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by hker 7y ago
If it is indefensible, I think at least the media should report what the protestors said in the chamber and let the readers judge. What most people don’t realize is that Hong Kong does not have true democracy: both the Chief Executive and
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It is sad that the context is lost in the reporting: all foreign media reporting focused on the images of breaking in, but not what the protestors said in the chamber, nor the events that led to the 1 July protest. The protestors made a dec
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by hker 7y ago
Disclosure: As a bystander, I closely followed the forum where many of the high level discussions took place: lihkg.com (in Cantonese). I did not understand the objective either, but it turned out okay I think. The breaking into the buildin
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by hker 7y ago
This is not a false flag op. Disclosure: I closely followed the forum where many of the high level discussions take place: lihkg.com (in Cantonese). The protestors broke into the legislative council, partly in response to the no-response fr
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by hker 7y ago
> And where do you get the fantasy of democracy or freedom in HK before 1997? Just to respond to the point about democracy in Hong Kong. It is written in the Basic Law (the constitution of Hong Kong) Article 45 that the Chief executive
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by hker 7y ago
The cited article from Leung Kai Chi has other sections covering those points (in Chinese [1], translated as [2]): > 8. Isn't there a limit to handing over certain crimes? Doesn't it mean that political prisoners cannot be hand
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> Ever noticed that none of the articles so far has actually articulated what's bad about the extradition bill? To see why Hong Kong people think the extradition bill and its amendment is bad, let me cite a section from Leung Kai Ch
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by hker 7y ago
Thanks for taking the time to write a detailed reply. > I think there is a disinformation campaign against Hong Kong people here at mainland (Actually, this should be "in fact", not "I think"). I have read some news a
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A language under attack: China’s campaign to sever the Uighur tongue(hongkongfp.com)
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by hker 7y ago
> By overtly, I mean I personally cannot see a way forward, but I admit, I'm very surprised to see this bill be rescinded. Tactically speaking, I would have expected the same thing from the Umbrella Revolution. Which was basically l
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by hker 7y ago
> HongKong is Not a sovereign country, if people in HongKong eventually failed, then they will face the same thing in the future. Which is the reason why they must try not fail. (If they do, then welcome to West Korea, comrade. May our d
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by hker 7y ago
Second this support for Hong Kong Free Press, where I have been putting money where my mouth is. You can judge for yourself from their reportings, especially related to the current protest.
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Whether and when the current Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, will be removed, is decided by CCP. Let me explain. Excluding the current (4th) Chief Executive Carrie Lam, there have been three other Chief Executives [1], and the upshot is that t
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by hker 7y ago
> I was merely stating the fact that it is not a good idea to praise Japan in a conversation in general unless necessary, given the current state of our media. Agreed, and points taken. Thanks. > My stand on this is that: HK is the b
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by hker 7y ago
(Could not edit the parent comment for one more remark) > I still support your democratic movements. But if you truly want mainlander to hear your voice, talking about how good Japan is is counterproductive. Thank you for your support, a
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by hker 7y ago
Thank you for your honest reply, I just upvoted you. > While I agree with your other words, is the last paragraph really necessary? If you want us mainlanders to trust you, it is advisable to not praise Japan when it is not directly rela
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by hker 7y ago
To give due credits, the Hong Kong people put great effort to ensure that the protests--both the Umbrella protest in 2014 and the anti-extradition protest in 2019--are peaceful, largely because they don't want to turn Victorial Park in
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I think the South East Asia region will be more stable if Taiwan, a democratic nation, rises in power and gets less influenced by CCP, whose legitimacy depends largely on fast GDP growth, which is increasingly impossible in this age of exce
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https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/ has lots of videos of the events today, for those who want more than static photos.
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We, people from Hong Kong, appreciate your view a lot. Your view is particularly relevant to the current protest on anti-extraditions law: the focus is on what if more people will be transferred to China when CCP does not like what you have
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by hker 7y ago
Thanks for letting us know how you think. As with other legislation, the devil is in the detail. > An average Chinese: Its a shame that HK as a part of China has Extradition treaties with all other countries but not Macau/Taiwan&#x2
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> They've made it. The Chief Executive apologized and the government has suspended the fugitive law amendment. That's really a RARE concession in these years because the Chinese government typically doesn't compromise at
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> For example, the anniversary of the Tiananmen square incident made it to the front page of HN, but I have never seen anything on HN when it's the anniversary of the Nanjing massacre. These two are comparable because the Japanese l
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> And it's NOT out of despision, no, it's simply because it's impossible to do it safely in China. The political climate here is so toxic and dangerous, it is unethical to even think to put people on street. We, Hong Kong
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by hker 7y ago
Disclosure: Hong Konger > Why? Because they are protest only for their own rights, on their own little land that nobody cares anymore. It's not about greater good, not "making the entire China democratic". Just "We&#x