Matt the Vince

born in Hong Kong raised in free world. five demand not one less

[Nathan Law 羅冠聰 @nathanlawkc]

In case you have never seen it, this is how Google warns you when they detected government-backed attackers are hacking my accounts. It happens to less than 0.1% of all users, and I have been receiving the same alarms for years.
Guess which government sends these attackers?

[Nathan Law 羅冠聰 @nathanlawkc]

THREAD:
1. HKgov annouced new requirement on civil servants to pledge loyalty to Beijing's handpicked government. Civil servants who are “carrying out activities that endanger national security” will face punishments. It restrians their freedom of speech and polticial opinion.

[Finn Lau 劉祖廸 @finnlau_cd]

It is time to enact and impose financial/ economic sanction against the #CCP.

#Beijing has to pay for its material breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

We trust @DominicRaab will act swiftly with measure that is more than #MagnitskyAct.

[蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen]

This morning more than 50 democratic activists were arrested, in the latest blow to freedom in #HongKong. #Taiwan will continue to resolutely support a free Hong Kong & stand up for our shared democratic values.

[Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers]

British politicians urge EU to drop China deal after Hong Kong arrests https://t.co/sLccbOIzmA

[Hilde Vautmans @hildevautmans]

One week since we signed the #CAI , and then you read this. What about our European values-based trade agenda? Promoting democracy or executing your freedom of speech or association are no crimes. This crackdown must stop. #HongKong

https://t.co/0fO8Us9cbP

[Sunny Cheung @SunnyCheungky]

1. The duties of a LegCo member a right to veto in accordance with the Law. Without the veto, monitoring functions such as amendments and debates could not be substantially carried out. There is no protective boundary between exercising a legal right and a criminal offence.

[Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) @ipacglobal]

#BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists.

We call on democratic countries to take immediate action at the United Nations and to consider what joint, punitive economic action can be taken to ensure the Chinese government reconsiders its actions.

[European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao @EUinHKandMO]

The arrest of 50+ pro-democracy activists sends a signal that political pluralism is no longer tolerated in #HongKong. The #NSL is being deployed to crush dissent and stifle #HumanRights. The #EU calls for their immediate release

https://t.co/H4TTMlZGPq https://t.co/7U3BUd5ZEh

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

Today I have the opportunity and the obligation to speak for my constituents and to object during the electoral college certification. I look forward to the debate

[Nathan Law 羅冠聰 @nathanlawkc]

//These EU arguments sound tough-minded. But, in fact, they are naive. It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed.//

Europe has handed China a strategic victory https://t.co/PYNsKs3vqV via @financialtimes

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

JUST IN: Police have also visited the offices of @appledaily_hk and @inmediahk with a search warrant asking for the contact information of primary election candidates, according to iCable citing sources. https://t.co/Gw6szmxjKX

[Hong Kong Democracy Council @hkdc_us]

BREAKING: Over 50 Hong Kong democrats arrested under security law over 2020 legislative primaries | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP https://t.co/HAi1bIaH5l

[Finn Lau 劉祖廸 @finnlau_cd]

BREAKING:
Dozens of winners of 2020 #HongKong pro-democracy primaries, such as Lester Shum, Ventus Lau, Fergus Leung and Gwyneth Ho, have been arrested under the National Security Law.

Worse still, there is #NO presumption of innocence under the #NSL.

[Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 @benedictrogers]

It's the final crackdown

And if @BorisJohnson @DominicRaab @JoeBiden @vonderleyen @ScottMorrisonMP @JustinTrudeau @antonioguterres don't respond as robustly as possible, we will be next.

This is not a fight for #HongKong.

This is a #FightForFreedom

[Nikki 🇺🇸 🌸 @nikki_miumiu]

Except the manhunt to #HongKong Pan-Democratic politicians, activists and #YellowEconomicCircle, cops also reached out to @appledaily_hk, @StandNewsHK and @inmediahk, ask them to handover all documents about the 2020 pro-democracy primaries.

@appledaily_hk

[James Lee Proudfoot @PhilosophyNook]

Over 50 pro-#Democracy politicians and campaigners have been arrested in #HongKong under the #NSL

This is an authoritarian purge and all liberal democracies must react swiftly and with severity

#MilkTeaAlliance please amplify the voices of #HongKongers!
https://t.co/xk8mX6DayA

[Goofrider @goofrider]

If today's news in HK shocks you, rmbr that an entire govt agency was created for this, solely dedicated to political prosecution of any opposition and dissent. It's our own Gestapo.

It's just the beginning. It'll continue to do stuff like this to justify its own existence.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Hong Kong police arrested dozens of pro-democracy politicians in raids that swept up many prominent opposition figures, according to social media posts https://t.co/sPsOTGUdlO

[Samuel Chu 朱牧民 @samuelmchu]

We condemn the arrests of 52 pro-democracy politicians who ran in the primaries last July that drew 600,000+ HKers. Among the arrested were veteran lawmakers, as well as Jeffrey Andrews, first ethnic minority social worker to run. They are charged with “subversion to the state”.