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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 months

Today I was fired from the Wall Street Journal. This is my statement:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

I was sent this video of a 3D-printed mini Pillar of Shame. Thing file downloadable for free from @thingiverse

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 months

Below is HKJA's statement:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Stand News reporter Chan Yu Hong has been diagnosed with chloracne, caused by high levels of dioxins accumulated in the body. Likely tear gas related. Dr said it's the first time they saw the symptom after hearing many reports.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

This is typically how HK police obstructs the work of reporters.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

Hi folks, I'm leaving HK01 after three years. I'll have regular bylines at @hkfp , and continue with investigative reporting in Eng/Chi on a freelance basis. Please reach out - I'm open to assignments, leads, or even just a chat !

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Police is seen forcibly ripping off Singtao Daily photographer Alexander Fung's full face gas mask, tonight in Tai Wai. From post circulating on fb:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Carrie Lam's press officer said to me this morning: we haven't seen you in a long time! Me: .... Cos you haven't held a presser in a long time.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Photo by Fai Lo/HK01

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

Hey everyone ‼️ @chengcici1 , The reporter who produced two 721 documentaries for RTHK Hong Kong Connection 鏗鏘集 is on Twitter‼️please follow her. She identified the full time line and many of the white shirts using exclusive CCTV footage.s

ChengCC 鄭思思

@ChengCiCi1

4 years

Many arrested in Central #HongKongProtests #HongKong #StandWithHongKong #NationalSecurityLaw

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

I do believe there’s a special place in hell for news executives who not only never defend press freedom, but actively engage in legitimizing acts that undermine it, such as this piece with HK01 executive editor Ernest Chih in lead byline.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Wow so this finally appeared - a video game based on HK protests. The graphics in the trailer looks amazing and Blitzchung is invited to play it live at 7pm tonight,

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@selina_cheng

3 years

Unbelievable: while top editors at one of HK's most circulated papers are facing foreign collusion charges, the official position of the SCMP isn't to speak for press freedom, but is instead openly supporting executing censorship... "more clearly"

Opinion | Red lines must be drawn more clearly to reaffirm Hong Kong’s press freedom

Mixed messages have come from the government side since the Apple Daily raids. There is a need for more clarity and transparency if the government is to convince Hongkongers it is not targeting the...

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

insane. COMPANIES REGISTRY asked an incorporating "yellow business" to clarify what they meant by certain protest/politics-relaed terms ("手足", "黃色經濟圈" etc) mentioned in their FB posts & interviews. Straight out of the election DQ playbook.

晨光萬事屋

【營商自由已消失】晨光萬事屋成立嘅目的係希望連結不同範疇嘅抗爭力量，壯大黃色經濟圈，從來都不為賺錢；但考慮到要長遠經營，至少想靠自己達到收支平衡，因此今年3月底我哋決定申請開公司。公司註冊處十分關顧我哋，問長問短問咗幾次，拖咗足足兩個月（之前嘅問題：https://www.facebook.com/100826918098945/posts/163433681838268/...

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

despite moving HQ to singapore, Initium con't to bring HK stories w superb visuals fr the ground: This time shadowing 4 taxi drivers sharing a flat in the mountains during their 40 day covid gig, isolated from family, as if back to their student days, w sunsets, drinks & banters.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

HK01 Exclusive: Police chief Chris Tang moved his residential mortgage from HSBC to BOC 3 days before US sanctions was announced. The change is reflected in public records lodged today. 美國制裁│鄧炳強置富花園物業轉按中銀香港　美宣布制裁3日前完成

美國制裁│鄧炳強置富花園物業轉按中銀香港　美宣布制裁3日前完成

美國財政部8月7日宣布制裁11名中港官員，當中警務處處長鄧炳強日前於專訪承認，「被局部暫停銀行服務」，但稱生活不便相對維護國家安全微不足道。

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

Turns out famous "blue" restaurant Yoshinoya chain holds minimum 58 votes in the Legco functional constituency for f&b sector. they use 1 limited company to hold 1 F&B licence for each restaurant branch = 1 vote. More branches, more licenses, more votes.

