關於 events of the civil rights movement ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

[時事英文] 到底是 「 All Lives Matter」還是 「 Black Lives Matter」?
　
All lives can only matter when black lives matter.
　
唯有當黑人的生命得到同等的重視，我們才能說「所有人」的命都很重要。
　
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement by posting an email exchange with an upset customer.
　
1. express support 表達支持
2. the Black Lives Matter movement 「黑人的命也是命」運動
3. an email exchange 通信
4. an upset customer 憤怒的顧客
　
週五，亞馬遜執行長貝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）發布了一封其與一名憤怒的顧客互通的電子郵件，來表達對「Black Lives Matter」運動的支持。
　
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In an Instagram post, Bezos posted a screenshot of an email from a customer who said it was “disturbing” and “offensive” that Amazon posted a message on its website in solidarity with the movement. The customer, whose name was blurred, wrote “ALL LIVES MATTER!”
　
5. post a screenshot 發布一張截圖
6. disturbing and offensive 讓人心煩且令人作嘔的
7. in solidarity with 聲援⋯⋯；與⋯⋯一致
8. All lives matter. 所有人的命都是命。
　
在 Instagram 的貼文中，貝佐斯發布了一封來自顧客電子郵件的截圖，該顧客稱亞馬遜在官網上聲援此項運動的訊息是「使人心煩」且「令人作嘔的」。該名顧客（姓氏已被塗黑）寫道——「所有人的命都是命！」
　
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Critics of the Black Lives Matter movement often seek to counter the phrase by saying “all lives matter” or “blue lives matter,” referencing fallen police officers.
　
9. seek to counter 伺機反駁
10. reference (v.) 論及
11. fallen police officers 殉職的警察
　
批評「Black Lives Matter」運動的人通常會以「all lives matter」或「blue lives matter」——係指殉職的警察——來伺機反駁此項運動。
　
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“I have to disagree with you,” Bezos replied.″
　
"'Black Lives Matter' doesn’t mean other lives don’t matter. Black lives matter speaks to racism and the disproportionate risk that Black people face in our law enforcement and justice system.”
　
12. speak to sth 談論…
13. a disproportionate risk 過高的風險
14. the law enforcement and justice system 執法與司法系統
　
「我無法同意你，」貝佐斯回覆道。「說『Black Lives Matter』並不表示其他人的命就不重要。Black Lives Matter 指責了種族歧視，以及黑人在我們的執法與司法系統中所面臨的過高風險。」
　
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Unlike black parents, Bezos said, he will never have to worry that his son “might be choked to death while being detained one day.” He added that he supports the recent protests around police brutality.
　
“I want you to know I support this movement that we see happening all around us and my stance won’t change,” he added.
　
15. never have to worry about 永遠無須擔心⋯⋯
16. be choked to death 被掐死；窒息而死
17. be detained 被拘留
18. support the recent protest 支持近期的抗議活動
19. police brutality 警察暴行
20. stance (n.) 立場
　
貝佐斯說，與黑人父母不同，他永遠無須擔心自己的兒子「可能在某日被拘留時會窒息而死」。他也表示，他支持近日抗議警察暴行的活動。
　
「我希望你知道我支持這項運動，因為我們重視自身周圍所發生的一切，而我的立場不會改變。」他補充道。
　
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批評此次運動最常見的四種論述如下：
　
1. All lives matter, not only black ones.
　
所有人的命都是命，並非只有黑人的命才是命。
　
Of course all lives matter! We can address racial discrimination towards all races, poverty, injustice, and other social issues at any time, but the focus now is on the Black Lives Matter movement.

When there is intense public scrutiny of social issues, it gives governments the motivation and support they need to address these issues. Moreover, by focusing on Black Lives Matter at the moment, we are able to examine underlying factors such as wealth inequality, indirect discrimination, and other injustices, all of which affect all races! The Black Lives Matter movement calls attention to these underlying issues.

這點絕對毋庸置疑！我們雖可同時處理因種族、貧困、不公不義以及其他社會問題所帶來的種族歧視，惟現階段的重點乃在於「Black Lives Matter」。當大眾格外關注某一議題時，將能提供政府解決問題所需的動力與支持。此外，藉由「Black Lives Matter」運動，我們便能檢視財富不平等、間接歧視以及其他的不公不義，以裨益所有群體。「Black Lives Matter」運動喚起了大眾對這些問題的關注。

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2. Discrimination and prejudice exist everywhere. Protesting will only make things worse.

歧視與偏見無所不在，抗議活動只會讓事情變得更糟。

Nearly all the rights we possess today are founded on the sacrifices of the generations before us through hundreds if not thousands of years of civil movements and reforms. Voicing injustice and grievances is an effective way to help our society become aware of social issues and take action. A recent example is the discrimination against Asian Americans in the US. If they had not spoken up against discrimination, there would not be sufficient public pressure to condemn those who wrongly pin the blame of the pandemic on them.

當代公民所擁有的權利，大多是藉由公民運動以及逐步改革所爭取來的。對不公不義表達不滿，有助於我們的社會意識到相關問題，並有所作為。最近的一個例子是，美國人對亞裔美國人的歧視。若亞裔美國人未於疫情期間對抗歧視，那麼輿論就不會譴責那些將疫情歸咎於他們的人。

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3. George Floyd had a criminal past. Why wasn’t this reported?

