Pro-Beijing Lawmaker: ‘Why Not?’ Have a Police State in Hong Kong
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25 Jun 2021
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Alice Mak said on Friday there is nothing wrong with the island becoming a “police state” because only authoritarian “discipline” can bring “security” after the massive protests of 2019.
Mak made her remarks to defend the promotions of two key figures in the brutal crackdown against democracy over the past year, Security Secretary John Lee and Police Commissioner Chris Tang.
Lee was promoted to chief secretary, the number two position in Hong Kong’s puppet government, while Tang will take Lee’s former position as security secretary. Lee will be the first chief secretary from a security background since China took possession of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1997.
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Ben Kwok February 03, 2021 11:27
Life is full of uncertainties but never have we felt more insecure in the last few days.
Thanks to the government’s changing tactics of ambush lockdown, we cannot help screaming while learning which districts or buildings in Hong Kong were blocked in the evening newscast.
In an attempt to identify invisible carriers and cut the transmission chain, from Jordan to Sham Shui Po to Yuen Long, the government has been setting up mandatory test zone in the areas with confirmed cases and thus higher infection risks.
If you live in an old building like me, it would be even more exciting as if you were playing “hide and seek” before undergoing a mandatory Covid-19 test.
HONG KONG - In a sign that Hong Kong will see more buildings and streets undergo lockdowns amid the Covid-19 fight, the city’s leader Carrie Lam has insisted such operations are necessary to stay ahead of the virus even as she dismissed criticism that they are a waste of time and money.
Just hours after the lifting of four overnight lockdowns in specific areas in Kowloon and the New Territories, the government at about 7pm on Tuesday (Feb 2) launched similar operations in Sham Shui Po, Jordan and Tin Shui Wai – all in Kowloon peninsula.
Speaking ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, the city’s Chief Executive said the effectiveness of a lockdown cannot be measured by the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases found, after the four overnight lockdowns on Monday did not detect any positive case.
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