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August 16, 2020 to August 22, 2020
Belarus leader bemoans 'attempt to seize power'

Belarus leader bemoans 'attempt to seize power' RTHK - Aug 19, 2020

  • Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday accused the opposition of attempting to seize power in the wake of mass protests against disputed presidential elections in which he claimed …
Cambridge college drops move after CE quits post

Cambridge college drops move after CE quits post RTHK - Aug 16, 2020

  • Cambridge University's Wolfson College said it has decided not to pursue its move to review the honorary fellowship of Chief Executive Carrie Lam in the wake of her decision to renounce the titl…
6.26626 The defence in the Police Chief Riot case alleged that the demonstrators only tried to stop the impact of plainclothes officers insisting that they did not know they were being held undercover.

6.26626 The defence in the Police Chief Riot case alleged that the demonstrators only tried to stop the impact of plainclothes officers insisting that they did not know they were being held undercover. 立場新聞 machine translated - Aug 20, 2020

  • On June 26 last year, 626 demonstrators surrounded Wan Chai Police Headquarters, and a grey-clothed police officer was surrounded by demonstrators at the scene to ask if the police were police, …
Teresa Cheng intervenes to stop police shooting case

Teresa Cheng intervenes to stop police shooting case RTHK - Aug 18, 2020

  • Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng has started proceedings to end a private prosecution against a police officer who shot a student in the abdomen with live ammunition in Sai Wan Ho last year. Democ…
The first case of the National Security Law motorcycle man body protection order application to issue a ruling tomorrow.

The first case of the National Security Law motorcycle man body protection order application to issue a ruling tomorrow. 香港獨立媒體網 machine translated - Aug 20, 2020

  • Tang Yingjie, a 23-year-old man involved in driving a motor vehicle with the banner of "The Revolution of the Hong Kong Era", was charged last month with inciting others to divide the country an…
The general rhetoric of the Pan-People Is reasonable.

The general rhetoric of the Pan-People Is reasonable. 立場新聞 machine translated - Aug 20, 2020

  • Yuan: Like all kinds of signs, showing the pan-people love stack power and generous pay. First of all, Lau Siu-kai has said that the extension of the Legislative Council for one year, including …

Hong Kong third wave: just 18 Covid-19 cases expected to be recorded, though clinic closures may have played a role, source says South China Morning Post - Aug 20, 2020

  • Hong Kong is expecting to record about 18 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, a day after the number of new infections fell to its lowest daily total in a month.The cases, according to a medical sou…
Immigration Dept worker charged over doxxing

Immigration Dept worker charged over doxxing RTHK - Aug 21, 2020

  • Police said on Friday that they have charged an Immigration Department employee with alleged involvement in hundreds of doxxing cases against officers and others. The 25-year-old clerical assist…
Wen: Zhang Kunyang has fled to the UK to form a parliament in exile with Nathan Law and others

Wen: Zhang Kunyang has fled to the UK to form a "parliament in exile" with Nathan Law and others 立場新聞 machine translated - Aug 17, 2020

  • Police arrested a number of pro-democracy figures on charges against the National Security Law for several days. Today's front-page report quoted "people familiar with the matter" as saying that…
The General Education Bureau has condemned the education bureau to stop political censorship by deleting the contents of citizens' resistance to life and human rights and the rule of law.

The General Education Bureau has condemned the education bureau to stop political censorship by deleting the contents of citizens' resistance to life and human rights and the rule of law. 立場新聞 machine translated - Aug 19, 2020

  • In recent years, the General Knowledge Section has been attacked by formed factions. The Education Bureau last year launched the General Textbook "Professional Advisory Service", which has been …
Govt moots supermarket discounts in lieu of subsidy

Govt moots supermarket discounts in lieu of subsidy RTHK - Aug 18, 2020

  • The Labour and Welfare Secretary, Law Chi-kwong, said the government has decided to go ahead and grant wage subsidies to supermarket chains Wellcome and ParkNshop, as well as big property manage…
Democratic party says majority of MPs prefer to stay on as Chen Zhiquan's Eddie Chu shows he is not a principal stayer

Democratic party says majority of MPs prefer to stay on as Chen Zhiquan's Eddie Chu shows he is not a "principal stayer" 852郵報 machine translated - Aug 17, 2020

  • The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress had earlier passed a decision to extend the term of office of its current members for one year, but was questioned as unconstitutional, d…
Mass test at immigration centre after inmate's Covid

Mass test at immigration centre after inmate's Covid RTHK - Aug 19, 2020

  • Hundreds of detainees and staff at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre are to be tested for the coronavirus, after a man sent to the detention facility on Sunday was found to have Covid-19. T…
Jailed Hong Kong ex-localist leader Edward Leung to seek early release – report

Jailed Hong Kong ex-localist leader Edward Leung to seek early release – report Hong Kong Free Press - Aug 20, 2020

  • Activist Edward Leung has applied for early release ahead ahead of completing his six-year jail term for rioting, local media have reported. Leung was jailed in 2018 after being convicted of rio…

Hong Kong expecting 26 new Covid-19 cases, extending sub-100 run of daily infections to 20th day South China Morning Post - Aug 22, 2020

  • Hong Kong is expecting about 26 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, according to a source, extending the city’s run of under 100 daily infections to a 20th day.On Friday, health officials reported 2…
Li Zhiying involved in criminal terrorism case: the defense questioned the scolding after a smile was not frightened Oriental reporter: laughter is pretending.

Li Zhiying involved in criminal terrorism case: the defense questioned the scolding after a smile was not frightened "Oriental" reporter: laughter is pretending. 立場新聞 machine translated - Aug 21, 2020

  • Jimmy Lai, founder of Yan Media, was accused of intimidating a Reporter of the Oriental Daily in The Park during the June 4th rally in 2017 and the case was adjudicated today (21) in the West Ko…
WSJ: Hong Kong's national security law affects American university professors to allow students to remain anonymous and avoid prosecution.

WSJ: Hong Kong's national security law affects American university professors to allow students to remain anonymous and avoid prosecution. 眾新聞 machine translated - Aug 20, 2020

  • The Wall Street Journal reported that China's impact on the country's national security law in Hong Kong has been traced as far as U.S. college campuses. Some elite university courses will have …
Cai Xia, a retired professor at the Communist Party school that has been accused of undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong, has been expelled from the party.

Cai Xia, a retired professor at the Communist Party school that has been accused of undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong, has been expelled from the party. 852郵報 machine translated - Aug 17, 2020

  • Cai Xia, a retired professor at the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Party School who has repeatedly criticized the government in the past, was expelled from the party and his …