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Trapped and desperate: expectant mothers among Hongkongers stuck in Wuhan @ 2020-02-25T16: Back Hot News
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又中又英——HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE GONE BERSERK
CARRIE LAM CONDONES THE POLICE CONDUCT, DENOUNCES THOSE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WHO HAVE CONDEMNED IT, AND IS THUS COMPLICIT WITH SUCH BRUTALITY. MOREOVER, SHE PROVOKED HONG KONG』S COURAGEOUS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO GO ON STRIKE BY HER REFUSAL TO SEAL THE BORDERS WITH THE MAINLAND TO PROTECT HONG KONGERS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. SHE HAS PUT HONG KONGERS LIVES IN JEOPARDY AT EVERY TURN.
FOR MANY HONGKONGERS, THE CURRENT OUTBREAK HAS BROUGHT BACK PAINFUL MEMORIES OF THE DEADLY SARS EPIDEMIC IN 2003. THE DISEASE TURNED HONG KONG INTO A GHOST TOWN, AND KILLED NEARLY 300 PEOPLE, INCLUDING EIGHT FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
NATIONAL SECURITY LEGISLATION SPARKED HONG KONG’S FIRST BIG PROTEST EFFORT AND SUCCESSFUL PUSHBACK AGAINST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S ATTEMPT TO FULFIL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IN THAT REGARD. A NATIONAL SECURITY BILL HAD TO BE SHELVED IN 2003, FOR LACK OF ENOUGH VOTES IN HONG KONG’S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE LEGISLATION REMAINS SHELVED, HENCE LUO’S LAMENT THAT IT IS STILL ABSENT AND SO CANNOT BE USED TO RESTORE ORDER IN HONG KONG. ARTICLE 23 OF HONG KONG’S POST-1997 BASIC LAW CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT SUCH LEGISLATION MUST BE PASSED.
ONE FACTOR THAT COULD INFORM HONG KONG’S RESPONSE IS THE BIG PACKAGES ANNOUNCED ELSEWHERE, SUCH AS BY RIVAL SINGAPORE, WHICH HAS PLEDGED TO POST ITS BIGGEST BUDGET DEFICIT SINCE AT LEAST 1997 TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF THE VIRUS. WHILE HONG KONG HAS HISTORICALLY ESPOUSED A CONSERVATIVE FISCAL POLICY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY EARMARKED AN EXTRA HK
THE INCIDENT IS THE LATEST INSTANCE OF BUSINESSES BEING PRESSURED TO SUPPRESS CONTENT RELATED TO THE HONG KONG PROTESTS, FOR FEAR OF HARMING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN THE CHINESE MARKET. WHEN NBA TEAM HOUSTON ROCKETS GENERAL MANAGER DARYL MOREY TWEETED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE HONG KONG PROTESTS IN OCTOBER, HE WAS QUICKLY PRESSURED TO DELETE THE TWEET, WITH THE NBA ISSUING AN APOLOGY TO CHINESE FANS. US GAMING COMPANY BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT ALSO ISSUED A TEMPORARY BAN AGAINST A HONG KONG PLAYER FROM ITS COMPETITION FOR HAVING SHOUTED A SLOGAN IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY』S PROTESTERS IN A POST-GAME INTERVIEW.
REVIEWING FOOTAGE FROM OCT 1 IN #HONGKONG. THIS ONE CLEARLY SHOWS RIOT POLICE THROWING A RUBBISH BIN (ORANGE OBJECT) FROM A #WANCHAI FOOTBRIDGE AT PROTESTERS AS THEY FLEE FROM POLICE TEAR GAS AND PEPPER SPRAY.#HONGKONGPROSTESTS #ANTIELAB PIC.TWITTER.COM/RSYQEIPQDW
THE EDUCATION BUREAU FIRST ANNOUNCED A POSSIBLE DELAY IN THE HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (HKDSE) EXAM ON FEBRUARY 6, SAYING THE WRITTEN TESTS – SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON MARCH 27 – COULD BE POSTPONED TO LATE APRIL. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME TWO DAYS AFTER HONG KONG RECORDED THE FIRST DEATH CAUSED BY COVID-19, WHICH HAS KILLED OVER 2,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

 

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