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Alvin Lum 
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| Reply | 3,324 | 42.7% |
| Tweet | 1,906 | 24.5% |
| Quote | 1,842 | 23.7% |
| Retweet | 1,223 | 15.7% |
| Top Content Types | Count | % |
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| URL | 2,808 | 36.1% |
| Photo | 2,212 | 28.4% |
| Video | 417 | 5.4% |
| GIF | 15 | 0.2% |
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255 | 38.1% |
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@hkcnews_com - 眾新聞 Citizen News
@XinqiSu - Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪
@CNBCnow - CNBC Now
@AP - The Associated Press
@sumlokkei - Lok.
@hninyadanazaw - Hnin Zaw
@legcoreview - legcoreview
@webbhk - Webb-site
@axios - Axios
@fcchk - FCC, Hong Kong
@damon_pang - Damon Pang
@bencowling88 - Ben Cowling
@maryhui - Mary Hui
@JournoDannyAero - G-DLEE AVIATION 2020
@YonhapNews - Yonhap News Agency
@TMclaughlin3 - Timothy McLaughlin
@galileocheng - Galileo Cheng
@rthk_enews - RTHK English News
@legalhackette - Catherine Baksi
@aaronMCN - Aaron Mc Nicholas
@cape_diamond - Cape Diamond
@mrattkthu - Mratt Kyaw Thu
@ThomasHHChan - Chan Ho-him
@sid8998 - Dr Siddharth Sridhar
@rachel_cheung1 - Rachel Cheung
@jamespomfret - James Pomfret
@mbrookerhk - Matthew Brooker
@kevinkfyam - Kevin Yam 任建峰
@tripperhead - 1B002Aaron 💉 💉 🇭🇰
@StephenMcDonell - Stephen McDonell
@JeromeTaylor - Jerome Taylor
@Birdyword - Mike Bird
@keithrichburg - Keith Richburg
@AFP - AFP news agency
@ChristopherJM - Christopher Miller
@timmysung - Timmy Sung 🎙
@poppymcp - Poppy McPherson
@WilliamYang120 - William Yang
@NPR - NPR
@mantaichow - Mantai Chow
@donmoyn - Don Moynihan
@ShibaniMahtani - Shibani Mahtani
@jgriffiths - James Griffiths 🇭🇰🏴🇨🇦
@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
@joshchin - Josh Chin
@chauchiwing - 仇志榮
@Reuters - Reuters
@krislc - Kris Cheng
@FrontierMM - Frontier Myanmar
@ianjamesyoung70 - Ian Young
@alvinllum - Alvin Lum
@hkfp - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
@ReginaIplau - Regina Ip Lau Suk Yee
@antd - Antony Dapiran
@JOceanW - Joanne Wong
@lwcalex - Alex Lam 林偉聰
@XHNews - China Xinhua News
@HKEXGroup - HKEX 香港交易所
@stephendziedzic - Stephen Dziedzic
@EUinHKandMO - European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao
@jimcyf - Jimmy Choi
@joshuawongcf - Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷
@kanis_leung - Kanis Leung
@nhk_news - NHKニュース
@mingpaocom - 明報即時新聞
@FT - Financial Times
@hurtingbombz - Justin Lim
@nytimes - The New York Times
@WTA - wta
@stevenchase - Steven Chase
@hkcnewschina - 眾新聞中國組
@stegersaurus - isabella steger
@austinramzy - Austin Ramzy
@Baochoy - Bao Choy
@ryankakiuchan - Ryan Chan 陳家翹
@JosepBorrellF - Josep Borrell Fontelles
@phila_siu - Phila Siu (Bobby)
@holmeschan_ - Holmes Chan
@sebastianveghk - Sebastian Veg
@tomgrundy - Tom Grundy
@HansenWendelboe - Hansen (She/Him)
@alicemuwu - Alice Woodhouse
@ezracheungtoto - Ezra Cheung
@HaYingsang - Simon Cartledge
@dgittings - Danny Gittings
@yennikwok - Yenni Kwok
@gzmimi - Mimi Lau
@wongmjane - Jane Manchun Wong
@heldavidson - heldavidson
@TintinAnon - Tintin Anon
@NPC_Observer - NPC Observer
@elmylung - Elmy Lung
@KariSoo1 - Kari Lindberg
@BenRigbyJourno - Ben Rigby