喬治・佛洛依德有犯罪紀錄，為什麼這些沒有被報導？

Video footage shows that Floyd was not behaving in a violent manner during his arrest, was not armed, and was not suspected of a violent crime. The claim that his criminal past was not reported is false as it was covered by the Guardian, NPR, and other press. Some news outlets might not have published this because past events have no bearing on how George Floyd was detained and treated. Some might also easily conflate these events and not focus on the current movement.

影片顯示，弗洛伊德被捕時手無寸鐵，沒有暴力行為，也未涉及暴力犯罪。有些人說美國媒體並未報導弗洛伊德的犯罪過往，但這種說法是錯的。實際上，《衛報》、美國公共廣播電臺以及其他媒體都有作過相關報導。部分媒體之所以沒有報導，是因為弗洛伊德的過往與他被捕後窒息而死的事件無關。若也對其進行報導，易使人產生不當的聯想，而模糊運動的焦點。

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4. The government has not done anything wrong. Those who support the Black Lives Matter movement are condoning rioting and looting.

政府並沒有做錯事。那些支持「Black Lives Matter」運動的人，正在縱容暴亂與搶劫的發生。

A democratic government exists to serve the people, but citizens in democracies must also agree to abide by the rules and obligations by which they are governed. Democracies grant many freedoms to their citizens, including the freedom to dissent and criticize the government.

When a government violates the fundamental human rights of its citizens, it is the civic responsibility of citizens to protest and redress these infringements and violations. Unfortunately, some are so frustrated with the inaction of the government that they will resort to violence to make themselves heard. There are also some who take the opportunity to benefit themselves through rioting and looting. Such actions should be condemned to the full extent of the law.

民主政府的存在乃為人民服務，而民主國家的公民也須遵守自身義務以及政府訂定的法規。民主國家保障公民自由，包括表達異議與批評政府的權利。當政府違反或侵犯公民的基本人權時，抗議並糾正這些侵權行為是公民的權利與責任。不幸的是，也有部分的人會藉機行搶與暴動，以謀取自身利益。此種行為應受到法律全面的制裁。

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It is common to base on our opinion of a complex issue on our own biases and tidbits of information provided by mainstream news outlets. However, for us to resolve any complex issue, we must seek to understand, analyze, and evaluate these issues in depth from multiple perspectives. While current social problems are difficult to solve, they present a chance for us to come together and change the world for the better!
　
通常，我們會將自身觀點與主流媒體所提供的資訊相結合，來形成我們對複雜問題的看法。然而，要解決任何複雜的問題，仍須從他人的角度來深入理解、分析與評估。即便此一議題頗為棘手，但仍為我們提供了一個得以團結一致的機會，讓世界變得更加美好！
　
欲閱讀更多相關資訊，請點擊以下連結：
　
我們該如何理解美國的種族不平等
https://bit.ly/30fB4LP
　
美國暴警引發示威
https://bit.ly/36LsMMR

黑人鄰居，高犯罪率？
https://bit.ly/37neUbV
　
對亞裔的歧視
https://bit.ly/3cr5wps
　
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相關資訊：
　
What is Black Lives Matter?
https://www.voanews.com/usa/what-black-lives-matter

Ethics Questions NPR Must Answer
https://n.pr/2XMmda1

Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States
https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793

Are blacks to blame for cops' actions?
https://bit.ly/2UqHT9G

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Crime
https://bit.ly/37neUbV
　
Can Black Lives Matter & Law Enforcement See Eye To Eye?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6rDvbQ-mz4
　
Let's get to the root of racial injustice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCn72iXO9s
　
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新聞來源：https://cnb.cx/37db2dG
　
圖片來源：https://bit.ly/2AMrOE8

“Heart Saving Guide #1 - #3” zines are available now.
30 copies each are printed (with home printer)
Half of them will be sent to ZINE COOP, selling at worldwide book fairs and zine exhibitions.
Income will be donated to 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, to help the arrested protesters in Hong Kong democracy movement.
“心靈自救指引 #1 - #3”已經有售
各印了30本（在家用印表機印刷）
其中一半會交給 Zine Coop 在各國書展及展覽中發售
收入會捐到 612人道支援基金，幫助在香港民主運動之中被捕人士
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Please shop at HaoHao Market (16,17 Nov) and Pinkoi Market (23 Nov), or PM me (pay with Line Pay).
請到好好市集(11/16,17)及Pinkoi市集(11/23)購買，或私訊（以Line Pay付款）
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Price 售價: TW$120 / HK$30 (by Zine Coop)
Postage to Taiwan 郵費: TW$40
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As we don’t know when the zine will be sold out, HK$2025 is donated first.
因為售完的時間不定，HK$2025 已經預先捐贈予612基金
From InkSundae (100%): HK$30 x 15 x 3
From Zine Coop (50%): HK$15 x 15 x 3
Total: HK$2025
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Please see the first comment for transfer receipt.
It is a small amount. Just want to try our best to help.
Thank you! 💪🏻
請看第一個留言的圖，附上捐款收據
雖然金額微小，但也希望略盡綿力
大家加油💪🏻
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P.S.1:
About Zine Coop, they bring the zines about Hong Kong to various events worldwide, including Taiwan, Norway, Canada, Japan, Korea etc.
They are spreading the message to international community.
50% is for subsidising the cost of flight and book fair fee.
In fact, some zines are for exhibition, which is not for sale. That means Zine Coop is buying the zine by themselves.
Please kindly understand.
Zine Coop把社運小誌帶到全世界，包括台灣、挪威、加拿大、日本，韓國等
他們把香港的訊息帶到世界各地
50%是他們的機票、攤費等等的成本
事實上，很多小書也是展覽用，沒有販售，即是 Zine Coop 自己買下來了
請大家了解
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P.S.2:
There are some organizations assisting arrested protesters, 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, Spark Alliance HK, Civil Human Rights Front etc.
InkSundae has personally donated to Spark Alliance HK as well.
Let’s do more to support the movement, quarrel less on which on is better, ok? :)
現在幾個組織也有支援被捕示成者，612人道支援基金、星火同盟、民間人權陣線等
InkSundae個人也有捐給星火同盟的
請大家多做事支持這運動，少點爭論哪個比較好，這樣可以嗎？ :)