【立法會選舉】選民登記冊出爐　本地飲食業龍頭手握多少票？

立法會選舉九月舉行，民主派旨在取得35席以上過半數議席，功能組別成關鍵。2020年臨時選民登記冊上週出爐，當中飲食界個人及團選民數字均大幅增加

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

HK01 doing what it does best: a deep dive into land records found a key location of the 721 attack, the ENTIRE Yuen Long Nam Pin Wai village office building, is illegal structure. It never got building permits and is even built on illegally occupied land

【元朗721】白衣人藏身南邊圍鄉公所　屋宇署證全幢僭建勒令清拆

元朗721白衣人襲擊事件至今逾7個月，當晚數百名白衣人在南邊圍村聚集，部分人曾進入鄉公所。《香港01》發現，該村鄉公所位處不可建屋私人農地，屋宇署已將農地「釘契」。屋宇署回覆時首度確認，三層高的南邊圍村鄉公所整幢都屬僭建，署方已發清拆令，屬於新界僭建村屋下首輪取締的目標；元朗地政處亦指會積極配合屋宇署行動。不過，管理農地的「泰康圍辦事處」職員稱被人佔地建屋，已向佔用人發律師信。住在僭建住宅的...

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

The mobile emergency alert that just gave you a heart attack is the result of a HK$150 million alert system launched by the Communication Authority in Nov 2020 but never used... until now, after HK01's story today:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Chinese state media Wen Wei Po's online poll: does Apple Daily's closure affect press freedom ? An overhwelming 75.64% or 3028 users voted "yes" before polls closed.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

The night was long and full of terrors. I stayed all night on polyU campus and witnessed several small groups trying to escape: 1) A group of 3 decided to make a mad dash onto the highway nearby even though police stood just dozens of meters away.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Wow. That lone firefighter. And the camera person. Again, a student journalist from CityU.

Editorial Board CityU

@cityusuedb

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Pro-China MTR was set on fire by demonstrators to protest violence which took place in MTR facilities in recent months. #antimasklaw #hongkongprotest #chinazi #prayforhk #teargas #HumanRights #cityu #protest #StandwithHK #StandWithHongKong #antielab #反送中 #홍콩시위 #weconnect

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

This DimsumDaily site publishes certain HK protest fake news, some anti-protest articles & other direct translations of reporting from elsewhere. Dug a bit & found records showing it is owned by a wanted Malaysian person linked to 1MDB case, & a HK Youtuber, 托哥 Torres Pit.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Well-known citizen journalist Siu Wan publicly apologized to his interviewees & sources after devices were taken by national security police, saying they werent sufficiently secure. When taking cybersecurity measures, journalists are taking the responsibility to ensure..

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

We know HK currently has the highest covid death rate in the world. Turns out the city's infection rate is also an all time 🏆 comparing to NYC, London, Singapore. HKFP's @peterlee_hk explains in 7 excellent charts:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Pro-gov't DAB's Edward Leung running for LegCo in HK Island East said the party has been working hard to get Sai Wan Ho residents an MTR station. Sai Wan Ho station has opened since 1985, here's a page for it on the HK rail wiki:

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

2 years

Inspite of it all, the Hong Kong press is much more resilient than one might imagine. Here are all the Chinese-language outlets that emerged since media shut downs in the past year. More are coming.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

Protest reporting while female: After riot police entered a public women's toilet on Mong Kok Laundrey street last Sunday, they brought out, arrested, and handcuffed a reporter who was in there earlier. she was pepper-sprayed, bleeding.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

just read the full Next Mag Rubert Dover story: villagers have long complained about residents in this house bcos they kept adding structures to the roof, garden & fencing since 2014.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Google is the first US tech giant to disclose its compliance with requests from the local authorities for user data after the national security law was enactment last June.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

3 years

Google handed user data to Hong Kong authorities despite pledge after security law was enacted

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

My last, 18-month investigation for @hk01official : intellectually disabled children are abused in a school run by one of HK's largest charities. These victims cannot speak nor write. It's the most heartwrenching story I've worked on.

