1/ Finally, they're on trial.
I have love and hate feelings on 47 #HongKong pro-democracy primary candidates & organisers. Some of them were my close friends and allies for years while some launched smear campaigns against me simply b/c I boycotted.
I have love and hate feelings on 47 #HongKong pro-democracy primary candidates & organisers. Some of them were my close friends and allies for years while some launched smear campaigns against me simply b/c I boycotted.
https://twitter.com/thewitnesshk/status/1622190381499826177?s=20&t=Jd6NJJtuPB9Tl7WVy9OXjA
2/ Setting all political differences aside, they shouldn't be jailed in the first place. It is the Peking which implanted the draconian #NationalSecurityLaw through the backdoor in the Basic Law to make things which is perfectly legal on the books become "illegal". 
3/ Most of the 47 defendants were with good guys: They want #HongKong to be a better & fairer place for everyone. And they have been doing that for years or even decades. I was glad to walk w/ them.
Claudia Mo's 2nd LegCo campaign in 2012.
Roy Tam & I in Occupy Movement in 2014.
Claudia Mo's 2nd LegCo campaign in 2012.
Roy Tam & I in Occupy Movement in 2014.
4/ I don't blame those who have to appear to "switch sides" as a hedge against the risk of being jailed for years. I know some of them for long.
It's easy to blame them but none of us is going to serve the jail terms on their behalf at the end of the day.
It's easy to blame them but none of us is going to serve the jail terms on their behalf at the end of the day.
5/ I also question the media and families of other defendants who went against those who appear to "switch sides" - If one has read through the statements & evidence, it is those who are involved in the primary prep that gave the account in detail, and they've not been arrested.
6/ The blame game shows the nature of the pro-democracy movement leaders in #HongKong - Fragmented and hypocritical cooperation. IMO, they've never been united from the hearts.
Behind closed doors, we all know how weak the resiliency of the camp is when facing crackdowns.
Behind closed doors, we all know how weak the resiliency of the camp is when facing crackdowns.
7/ It's okay to appear radical & fearless to attract votes and to accuse the veterans that have done little. But what makes me uncomfortable is that those new blood who accused traditional pan-dems who pleaded guilty on NSL charges too quickly have later done the same.
8/ Unless the movement gets truly united, these blame games will likely continue and will further devastate the momentum of the pro-democracy movement both in #HongKong & abroad.
What's going to unfold in the trial will challenge unity again and I don't have high hopes. /END
What's going to unfold in the trial will challenge unity again and I don't have high hopes. /END
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