Explainer | Using Octopus in Japan: what Hongkongers should know and what perks are there
Octopus mobile app users can now make payments at millions of merchants across Japan in a…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1382780/explainer-using-octopus-in-japan-what-hongkongers-should-know-and-what-perks-are-there/
https://www.alojapan.com/1353983/hongkongers-undeterred-by-japans-plan-to-tackle-overtourism-through-taxes-experts-say-2/ Hongkongers undeterred by Japan’s plan to tackle overtourism through taxes, experts say #EGLTours #HongKong #hongkongers #Japan #JapanNationalTourismOrganisation #JapanTrips #LodgingTaxes #Megaquake #overtourism #SouthKorea #Taiwan #tax #tourism #travel #TravelAgencyWWPKG #trips #YuenChunNing Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for travelling to Japan is expected to remain robust even as more municipalities in the country plan to impose lodging taxes to
Hongkongers undeterred by Japan’s plan to tackle overtourism through taxes, experts say
Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for travelling to Japan is expect…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1353904/hongkongers-undeterred-by-japans-plan-to-tackle-overtourism-through-taxes-experts-say/ Hongkongers undeterred by Japan’s plan to tackle overtourism through taxes, experts say #EGLTours #HongKong #hongkongers #Japan #JapanNationalTourismOrganisation #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LodgingTaxes #Megaquake #news #overtourism #SouthKorea #Taiwan #tax #tourism #travel #TravelAgencyWWPKG #YuenChunNing Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for travelling to Japan is expected to remain robust even as more municipalities in the country plan to im
Hong Kong restaurants to remain in ‘survival of the fittest’ mode, analysts say
Tenant churn in retail properties in Hong Kong will continue in coming months, as …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1314492/hongkongers-forge-ahead-with-japan-travel-amid-july-5-megaquake-fears/ Hongkongers forge ahead with Japan travel amid July 5 ‘megaquake’ fears #BonnieLei #hongkongers #Japan #JapanMeteorologicalAgency #JapanTrips #JapaneseSociety #July #Kagoshima #Nagoya #Osaka #RyoTatsuki #TheFutureThatISaw #TohokuEarthquake #Tokyo #trips #vietnam Some Hongkongers have pressed ahead with trips to Japan on Saturday morning despite “slight worries” about a widely discussed prediction that a mega-earthquake will hit the country to…
😶 What Happened to MIRROR Member Keung To? The Hong Kong #Singer Falls Into the Sea, Then Issues Statement Addressing Speculation & Shuts Down S-word Rumours https://www.tonboriday.com/2025/06/keung-to-falls-into-sea.html
6 years ago today 2 million +1 #hongkongers marched in protest of the extradition bill in #hongkong.
Here are a few of my photos from that day.
© Dave Coulson Photography
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#Hongkong #CEO #JohnLee told the #Hongkongers "you must welcome all trourists", this after people got angry with the #locus (that what mainlanders are called, as they just destroy everything they pass through)
The so called tourists brings little money to #HK they hardly eat anything, they don't get hotel rooms.
#HongKong: #Article23 law used to ‘normalize’ #repression one year since enactment
Just one year after its passage, Hong Kong’s Article 23 law has further squeezed people’s freedoms and enabled authorities to intensify their #crackdown on peaceful #activism in the city and beyond, #AmnestyInternational said.
" 'Over the past year, Article 23 has been used to entrench a ‘new normal’ of systematic repression of dissent, criminalizing peaceful acts in increasingly absurd ways,' said Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks.
" 'People have been targeted and harshly punished for the clothes they wear as well as the things they #say and #write, or for minor acts of #protest, intensifying the #ClimateIOfFear that already pervaded Hong Kong. #FreedomOfExpression has never been under greater attack.'
People convicted and jailed for peaceful expression
"The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (known as Article 23) took effect on 23 March 2024. Amnesty International’s analysis shows that 16 people have since been arrested for sedition under Article 23. Five of them were officially charged under the law, and the other 11 were released without charge. None of those arrested is accused of engaging in violence, while the authorities have accused two of them of #inciting violence without yet disclosing any details.