無聲吶喊・一｜匡智會宿舍智障童被夾手骨折　校方涉隱瞞多次改口

嚴重智障兒童因不懂說話表達及自理，需要高程度護理，他們大多於教育局資助特殊學校讀書和寄宿。《香港01》調查超過一年，發現在特殊學校「匡智會

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

At 1:40 AM, 8000 people are watching live today's Apple Daily coming hot off the press: its founder and publisher handcuffed and escorted by police.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

4 years

Another bomb: Next Mag quoted anonymous source saying director of Lands D is to be removed in relation to Rupert Dover case. It appears that the assistant police commissioner has better job security than a Department chief.

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@selina_cheng

4 years

HK01 Exclusive: US consulate in Hong Kong is selling its consular quarters in a secret tender obtained by HK01 - 6 sets of houses in Shouson Hill, with impeccable views over southern beaches, worth abt HK$10 billion. They were purchased in 1948 for $315K.

【01獨家】消息：美國政府秘密放售領事館洋房　市值料過百億

美國總統特朗普香港時間今日凌晨宣布正在指示啟動取消給予香港特殊待遇程序。香港01收到消息，由美國政府持有超過72年的南區壽山村道37號、現為駐港總領事館宿舍的六幢超級洋房，近日開始秘密招標出售，市值超過100億港元。

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

2 months

I'm so grateful for the 300+ signatures on the petition calling on WSJ to reinstate me, org'd by @IAPE1096 & supported by the @newsguild . Thank you. I hope WSJ will respond. The press is stronger when their reporters can join unions. The right to unionize is a basic human right.

IAPE TNG/CWA 1096

@IAPE1096

2 months

On Friday, @IAPE1096 President @JodiGreen_Pres delivered a letter signed by 335 supporters calling on @WSJ management to reinstate @selina_cheng to her former position. We look forward to the company's response. #StandWithSelina #FreePress

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@selina_cheng

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Dr Ben So spent $10k+ for a hotel room to self-quarantine, after he treated 2 confirmed wuhan virus patients. He was instructed there’d be no wash out period nor accommodation for medics after direct contact w the patients.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

5 years

Two of yesterday's crucial video footage were filmed by student journalists from HKU Campus TV and City U's City Broadcast Channel. These students report from the frontlines without pay, and with significantly less gear and protection than us. My most sincere respect to them.

Ezra Cheung

@ezracheungtoto

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#BREAKING : An 18-year-old #antiELAB protester was shot in his left chest in Tsuen Wan at about 5 pm today. Hospital Authority has said that two people are in critical condition, but refuses to confirm if he is one of the patients. This is raw footage filmed by HKU Campus TV.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 months

Due to difficulties fundraising in recent years, the HKJA has been operating on extremely limited funds, and welcomes donations from those who wish to support our work 👉🏽

Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 months

HKJA grateful for support following unreasonable dismissal of chair, reiterates commitment to press freedom and union rights Our statement:

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@selina_cheng

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Remember when a traffic cop rammed his motorbike into a group of protesters? Turns out the IPCC has no power to investigate, because the complainant is not directly affected. Police internal CAPO will merely 'inform' the IPCC about the complaint

【逃犯條例】警察天橋擲物、電單車撞人接4投訴　監警會無權審核

反修例示威期間，有多宗投訴警察個案，當中去年10月1日警員在灣仔天橋上向地面人群擲垃圾桶，以及11月11日交通警在葵芳駕電單車衝撞人群，均可能造成嚴重傷害，引起廣泛關注。警方稱仍在調查兩事件，未交代詳情。監警會回覆《香港01》查詢指，投訴警察課共接四宗相關投訴，指控涉事警員行為不當及疏忽職守，四宗均歸類為「須知會投訴」。前監警會委員、港大法律學院首席講師張達明指，如投訴人並非直接受影響，按法...

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@selina_cheng

5 years

After he’s done copying, the cop showed the reporters what’s on his notebook. Reporter squinted to read. First were their ID info, & beneath that, “please bring some food to the students inside if you have any.” “Saw it?” He says. “Hm-hm,” reporter relied.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Seurity key company Yubico sent 500 keys to the Stand News for distribution to HK citizen reporters and protesters/activists.

