Gov requested HK$19b to fund a 19ha ‘Police Facilities’ in Kong Nga Po, right next to San Uk Ling Holding Centre, notorious to have detained protesters inhumanely, rumors of torture and sexual violence are widespread in the city. #hkpolicebrutality#KongNgaPo#SanUkLing
In today's budget, Financial Secretary Paul Chan tackles claims that the #HK Govt's fiscal management has failed to comply with the Basic Law (a claim that Webb-site has made numerous times before): 1/5
1/ Beijing's interpretation of #HK's #NSL (articles 14 and 47) fully empowers the Committee for Safeguarding National Security to override judicial decisions in the future, if local courts fail to obtain certificates from the Chief Executive in light of national security matters.
“To say I’m not afraid would be a lie, but I’m not so afraid I dare do nothing”.
These are the powerful words of Chow Hang-Tung @zouxingtong, a young #humanrights lawyer imprisoned in Hong Kong for holding a vigil to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang:
• commemorating the victims of the Urumqi fire are signs of a "colour revolution"
• highly organised using "anti-China" social media
• threatens national security
• has to speak out to prevent a repeat of 2019
https://t.co/QlPwHfZzIp