@JainRajat88 - Rajat Jain
@kathmaemagramo - Kathleen Magramo
@gmleunghku - Gabriel Leung
@chopkickpunch - Tony Sabine
@jeremyehaywood - Jeremy Haywood
@IvanYoungX - Ivan, 🇮🇩 in 🇭🇰
@cryopolitics - Mia Bennett
@gigi_choy - Gigi Choy
@senselessart - senselessart
@bleakhousebooks - Bleak House Books
@docmartinhk - DocMartin Williams
@GloriaCheunghy - Gloria Cheung
@EricWishart - Eric Wishart
@philipjcowley - Philip Cowley
@RFDelaney - Robert Delaney
@karenklcheung - karen cheung| Top Hashtags | Count | % |
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| #covid19 | 150 | 1.9% |
| #hongkongprotests | 94 | 1.2% |
| #hongkong | 41 | 0.5% |
| #ncov2019 | 36 | 0.5% |
| #breaking | 29 | 0.4% |
| #ncov | 28 | 0.4% |
| #whatshappeninginmyanmar | 26 | 0.3% |
| #live | 23 | 0.3% |
| #myanmar | 19 | 0.2% |
| #dcelection | 18 | 0.2% |
| #coronavirus | 17 | 0.2% |
| #now | 14 | 0.2% |
| #hk | 13 | 0.2% |
| #covid | 12 | 0.2% |
| #china | 11 | 0.1% |
| #june4 | 11 | 0.1% |
| #wuhancoronavirus | 10 | 0.1% |
| #hkpolice | 8 | 0.1% |
| #2 | 7 | 0.1% |
| #hongkongprotest | 7 | 0.1% |
| #hkprotests | 7 | 0.1% |
| #wuhancoronovirus | 7 | 0.1% |
| #1 | 6 | 0.1% |
| #taiwan | 6 | 0.1% |
| #antielab | 6 | 0.1% |
| #polyu | 6 | 0.1% |
| #justin | 5 | 0.1% |
| #shanghai | 5 | 0.1% |
| #rthk | 5 | 0.1% |
| #budget2020 | 5 | 0.1% |
| #wuhanpneumonia | 5 | 0.1% |
| #worldpressfreedomday | 4 | 0.1% |
| #pressfreedom | 4 | 0.1% |
| #香港這一天 | 4 | 0.1% |
| #policyaddress | 4 | 0.1% |
| #carrielam | 4 | 0.1% |
| #hkhrda | 4 | 0.1% |
| #journalists | 3 | 0.0% |
| #tokyo2020 | 3 | 0.0% |
| #journalismisnotacrime | 3 | 0.0% |
| #myanmarcoup | 3 | 0.0% |
| #cuhk | 3 | 0.0% |
| #nationalsecuritylaw | 3 | 0.0% |
| #new | 2 | 0.0% |
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| police | 955 | 12.3% |
| hong | 910 | 11.7% |
| kong | 903 | 11.6% |
| govt | 602 | 7.7% |
| carrie | 470 | 6.0% |
| security | 401 | 5.2% |
| legco | 353 | 4.5% |
| beijing | 344 | 4.4% |
| chinese | 297 | 3.8% |
| election | 283 | 3.6% |
| chief | 263 | 3.4% |
| democracy | 233 | 3.0% |
| confirmed | 231 | 3.0% |
| arrested | 227 | 2.9% |
| any | 226 | 2.9% |
| mainland | 224 | 2.9% |
| lawmaker | 217 | 2.8% |
| before | 211 | 2.7% |
| protesters | 209 | 2.7% |
| secretary | 205 | 2.6% |
| leung | 181 | 2.3% |
| committee | 179 | 2.3% |
| cases | 174 | 2.2% |
| including | 170 | 2.2% |
| political | 163 | 2.1% |
| claimed | 156 | 2.0% |
| announced | 154 | 2.0% |
| being | 153 | 2.0% |
| foreign | 150 | 1.9% |
| rights | 148 | 1.9% |
| already | 145 | 1.9% |
| officers | 145 | 1.9% |
| during | 144 | 1.9% |
| district | 139 | 1.8% |
| justice | 138 | 1.8% |
| judges | 133 | 1.7% |
| lawmakers | 127 | 1.6% |
| source | 126 | 1.6% |
| government | 124 | 1.6% |
| officials | 122 | 1.6% |
| quarantine | 120 | 1.5% |
| cheung | 119 | 1.5% |
| covid | 118 | 1.5% |
| since | 118 | 1.5% |
| council | 118 | 1.5% |
| despite | 118 | 1.5% |
| judge | 118 | 1.5% |
| further | 116 | 1.5% |
| meanwhile | 116 | 1.5% |
| kwok | 115 | 1.5% |
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| 🤔 Thinking Face | 21 | 0.3% |
| 👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down | 9 | 0.1% |
| 🔸 Small Orange Diamond | 3 | 0.0% |
| ⚠ Warning Sign | 2 | 0.0% |
| ♂ Mars | 2 | 0.0% |
