(1) Basic facts about Hong Kong - a unique city like no other in the world- a part of the great nation of China after 156 years of British colonial rule
Hong Kong (the past) - 1842 ceded to Britain after signing of the unequal Treaty of Nanjing that ended the 1st Opium War
(2) In 1840, Britain went to war with China over trade & drug trafficking - while British officials tried to play down the illicit origins of the conflict, opponents gave it a name that made the link quite clear: the Opium War nytimes.com/2018/07/03/wor…
(3) Hong Kong (the turning point): 1997 China resumed sovereignty over HK- upon reunification, despite the practice of socialism in mainland China, HK (& Macau), which were colonies of Britain (& Portugal), retained established systems under a high degree of autonomy for 50 years
(4) Hong Kong (the maverick): China's paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping, formulated the unprecedented constitutional principle of "One Country Two Systems" during negotiations with Britain over HK's handover - the late Deng explained the principle in 1984: chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/20…
(5) Hong Kong (the present): HK is now governed as a Special Administrative Region of The People's Republic of China under the "One Country Two Systems" principle
(6) Hong Kong (the turmoil): rise of anti-China forces seeking to destabilise HK- 2012 “anti-national education” incident - 2014 illegal “Occupy- 2016 Mongkok riot- 2016 surfacing of pro-independence “HK National Party”- 2016 onwards chaos as some public officers obstructed
(7) Govt's & legislature's operation with non-stop filibustering, backed by Western politicians & funding by NED - The Event Book of Chaos involving anti-China opposition in HK's Legislative Council - Oct 2016-Nov2020
(8) Hong Kong (attempts to topple the HK Govt & economy 2019-2020)
(9) Hong Kong (the solution): Beijing enacted the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in HK + full realisation of the rule of law by the HK law enforcement agencies & the Judiciary
(10) Hong Kong (securing a stable future as a part of the motherland): Beijing initiated electoral reforms for HK to weed out traitors, seditionists, separatists & terrorists
(11) Hong Kong (the future): HK is now governed as a Special Administrative Region of The People's Republic of China under the "One Country Two Systems" principle & its future as such will be guaranteed, as we continue to be a city known for our status as a free trade port, a
(12) stable city governed by the rule of law with a government supported by an efficient civil service that is now protected against subversion, free market economy with a highly efficient workforce, boundless business opportunities as we integrate with mainland China as a part
(13)of the Greater Bay Area while HK remains a international financial market characterised by a low tax regime, a stable currency, as it hosts the largest offshore renminbi bond market with issuers- HK remains the best place to capture China opportunities hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functi…
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(1) New York University (NYU is demanding apologies from pro-Palestine student activists, assigning “moral” homework in a disciplinary process by forcing them to attend "Ethics Integrity Series" classes which include students would be assigned a “reflection paper"
(2) the students are explicitly instructed not to “justify” their actions & were told to turn their papers in by May 29 in “12-point Times New Roman or similar font”
(3) one student said: “I’m not going to apologize for opposing genocide.” The risk to her — someone who has finished her Ph.D. work — is the threat of a mark on her transcript, she said, for a failure to comply
(1) Giant pandas Ya Ya & Le Le can finally come home to China following recent allegations of mistreatment of the pandas by the Memphis Zoo by animal rights activists
(1) Today in Hong Kong, a teenager was jailed for 3 years over 29 offensive posts published on YouTube, Discord & the LIHKG forum in a span of 28 months, after pleading guilty to the charges #RaamWTF
(2) Chui Hoi-chun, an 18-year-old part-time waiter, was convicted of for parodying “March of the Volunteers” on social media in the 2nd conviction under the national anthem law, as well as for charges of insulting the flag & publishing seditious remarks
(3) what he did - & he committed some of the offenses while "studying in New Zealand"
(1) More McBNO woes 😰: McBNO boners from Hong Kong who've moved to the UK share tips on how to stay warm during the current energy crisis in the UK in Facebook groups for exchanging tips on coping with new life there #RaamWTF
This one lamented that he got frostbites on his
(2) foot soles & toes, & can't sleep, had to buy a heater to warm his feet.... according to him, it helps to put one's feet with frostbites in front of this heater for 30 mins
This one found out that sticking bubble wraps on windows makes the flat warmer
(3) This one wants to avoid buying too many candles to keep warm (costs money), said a friend taught him to wrap up used up leftover candle wax with foil & burn it to keep warm
(1) FT interviewed 23 sex workers in Cardiff in the UK, incl a former civil servant who had to become a prostitute to feed her family, incl her husband - he even drove her to have sex with a customer in a hotel - she said: “I’m doing this for my family, my house, and my husband”
(2) why the former British civil servant, who is her 30s, started to sell her body
(3) Five of the 23 British sex workers interviewed say they returned to the sector in 2022 & that rising living costs wholly or partly influenced their move - the no of male sex work has also risen in recent years with the rise of casual selling on online platforms