"Three of the charged individuals – after facing around three months’ pre-trial detention – were convicted for, respectively, wearing a T-shirt and #mask printed with protest slogans; #criticizing the government #online; and writing protest #slogans on bus seats. They were sentenced to between 10 and 14 months in prison.
"The remaining two charged people have been held in detention awaiting trial since November 2024 and January 2025, respectively. They are accused of publishing '#seditious' posts on social media platforms.
Article 23 entrenches denial of bail
"The presumption against bail in national security cases, originally imposed by the #Beijing-enacted #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), has now been extended to offences under Article 23. Among the five individuals charged under Article 23, the two who applied for bail had their applications denied because the magistrate believed they may 'continue to commit acts endangering national security' – the same reasoning used to deny bail to others prosecuted under the NSL, including newspaper founder #JimmyLai and opposition politicians.
"The remaining 11 individuals arrested under Article 23 are variously accused of publishing 'seditious' posts, commemorating the 1989 #Tiananmen crackdown and spreading 'disinformation'. Despite having been released by the police without official charge, they remain at risk of prosecution at any time because Article 23 does not impose a time limit on bringing criminal charges.
" 'Article 23 has been wielded by the Hong Kong government as a tool to suppress critical voices with the ultimate aim of eradicating them. Alongside the #NSL, it has handed the authorities virtually unchecked power to arrest and jail anybody criticizing the government. The result is a Hong Kong where people are forced to second-guess what they say and write, and even what they wear,' Sarah Brooks said.
" 'The now default use of pre-trial #detention and refusal of bail are alarming examples of how Article 23 has been used to reinforce the repressive tools first introduced under the NSL.”
‘#NationalSecurity’ as a trump card overriding established laws
"Article 23 has also been weaponized to impose additional punitive measures against dissidents already serving sentences. Under the existing Prison Rules, last amended in 2014, prisoners with good conduct were eligible for early release after serving two-thirds of their sentences. However, according to new rules set by Article 23, the prison authorities can waive this practice if the release would be 'contrary to the interests of national security'.
"Notably, at least two jailed activists have been denied early release, despite the fact that they were not convicted under Article 23 and had already begun serving their sentences before its enactment.
"One of the activists – who was convicted of incitement to wound, a charge unrelated to any national security legislation – was barred from early release despite Article 23 expressly stating that the new rules apply only to prisoners convicted of offences endangering national security.
" '#Retroactively denying early release based on vague national security justifications undermines legal certainty and due process. The government’s failure to comply with the very text that it drafted further raises serious concerns about the arbitrary application of Article 23,' Sarah Brooks said.
Extraterritorial application against #overseas #activists
"The worrying impact of Article 23 on human rights is not restricted to Hong Kong. Authorities have invoked Article 23’s extraterritorial scope to penalize a total of 13 Hong Kong activists residing overseas, including in the #UK, the #US, #Canada and #Australia. These penalties have included the cancellation of passports, suspension of lawyer licenses, removal from company directorships and prohibition of financial transactions, restricting a range of #HumanRights such as their freedom of movement, right to privacy and right to work.
"These measures have been imposed alongside arrest warrants issued under the NSL, each carrying a HK$1 million (US$128,700) bounty, for these 13 individuals and six other overseas activists.
" 'By sanctioning activists overseas, the Hong Kong government is attempting to extend its #DraconianLaws beyond its borders to target potentially anyone, anywhere. The situation has resulted in a chilling effect on individuals who persist in exercising their freedom of expression, even after departing from the city. The international community cannot afford to ignore Article 23’s intended extraterritorial reach,' Sarah Brooks said.
" 'We urge the Hong Kong and Chinese governments to immediately repeal Article 23, the NSL and any other legislation which violates international human rights laws and standards. We also call on other governments to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of #Hongkongers, in particular those actively defending human rights, within their jurisdictions.
