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Hong Kong national security police seize Tiananmen Crackdown statue for ‘inciting subversion’ probe – reports

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Hong Kong’s John Lee chides reporter for referring to 2019 ‘protests’ instead of ‘the black violence’

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Hong Kong’s John Lee chides reporter for referring to 2019 ‘protests’ instead of ‘the black violence’ 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/05/03/hon

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Hong Kong gov’t to close Tiananmen vigil site for park ‘maintenance,’ as pro-Beijing group seeks...

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[Recap] Hong Kong gov’t to close Tiananmen vigil site for park ‘maintenance,’ as pro-Beijing group seeks remaining space for event

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A pro-Beijing organisation has applied to host a shopping event in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park in early June, according to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). For th…

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May 5

Hong Kong District Council reform ‘destroys final bastion of democracy,’ Paul Zimmerman says, will not stand again 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/05/05/hon

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Hong Kong national security police seize Tiananmen Crackdown statue for ‘inciting subversion’ probe – reports 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/05/05/hon

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A reminder that only one of the 18 district councils (that for the Islands) remained controlled by the pro-Beijing camp after the Nov 24, 2019 elections: because while the pro-democrats won 7 of its 10 elected seats, the council's 8 ex-officio seats were held by pro-Beijingers.

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BREAKING: Democratically-elected seats slashed to 20% for local Hong Kong elections, candidates vetted

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This is what we need to do: not only remember but also remind people what's true, and call out errors and lies.

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6/ Accuracy please. Independence was never one of the five demands of the protest movement: twitter.com/tripperhead/st - it was advocated by small faction of the leaderless movement.

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7/ 2019 is now officially dismissed as purely "riots," despite millions protesting peacefully, amid later instances of city-wide unrest. To see how the narrative shifted over time, from official apologies to doubling down, check out our explainer: hongkongfp.com/2020/09/04/fro

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In a CNN article about the minimum wage in Hong Kong…Facebook users blame Biden and the US Democratic Party.

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33,600 students quit Hong Kong schools in last academic year amid emigration wave

33,600 students quit Hong Kong schools in last academic year amid emigration wave

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But school representatives say exodus may have peaked and they expect number of departures to decrease this year.

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Japan to ban upskirting in sweeping sex crime reforms

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Japan to ban upskirting in sweeping sex crime reforms

The bill outlaws secretly filming someone for sexual exploitation and is set to be passed in June.

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The US recommitted to a security pact with the Philippines as concerns grow about China’s influence in the region. Both President Joe Biden and leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. alluded to pressure from Beijing in a White House visit reut.rs/41Tzts4

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Only 88 seats in November's #HongKong local elections will be democratically elected by the public - down from 452: hongkongfp.com/2023/05/02/bre 179 to be chosen by the city's leader. 27 ex-officio seats will remain. 176 seats to be returned by local District Fight Crime Committees,… Show more

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BREAKING: Democratically-elected seats slashed to 20% for local Hong Kong elections, candidates vetted 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/05/02/bre

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Funny how it went from "We promise eventual, full democracy" to "you're not ready for full democracy" to "democracy isn't the only option" to "we're actively removing democracy from the process". It's all empty promises and lies.

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BREAKING: Democratically-elected seats slashed to 20% for local Hong Kong elections, candidates vetted

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Chief Executive John Lee corrects SCMP's Natalie Wong, who referred to the '2019 protests' in her question. "It is not the 2019 protests. It is the black violence. It's the attempt to make Hong Kong independent, and the attempt to cause disaster to Hong Kong society as a whole."

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#thread HK gov is set to announce its “improvement” for the city’s district councils - the 18 community-based consultative bodies with 94% members directly elected by HK voters, weeks after BJ’s top official on HK affairs said in a rare visit to the city …

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Moreover for the upcoming DC election , the government will take over the constituency demarcation from the Electoral Affairs Committee - as an one off special arrange the constitutional affairs minister said - and merge 452 constituencies into 44.

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🔸At the last election in 2019, all but 27 of the 479 district council seats were directly elected, with the other ex-officio members returned via chairmanship of rural committees. 🔸Some 300 seats are currently vacant due to resignations and disqualifications.

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The government has proposed revamping the make-up of district councils #HongKong news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon

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Pro-Beijing heavyweight Rita Fan has urged Hong Kong to cut down the ratio of seats at District Councils elected by the general public to 22 per cent, in order to protect future elections from "Western forces or Taiwan independence advocates." Photo: RTHK Screenshot.

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How India's population exploded to overtake China's and what's next | CNN

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🇮🇳How India’s population exploded to overtake China’s and what’s next

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Counting millions of people is never an easy task, but the United Nations says its latest calculations show that by the end of this weekend, India will have more people than China, marking an epochal...

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I can’t with this! After the President of Greece

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reportedly apologized and promised a correction, former #Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is now referred to as "Former President of the Kuomintang party - Chinese Taipei" by the

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. Ma is set to speak tmrw…

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This is getting ridiculous. Organizers of the @delphi_forum have yet again changed the title of fmr Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou. This time, he’s called “Former Leader of Taipei”. Ma is scheduled to speak on the 28th. @MOFA_Taiwan has asked him to reconsider his appearance.

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Welcome to the White House, President Yoon and Mrs. Kim.

Mrs. Kim, President Yoon of the Republic of Korea, President Biden, and the First Lady stand for a picture.

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About 3,300 signboards in Hong Kong have been removed or replaced every year between 2018 and last year, but some argue the traditional signs should be preserved as a symbol of the city

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Hot Topics: What is the future of Hong Kong’s neon signs?

Under tightening signboard regulations to protect pedestrians, about 3,300 signboards have been ‘removed or replaced’ every year between 2018 and last year.

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Apr 25

Short film screening axed after failing to get censors’ approval despite adding nat’l security poster to ‘seditious’ scene 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/04/25/sho

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Apr 26

Hong Kong gov’t department told to ‘step up’ efforts to ensure books do not threaten national security 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2023/04/26/hon

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Hong Kong lawmaker’s petition opposing Gay Games is prejudiced, activist says

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Lawmaker Junius Ho lodged an online petition to oppose the city’s co-hosting of the Gay Games in November, citing national security risks and “harmful ideological influences.”

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A Hong Kong LGBT+ activist has said that a lawmaker’s petition opposing the city’s co-hosting of the Gay Games is prejudiced, adding that associating the event with national security ri…

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Hong Kong spends HK$1.3 million on YouTube video that only nets 4,000 views

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Hong Kong spends HK$1.3 million on YouTube video that only nets 4,000 views

View count for clip, marking the 25th anniversary of the handover, included multiple versions of video uploaded to department’s YouTube channel.

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Trump: "President Xi is a brilliant man ... the look, the brain, the whole thing"

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Not only protests, police has tightened requirements for walkathons for schools/charities,

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reports. 70% of such events this months requires a marshal per every 10 participants, which is >10 to 100 times higher than past rallies. A thread- news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%

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