《免於恐懼的自由祈禱會》
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#絕望中的希望 《免於恐懼的自由》祈禱會
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主教、神父、各位兄弟姊妹，大家好！很感恩可以在這裏跟大家分享，大家還是平平安安。我想起一位從大陸偷偷地來香港返教會，「宗教自由行」的姊妹，她說，想不到竟然可以在街頭報佳音，如果在大陸做這事的話，一早就被拒捕了！原來，我們可以站在街上祈禱、唱聖詩，是這麼美好的事情！

今次逃犯條例的修訂，令政府有一個很大的讓步，我可以說，這是一個奇蹟、是一個神蹟！

為我們這群，一直研究中國大陸政治的朋友來說，看著所有原先的蛛絲馬跡，中央對港的方針，是沒有讓步這計劃的！我跟大家說，原本這樣的逃犯條例，是怎樣的一回事：北京和林鄭月娥，他們以為這條例必定順利通過！為什麼？

首先，立法會絕對有足夠的票數去支持、商界也在中央的操控下一一「跪低」，即使你不情願，你不願意收回你的司法覆核也好，你最好也要跪低。

第二，在民意而言，北京已經評估過香港狀況，就算最多反對聲音、最壞程度，北京原先的評估，反對者就是佔中的規模；而佔中的規模，特區政府和警方已綽綽有餘，足以瓦解這行動於無形。兼且，這幾年來，香港的警隊， 已經不再是同樣的警隊了！香港的警隊已經進化了很多。

在後勤，我們亦知道解放軍已預備好。上一次佔領行動的時候，解放軍駐港部隊的深圳後勤部隊已經演練了；他們以四人枱一個人的規模，預備進行必要的介入，但最終沒有用到，但是他們是有部署的。如果有1萬人的集會，四個人抬1人，換句話說，就是說有4萬兵力在後勤準備。今次，不要以為我們看不見明顯的徵兆；解放軍駐港部隊已經不經不覺地做了不少工作。大家可記得？山竹襲港時，市面和郊野公園有大片破壞，解放軍駐港部隊幾百人，居然越過了駐軍法，沒有通知特區政府的情況下，可以出兵幾百人，穿着制服，他們以清理郊區的名義，動員幾百人，沒有駐軍令、沒有適當程序，他們就派了幾百個解放軍來了。這一點，我自己認為是十分危險的訊號。

第三，除了因為林鄭信心爆棚外，還有中央的因素在內。如果我們只看表面的話，會以為（修例）只是林鄭個人決定。其實，逃犯條例的修訂，中央跟香港談了很多年了，他們問香港要人，要了很多年了！今次在這修訂逃犯條例的大背景下，中央政府希望「法律武器化」香港；簡單來說，就是用任何香港的程序和法律去實行國家安全，這至高無上的保障。中央想通過這條移交逃犯條例，其實是一條「萬能Key」，文匯大公的權威解讀，國內中港智囊研究多年中港移交條例，除了一般所說：大陸犯罪的人匿藏在香港、除了香港人在國內犯罪回到香港外...... 更重要的計劃，就是威脅「國家安全」的罪犯。

在文匯大公報，5月23日引用權威人士解讀：當遇到威脅國家安全的罪犯時，一般是由香港，按照香港法律程序去處理的。那換句話說，是有不一般的情況了？當不一般的情況出現了，是不是就是可以超越香港程序去處理？而在國內研究這問題的智囊，很清楚跟我們說，在中國法律上，是沒有「政治犯」的！我們從前說反革命罪犯、或現在煽動顛覆國家政權罪犯，他們並非「政治犯」，而只是三個字：刑事犯！當我們面對刑事犯的時候，是否不引渡呢？是不是用政治犯為保護罩，我們就不引渡危害國家安全的罪犯呢？國內的智囊說，國內的邏輯是相反的！正是這些人破壞國家安全，香港更不能夠成為國家安全的漏洞，更加要去移交（罪犯），這是最恐怖的。