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

2 years

As we approach HKSAR's 25th anniversary, in the past 5 days national security police have arrested 9 men over seditious intent & possession of imitation firearms, knives & swords etc. I now count 207 national security arrests. (police # would be 198 as of today)

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@selina_cheng

3 years

In a strongly worded statement, Wikimedia Foundation took sweeping action against a group of users from mainland China. The news came after an HKFP story in July revealed that mainland users threatened to report their HK peers to the national security police.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

3 years

Exclusive: Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese power users over ‘infiltration and exploitation’ in unprecedented clampdown

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@selina_cheng

5 years

HK01 fired a non editorial staff because he complained in a public facebook post staff wasn't allowed to work from home and gave out crappy masks. A news media. Fired somebody because they exercised freedom of speech. LOL EXCUSE ME, WHAT ?

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Selina Cheng

@selina_cheng

3 years

Oh boy, where should I start?

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@selina_cheng

3 years

My latest story!!!... Check this out 👇

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

3 years

1/ Exclusive: An @HKFP investigation reveals a multi-million dollar failed lobbying effort by #HongKong to urge US politicians not to support the Human Rights & Democracy Act, which paved the way for sanctions on top officials including leader Carrie Lam.

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Two shocking and interesting bits from Next Magazine's Rupert Dover story. 1) the arresting officer corroborated Dover's home address for the reporter. 2) police photocopied pages of the reporters notebook during their detention

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@selina_cheng

4 years

Elections are near, so are stories about voter rigging. Here's mine: 2 guys found out they were registered as voters yrs ago w/o them knowing. Only Chinese names & HKID # were correct on the form. Even the eng names were wrong but the REO accpepted it.

【假選民登記】兩選民被冒認　串錯英文姓氏　選舉處照接納登記

立會選舉臨近，泛民近期舉辦初選力爭35+，7月候選人提名期截止，假選民登記、種票等陸續被揭發，引起社會關注。《香港01》分別接觸到兩名市民，被

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The first looters of HK .. two aunties picking stuff up after protesters trashed a 360 shop.

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Here’s an untold story of a “white” cop: reporters were hanging out outside PolyU. a few cops came forward to asked for their IDs. Only one was tasked w writing down ID details.

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@selina_cheng

3 months

HKJA grateful for support following unreasonable dismissal of chair, reiterates commitment to press freedom and union rights Our statement:

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Although @YouTube says it will label government-funded videos, aside from obvious gov channels like CGTN, CCTV, funding behind influencer content could be hard to detect. For example this YouTube channel called YChina or Waiguoren 歪果仁:

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@selina_cheng

4 months

Journalism is not a crime. Evan's unlawful detention and trial are an affront to press freedom. Wherever we are, press freedom is not controversial, it is a universal, basic human right. #StandWithEvan

Falsely Accused Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich in Court for Start of Secret Russian...

The proceedings lack due process, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

How an HK election is rigged #2 : 5 candidates in Kwai Ching district are curiously similar. All "unaffiliated", signed nomination forms for each other, use identical pro dem slogans, flier designs & printing companies, identical virtual office addresses.

【區選2019】前建制中人稱「光復香港」　與葵青四候選人互簽見證

區議會選舉四日後投票。《香港01》發現，葵青區有最少五名無填政治聯繫的候選人，不單互相作見證人簽署參選表格，又於同一時間交表，而政綱亦十分相似。當中，興芳區候選人王翰智的見證人，是另一選區的候選人吳璧龍。王回覆查詢時，反問「邊個吳璧龍？我唔識。」稱是交表時巧遇吳，順道請他幫忙簽署。王又稱，自己做廚房打雜，因「手停口停」，未有時間落區拉票。記者又發現上述五人申報的地址，有三個是同一秘書公司，另...

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@selina_cheng

3 months

Hopefully Evan will very soon be home & be reporting again. In Hong Kong 7 including Jimmy Lai have been jailed for almost 4 yrs, release date TBD. A court will decide whether 2 other editors are guilty of sedition at the end of August.

