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22 Jan, 6 tweets, 3 min read
@inmediahk: HKT 4:40 - government announced at 4am that a #COVID19 zoning area has been set up in Jordan. Wusong Street in the east, Nanjing Street in the south, Battery Street in the west, and Kansu Street in the north.

facebook.com/inmediahknet/v…
Residents living within these zoning borders must be tested for #COVID19 and only those with negative results can leave the area. HKSAR acknowledges that they are aware of "inconveniencing" residents but aim to complete the in-zone testing within the next 48 hours.
The news was released at HKT 04:00 and journalists on site were constantly asked to leave by police officers. Prior to the announcement, many locals were seen leaving the area with belongings. District councillors and others criticize the government for the lack of info and...
the decision to "choose" zones without offering enough reasoning on why certain districts are chosen, and how the borders of the zone are decided.

On site footage from @inmediahk:

#HongKong
Meanwhile some of the original 33 exempt traveller categories continue to skip quarantine upon entry into HK:

Cross-boundary vehicle drivers and accompanying personnel, crew members
Aircraft crew performing necessary duties between Mainland, Macao, Taiwan
Gov officials...
Gov agents, contracts supporting cross-boundary functions
Crew members on fishing vessels

Etc

Full list here:
coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/599C-quara…

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In case you haven't heard about this, on Jan 20th a pregnant 42 y.o was taking a walk in her neighborhood & was stopped by the police. Due to #COVID19, she asked to step away from another person who was presenting ID to the police. She was refused and then they forced searched /n Image
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Police officers also called her "fat bitch" and...
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Well, for those who MARVEL at how well China is doing in keeping #COVID19 at bay, residents in the city of Tonghua, Jilin are taking to Weibo to beg for help. Rough translations:

- We weren't defeated by the virus, but now we're losing to hunger and common sickness.... /n
...young people can drink water to survive, but what about our aging parents? Patients w/high blood pressure, diabetes etc have no medication. We are begging the world: who can save us?

- I am an 8 month pregnant resident of Tonghua, I haven't eaten fruits in days...
...authorities never contacted us, we asked the community shopping team what we can do, they said they're crazy busy, so my goal is to not go hungry. But at night I constantly wake up to hunger as I'm almost about to give birth

#China #COVID19

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23 Jan
The same #COVID19 zoning will happen to Sham Shui Po.

Meanwhile, Discovery Bay sends out folks who drink at the pier without masks, in groups, WHILE POLICE OFFICERS STAND AROUND AND DO NOTHING

This government ALWAYS pick on the poorest, most vulnerable, most needy in society
I hope those who somehow still think the Hong Kong gov is "doing the right thing" or "doing their best" understand that the leadership is so incredibly rotten that they will always, and from now on, act without empathy, which is the beginning of the end to healthy governance
What is worse, there are legit signs to how the government is now sizing up different groups and trying to pick someone to blame for poor COVID control - and it feels like ethnicity will soon be casually dropped into the promotional rhetoric
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You teach law at Yale, yet you have nothing but hateful slurs for anything HK - sweeping the complex causes for the protests and dissent and unrest all under the general umbrella category as "HK independence", while encouraging CPC to just roll their tanks in - dude, like no
Yes, 100% agree that xenophobic attitudes towards Chinese international students in the US is not OK. Great for you to offer help. But this Taisu? We don't hear the same kind of snarl from you on Twitter than you're showing on Weibo aren't ya?

"Let's suppress the HK independence insurgents and rioters" - dude, to go for such one-sided emotionally charged verbiage when clearly victims like a pregnant woman, a bus driver on duty, senior citizens and 12 year old minors all amongst those subjected to police brutality -wtf?
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3 May 20
Bombs found in abandoned school is frequented by HKPF for EOD training

1/It has emerged that Lawmaker Andrew Kan received a citizen report at 9:30 am on Mar 12 of a large police presence at the abandoned St. Joseph English Middle School. Officers cite it is a "police exercise"
2/Fast forward to May 2nd, three bombs were found in St. Joseph English Middle School, with police suspecting the 14kg of dangerous substances and improvised bomb found were materials stolen during the siege of PolyU.

3/ Citizens interviewed by @appledaily_hk pointed out that for the past 4 years since the skl was abandoned, the site has been frequently used by the HKPF for training.

Netizens are left speculating tht the materials were planted to frame pro-democracy protesters as "terrorists"
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A few things which we felt we need to reiterate about #HongKongProtests:
1. HK is not fighting for independence
2. The 5 core demands does NOT include HK independence. If anything it safeguards the 1C2S status quo
3. @joshuawongcf doesn't "lead" the protests. Netizens do.
1/n
4. When the 1st marches/dissent against the bill came, Joshua wasn't even freed yet. Most demonstrators couldn't care less what he thinks.
6. @lihkg_forum is instrumental early on, in particular the G20 ads around the world. They just got nominated in Nikkei Advertising Awards.
Alright that should've been #5.
6. Protesters have been buying their own gear out of pocket. Many HK citizens privately pooled money to buy masks for gears. These are mostly done as guerilla efforts, in groups of 3,4 out on the streets distributing. Their courage isn't any less.
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