為什麼我們覺得恐怖呢？因為我們怎樣去定義一個人危害國家安全呢？那標準是相當之闊！在內地，只要你所謂「得罪共產黨」，你做一些黨不喜歡你做的事；你批評中央、你去支援內地的宗教，也許你報導一些新聞，內地不喜歡的......很容易你就會被檢控。

以往很多人被「砌生豬肉」（誣告），用藏毒罪、用偷竊罪、用間諜罪...... 被指控，是很恐怖的情況！我們中國大陸所行的體制，是人民民主專政，簡單來說就是「專政」兩個字！

專政是什麼呢？專政就是說，當面對政府所認為的「敵人」時，就可以不需要依照法律辦事、可以越過法律。如果大家還記得，在內地發生過不少專政事件，劉霞為什麼會完全沒有在法律程序下，被剝奪人身自由、被軟禁這麼久？銅鑼灣書店的相關人士，為什麼可以在香港跟泰國等地被綁架；被綁了之後，自願被剝奪所有法律權利，不見家人，在電視機面前認罪......為什麼呢？因為當時中國政府正在實行專政。

國家主席劉少奇，用憲法的名義叫大家不可以這樣去迫死人， 到最後......他們將一個被鬥到遍體鱗傷，急需醫院治療的一個國家主席，丟在河南的一個密室，失救至死。專政還可以令十大元帥賀龍，他患有糖尿病和各種疾病；死的時候被人專政，把高質量的葡萄糖液，打進他的身體，葡萄糖液與糖尿病結合...... 令他的腎臟衰竭、身體衰竭而死。

當一個國家說自己依法治國，但隨時可以行專政的時候，香港的法律開了一扇門，與這種專政的做法接連、以國家安全名義...... 這是多麼恐怖的事呢？而這個程序去修例，就是原來的劇本！

原來的劇本亦包括，中央在年頭的時候，審視全國的形勢，去防止各種的失控，各種不穩定因素，各種的風險。國家開了全國最高省部級的領導幹部大會，有習近平在中央黨校開講，很出名的什麼灰犀牛、黑天鵝、六個穩定，就是從這會議中出來的。當時中共領導人，是很害怕一件事： 所謂的中國「逢九必亂」，逢年份有9，他們就容易有大亂，中共見證着：
1949年，國共的更替；59年，大饑荒；69年，中蘇珍寶島之戰，國家主席劉少奇被鬥死；79年，中越戰爭；89年，六四事件；99年，法輪功圍中南海；2009年，新疆七五騷亂。

2019年頭的時候，中共已經開了全國大會去防止有任何混亂的情況。他們做了很多措施，亦都分享了很多經驗怎去處理問題。當時在中央的劇本中，香港的局勢可以說：穩如泰山！沒有可能在逢九必亂的其中一亂，是沒有可能的。他們所擔心的是經濟、與及萬一出現的失業問題，中美貿易之戰，絕對不是香港的事情。

近年，中央領隊領導人對香港的研判，他們認為香港局勢是非常的大好！為什麼這樣說呢？因為全面管治權已逐步落實，立法會受到建制的加持，由於這些社運、甚至旺角騷亂的人，相繼被重判；各種不同政見的人被DQ，整個社會的公民意識越來越低；北京與林鄭政府是極有信心的，這條例，不可能不通過！習近平早年說怎樣處理群眾運動時，清楚地說到：他剛剛上台，要扭轉胡、溫時代的那種妥協作風。習近平說：不可以：小鬧小解決、大鬧大解決、不鬧不解決！他不能讓這情況持續下去！習近平任內對港的多番措施，沒有一件證明他是妥協的；除了梁振英的不連任，而當時，是因為他在建制及商界中拿不到票 。有數票的人說，取得601票已是十分困難了，不是群眾的力量造成。而今次面對6月9日103萬人大遊行，大家可以看到，林鄭與北京政府當時的不妥協，遊行完後，無論人數有多少，依然故我，條例繼續。

當我們常常會問：天主你在哪裏？天主，為什麼香港可以被人摧殘至此？不知怎樣來了一個逆轉 ！當我們很多時質疑青年是「廢青」，在612星期三，出現了一個大家都不想看見、但卻成了一個逆轉的場面！一班青年人，他們有些是寫了遺書的，決定自己去擋子彈的情況下，他們去衝擊立法會、衝擊警方防線！當然從法律來說，他們的做法是犯法的；但是從一個公義的角度，他們認為這事情不應該這樣繼續下去，所以，他們做了抗爭。而這種抗爭，竟令到已經升級變形的香港警隊，殺紅了眼，連內部評估，也認為當警方被衝擊後，出去對群眾的清場用槍、去射頭部、用各種武器去攻擊一些無辜的人；警隊的一些內部評估，也認為是過火了。是這情況令到整件事逆轉！整個國際的壓力，令到北京政府難以承受。

那原先他們的計劃是怎樣呢？在內地的電視，和平集會的鏡頭全部被刪去，被描繪成示威者衝擊警察、暴徒般襲擊，今次他們想說成香港暴徒襲擊政府，以拿取道德高地。殊不知，警方濫用武器、過度執法、逆轉了整個畫面！原本習近平的計劃：叫做「楓橋經驗」，那就是遇到群眾事件時，就地解決，矛盾不上交！煎你的皮、但內裡燒不焦；鬥你的表面，但內部不會出事......