Tweets
Hong Kong govt's trade office in London has fired back at @thetimes' editorial, calling it "false and baseless" to suggest that Hong Kong is among the “most repressed” cities in Asia.
Flight data indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern jet earlier this year, according to people familiar with U.S. officials’ preliminary assessment of what led to the accident. -@WSJ
wsj.com/articles/china…
wsj.com/articles/china…
The @AP and @frontlinepbs have verified that Russia has destroyed or damaged at least 57 Ukrainian schools in a manner that indicates a possible war crime. But the destruction of schools is about more than toppling buildings and maiming bodies. apne.ws/zmRkw1R
War Crimes Watch: Targeting schools, Russia bombs the future
apnews.com
The new proposed deputy SJ will be tasked to promote Hong Kong’s legal system internationally, esp against those who “bad-mouth” it, said incoming CE John Lee.
新政府將成三司十五局 增三副司長 dlvr.it/SQWPz8
Seeing a lot of outlets echoing sheriff saying that the gunman in the Taiwanese church shooting was born in China. I would be careful about repeating this - TECRO in LA told @amy_changchien that he was born in Taiwan & other official docs also back that up
apnews.com/article/religi…
apnews.com/article/religi…
Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack
apnews.com
Hong Kong's privacy watchdog may invoke anti-doxxing law and block @telegram, Sing Tao reports, citing anonymous source.
CE Carrie Lam, a Catholic herself, said the arrest of @CardJosephZen is a matter of law enforcement "acting in accordance with the law" and there is no any personal feeling involved. She has not responded if she will pray for Zen.
My article with Theo Chan published today in Mingpao (in Chinese) argues that while COVID vaccines should be *recommended* for younger adults in HK, we believe there is insufficient justification at present to *mandate* vaccination in this group … (1/24)
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Exempting vaccination pass for people under 60, @bencowling88 wrote in @mingpaocom, noting the current measure- which overrides one's informed consent not to be jabbed- might not be justified given younger population's low mortality +high vaccination rate.news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a7%80%…
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香港法庭媒體《法庭線 The Witness》周一正式運作，報道將全部免費向公眾開放。詳情請參閱網站 thewitnesshk.com 及 Facebook 專頁 facebook.com/thewitnesshk 的發布。謝謝支持和關注。
The Witness
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wow - independent journalists in Hong Kong launches a news site focusing on court reporting, a brave and much needed move to ensure that nothing goes undocumented
they are also seeking paid subscription now
thewitnesshk.com
they are also seeking paid subscription now
thewitnesshk.com
Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA | Reuters reuters.com/markets/deals/…
Oh wow. The Lancet — one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world — is out with a forceful statement about Roe v. Wade *on the cover*.
BREAKING NEWS: "The Asian Football Confederation has been officially informed by the CFA that it would not be able to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023."
