Apple pulled an app that let Hong Kong's protesters track the police, a day after facing intense criticism from Chinese state media
1 year agoJust had our "Free Hong Kong" sign confiscated at Capitol One Arena at the Wizards game against the Guangzhou Long Lions.
US Secretary of State Pompeo says, commenting on NBA situation, American businesses are waking up to risks of doing business in China: @Reuters
1 year agoDemonstrators gathered outside Ma On Shan Police Station last night to complain about the arrest of staff at the Newport City Centre by the Police On Suspicion of Blocking The Office
1 year agoA Stand News reporter was stopped and searched by police in Kwun Tong on Wednesday night despite showing his press identity. When he asked police for their warrant cards and names, they refused and shone a light at him to prevent him from filming. Photo: Stand News screenshot
1 year agoThe MTR Corporation says Kwun Tong station will reopen on Thursday: "As some of the station facilities will remain closed for repair works, crowd control measures will be implemented at the station."
The police has cancelled its daily press conference today, despite intense media interest over what their "plainclothes officers" — masked, dressed in black and wandering around in all directions inside an MTR station closed 3 hours beforehand — were doing
1 year agoA crowd of supporters wait outside Hong Kong's High Court as jailed independence activist Edward Leung applies for leave to appeal his 2016 conviction for rioting. Leung's slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" has become ubiquitous during this summer's unrest
1 year agoSuspected arson attack does significant damage to Tsing Yi LennonWall. In fact, it's reported there was an explosion. It's amazing that any posters survived the blast & fire at all. Happened before 3am last night
1 year agoThe banner, "Revolt", at the High Court. The hearing for Edward Leung's application to appeal his jail sentence is over but hundreds are still gathered here and chanting
1 year agoIn tonight's Collegiate Hearthstone championship, American University held up a "Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizzard" during the broadcast, which was quickly cut away by Blizzard
1 year ago10:29: citizen share a photo of Siu Hong MTR, which was alleged vandalized by "protesters". 6pm station closed; 8pm group of undercover was seen inside; around 9pm, station vandalized. But All broken glasses are outside the station, suggesting someone broke them from the inside
Team Lead for Vanilla World of Warcraft Mark Kern: This hurts. But until Blizzard reverses their decision on @blitzchungHS I am giving up playing Classic WoW, which I helped make and helped convince Blizzard to relaunch. There will be no Mark of Kern guild after all.
1 year agoSome 100 citizens are outside High Court, waiting for jailed localist leader Leung Tin-kei to appear for his appeal. Info on Telegram has it that as early as 5am this morning, dozens had arrived in order to secure a seat in court
1 year agoOn Oct 8 afternoon ,around 17:00, a dead female body was found by South Horizon; citizens are shocked that the body was dressed in all black. The suicide or dead body found cases are suspiciously increasing since the protests.
AP: Underground networks of volunteer medics appear in Hong Kong to treat wounded protesters who fear arrest if they visit government hospitals. The medics call themselves the "Hidden Clinic."
Authorities in Taiwan deported a Chinese tourist who destroyed the LennonWall on the campus of National Taiwan University. He will be banned from entering Taiwan in the next five years, while being listed as "individuals who are not welcomed."
1 year agoCommunist Party mouthpiece People's Daily is angry at Apple for not removing an app from its App Store that shows information about protests and police activity in Hong Kong. (h/t @roseluqiu)
1 year agoTonight in Sham Shui Po, @SouthPark episode 'Band in China' shown on street to large & appreciative audience. Street cinema's been yet another important facet of HK protests, with 'Winter on Fire' on Ukraine's revolution & '1987: When the Day Comes' on Korea's esp popular
1 year agoAfter the MTR shut its services early at 8pm on Tuesday, passengers are arguing with the rail operator's staff in Yuen Long over the closure of certain exits. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
1 year agoThe MTR rush in Central Station. Last train departed at 20:02.
1 year agoAmphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) spotted in the South China Sea on October 08, 2019
1 year agoThis statement from @NBA minutes ahead of presser by Adam Silver on the NBA and China
Police: 2363 arrested since June, aged 12-83. A total of 241 people arrested from Oct.4-7. 77 arrested for violating the mask ban after it went into effect on Oct.5
Police arrested 2363 people, Age 12-83, 77 of them charged of violating #AntiMaskLaw
1 year agoJournalists attends a police presser in gas-masks. Likely linked to officers removing the gas-masks of journalists after tear gas was fired on Sunday. Journalists are exempted under the #AntiMaskLaw
1 year agoCCTV Sports suspends broadcasts of all NBA games after NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended @dmorey
26 protesters charged with riot after being arrested over the past weekend will be taken to the West Kowloon Magistracy for hearing their bail applications on Tuesday afternoon. Last week saw 96 defendants charged with riot in a day.
1 year agoEffective immediately, Blizzard has removed Hong Kong Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone Grand Masters, rescinded all his prize money, and have suspended him from pro play for one year for his recent interview.
MTR today will close at 8pm, almost all stations are opened, except 13 closed