US Reporter to Be Freed by Russia in Major Prisoner Swap

Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.

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@selina_cheng

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Read how a Hong Kong election is rigged: at least 21 self-declared “independent” or “no affiliation” candidates share 1 campaign finance manager, from an organization chaired by a HK National Peoples Congress rep.

【區選2019】授權書揭九東17獨立候選人　陳振彬旗下組織管開支

區議會選舉投票在即。《香港01》偵查發現，24名獲建制社團「創建力量」支持的候選人，當中21人均授權該社團一名女職員為選舉開支代理人，最高讓她處理法定上限四成的選舉經費。該21人在觀塘及黃大仙區出選，當中17人報稱獨立或無填寫政治聯繫。有候選人解釋，授權「創建力量」處理的開支是用作印製宣傳品，而部分開支或由對方捐贈。「創建力量」主席、港區人大代表陳振彬承認，租用辦公室為多名候選人統籌宣傳，但...

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@selina_cheng

5 years

This pro-Beijing telegram group admin says they'll suspend discussion for a few days for security reasons, because they have to travel to the mainland for Chinese New Year. Oh the irony..

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2 years

HK01's Pillar of Shame wins Photo of The Year at HK Press photog's association annual contest; Stand News wins 1st and 2nd place in portraits category with pics of Chow Hang-tung & artist Ching Chin-wai, who advocated for better pay for MTR cleaners.

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3 years

InMedia polled their Instagram followers asking whether they had "feels" when they saw Carrie Lam masked up today....

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@selina_cheng

5 years

For those who don't know, Stand News is a tiny but extremely efficient operation with about a dozen reporters. They work day in day out in the field with mobile live Us, racking in tens and of thousands viewership, often more than broadcasters like Cable.

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@selina_cheng

4 years

Anyway... In my daily life as a citizen and working as a reporter, I'll just try my best to pretend this law doesn't exist, keep calm, and carry on.

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4 years

Once again 30+ Hong Kong correctional officers were caught flouting petty laws of social distancing and smoking indoors. Police came twice but turned away and no one was charged. It also happened at a pro government "blue" restaurant.

【獨家】逾30休班懲教員飯聚賀升職　涉違限聚令　懲署：轉介調查

疫情稍為緩和，政府未敢鬆懈。懲教署署長胡英明上周向傳媒表示，「最核心工作就是防疫」，話音未落，就有懲教人員涉嫌違反限聚令。《香港01》直撃

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@selina_cheng

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Why Queen’s College is one of the best secondary schools in HK: students are to decide whether to strike on Sept3. If yes, they’ll attend a full day masterclass in socials movement studies instead, given by alums like political scientist Simon Shen & ex Sec of security Peter Lai.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

If you want the story of home quarantine for those who *actually* live in tiny apartments... Watch this mini doc by RTHK's Hong Kong Connection

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@selina_cheng

2 years

Is this the end of an era? A look back at some of this mask-obsessed city's mask-investigative journalism in HK... & some of the weirdest moments we had.

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@selina_cheng

4 years

My piece for @VICE : Hong Kong press freedom seen thru the eyes of a newspaper hawker. Wing Goh sold so many banned books to mainlanders that he had enough to buy a $3M flat in 2003, flipped it for 2x the price, then bought 3 more properties for investment.

This Hong Kong Newspaper Hawker Witnessed the Life and Death of the City’s Printed Press

His newsstand boomed in business selling political books banned in China.

www.vice.com

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@selina_cheng

5 years

. @VANS_66 DQ'd the top voted DIY shoe design by a Naomiso yesterday. The design featured HK protesters and garnered over 140,000 votes, far, far ahead of other designs. But the company decided to pull it becos it's not inline with it's values of "respect and tolerance"

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@selina_cheng

5 years

It's 5am now, am watching videos of how the HK police abused and assaulted people and journalists. I'm furious and crying and the solace I get is nothing more than the following:

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@selina_cheng

5 years

A little background on HK twittersphere's beloved @HongKongHermit 【沙田遊行】蔣麗芸質疑外國勢力入侵　洋漢原來是「惡搞網紅」

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@selina_cheng

5 years

What I'm trying to say is, small team + constant live streams = much higher exposure than any reporter at mainstream media or freelancer

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@selina_cheng

6 years

Somebody printed @badiucao 's censored artwork and pasted them all over a bookstore chain in Mongkok, owned by the China Liaison Office.

