After announcing the ban of this year's #TiananmenSquareMassacre vigil in #HongKong, HK police sent another warning on Saturday, saying citizens could face up to five years in jail for participating in the vigil and up to one year in jail for promoting it. hongkongfp.com/2021/05/29/up-…

“The relevant meetings and procession are unauthorised assemblies. No one should take part in it, or advertise or publicise it, or else he or she may violate the law,” a statement said on Saturday.

It added that whether or not the event involved violence was not relevant: “If anyone attempts to challenge the law, including the Prohibition on Group Gathering, Public Order Ordinance, Hong Kong National Security Law, etc., ...

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William Yang

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29 May

As Taiwan is approaching the criteria of having more than 100 cases for 2 weeks, the epicenter of the current #COVID19 outbreak, Taipei and New Taipei City, are now preparing for the possible scenario of raising the alert to level four, even though it ...udn.com/news/story/665…

... still requires authorization from the CECC to officially initiate stage four. Taipei and New Taipei City government will begin to rehearse different scenarios under level four alert, including limiting citizens to take public transport, closing down businesses, ...

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... imposing limits on leaving the house unless it's necessary for citizens. Taipei Mayor @KP_Taipei said while it's not mandatory to impose a hard lockdown, but the current situation is very tense so he said the city government needs to be prepared.

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William Yang

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28 May

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10 pro-democracy figures in #HongKong were given more than a year's sentences for participating in an assembly in October 2019. Here's a piece from @austinramzy that puts it into the context of the crackdown on civil society that we have seen since 2019. nytimes.com/2021/05/28/wor…

"Fernando Cheung, a pro-democracy former lawmaker, said Friday that “such severe punishments” sent a message of deterrence to the people of Hong Kong days before an annual June 4 vigil to honor the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."

"Hong Kong’s High Court issued an explanation for why it had denied bail to Claudia Mo, a moderate former lawmaker who is among 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a draconian new national security law."

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William Yang

@WilliamYang120

28 May

Breaking: Japan's Foreign Minister has confirmed that Tokyo is currently planning to donate their additional #COVID19 vaccines to other countries and regions, and it includes #Taiwan, which is currently struggling to secure enough vaccines fast enough. cna.com.tw/news/firstnews…

The foreign minister said it's important for Japan to ensure that every country and region can get safe and effective #COVID19 vaccines fairly. He mentioned that #Taiwan immediately made donations and other supports to Japan following the Fukushima crisis.

The foreign minister said even though #Taiwan's domestic vaccine is scheduled to be ready by the end of July, but before then, Taiwan may still need more vaccines, so Japan will seriously consider donating some vaccines to Taiwan.

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