StandNews @StandNewsHK published a three-part report of an exclusive interview with mother of Poon Hiu-wing.
Poon was murdered by her boyfriend Chan Tong-kai in Taipei in Feb 2018. HK gov used Chan's case to support its proposal to amend the extradition bill, which ignited...
...the massive, often violent protests that started 15 months ago.
Chan has been out of public sight since 23 Oct, 2019 - the day he was released from jail and apologised to Poon's family under company by pro-Beijing reverend Peter Koon.
Poon's mother said she turned to DAB, the largest pro-Beijing political party in HK for help, because she took a friend's advice under fear and helplessness. She had no idea her daughter's case would trigger such a huge storm in HK and felt guilty for that.
Poon's mother said Poon was a sweet, filial daughter and a scholarship-winner with whom she would go shopping and movies like sisters. Poon's mother said she knew her daughter was being with Chan in 2017 and she did not like the relationship.
Poon's mother has been suffering depressing since Poon's tragic death came to light. She saw stray dogs and got badly bit by mosquitos when she offered sacrifices at the wild grass ground in Taipei where Chan dumped Poon's body...
...the horrible images and thoughts that Poon was alone being eaten on the wild grass ground have been haunting the mother. She dared not to see Poon's body before cremation. Her husband later told her their daughter had become bones with all organs dissolved to thick liquid.
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The confidential work of national security committee was again revealed in court.
The court was shown two “judgement and decision” by NSC during the legislative exercise of the #Article23 security law which in general said the bill and the amendments were necessary…
…and the HK gov table them at the legislature. The prosecution confirmed that the documents were not available to the legislators and were revealed under special authorisation from the gov to assist the court in today’s proceeding.
Today’s proceeding concerned jailed #HKAlliance activist Chow Hang-tang’s application to introduce evidence from overseas witnessed by live TV link in the Alliance’s #NSL trial scheduled to start next May.
What happened in Hong Kong around June 4, 2024, the 35th anniversary of the deadly, military crackdown on democracy protests in China in 1989. It’s the first Tiananmen anniversary in Hong Kong since the city enacted a second national security law.
🗓️ May 24: Ex pro-democracy district councillor Debby Chan disclosed on social media that police called her concerning where she would run on June 4 and warned her not to contravene national security law.
🗓️ May 28: HK national security police made the first arrests under the newly enacted “#Article23” Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, rounding up jailed Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung and five associates over the allegation of…
#BREAKING HK top court ruled in favour of journalist @Baochoy’s appeal , quashing all her conviction and fines as the court found “there was no reason that bona fide investigative journalism … should be excluded from the phrase ‘other traffic and transport related purpose’.”
Choy was found guilty of “making false statement” 2 years ago for choosing the purpose of “other traffic and transport related matters” on the application form for car owner info from public registries controlled by the Transport Dept.
Choy’s search was for her award winning investigative report on #721YuenLongAttack in 2019. The application form then provided only 3 purposes for applicants after an amendment to remove the open-ended “other:” column in Oct 2019.
Tsui Hon-Kwong, veteran member of disbanded #HongKongAlliance - the group who hosted candlelight vigil for #June4 for three decades in HK, was taken away by police. He kept upholding his candle for #TiananmenMothers until police shut the door.
A man whose phone torch was on was taken away by police after a search. An officer snatched his phone as a group of officers escorted him into the search zone.
At a point people were lined up to wait for police search.
#BREAKING League of Social Democrats leader #ChanPoying was taken away minutes after she showed up with a small candle for #TiananmenMothers and two yellow flowers. She resisted and tried to uphold what she had in hands.
Heard LSD’s Chan Po-Ying said “why must police station? I don’t mind here.” before police bundled her into a police car.
Truck driver turned activist To Chi-kuen was taken away by police. He apparently carried nothing with him except wearing a tee that says “I don’t want to remember but I dare not to forget”.