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@selina_cheng

4 years

In an unoriginal take about how activists like Nathan Law fled HK and left underage protesters to bear the brunt of jail sentences, SCMPs Yonden Lhatoo conveniently omitted that Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow & some 30+ other pro-democracy figures are now behind bars.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Reporter is found in possession of 40 pcs of used tear gas and ammo shells, arrested and denied bail until next hearing in January.

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@selina_cheng

3 years

The Bank of Taiwan - which is 100% owned by Taiwan's government via the Taiwan financial holdings group - is among those registered to cast a ballot tomorrow.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

3 years

Foreign banks to cast votes in Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election, as citizens’ voting power shrinks

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@selina_cheng

4 years

. @StandNewsHK spoke with 7 reporters about censorship in HK media: editors played down police wrongdoing, asked one "why does your story [on the protests] have a source." HK01 publisher straight out instructed coverage mustn't sympathize with protesters.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Person I investigated years ago just called to threaten me. Bey Logan used his connection with Harvey Weinstein to abuse actresses in HK. He said: “Two year anniversary! and I’m still standing. you little bitch, should have (inaudible) when you walked through the door. Fuck you”

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@selina_cheng

5 years

A speaker on stage during the pro police rally today says "we should get rattan sticks and buy PVC pipe 20 inches long to beat up our sons to educate them." The next speaker says "we are against violence."

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Last year we found a gate right on the Shenzhen-HK border, where anyone could go across w/o passing thru customs nor any papers. A villager on a bike drove from HK, opened the gate with a key, & went straight into Shenzhen. Now with English subtitles: EP1

HK01 | Hong Kong-Shenzhen Border Loophole Investigation EP1

Security loophole and land secretly given up by British Hong Kong government revealed in Hong Kong-Shenzhen Border Investigation香港深圳邊界調查　揭出入境缺口及港英政府秘密割地EP1ht...

www.youtube.com

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@selina_cheng

4 years

Adrian Ho is former Macau chief executive Edmund Ho Hai-Wah's nephew. Four of his cousins are committee members of people's political consultative conference across China, and one is the Macau NPC rep.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

4 years

Exclusive: Meet the founder of Hong Kong’s largest pro-gov’t Facebook group SaveHK @selina_cheng #hongkong #china

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@selina_cheng

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... in order to reassure the world that HK still has press freedom, the argument goes. In other words: "Pls just tell us on paper where this fence is so we can steer clear from it and imagine we're not in a prison." Pure mental gymnastics.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

@krisv_723 @TristinHopper Unless your order was from several years ago, this did not come from Imperfect Foods, as the photo has been on the internet since at least 2018, appearing on Korean humor websites

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@selina_cheng

4 years

RTHK prog This Week identified men who've been tailing opposition figures Jimmy Shum, Lee Cheuk-Yan, Tiffany Yuen: Crew caught 1 on camera while shadowing Shum; a car plate leads to an ex member from Confederation of Trade Unions, of which Lee is gen sec.

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@selina_cheng

5 years

Friend shared this photo she took today of a journalist seemingly from @dwnews running it solo in Hong Kong. Kudos for the hard work 👌💯

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@selina_cheng

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Two finalist series of the 2020 Sony World Photography Award are now "404": HK01 photog Ko Chung Ming's series "Wounds of Hong Kong" depicting injuries sustained by HK protesters, and American photographer David Butow's "Battleground Hong Kong." Other finalist galleries remained.

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@selina_cheng

3 years

Stand News catches the driver for top Evergrande exec sending two undeclared hampers worth $3388 to the homes of two top immigration officials days before mid autumn festival this year.