但很可惜，今次特區政府不單止沒有「矛盾不上交」，不但上交中央、還上了國際層面；令中共面對非常大的壓力，因而出現了一個逆轉。

我認為，這是天主的眷顧、天主的神跡！

到最後，我想用一個眼神去完結我這個分享：我記得，在612過後，我跟朋友去了一所聖堂，在聖堂門口見到一對警察，虎視眈眈，還是非常強硬的態度，他們想去捉拿聖堂內的青年。我在聖堂內看見一位青年，穿著黑背心，眼神很惶恐。我問他，可要幫他買件衣服，讓他離開？他說：「不用了」，他在聖堂得到了保護，找到了他的家，真正的父親、母親。當我行出教堂外，警察的目光，好像張牙舞爪，想要抓一個孩子......

希望上主繼續眷顧我們，賜我們平安；希望傷者能得平安...... 主佑香港！

2019年6月19日晚上

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“Hope in despair”
sharing of Mr Lui Ping Kuen at the “freedom from fear” prayer meeting

Bishop, father, brothers and sisters:

I am so grateful to share with you all here and I am grateful that we are all safe. I think of a sister who sneaked in Hong Kong to attend church services, “Religious Individual Visit”. She was surprised that there was street caroling in Hong Kong because one will be arrested if one does this in the Mainland. It is so wonderful that we can pray and sing hymns on the street!

I can claim that it is a miracle that the government retreats on the extradition bill!

For people like us who have studied Chinese Politics for a long time, we found that the Central Government had no plan to retreat in their policy towards Hong Kong from the clues we observed. I told you what the extradition bill was about originally: Beijing and Carrie Lam thought that the bill must be passed smoothly! Why?

First of all, there were definitely enough votes in the Legislative Council to pass the bill, and the business sector also submitted under the control of the Central Government, whether you were willing or not, whether you wanted to withdraw the judicial review application or not, you’d better submit to it.

Secondly, the Central Government has assessed the views of people in Hong Kong and they thought that the worst case scenario would be similar to that of the scale of Umbrella Movement only. They believed that the HKSAR Government and the Police could handle that scale of protest easily. Moreover, Hong Kong Police Force is not the same as the one a few years ago and has improved a lot. We also knew that the People's Liberation Army was well prepared to support. The logistic unit of People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison in Shenzhen has drilled during the previous occupying movement. They prepared to intervene, on a scale of 4 soldiers to remove 1 protester, when necessary. Although it was not carried out eventually, they were prepared. If there is a rally of 10 thousands people, 4 soldiers removing 1 protester, that means there are 40 thousands soldiers preparing to support. We can see significant signs that People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison has done a lot when we are not aware of it. Do you still member, there was extensive damage in urban and rural areas during the strike of severe typhoon Mangkhut? A few hundred soldiers from the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison wearing their uniform, bypassing the Garrison Law and without informing the HKSAR Government, were mobilised in the name of clearing the rural areas. Ignoring the Garrison Law and proper procedure, they sent a few hundred soldiers. I think this is a very dangerous sign.

Thirdly, besides the overconfidence of Carrie Lam, the Central Government is also a key factor. On the surface, we would think this (amendment of the bill) is solely Carrie Lam’s own decision. In fact, the amendment of extradition bill has been discussed between the Central Government and the HKSAR Government for many years. They have been asking Hong Kong for people they wanted for many years! The Central Government wants to make law their weapon in Hong Kong, to put it simply, the Central Government wants to exercise national security by using any procedures and laws in Hong Kong, this is the ultimate protection. The Central Government wants to pass this extradition bill, which works for nearly anything. From the authoritative interpretation by the Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao, the think tank in Mainland which has been studying extradition law between Mainland and Hong Kong for many years, that it is because, besides the situations that the criminals from the Mainland hide in Hong Kong or Hong Kong people committed offences in the Mainland and hide in Hong Kong, more importantly the criminals that threaten “national security”.

On 23 May, Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao quoted interpretation from authority that it is normally handled by Hong Kong according to Hong Kong legal procedures when there are criminals that threaten national security. In other words, there are abnormal situations? Will it bypass the Hong Kong legal procedures to handle the case when abnormal situation occurs? Member of think tank in the Mainland who studies this issue told us clearly that, there is no “political offenders” under Chinese law. No matter the “counter-revolutionary” offenders in the past or the current “inciting subversion of state power” offenders, they are not “political offenders” but criminal offenders! Are we not to extradite a criminal offender? Are we not to extradite offenders threatening national security by using “political offender” as a protection shield? Member of think tank in the Mainland said, the logic in Mainland is the opposite! As these people cause damage to national security, Hong Kong should not be the loophole of national security and more justified to extradite (offenders). This is the most dangerous part.

Why do we think that this is dangerous? It is because it is very easy for one to be defined as threatening national security. In the Mainland, if you do anything that the Communist Party doesn’t want you to do and upset the Communist Party, such as criticising the Central Government, supporting the religions in Mainland, reporting some news they don’t like. You are easy to be prosecuted.