" 'The rising risk of transnational repression, which Amnesty has documented and which is explicitly tied to Hong Kong’s national security legislation, demands a response by governments worldwide. As a start, that means denouncing incidents of transnational repression and pursuing accountability for criminal acts targeting activists and others in the country of residence.'
Background
"On 19 March 2024, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council unanimously voted to pass the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance based on Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution.
"The law, which took effect on 23 March 2024, introduced China’s definition of 'national security' and 'state secrets', together with other broadly defined offences which further restricted freedom of expression and the right to protest. It also replaced a widely used #colonial-era #sedition law with its own provisions on sedition which now expressly cover acts or speech which do not incite violence. The maximum prison sentence for sedition was increased from two to seven years, or up to 10 years if involving 'collusion with an external force'.
"Amnesty International submitted an analysis of its proposals to the government during the consultation period, concluding that the offences and changes to investigatory powers are contrary to Hong Kong’s human rights obligations. After the law was passed, Amnesty International issued a briefing paper providing an in-depth analysis of the effects of the law on both Chinese and non-Chinese individuals, in particular via its purported extraterritorial application."
Source:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/hong-kong-article-23-law-used-to-normalize-repression-one-year-since-enactment/
#AntiProtestLaws #AntiProtestLaws #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #HumanRightsViolations #BigBrother #NeverForgetTiananmen
@benroyce there used to be the same in #Hongkong before #xi decided that the little freedom #Hongkongers had will be removed and so the #procommuninsts decided that there is a time limit, and you can't speak more than once, this limits the few #democrats that was allowed to be elected, I guess #USA also will have a #partriotonly system to limit who can be elected.
#TNI #TransnationalInstitute is a group that mostly releases great reports, analysis, etc, on #techgiants, #capitalism #resourcecolonialism #labor etc
But when it comes to #China, they'll somehow willingly publish pro-CCP propaganda-lite, factually dubious BS like this, romanticizing the #Mao era, regurgitating South-South solidarity talk points & of course, ignoring the #CCP's glaring similarities to Israel in its treatment of #Uyghurs #Tibetans & #HongKongers
https://www.tni.org/en/article/from-global-anti-imperialism-to-the-dandelion-fighters
https://www.facebook.com/share/g8M87ThqtBiVexKG/?mibextid=WC7FNe
Thank you very much for organising and participating in this event on all the CCP Chinese government’s brainwashing education policies against #Tibetans, #Uyghurs, #SouthernMongolians, #HongKongers and #Chinese.
Here’s my speech: https://patrickpoon.medium.com/speech-delivered-at-the-university-of-tokyo-on-21-july-2024-ec7d4e268364
Saw someone on LinkedIn being proud of being cited, twice, in the People's Daily, a #Chinese propaganda outlet.
A few posts down, was someone who was also mentioned in that same #CCP outlet, except that person was the target of numerous attacks and disinformation spread via Chinese state media - for his work documenting human rights crimes against #HongKongers, #Uyghurs, and exposing #China's secret overseas police stations.
You can guess which person, I think, is more worthy of praise.
5 years ago today 2 million +1 #hongkongers marched in protest of the extradition bill in #hongkong. .
Here are a few of my photos from that day.
© Dave Coulson Photography
June 12, 2019 set the vicious cycle of police brutality against protesters & complete police impunity that would go on for many more months during the mass protests. #HongKongers were outraged. #光復香港時代革命 #LiberateHongKong
5 years ago today 1 million #hongkongers marched in protest of the extradition bill in #hongkong.
That night ended in police violence as police assaulted protesters who remained after most had returned home, despite protests being entirely peaceful.
Here are a few of my photos from that long day and night.
© Dave Coulson Photography
On Sunday 2nd June around 200 people attended a vigil in Edinburgh to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Attended by speakers from Hong Kong, Tibet Solidarity and Amnesty International.
© Dave Coulson Photography
@thecfhk_mirror also the #hongkongers spend their money in #ccp #china and those killing of the local #economy it's sad to see what #xi has done to #HongKong
