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An average of 70 out of every 10,000 Weibo posts made on July 1 were quickly deleted, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong is apparently becoming the next Tibet or Xinjiang Continue reading
Beijing’s Weibo ban hits close to home-Suspension of accounts after the July 1 protest a worrying sign of threat to innovation, freedom已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, Democracy, Hong Kong, Internet Freedom, Occupy Central movement
Media Release: Hong Kong
July 3, 2014
IFJ condemns Ming Pao senior manager for violating editorial independence
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), and the Ming Pao Union in condemning a senior executive of Ming Pao newspaper for deleting, without consultation, key words from headlines about the July 1 rally for democracy.
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By AUSTIN RAMZY JULY 3, 2014 3:08 AM July 3, 2014 10:46 pm
The police removed demonstrators on Wednesday morning from a sit-in that followed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy march.Credit Kin Cheung/Associated Press
After a day of largely ignoring the big turnout for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Continue reading
After Relative Silence on Hong Kong Protests, Mainland Media Outlets Note Arrests已关闭评论
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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE JULY 2, 2014 2:51 AMJuly 2, 2014 5:45 am
Marchers carried a scaled-down replica of the Goddess of Democracy, an icon of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstration Tuesday.Credit Kin Cheung/Associated Press
Cecilia Ng was born seven years after the Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square was Continue reading
In Hong Kong, a Potent Visual Echo of Tiananmen已关闭评论
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By CHESTER YUNG, EDWARD NGAI and NED LEVIN CONNECT
Updated July 2, 2014 2:37 a.m. ET
Protesters are taken away by police officers after a sit-in in Hong Kong’s financial district. Kin Cheung/Associated Press
HONG KONG—Police arrested 511 people who refused to leave a street in the financial Continue reading
Hong Kong Democracy Protest: Thousands March Through City-More Than 500 People Arrested After Refusing to Leave a Street in Central District已关闭评论
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Enchanting English Poems-Cities and Memory
The 10th Hong Kong Literature Festival
Kubrick Poetry
時間 Time：2014/6/29 (Sunday) 11:00am-12:30pm
地點 Venue：香港中央圖書館地下演講廳/ Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) Continue reading
The 10th Hong Kong Literature Festival已关闭评论
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By AP News Jun 30, 2014 5:39AM UTC
An assistance guides voters at a polling station for an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in Hong Kong Sunday
HONG KONG (AP) — An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for greater democracy in Hong Kong has drawn nearly 800,000 votes and Beijing’s ire. Continue reading
Big turnout in Hong Kong democracy vote irks Beijing已关闭评论
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30 June 2014 Last updated at 02:15 ET
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A total of 792,808 voters took part in an unofficial referendum on universal suffrage in Hong Kong, organisers said.
The 10-day poll was held by protest group Occupy Central. Continue reading
Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ draws nearly 800,000已关闭评论
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