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Jan 3, 2022, 97 tweets

HongKongers didn’t need Ms ChowHangTung or anyone to suggest encourage persuade incite us to commemorate those who’re killed in the #TiananmenSquareMassacre.

We did so on our own.

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“No rioters. Only tyranny.”

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不能離開的香港人,該如何活下去?

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一個視生命如草芥的政府,又怎懂得尊重人命。

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I guess we know the problem with this slogan. The words in problem are either “Hong Kong” or “bright”.

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Lam is one of the victims of the white-shirt terrorists attack in Yuen Long in 2019 himself.

He was jailed for 4 months for disclosing the name of the person under ICAC investigation. Most of the culprits still haven’t been arrested.

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It has been a really hard year. And are we going to embrace another new lunar year without joy?

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沒有家的,和失去家的。

「那麼,就讓我們相依為命。」

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Some heroes don’t wear capes.

To all those who still haven’t given up.

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願您們在亂流下平安

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願好人一生平安。
願民主戰勝歸來。
願榮光終歸香港。

在那之前,讓我們「虎」中作樂。
香港人頂住!

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Sending the ordinary and healthy people to the quarantine camp? For what?

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Paving way to secret trial?

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He just wanted to know the answer.

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A bitch escaped from the hell.

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這個地方有兩種藍。

一種是擁護無恥政權、作威作福、亮得令人刺眼的藍。
另一種是為口奔馳、風塵僕僕、卑微得令人心酸的藍。

望在社會最底層掙扎的人,也能安然度過。

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We know each other’s fears. We face it together.
You are not alone, HongKongers.

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Calligraphy from Graphic Design Can Save Hong Kong.

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It’s not a single incident. We see assaults on pro-democracy companies and people in HongKong from all ranges.

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Tired & hopeless. But be true to yourself.

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Spread hope, fight fears.

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One of HongKongers’ deep dark fears is our collective memories being lost.

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記得救生艇、避風港,是用誰的鮮血和生命換來的嗎?

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#Ukrainian’s bravery in the “Winter on Fire” inspired many Hongkongers in 2019. We know we both will #NeverSurrender.

HongKongers #StandWithUkraine.

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2019 they cured HKers injured for police brutality.
2020 they pressed the govt to close borders.
2021 they were punished.
2022 they fight alone on the frontline without govt’s support.

Thank you to our medi.

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It’s been a long while no collective act has been seen in public after anti-gathering measures in the name of combating covid. Again, it’s the #Ukrainian giving us courage and hope.

HKers #StandWithUkraine.

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The dissenting voices can’t be suppressed forever.

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The darkness can’t last forever.

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Detention without trial, no bail, no visit, no letters in or out. Hearing adjourned.

The first night is most difficult. But the subsequent nights are not easier, especially the detention itself is unjust.

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“Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things.”

Never lose hope.

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They put the healthy people in the isolation facilities.
They put the good people in jail.

That’s why we need a real democratic government, which is accountable to the people.

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People in other countries may not envisage the living condition in the elderly care homes in HK. Outbreak is not surprising.

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#InternationalWomensDay2022 is not a happy day for many freedom fighters, whether on the battlefields of defending one’s homeland or human rights.

Our prayers are with all those heroines.

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We came into this world alone. And we will leave this world alone.

Perhaps more true now than ever.

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Perhaps not just Tibetans, Uyghurs, HongKongers and many others who are forced to leave or self exile in their homelands may also feel the same.

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Waiting in the queue to die...

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Are we the disposable?

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Application for bail by Koo Sze-yiu was again rejected by the court today. This veteran democratic activist is at the late stage of terminal illness. But the regime still put nuisance on his limited lifetime.

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如果我們放棄了,我們怎麼面對死去的人⋯⋯

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Remember the freedom we once had.

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There are some bullets that a bulletproof vest can’t block.

Journalist has become one of the most dangerous professions in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of the many in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of many in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of many in Hong Kong.

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Abandoned, one of many in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of many in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of many in HongKong.

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Abandoned, one of many in HongKong.

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What can we expect if it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel?

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「兄弟爬山,各自努力」也不只是一句口號。

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Some objects may worth less than HK$100. Our dignity not.

Article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the right to own, and not be arbitrarily deprived of one’s property.

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Right: Deep Dark Fears of Myanmar people in 2021
Left: Deep Dark Fears of HongKongers in 2022

I think I get to understand the fears of the Myanmar people more.

It’s fearful that no one can hear our voices.

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They say #831TerroristAttack is fake news.
They are talking black white.
They are rewriting history.

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There were days HongKongers thought it’s a fool day joke when we were told someone killed himself.

Nowadays, HKers would first think whether someone “was suicided”.

No one thinks it’s a joke anymore.
#死亡曾經距離我們很遠

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The worst is yet to come.

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Some people say we are losers.
Some say we are refugees, Chiznese.

Remember what we each have done, sacrificed, changed and achieved.

We don’t need others to tell us what we are.
We are Hongkongers.

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Anything can be seditious if they don’t like.

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People may have their untold stories about 2019.
Lend them your ears if you can.

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Millions others in the world are suffering from different kinds of pains. But only HongKongers can truly understand Hongkongers’. Take care of yourself first. Then help your bro if you can.

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Anything they don’t like is seditious.
Arrest people without evidence.
No bail. No trial day. Arbitrary detention.
Then, create a story and interpret the law to fit in it.

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