Vatican’s Secretary of State said the arrest of @CardJosephZen should not be read as disavowal of Sino-Vatican agreement. He hopes it “will not complicate the already complex and not simple path of dialogue between the Holy See and the Church in China.”
vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…
vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…
Parolin expresses closeness to Cardinal Zen and desire to dialogue with China - Vatican News
vaticannews.va
Details: Dozens of lawyers aided by 612 Fund were accused by the police for violating professional conduct, @mingpaocom reports.
"Accusation":
1)receiving honorarium although working "pro bono" on paper
2)pay cheques from the fund instead of solicitors
news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a6%81%…
"Accusation":
1)receiving honorarium although working "pro bono" on paper
2)pay cheques from the fund instead of solicitors
news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a6%81%…
612 - 20220513 -
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BREAKING: after arresting the trustees of pro-democracy 612 Fund, police is now going after the lawyers it funded. In a statement, police said it has complained to Law Society and Bar Association on alleged professional misconduct against certain lawyers and barristers. pic.twitter.com/eNR01WPJR9
BREAKING: after arresting the trustees of pro-democracy 612 Fund, police is now going after the lawyers it funded. In a statement, police said it has complained to Law Society and Bar Association on alleged professional misconduct against certain lawyers and barristers.
The virus outbreak in North Korea forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in public likely for the first time since the start of the pandemic, but the scale of transmissions inside the country wasn’t immediately known. apne.ws/qeov3jC
North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
apnews.com
NEW: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said it's "extreme concerned" about the safety of @CardJosephZen and offering special prayers to him. It urge the police and the judicial authorities to handle Zen’s case in accordance with justice, while considering concrete human situation.
Iranian consulate in Hong Kong has originally congratulated John Lee for his “appointment”, and later deleted post and changed it to “election”.
It said it has always supported “patriots governing Hong Kong” principle.
It said it has always supported “patriots governing Hong Kong” principle.
Reminder from @hkumed on a “potentially large Covid-19 cluster” around Kennedy Town
Among other things, I said (in English, of course, haha):「業界普遍共識是應多管齊下，除改善法例，亦應提升公眾新聞素養、預防式的公眾傳播、獨立事實查核、平台監管等。他提醒，倘立法應保障公眾及互聯網用家，而非保護政權或規管傳媒。」 news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%…
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North Korea has acknowledged a coronavirus infection in the country for the first time.
North Korea had claimed it had no infections up until now, though outside experts doubted that. apne.ws/CnRSp1q
North Korea had claimed it had no infections up until now, though outside experts doubted that. apne.ws/CnRSp1q
North Korea raises alarm after confirming 1st COVID-19 case
apnews.com
They are also charged under one count of failing to register 612 Fund under colonial-era Societies Ordinance.
More update: @CardJosephZen is released on bail, left police station without any comment. The other three will also be released on bail. Police has accused the 612 Fund of soliciting sanctions against HKSAR and threatening national security, and more arrests could be made.
UPDATE: At least 4 trustees, including @CardJosephZen, @hoccgoomusic, Margaret Ng, and Hui Po-keung, are now arrested.
"The Holy See has learned with concern the news of the arrest of Cardinal Zen and is carefully following the evolution of the situation"
The Vatican has offered its first reaction to the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong. catholicnewsagency.com/news/251204/va…
BREAKING: Another 612 trustee and veteran barrister Margaret Ng is also arrested, three sources said.
BREAKING: Another 612 trustee and veteran barrister Margaret Ng is also arrested, three sources said.
Scholar Hui Po-keung is the first trustee of 612 fund arrested on suspicion of “collusion with foreign forces” under the NSL.
Other trustees eg @CardJosephZen and @hoccgoomusic are not arrested for the timing, but it’s not looking good.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
Other trustees eg @CardJosephZen and @hoccgoomusic are not arrested for the timing, but it’s not looking good.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
Scholar Hui Po-keung is the first trustee of 612 fund arrested on suspicion of “collusion with foreign forces” under the NSL.