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@selina_cheng

3 years

//the cost of importing Dongjiang water has consumed over half of the city’s budget for water infrastructure, leaving little for maintenance and repairs.//

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@selina_cheng

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A glimpse of casual sexism as a Hong Kong reporter: The reason you're no longer going to see me reporting protests at night is because my exec ed-in-Chief decided it's safer to assign male reporters to cover the shift from 9p-6am.

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@selina_cheng

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Hong Kong female pro bono lawyer told it is too dangerous to see their client at a police station alone at night.

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“despite recent events, we do not believe there are any Hong Kong stories we would have to avoid reporting on and – thanks to your support – the HKFP team will continue to hold the line and #PressOn .”

#PressingOn: HKFP exceeds Funding Drive target of 1,000 Patrons, hires new staff

The Hong Kong Free Press team would like to thank readers for supporting our #PressingOn 2021 Funding Drive. We have exceeded our 1,000-Patron target and now have 1,050 monthly Patrons contributing…

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@selina_cheng

2 years

Latest changes in the Hong Kong population:

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5 years

This 👇... ALL my respect to my dear colleague at HK01 who first broke this global story, without their own byline, for fear of reprisals from the state.

Adrian Rauchfleisch

@OuzhouAdi

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Why is journalism still powerful? International coverage about the disappearance of Simon Cheng (former UK consulate worker) in #China might have had a positive impact on his treatment during detention. #HongKongProtests

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Initium's Lam chun-tung paints an evocative image of the city in this excellent photo essay, as Xi wraps up his visit, from your usual flags at a housing estate to washed out graffiti by the King of Kowloon. More here:

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@selina_cheng

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Blue ribbon groups are circulating rumors that young girls are offering sex to male protesters like "comfort women," with 50-60 people a day, pregnancies, abortions etc. so the story goes -

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@selina_cheng

4 years

Wow. Translation: you'll have 100% press freedom under the legal space I draw for you.

Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪

@XinqiSu

4 years

Asked by @tomgrundy if she can give an "100% guarantee" for press freedom under #NSL particularly when police are authorised to search phones and premises without court warrant, #CarrieLam said "If @fcchk or all reporters in HK can give me a 100% guarantee...

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Many in HK know Epoch Times has been a target of violence for many times in the past years. Yet It's still shocking to realize in retrospect that not a single assailant was ever brought to justice, despite plenty of surveillance footage and eyewitnesses available. #PressFreedom

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

@hkfp

3 years

Zero prosecutions: Hong Kong police close investigation into the sixth attack against Epoch Times or its staff #HongKong #PressFreedom @RSF_en @EpochTimes

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HKJA released its latest Press Freedom Index for 2023 today. The index is based on a random & demographically weighted survey with around 1000 members of the public, a questionnaire with around 250 journalists. We note that the scores given by the two groups are diverging.

香港記者協會 HKJA

@HKJA_Official

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【Press Release】Press freedom in Hong Kong at 11-year low according to media survey, amid fears over Article 23 national security law Press Release:

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So all of @HKFP 's stories and photos today on the Tiananmen massacre anniversary used a newsroom byline, instead of their reporters'.

In Pictures: High security, arrests and mini acts of defiance as Hong Kong seeks to thwart Tianan...

Police carried out a large security operation during the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown that resulted in multiple arrests on Saturday, as individual Hongkongers attempted to stage mini…

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@selina_cheng

2 years

Hong Kong babies born in 1997 are dubbed "the cursed generation", an internet meme that went viral in 2019. WSJ examines how they fared compared to people at their age back in 1997. Three of them shared w us what that "curse" means to them. @natashakhanhk

In Hong Kong, Hopes Fade Among What Some Call the Cursed Generation, 25 Years After Handover From...

As Hong Kong authorities roll out celebrations this week to commemorate a quarter-century under Chinese rule and inaugurate a new local government, one of their biggest challenges is to address the...

www.wsj.com

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@selina_cheng

3 years

Maximum confidentiality w sources or even colleagues. You may not think it'll become a risk, or may value convenience just a tad more than security. But please - think not for yourselves but for your sources, as all they can do is entrust their information to you.

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I mean come on

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