In the past, there were a lot of people being prosecuted with false accusations including possession of drugs, theft, espionage. It is very horrible! The system in Mainland China is called “People’s democratic dictatorship”, to put it simply, dictatorship! What is dictatorship? It means that the Government do not need to follow the law and can bypass the law when dealing with their “enemies”. There were many incidents occurred under dictatorship in the Mainland if you still remember. Why were Liu Xia put under house arrest, deprived of personal freedom, for such a long time without following any legal procedures? Why were the people related to Causeway Bay Books kidnapped in places like Hong Kong and Thailand, then voluntarily deprived all legal rights, not to meet their families, and pleaded guilty on television? Why? It is because the Chinese Government is practising dictatorship at that time.

President Liu Shaoqi asked people not to persecute and caused the death of others in the name of constitution, at the end… They left a president who was seriously hurt by the crowd and was required to be sent to hospital for treatment urgently, in a room in Henan secretly and died as he was not saved in time. Dictatorship also made one of the then 10 Marshals of the Communist Party, He Lung, who suffered from diabetes and other illnesses, dead after an injection of a large dose of glucose. The glucose and diabetes caused his death by kidney failure and multiple organ failure.

When a country claims that it exercises rule by law, but it can also exercise dictatorship at anytime, if the Hong Kong legal system will be connected to this dictatorship, in the name of national security… how horrible is this? And this is the original script, which the law would be amended according to this procedure! The original script also included that, the Central Government has assessed the situation of the whole country to prevent any out-of-control situation, to prevent any uncertainties and risks in the beginning of this year. A countrywide meeting for officials of provincial level was held and Xi Jinping gave a speech at the Central Party School. Those famous saying included “grey rhinocero”, “black swan”, “six certainties” are originated from this meeting. The leaders of Communist Party were scared of one thing: the so-called “chaos in the years ending in 9” as the Communist Party witnessed chaos happened in those years ending in 9: 1949 - the Kuomintang was replaced by the Communist; 1959 - the Great Famine; 1969 - Sino-Russian Zhenbao dao War and President Liu Shaoqi was dead; 1979 - Sino-Vietnamese War; 1989 - Tiananmen Square Protests; 1999 - Falun Gong practitioners surrounded the Zhongnanhai (Central Government compound in Beijing); 2009 - 5th July Incident in Xinjiang.

In the beginning of 2019, countrywide meeting was held by the Communist Party to prevent any chaotic situation. They have done a lot and shared experience on handling problems. On the script of the Central Government at that time, the situation in Hong Kong was extremely stable. This was impossible for Hong Kong to become one of the chaos in the “chaos in the years ending in 9”. This was impossible. They were worried about the economics and the possible unemployment problem, US-China Trade War, definitely not Hong Kong issue.

The leaders of Central Government assessed that the circumstance in Hong Kong was very favourable in recent years. Why did they think so? It is because overall jurisdiction is gradually exercising in Hong Kong, the Legislative Council is supported by the pro-establishment camp; the social activists or even people involved in MongKok Riot were serving severe sentences; people of different political views were disqualified, civil awareness of the community became lower and lower; Beijing and Carrie Lam’s team were very confident in passing the bill. Talking about how to handle social movement, Xi Jinping stated that he would change the compromising style of Hu(Jintao)-Wen(Jiabao) Era when he came to power. Xi Jinping said no to “small conflict solves on a small scale, large conflict solves on a large scale, no conflict then nothing will be solved”! He could not allow this situation to continue. None of the policies towards Hong Kong showed any compromise during Xi Jinping’s rule, except no second term of office for CY Leung. It was because he could not get enough votes from the pro-establishment camp and the business sector at that time. One who counted the number of votes (before the election to estimate the number) said that it was difficult enough to get 601 votes. It was not a result of the power of the people. There were 1 million and 30 thousands people joining the demonstration on 9th June, we could see that Carrie Lam and Beijing Government did not compromise. No matter how many people joined the demonstration, they continued the procedures to pass the bill after the demonstration.

When we keep asking: “Where are you God?” “God, why are Hong Kong people tortured like this?” Here comes a reverse! When we question the youngsters as “useless”, on Wednesday 12th June, a situation that we all didn’t want to see occurred, but it made a reverse! A group of youngsters, some of them have written their testaments and decided to block the bullets, charged against Legislative Council and the Police cordon lines! Of course, their acts were illegal from the legal point of view; however, from the point of justice, they didn’t think that this issue should continue in this way. Therefore, they protested. This kind of protest unexpectedly triggered the uncontrolled attack by the upgraded and distorted Hong Kong Police. Even the internal assessment of the Police Force considered that the Police who used guns, shot in the head and used different weapons to attack innocent people, to clear the scene after being clashed, went too far. This is what made the issue reversed! The international pressure made it unbearable for Beijing Government.

Then what was their original plan? On the Mainland television, shots of peaceful assembly were all deleted and would be described as the protesters crashing the Police and attacking like mob. They wanted to claim that Hong Kong mob attacked the Government to gain moral high ground. However, excessive use of force by the Police reversed the whole situation. The original plan of Xi Jinping was called "Fengqiao Experience” which solves the social events on site and not to escalate it; attacks the surface but not to affect the core part. Unfortunately, the HKSAR Government could not solve the problem on site and escalated to the Central Government, and even reached an international level. It created a very big pressure for the Communist Party and made a reverse.

