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"We are in a very deep winter for civil society groups."
#HongKong's national security police have arrested four leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance, a pro-democracy group that organizes the city's annual June 4th vigil.
The four activists were arrested after they refused to comply with a data request made under the national security law.
The latest.
//An activist detained under Hong Kong’s national security law is planning to apply to the High Court to lift restrictions on the media’s reporting of her bail hearing on Wednesday.
In a message published on Tuesday, Gwyneth Ho argued that laws banning the media from reporting details of bail hearings failed to protect the interests of the accused. The press should be allowed to freely report what happened during those hearings, she said.
“After the defendants under the national security law were arrested and remanded in custody, the reporting restrictions on bail hearings have turned the process into a ‘black box’, and has created widespread fears in society,” she wrote.
“The public has no way of knowing the contents of the bail hearings under the national security law, especially the evidence used by the prosecutors and the courts’ assessment of the defendants.”
Ho is among 47 democracy figures charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. They are accused of plotting to subvert state power via an informal primary poll held last July. Only 13 of the 47 have been granted bail since early March.
After being detained for more than six months, Ho will make her bail application at the High Court on Wednesday morning.
She publicised her arguments a day in advance, saying the reporting restrictions set out under section 9P of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance were originally meant to ensure that defendants received a fair trial. The law limits media coverage of bail hearings to basic information such as the defendant’s name, the court’s decision and bail conditions.
Those regulations backfired because the lack of transparency had caused the public to doubt whether the national security law had been fairly implemented, Ho wrote, adding that Hong Kong society was worried about arbitrary arrests based on flimsy evidence.
“In reality, the reporting restrictions benefit the Department of Justice, as it no longer needs to publicly explain the basis of the charges and various political accusations,” she wrote.
“The restrictions have clearly contravened the principle of public justice, and if the courts still refuse to lift them, the public will inevitably suspect that the courts accept this unfair situation.”
The open administration of justice was a fundamental principle of Hong Kong’s common law system, and courts should be scrutinised by the public and the press, Ho said, quoting the city’s former chief justice Denys Roberts.
Hong Kong courts have mostly kept reporting restrictions in place for bail applications under the national security law, though some judges have issued written rulings explaining their decision to grant or refuse bail, which are typically published after a delay.
Earlier on Tuesday, the court again denied the bail application of former pro-democracy lawmaker Gary Fan, a co-defendant in the subversion case. Like most of the 47, Fan has been in custody for months with no trial date lined up as yet.
By Holmes Chan//
Hong Kong’s colonial-era sedition laws are back
《#younglivesmatter》是香港反修例風波一周年紀念推出的歌曲。於一年間，無數香港年青人被捕、監禁、暴力對待，甚至失去自己的自由和生命。歌曲創作時是被外國黑人維權運動#blacklivesmatter 所啟發。
#younglivesmatter is an original song written for the 1st anniversary of the Hong Kong anti-extradition law movement. Throughout this 12 months, countless youngsters are arrested, detained or abused by the police brutality. Some of them lost their freedom and even lives. This song is inspired by the civic moment #blacklivesmatter in US.
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Lyrics:
Young lives, Young lives matter
Even though the world is getting sicker
Young lives, Young lives matter
In the night, the sky is turning darker
Young lives, Young lives matter
All the fight in rain will make us stronger....
Alls Ooo.... ooo....
Young lives, young lives matters
We deliver the songs it’s like a prayer
Faith are haunted by greed and it’s on fire
Life's a true story, and we’re the author
Yeah... who can tell me what it means
What it means to see police arrest the teens
Streets covered in smoke like a movie scene
We struggle, we suffer, yeah we’re perfect team
What makes you put us in custody?
Since when it’s crime to fight the reality
Stay true, rebellious, we’re Young and Free
The game is on... now... we’re ready daily
Stop killing, Stop killing with your guns,
Stop shooting, stop shooting under the sun
You’re an armed coward being widely funded
By an authoritarian ******* government
Hey... what kind of society this is
Hate... kids who are politically active
Cops ... are extremely aggressive
Force... is used unlawfully excessive
Do you really care about your/ son and daughter?