Other trustees eg @CardJosephZen and @hoccgoomusic are not arrested for the timing, but it’s not looking good.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
Other trustees eg @CardJosephZen and @hoccgoomusic are not arrested for the timing, but it’s not looking good.
news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
#BREAKING #EXCLUSIVE Hui Po-keung, a Hong Kong scholar who helped run a now-disbanded defence fund for democracy protesters was arrested yesterday at the airport under the national security law for alleged "collusion with foreign forces".
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Hong Kong defence fund trustee arrested at airport: sources
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Tedros is being censored in China after calling zero-Covid unsustainable.
The WHO’s official press account on Weibo posted Tedros’ comments early this morning. It drew a wave of sarcastic comments from users critical of zero-Covid. An hour later the post is “no longer viewable.”
The WHO’s official press account on Weibo posted Tedros’ comments early this morning. It drew a wave of sarcastic comments from users critical of zero-Covid. An hour later the post is “no longer viewable.”
The WHO director-general says China's "zero-COVID" strategy isn't sustainable given the virus's ever-evolving nature. trib.al/eW6a5DD
WHO chief: China's zero-COVID strategy not "sustainable"
axios.com
To some observer in DC, has HK become a lost cause to the US? Veteran analyst Richard Bush said in a recent talk that he felt there's nothing the US govt can do to "fundamentally change HK's political system for the better", at least not under XJP.
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If the US blocks John Lee from attending APEC next year, it could have "large repercussions" in US-China relations, "perhaps even larger than if the US blocks Vladimir Putin", former US consul general Kurt Tong told @mingpaocom.
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APEC - 20220510 -
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Xinhua's cherrypicking of justificatory examples from elsewhere in the world is getting a bit desperate here. Yes, Gérard Collomb oversaw France's National Police (as all interior ministers do) but he was never a cop. The police are run by a director general from inside the force
NEW: Exco may discuss new govt restructuring plan next week, that could trigger tabling and scrutiny in Legco, said CE Carrie Lam. She also revealed it could be passed in June the earliest.
It may incur additional $30M recurring expenditure every year, she added.
It may incur additional $30M recurring expenditure every year, she added.
NEW: Exco may discuss new govt restructuring plan next week, that could trigger tabling and scrutiny in Legco, said CE Carrie Lam. She also revealed it could be passed in June the earliest.
It may incur additional $30M recurring expenditure every year, she added.
It may incur additional $30M recurring expenditure every year, she added.
Carrie Lam's slogan: "With epidemic under control comes path towards normalcy."
Lee also rejected EU's attack on electoral system, saying how HK affairs run are matter for HK and China and claimed there are "double standards" from critics. "I disagreed and they are wrong", Lee said, stressing the CE election is conducted in compliance with local laws.
John Lee also denied there are free speech are criminalised in Hong Kong, calling the allegation as "absolutely wrong and misleading". "It's about their action," Lee said.
Asked that his address did not touch on guarantee of freedoms and rights like previous CEs, Lee said these freedoms and rights are already enjoyed and protected by the Basic Law, but one still can't violate the law.
Incoming CE John Lee said the mention of "bottom-line thinking" in his speech yesterday meant to have a risk access in all aspects, in the hope to "prepare for the worst, and strive for the best results". pic.twitter.com/YKGK3Gmiug
Incoming CE John Lee said the mention of "bottom-line thinking" in his speech yesterday meant to have a risk access in all aspects, in the hope to "prepare for the worst, and strive for the best results".
Lee said he will meet the Chief Justice, LegCo President, Liaison Office, National Security Office, MoFA and the PLA Garrison later today.
Some interesting language here from a senior Party official in Shanghai’s Pudong district. “We are ready to take the risk of being dashed to pieces” to eliminate Covid. Shanghai tightened restrictions for many residents over the weekend despite falling numbers.
John Lee said he has a “useful meeting” and had “useful discussion” with Carrie Lam earlier in the morning.
After a brief note of congratulations to Lee, Lam spent most of the time to thank Beijing for implementing NSL, overhaul of electoral systems and guidance, as well as officials, lawmakers, and civil servants in their respective roles in implementing the new election. pic.twitter.com/D2zg0ognA9
At least there’s a handshake five years ago…John Lee and Carrie Lam only waved upon media’s request. pic.twitter.com/rLQSzbr6HX