I think this is mercy from God, a miracle from God!

Lastly, I would like to conclude my sharing by the expression shown in one’s eyes. I remember I went to a church with friends after the 12th June incident and saw a pair of policeman at the entrance of the church, looking aggressive and wanted to catch the youngsters in the church. I saw a youngster in church, wearing a black vest, looked terrified in his eyes. I asked him whether I should help him to get clothes so that he could leave. He answered no. He found protection and home in the church, found his real father and mother. When I left the church, from the look of the policemen, it seemed to me that they wanted to catch a child…

May God continues to bless us with peace and may the wounded be given peace. God bless Hong Kong!

Evening of the 19th of June

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Detroit: Become Human is an adventure game played from a third-person view,
which is subject to a set and controllable perspective.
There are multiple playable characters who can die as the story continues without them
as a result, there is no "game over" message following a character's death.
The right analogue stick on the DualShock controller is used to interact with objects and observe one's surroundings, the left is for movement, and R2 scans an environment for possible actions; the motion controls and touchpad are also employed. Via quick time events and dialogue decisions,
the story will branch out depending on which choices are made.
These can be viewed in a flowchart during and immediately after a given chapter;[16] the player can rewind to certain points in the story to reshape decisions in the event of regret.
Certain scenes feature countdowns, which force the player to think and act quickly.
Levels abound with magazines for players to read.

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* Connor, a police investigator android tasked with hunting down androids that have deviated from their programmed behaviours.
*
* Kara, a housekeeper android who develops artificial consciousness and becomes responsible for a young girl's safety.
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* Markus, a caretaker android who, after gaining consciousness, takes it upon himself to free others like him from bondage.
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The more information Connor collects within an allotted time,
the greater the chance of success in deciding a course of action.
Markus has the power to grant androids free will and calculate the outcomes of certain acts.

Caretaker android Markus and his owner return home and alert the police of a suspected burglary. In confronting the perpetrator, Markus bypasses his programming, thereby becoming a deviant android with full autonomy, leading the police to shoot him at arrival.
Markus awakes in a landfill of broken androids and, after escaping, discovers Jericho,
a wrecked ship and safe haven for deviants. There, Markus rallies the others to fight for their rights.
They perform several acts of civil disobedience, which catches the public's attention and gets more androids to join.
This culminates with the FBI attacking Jericho.
If he survives, Markus and the others set up a final march, resulting in either all of the deviants being killed or the president opening peace talks.
Police investigator android Connor is sent by the CyberLife corporation to assist Lieutenant Hank Anderson, an alcoholic who hates androids.
In the course of their investigation into an outbreak of deviants,
they either bond or fall apart,
potentially resulting in Hank committing suicide.
During his hunt for Markus' group, Connor starts to doubt himself, though he can stay firm in his beliefs.
He eventually locates Jericho,
where he can become a deviant himself.
If he defects, Connor infiltrates CyberLife Tower and converts everyone there into deviants. If not, he attempts to snipe Markus during the final protest, but is stopped by a SWAT team or Hank. In the end, if peace is achieved, Connor can choose whether or not to shoot Markus during a speech.
Kara, a housekeeper android for Todd Williams and his daughter Alice,escapes with her after he attacks them and leaves Kara a deviant.
The two travel across Detroit, intending to make it to Canada, which has no specific laws involving androids and where they will be safe. Kara and Alice befriend another android named Luther along the way, who joins them on their journey.
They seek the aid of an android sympathiser, who points them to Jericho to obtain passports.
They get caught up in the attack there, which may result in Luther, Kara, and Alice's deaths. Kara also learns that Alice is in fact an android, replacing the daughter taken away by Todd's wife.
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Detroit: Become Human is the latest interactive narrative game from Quantic Dream, makers of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.

Detroit: Become Human is an adventure game played from a third-person view,
which is subject to a set and controllable perspective.
There are multiple playable characters who can die as the story continues without them
as a result, there is no "game over" message following a character's death.
The right analogue stick on the DualShock controller is used to interact with objects and observe one's surroundings, the left is for movement, and R2 scans an environment for possible actions; the motion controls and touchpad are also employed. Via quick time events and dialogue decisions,
the story will branch out depending on which choices are made.
These can be viewed in a flowchart during and immediately after a given chapter;[16] the player can rewind to certain points in the story to reshape decisions in the event of regret.
Certain scenes feature countdowns, which force the player to think and act quickly.
Levels abound with magazines for players to read.

The playable characters are:
* Connor, a police investigator android tasked with hunting down androids that have deviated from their programmed behaviours.
*
* Kara, a housekeeper android who develops artificial consciousness and becomes responsible for a young girl's safety.
*
* Markus, a caretaker android who, after gaining consciousness, takes it upon himself to free others like him from bondage.
*
Obtaining clues by highlighting and analysing the environment with augmented vision allows Connor to reconstruct and replay events that occurred before.
The more information Connor collects within an allotted time,
the greater the chance of success in deciding a course of action.
Markus has the power to grant androids free will and calculate the outcomes of certain acts.

