🧵Ovolo hotels, why is there a stylised image of John Lee, like the Obama hope poster, as if reduced quarantine can gloss over ongoing assaults on human rights by this man in his several recent capacities including Police Commr, Sec of Security, Chief Sec, and Chief Executive? Context: Ovolo hotels created this material with their branding on it and put it in my quarantine room welcome package. This was most unwelcome and completely out of touch.

I wore my #HongKong govt-issued mask for the first time yesterday and would like to submit a product review to the internets. Thread.

https://twitter.com/caitschult2/status/1257969839437643776

First, this mask works great to avoid facial recognition technology. FIVE stars for fuck the government.

The first photo was a joke. This is more realistic, with it under my chin. Still can't see.

I love how @HongKongFP does these recaps. OK, my turn! I wrote how about how each of Hong Kongers' Five Demands are firmly supported by international human rights law, including specific obligations under the Intl Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Let's do this: [thread]

https://twitter.com/HongKongFP/status/1238872737273307137

1. Withdrawal of the extradition bill: this demand is about freedom from arbitrary detention/torture; freedom of speech, expression, opinion; upholding intl treaties including the Joint Declaration. Can you think of more?

Can we talk about #POWER instead of "violence," please? #Violence is a broad label that gets thrown around in the #HongKongprotest context, and it's basically meaningless. When people say they can't condone violence, what I hear them say is: "I condone powerful systems of #oppression and #institutionalviolence, and protesters taking a small bit of power back into their own hands makes me uncomfortable."