HKDC is honoring the plight of women in Hong Kong and elsewhere

HKDC is honoring the plight of women in Hong Kong and elsewhere imprisoned for political offenses. HKDC commemorates the role that women activists have played in the fight for Hong Kong’s freedom and salutes the women activists among our Southern Mongolian, Tibetan and Uyghur allies. Hong Kong has the highest percentage of female prisoners in the world, many of them among the 1,389 prisoners currently serving time on political charges. These prisoners include pro-democracy leadersChow Hang-tung, Gwyneth Ho, Carol Ng, Chu Wai-ying, Wong Yuen-lam, Winnie Yu, Claudia Mo, Tiffany Yuen, Wong Ji-yuetas well as many unnamed women detained for exercising their universal rights to free speech and assembly. Posted by @hkdc.us #InternationalWomensDay #妇女节 #政治犯 #NewYork #贤学思政 #47人初选案 #毛孟静 #何桂蓝 #邹幸彤 #黄沅琳 #朱慧盈 #politicaloffenses

When Hong Kong’s government tries to silence a song, the world s

When Hong Kong’s government tries to silence a song, the world should listen If the court agrees, the companies should reply with «no.» Meta, Google and their peers admittedly find themselves in a tortured position. In Hong Kong, this dispute is itself more evidence that the city is approaching a tipping point that the «one country, two systems» model affording Hong Kong its autonomy from mainland China is atrophying. Two of the remaining bulwarks against autocracy in the nation were judicial independence (which China has disavowed) and a free internet (in contrast to China’s Great Firewall); a victory for the government in this case would mean the diminishment of both. This, in turn, would be a signal to companies who prefer to do business without betraying their values that the city is no longer a friendly hub for foreign investment. #愿荣光归香港 #禁制令 #GloryToHongKong #香港国歌

26 January was Hong Kong's 181st birthday. Although United Kingd

26 January was Hong Kong's 181st birthday. Although United Kingdom started to govern over Hong Kong because of a war, one fact remains. Under United Kingdom's rule, Hong Kong transformed from an unknown fishing village into an international metropolis. Let us review the history of Hong Kong! Full version: Credit: Hongkonger in Deutschland e.V. Twitter @HongkongerV #German #香港开埠 #开埠 #香港历史 #democracynow #freehongkong #standwithhongkong #revolutionofourtimes #FoundingDay

Beijing officials have told Hong Kong’s political elites that th

Beijing officials have told Hong Kong’s political elites that the city’s No 2 official, John Lee Ka-chiu, will be the sole candidate to receive the blessing of the central government in this year’s chief executive election.⁠ ⁠ One source said Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong had told Election Committee members during meetings on Wednesday morning that Lee would be the only candidate for the post with the central government’s support.⁠ Posted by @scmpnews⁠ : Dickson Lee/SCMP⁠ ⁠ #elections #johnlee #chiefexecutive #李家超 #比卡超 #特首 #爱国者治港

Hong Kong leadership approval rates.

Hong Kong leadership approval rates. #AFPgraphics charts opinion polls of Hong Kong's leaders 等睇再下一『成』 From Asia's World City... To Asia's Third World City... It just takes 25 years! Credit to @AFP #支共揽炒香港 #民调 #特首 #港督 #支持率

Two years of Hong Kong's national security law - explained in da

Two years of Hong Kong's national security law - explained in data Hong Kong has seen almost 200 national security law arrests, with many denied bail, over the past two years. What happened to the city's leading civil society figures, and top news outlets? HKFP explains with data. In full: #新闻自由 #国安法 #AppleDaily #StandNews #FreedomOfPress #NationalSecurityLaw #立场新闻 #苹果新闻 #47人案 #初选大搜捕