Extradition Bill. Latest developments from Hong Kong, where there is a huge
#AntiELAB
#反送中 march right now - via
@XinWenFan
&
@JoyuWang
:
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In US, auto-insurers fret as carmakers embrace more automation & accidents expected to plunge:
http://t.co/zN1gxiK6s8
http://t.co/mOAEffuSea
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“I���ve never seen a pangolin, let alone sold one,” he said. “Or a civet.” What happened at the market in Wuhan that was first linked to the coronavirus outbreak? Read this story, via the masterful
@JNBPage
and brilliant
@QianweiZhang
:
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“Not wearing masks in Hong Kong is like not wearing pants nowadays." -To curb the coronavirus, Hong Kong tells the world masks work. Via
@LyonsNotes
,
@WestyHK
&
@JoyuWang
:
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"So we... invited eight such global PR companies, but unfortunately four immediately declined because that would be a detriment to their reputation to support the Hong Kong SAR government now, and two subsequently also turned away a request for meetings."
Exclusive: The Chief Executive ‘has to serve two masters’, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam – full transcript
@specialreports
via
@jamespomfret
@GregTorode
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"When the entire country is dark, Hong Kong is the only place where we can light a candle in the darkness.”
Hong Kong’s annual June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil is the only occasion on which so many citizens stand on Chinese soil and condemn its national leaders. This year, it stands canceled.
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