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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 wsj.com/articles/foreign-pan…
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On Violence @KaiMThaler in @ForeignPolicy “Even when a cause seems hopeless, fighting back may give protesters a sense of agency & self-worth, rather than suffering in the hope of a hypothetical change in the future—a future they might not live to see.” foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/05…
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Livefeed: Police began to enter PolyU campus about one hour ago. youtube.com/watch?v=q2EJ_-YD…
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The police entering the blockaded Polyu campus for clearing roadblocks and searching for remaining protesters. #antielab #hongkongprotests
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In Opinion
Karen Cheung writes, "I think we are now a generation defined and united by trauma. We hang on and let life bring us slivers of peace. When we’re done coping, we look again. We owe it to Hong Kong."
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An interview with @ManYuen_Ng on the left and Hong Kong: "what makes HK such a unique place is its pure neoliberalism, capitalism to the extreme: a free flow of capital with almost no regulation or oversight and a complete lack of labor protections." dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
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#BREAKING: Police chief superintendent Ricky Ho says police will enter @HongKongPolyU tomorrow morning to handle the hazardous chemicals left on campus and to garner evidence because the university can no longer find any protester on campus today. #HongKongProtests
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🔴HKFP_Live: Chief Exec. Carrie Lam is meeting the press for the first time since the establishment camp were almost wiped out in Sunday's District Council election. [Cantonese only] facebook.com/hongkongfp/vide… #HongKong #China #antielab #antiELABhk #HongKongProtests
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#HongKong’s latest waste statistics show government plans for reducing waste aren’t going to plan. Actual situation (left) vs targets as laid out in Environment Bureau blueprint
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Exclusive: Beijing manages Hong Kong from a Shenzhen villa. A day after June 12, Han Zheng summoned Carrie Lam for a meeting there. reuters.com/article/us-hongk… via @QiZHAI @jamespomfret @DavidKirton_
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This is a really good article by @BeijingPalmer. The election in Hong Kong answered one of the pivotal open questions in the five month protests—how accurate is the information reaching Xi Jinping about Hong Kong? foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25…
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Walked by a crowd of hundreds heckling Regina Ip in Central as @hkpoliceforce escorts her with pepper spray and tear gas at ready. They’re caling her a “traitor of Hong Kong”
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Dozens of people were queuing outside a polling station in Wan Chai to cast their ballot once it opened at 7.30am. There was a good mix of ages and genders. Quite an indicator of people’s concern given Wan Chai has been one of the districts with lowest voting rates.
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Tomorrow’s @nytimes tonight: @realDonaldTrump defense: Malign accusers and attack facts; Report is said to clear F.B.I. of bias claims; Faces of the protesters in Hong Kong. #nytimes
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.@StandNewsHK has translated its pieces on the police siege of PolyU (now in its 5th day) into English. It's one of the best reports yet on the standoff, w a panoramic & humanizing view of the many different types of people who've been trapped there. thestandnews.com/politics/th…
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Good news from @ray_slowbeat : 21yo student shot in abdomen by a traffic police officer in Sai Wan Ho last Monday is discharged from hospital today. (Hope he can enjoy some Lotte Koala choco snack soon)
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Hong Kong Government starts its retaliation against our universities. It has withdrawn two building proposals of Polytechnic University within one week, including a library renovation project. Pro-Beijing legislators said they fear new buildings will be used for future protests.
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3 secondary students arrested this morning at Tin Wu light rail stop, Tin Shui Wai. The girls attend Chinese YMCA & CCC Fong Yun Wah Secondary Schools, the boy unknown. Among several reported arrests of schoolkids on their way to school today.
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A Hong Kong police officer has been filmed stomping on the head of a protester who was under detention near the Polytechnic University. Vid: Telegram. #HongKong #China #antielab #antiELABhk #HongKongProtests Full coverage: bit.ly/extraditionhk
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2 schoolboys arrested by riot police near Kwun Tong swimming pool 8:15am. Unknown why. Today's the 1st day back at school & there've been several reports of police stopping & searching schoolkids. When things like this occur, it's a sign of how deeply the crackdown's penetrating.