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October 13, 2019 to October 19, 2019
CCTV videos fail to shed light on teen’s death

CCTV videos fail to shed light on teen’s death Asia Times - Oct 15, 2019

  • The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) has failed to shed light on the mysterious death of a 15-year-old student who had reportedly participated in anti-extradition bill protests. Chan Yin-lam, a…
'Jimmy Sham attack may be a ploy to delay polls'

'Jimmy Sham attack may be a ploy to delay polls' RTHK - Oct 17, 2019

  • Pro-democracy lawmakers have strongly condemned an attack on Civil Human Rights Front convenor Jimmy Sham, questioning whether the assault was planned to give the government a reason to postpone…
Policy Address: Democratic Expulsion Carrie Lam Legislative Council adjourns Carrie Lam to read out on video

Policy Address: Democratic "Expulsion" Carrie Lam Legislative Council adjourns Carrie Lam to "read out" on video 香港獨立媒體網 machine translated - Oct 16, 2019

  • Carrie Lam the "Tres" was broadcast on video to condemn the "thugs" (12:24) Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivered the Policy Address live on video and "read out" on the website and hong Kong and …

US House passes HK Act, which China has condemned Asia Times - Oct 16, 2019

  • The House of Representatives in the United States unanimously passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Tuesday in a show of support for the on-going pro-democracy protests in the c…
Council poll hopefuls queried over protest views

Council poll hopefuls queried over protest views RTHK - Oct 15, 2019

  • A number of pro-democracy figures who are hoping to run in next month's district council elections say they have been asked by returning officers to clarify their stance over issues relating to …
Police attacked amid another day of unrest

Police attacked amid another day of unrest RTHK - Oct 13, 2019

  • Police have accused protesters of using a ‘sharp-edged object’ to slash the back of an officer's neck at the Kwun Tong station. Video apparently of the incident posted online showed the officer …
Defendant in hospital delays police slashing case

Defendant in hospital delays police slashing case RTHK - Oct 15, 2019

  • An Eastern Court magistrate on Tuesday adjourned the case of an 18-year-old accused of slashing a policeman with a box cutter, saying it was inappropriate to hear it because the defendant is in …
Taiwan urges Hong Kong to keep murder suspect who sparked extradition crisis in custody

Taiwan urges Hong Kong to keep murder suspect who sparked extradition crisis in custody Hong Kong Free Press - Oct 18, 2019

  • Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice has urged the Hong Kong authorities to continue to keep murder suspect Chan Tong-kai in custody. The case of the 20-year-old Hongkonger sparked the extradition bill …
Scholars urge district elections to be held as scheduled and do not let the wind destroy the election

Scholars urge district elections to be held as scheduled and do not let the wind destroy the election 香港獨立媒體網 machine translated - Oct 15, 2019

  • The parliamentary nomination period ended this Thursday (17th) with repeated reports that the Government may postpone or cancel the election s"s emergency. A group of scholars held a press confe…
The High Court granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting any one from obstructing or encircling the disciplinary forcedormitory road

The High Court granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting any one from obstructing or encircling the disciplinary forcedormitory road 眾新聞 machine translated - Oct 15, 2019

  • The Secretary for Justice applied to the court on Monday for an injunction prohibiting anyone from obstructing, occupying or encircling the roads of the disciplinary forces hostels and married p…
A clown who can't make a laugh, mistaken for a hilarious patchwork - The Joker

A clown who can't make a laugh, mistaken for a hilarious patchwork - The Joker 立場新聞 machine translated - Oct 19, 2019

  • It is not the demonstrators who were inspired by this clown to take to the streets to protest, but the demonstrators who do not cut their seats, only to accommodate the "clowns" who say they hav…
The police can't tell if mip was injured, is it a momentary look away, or is it a big talk, and it's not good enough?

The police can't tell if mip was injured, is it a momentary look away, or is it a big talk, and it's not good enough? 眾新聞 machine translated - Oct 13, 2019

  • 13/10 A. Social workers on-call-48 received a call from a lawyer in the hope of finding a social worker with a moderately mentally handicapped person who was incapacitated by the "guardian card"…
Catalan protesters: Hong Kong demonstrations inspire many of us

Catalan protesters: Hong Kong demonstrations inspire many of us 眾新聞 machine translated - Oct 17, 2019

  • Hong Kong's four-month struggle against the amendment of the Fugitive Sluds Ordinance has become a subject of study for Indonesian and British activists, and in the last week, after a Spanish co…
Leung Chun-ying 1,500 words of open letter sarcasm Rocky Tuan shrinking bones and not understanding politics: Have you been in the wrong place?

Leung Chun-ying 1,500 words of open letter sarcasm Rocky Tuan "shrinking bones" and not understanding politics: "Have you been in the wrong place?" 立場新聞 machine translated - Oct 19, 2019

  • In an open letter published yesterday , the President of the University of China , mr Rocky Tuan , said that some police officers suspected of improper use of violence or human rights violations…
大律師公會主席戴啟思籲開集思會為香港謀出路

大律師公會主席戴啟思籲開集思會為香港謀出路 立場新聞 - Oct 17, 2019

  • 編按:香港大律師公會主席戴啟思向會員發信,呼籲會員於本月底出席集思會,目的為香港危機謀出路。戴啟思表示,願意協助政府尋求解決困局的方法,但強調絕非支持任何政見。信函又指,公會向來譴責一切非法暴力行為,包括攻擊、破壞財產、投擲汽油彈和其他暴力行為,這也毋須每星期去重複提及。對於有人指公會特別針對警察使用過度暴力,戴啟思表示,在法治下,必須防止警察嚴重違規,如果出現這種情況,必須徹查及起訴…