Or You are blinded by propaganda so don’t even bother
How can they back home if you decided to Shut the door?
Instead of lives, you care about so called Public Order
Freedom and democracy are what we strike for
In this dark age we stay on street until we fall
Unity in diversity is what we live for
O god... it sounds like this is the final call
It doesn’t mean we all don’t wanna live our lives
You gonna tell us what’s the point to stay alive
Deep down I can’t help to question who am I
I hope there’s a chance for us to say goodbye
To all the struggle
To all the pain
(Ian: Together we stand
Ben:Stay every weekend
Jason: For the city we Defend
All: Our dreams will never end)
如果香港能擁有如果……
如果警察停止濫暴，克盡厥職維護香港法治;
如果警黑停止勾結，以保障市民安全為首任;
如果警方沒有散播「曱甴」仇殺言論;
如果政府停止白色恐怖，尊重香港的自治和自由;
如果香港有真雙普選，保障「開放參政」和「實質競爭」的權利;
也許歷歷在目的是市民的笑容與歡呼而不是血腥與混亂;
也許香港仍能擁有曾經自豪與驕傲的美譽 - 「司法獨立高度自治」與「最安全城市」;
也許為社會注入的是希望與和平而不是絕望與低谷;
也許香港仍然是實踐真正民主的希望燈塔;
也許我們仍能穩守民主社會的基石 – 「人權」與「自由」。
也許……能讓孩子不用承受今天如斯不堪的後果。
如果香港人永不放棄，也許能一同堅守信念創造一個屬於我們最好的結果。
如果你有良知，你願意和我們站在一起嗎?
#五大訴求 #缺一不可 #光復香港 #時代革命 #問誰未發聲 #我願榮光歸香港
What if Hong Kong has a lot of “what if”……
What if police brutality never existed in HK , the Force remained steadfast in their duties to uphold law and order;
What if HK police’s shadowy network of triad gangs collapsed, the Force firmly carried out its mandate to maintain public safety;
What if HK police didn’t slam protestors by labeling “cockroach” and spreading death threats;
What if HongKonger could live without ‘white terror’ but with full respect of autonomy and freedoms;
What if true universal suffrage is committed for Hong Kong, which promotes fair and open competition;
Perhaps scenes of smiles and cheers would be vivid in our minds instead of chaos and bloodshed;
Perhaps Hong Kong could still be proud of its independent judiciary and reputation as one of the safest cities in the world;
Perhaps society would be filled with hopes and peace but not despair and desperation;
Perhaps Hong Kong could still serve as exemplar of freedom and beacon of hope;
Perhaps HongKonger would not be robbed of foundation of democracy - human rights and liberality.
Perhaps…. the young generation would not have to suffer from the unbearable and miserable situation today.
What if HongKonger never give up, perhaps we may unite to fight for our beliefs and strike for best result.
What if you have a conscience, are you willing to stand with us?
#FiveDemands #NotOneLess #LiberateHongKong #RevolutionOfOurTimes #DoYouHearThePeopleSing
#GloryToHongKong
將軍澳連儂牆傷人疑犯，因有需要而折返香港，於羅湖口岸被捕。黃台之瓜，李嘉誠不一樣的超級富豪。美國將貿易戰和香港亂局掛勾，習近平急，特朗普不急。818集會，香港人冇有怕武警駐深圳，一百七十萬人上街，風雨中抱緊自由。沒有衝突，林鄭失望了，梁振英失望了。雙普選不是奢求，是寫在基本法，香港人應有的憲法權利。打完再派糖，派完糖又再打。香港年輕人寧願放棄經濟繁榮，換回價值和夢想，大陸人不會明白。香港人抗爭有結果，大陸人便會開始有夢了。（完整文字版將會在節目後上載至易經講堂網頁）
#貿易戰 #連儂牆 #818集會 #武警深圳 #不割蓆 #送中 #逃犯條例 #八三一方案 #風雨中抱緊自由 #香港
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