Heavy police presence in Causeway Bay on #June4, the anniversary of #TiananmenSquareMassacre. A man near Victoria Park has been surrounded by police officers for 25 mins. They have meticulously gone through everything in his bag, including every card pocket of his wallet.
Chan in his sixties was told by police that he could be deemed as part of unauthorised assembly because of a plastic candlelight, which he has used for years. In return, he advised them to quit their jobs.
A man was stopped and searched by police for holding a Lego tank set. “In just three years, everything changed,” he said.
Police got into a shouting match with two workers and have since pulled them aside for questioning.
A car with the plate US 8964 is being escorted away by police vehicles
More than 30 mins later, the truck driver and the worker are still being questioned. Police have searched the vehicle, while traffic cops examined its exterior for any potential violation.
Today stood in contrast with last year, where far more were on the streets to make a point, despite a banned vigil. This year, ppl were almost outnumbered by police and the most subtle statement - a tee shirt, a candle, torchlight on ur phone - would draw police attention.
But as things quiet down at night, many dressed in black are still in the area, commemorating the massacre in their own way. One was reading the script of the play May 35th. One line in the play: 「我們就來個光明正大的紀念 衝擊這條不正常的底線」

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Jun 4, 2021
#JuneFourth: an elderly man was surrounded by over two dozen police officers outside Victoria Park just for holding banners that said conscience.
Last year, hundreds showed up at the Victoria Park, defying a ban to commemorate the #TiananmenSquareMassacre. This year, police sealed off the park, blocked cross harbour tunnels and reportedly deploy up to 7,000 officers across the city, to ensure it wouldn’t happen again.
“It’s a pity we cannot participate in the vigil this year,” said Lit Ming-wai, producer of May 35th, an award winning drama on June Fourth. She is bringing the flowers to attend the mass. “This will only make us remember this better.”
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Aug 15, 2020
The police raid at @appledaily_hk, the only pro-democratic paper in #HongKong, on Monday was shocking. But across the town, a major shake-up occurred at the newsroom of broadcast station iCable, which is equally alarming. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
There had been rumours that the former news director Fung Tak-hung would soon be let go. The surprise came at his replacement: not one, but three new appointed media executives, all of whom have far less experience in running a newsroom. E.g. Oscar Lee, the new director of news
is best known for being an anchor/parenting KOL. He was mocked for this interview with police chief in March.
At 0:50 Tang said he realised the pressure was beyond what he expected. Lee's follow up question: Is the pressure more than you had expected?
facebook.com/watch/?v=88221…
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Aug 10, 2020
Summary of what happened to #HongKong press:
- Jimmy Lai, founder of only remaining pro-democratic newspaper @appledaily_hk, arrested under national security law, newsroom searched
- News directors of iCable and NowTV, two credible broadcast stations, replaced
- Immigration department set up new unit to review visa applications of foreign journalists
- International media outlets have trouble getting visas for correspondents in HK
- Independent outlets denied access to reporting sites/interviews with police
- public broadcaster @rthk_enews, which is now under a government probe, is also blocked from entering Apple Daily headquarters to report on the ongoing search.
Read 10 tweets
Jul 21, 2020
There’s no more than the usual traffic at Yuen Long Station, but MTR has implemented “crowd management measures” and closed off five exits, on the anniversary of 721, where a mob wielding sticks attacked passengers and press members indiscriminately.
And if you go down the escalator, you will find an army of riot police officers on the ground at the bus station.

Last year, two officers were filmed leaving the scene of the attack, while reinforcement arrived 38 minutes later.
Over a dozen police vehicles at the bus station below Yuen Long MTR station. More scattered around the town centre, broadcasting warnings against unauthorised assembly and violations of social distancing rules.
Read 26 tweets
Jul 13, 2020
The #HongKong government's #coronavirus slogan has gone from "fight virus together" to "Together, We Fight the Virus!" Chief Executive Carrie Lam is expected to meet the press at 8pm.
Lam to announce more stringent social distancing measures amid a new wave of #coronavirus in #HongKong. There were 253 cases in the past 8 days, including 182 local cases and 71 imported cases. 128 involved clusters at restaurants, taxi drivers and elderly centre, said Lam.
New regulations:
-Travellers from countries/cities deemed as high risk areas have to test negative for coronavirus before they are allowed to board the flight.
-More stringent social distancing measures. 12 types of facilities (game arcades, gym etc) to close for 7 days
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Jul 3, 2020
#HongKong govt declares last night that the slogan “Liberate HK, the Revolution of Our Times” connotes independence and violates national security law. In response, protesters prove that you may outlaw certain words but you cannot ban ideas or thoughts.
There are also these shapes. Perhaps up next, the #HongKong government will have to ban imagination.
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