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deputy Asia bureau chief @qz, focus mostly on Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and HK protests. formerly @WSJ. the milk goes in last. is@qz.com 🇭🇰🇪🇺 日本語🆗

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    isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Jan 31
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    Medical staff in HK feel that a strike is the only way to pressure a seemingly unresponsive govt to close the border w the mainland. @maryhui intvwd a doctor who is paying for his own quarantine in a hotel on why he supports a strike. #WuhanCoronavirushttps://qz.com/1794633/hong-kong-doctors-mull-medical-strike-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ …

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      2. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        isabella steger Retweeted Elson Tong

        the results of the strike motion will come in soonhttps://twitter.com/elson_tong/status/1223570422957916160 …

        isabella steger added,

        Elson Tong @elson_tong
        Key moment in Hong Kong's modern labour history: The Hospital Authority Employees Alliance — a huge new union formed directly due to the extradition bill protests — votes on whether to strike, in protest against Carrie Lam's refusal of border controls: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=2590082807935886 … pic.twitter.com/pP7FaYc2k6
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      3. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        not soon enough - they're showing all the void ballots to the camera and explaining why they can't be counted. i guess this is what transparency looks like.

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      4. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        The strike motion results: 3164 people voted, 3156 votes were valid. 3123 people voted in favour, 10 against.

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        isabella steger Retweeted Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤

        HK ppl sure love watching democracy as a social activity outdoorshttps://twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/status/1223589849032060930 …

        isabella steger added,

        Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤Verified account @rhokilpatrick
        Members of the recently formed Hospital Authority employees’ union have voted to go on strike Monday over the government’s lack of action to curb the spread of #CoronaVirus. The motion passed by 3,123 versus 10. The vote was broadcast live at street stations throughout the city. pic.twitter.com/Hu09z3mg1g
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      6. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        "if this was overseas, medical workers would have used striking as a way of putting pressure on the government right from the start," says an official from the medical workers union following the vote count.

        2 replies 7 retweets 33 likes
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      7. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        a medical worker cries as she explains the decision to strike. "everyday when we get off work we have to spend time preparing for this action...our colleagues stand in the cold for hours in order to join this union."

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      8. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        she announces that the strike officially starts. "strike to save HK!" people are chanting.

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      9. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        30% of medical staff in the union will strike on Monday; if the govt does not respond to demands by 9pm, then the rest of them will join in. about 9000 ppl in total.

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      10. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        isabella steger Retweeted RTHK English News

        just to be clear, striking is not some crazy pie in the sky idea - latest poll shows over 60% support the idea while 80% support closing the border. border closure is also supported by HK’s hospitals chief https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223532424853774337?s=21 …https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223532424853774337 …

        isabella steger added,

        RTHK English News @rthk_enews
        Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan says tighter control at the border would ease worry of the people in #HongKong https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1506063-20200201.htm …
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      11. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        isabella steger Retweeted Mary Hui

        https://twitter.com/maryhui/status/1223599811737182208?s=21 …https://twitter.com/maryhui/status/1223599811737182208 …

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        Mary HuiVerified account @maryhui
        Strike details: Day 1 (Mon, 3 Feb): suspend non-emergency services Days 2-5 (Tue-Fri): all union members regardless of rank strike "The already dire situation in HK could only turn even direr, for the incompetence of our govt continues to bring us to the point of no return." pic.twitter.com/eTYoywKZfK
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      12. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 1
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        isabella steger Retweeted RTHK English News

        a pro-Beijing/business party asks the govt to close the border and expresses sympathy for HK medical workers https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223622909597343744?s=21 …https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223622909597343744 …

        isabella steger added,

        RTHK English News @rthk_enews
        "Never forget the Sars tragedy of the Amoy Gardens. The deaths could have been prevented if the officials at the time acted before it was too late. Our government is running that risk now," says Liberal Party https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1506107-20200201.htm …
        3 replies 33 retweets 79 likes
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      13. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 2
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        a group of ppl protested against the medical strike today and called for the govt to fire all those “black medical workers.” the group called themselves “good citizens of HK”https://today.line.me/HK/article/M17aBD?utm_source=copyshare …

        24 replies 9 retweets 30 likes
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      14. isabella steger‏Verified account @stegersaurus Feb 2
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        isabella steger Retweeted RTHK English News

        no solutions from the government https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223933318707798016?s=21 …https://twitter.com/rthk_enews/status/1223933318707798016 …

        isabella steger added,

        RTHK English News @rthk_enews
        Hospital Authority Chief Executive Tony Ko says he agrees with frontline staff on the need to restrict the flow of people between HK and the mainland, but disagrees on their plans to go on strike. https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1506229-20200202.htm …
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