Caretaker android Markus and his owner return home and alert the police of a suspected burglary. In confronting the perpetrator, Markus bypasses his programming, thereby becoming a deviant android with full autonomy, leading the police to shoot him at arrival.
Markus awakes in a landfill of broken androids and, after escaping, discovers Jericho,
a wrecked ship and safe haven for deviants. There, Markus rallies the others to fight for their rights.
They perform several acts of civil disobedience, which catches the public's attention and gets more androids to join.
This culminates with the FBI attacking Jericho.
If he survives, Markus and the others set up a final march, resulting in either all of the deviants being killed or the president opening peace talks.
Police investigator android Connor is sent by the CyberLife corporation to assist Lieutenant Hank Anderson, an alcoholic who hates androids.
In the course of their investigation into an outbreak of deviants,
they either bond or fall apart,
potentially resulting in Hank committing suicide.
During his hunt for Markus' group, Connor starts to doubt himself, though he can stay firm in his beliefs.
He eventually locates Jericho,
where he can become a deviant himself.
If he defects, Connor infiltrates CyberLife Tower and converts everyone there into deviants. If not, he attempts to snipe Markus during the final protest, but is stopped by a SWAT team or Hank. In the end, if peace is achieved, Connor can choose whether or not to shoot Markus during a speech.
Kara, a housekeeper android for Todd Williams and his daughter Alice,escapes with her after he attacks them and leaves Kara a deviant.
The two travel across Detroit, intending to make it to Canada, which has no specific laws involving androids and where they will be safe. Kara and Alice befriend another android named Luther along the way, who joins them on their journey.
They seek the aid of an android sympathiser, who points them to Jericho to obtain passports.
They get caught up in the attack there, which may result in Luther, Kara, and Alice's deaths. Kara also learns that Alice is in fact an android, replacing the daughter taken away by Todd's wife.
They can make it to Canada by bus or boat, survive a recycling centre, or in either case die trying.

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Detroit: Become Human is the latest interactive narrative game from Quantic Dream, makers of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.

Detroit: Become Human is an adventure game played from a third-person view,
which is subject to a set and controllable perspective.
There are multiple playable characters who can die as the story continues without them
as a result, there is no "game over" message following a character's death.
The right analogue stick on the DualShock controller is used to interact with objects and observe one's surroundings, the left is for movement, and R2 scans an environment for possible actions; the motion controls and touchpad are also employed. Via quick time events and dialogue decisions,
the story will branch out depending on which choices are made.
These can be viewed in a flowchart during and immediately after a given chapter;[16] the player can rewind to certain points in the story to reshape decisions in the event of regret.
Certain scenes feature countdowns, which force the player to think and act quickly.
Levels abound with magazines for players to read.

The playable characters are:
* Connor, a police investigator android tasked with hunting down androids that have deviated from their programmed behaviours.
*
* Kara, a housekeeper android who develops artificial consciousness and becomes responsible for a young girl's safety.
*
* Markus, a caretaker android who, after gaining consciousness, takes it upon himself to free others like him from bondage.
*
Obtaining clues by highlighting and analysing the environment with augmented vision allows Connor to reconstruct and replay events that occurred before.
The more information Connor collects within an allotted time,
the greater the chance of success in deciding a course of action.
Markus has the power to grant androids free will and calculate the outcomes of certain acts.

Caretaker android Markus and his owner return home and alert the police of a suspected burglary. In confronting the perpetrator, Markus bypasses his programming, thereby becoming a deviant android with full autonomy, leading the police to shoot him at arrival.
Markus awakes in a landfill of broken androids and, after escaping, discovers Jericho,
a wrecked ship and safe haven for deviants. There, Markus rallies the others to fight for their rights.
They perform several acts of civil disobedience, which catches the public's attention and gets more androids to join.
This culminates with the FBI attacking Jericho.
If he survives, Markus and the others set up a final march, resulting in either all of the deviants being killed or the president opening peace talks.
Police investigator android Connor is sent by the CyberLife corporation to assist Lieutenant Hank Anderson, an alcoholic who hates androids.
In the course of their investigation into an outbreak of deviants,
they either bond or fall apart,
potentially resulting in Hank committing suicide.
During his hunt for Markus' group, Connor starts to doubt himself, though he can stay firm in his beliefs.
He eventually locates Jericho,
where he can become a deviant himself.
If he defects, Connor infiltrates CyberLife Tower and converts everyone there into deviants. If not, he attempts to snipe Markus during the final protest, but is stopped by a SWAT team or Hank. In the end, if peace is achieved, Connor can choose whether or not to shoot Markus during a speech.
Kara, a housekeeper android for Todd Williams and his daughter Alice,escapes with her after he attacks them and leaves Kara a deviant.
The two travel across Detroit, intending to make it to Canada, which has no specific laws involving androids and where they will be safe. Kara and Alice befriend another android named Luther along the way, who joins them on their journey.
They seek the aid of an android sympathiser, who points them to Jericho to obtain passports.
They get caught up in the attack there, which may result in Luther, Kara, and Alice's deaths. Kara also learns that Alice is in fact an android, replacing the daughter taken away by Todd's wife.
They can make it to Canada by bus or boat, survive a recycling centre, or in either case die trying.