🌊 2019 protests documentary wins awards

In other news, Hong Kong's finance chief calls for residents' input on new gov. budget

Good morning,

A bit of a slow news day today. Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season!

~ Sze Yu

---

On Today’s Tide:

1. 2019 protests documentary wins Cannes award

2. Finance chief calls for residents’ input on new gov. budget

Paid Tide readers get access to:

3. Intel apologises to China after urging suppliers to avoid products from Xinjiang

4. Other news & updates!

---

2019 protests documentary wins Cannes award

SCMP’s documentary film “China’s Rebel City: The Hong Kong Protests“ has won Best Documentary Feature at the Cannes World Film Festival (not affiliated with the Cannes Film Festival in May). The film had previously won an Online Journalism Award and a Webby award.

The film is a “no-holds-barred account of the months of protests and subsequent political and social turmoil that pushed Hong Kong to the brink in 2019”.

---

COVID news

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating nine additional imported #COVID19 cases involving three men and six women

news.gov.hk9 imported COVID-19 cases reportedThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating nine additional imported COVID-19 cases involving three men and six women.

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 9 (imported)

A Cathay Pacific crew member is confirmed to be among the 9 imported cases

Health minister Sophia Chan has warned that authorities are ready to tighten measures if a fifth COVID-19 wave hits

---

Finance chief calls for residents’ input on new gov. budget

Finance Secretary Paul Chan has called for provide their input for the next gov. budget. Chan has already met representatives of various sectors and organisations since a public consultation for the 2022-23 budget started last Tuesday.

“The starting point of the forthcoming budget is how to better utilise public resources while members of the public look forward to genuine benefits brought by public policies and services,”

— Paul Chan, Finance Secretary

Chan is expected to deliver his 2022/23 budget speech in February.

Cheung Yin via Unsplash

---

That’s all we have for you today on Free Tide!

To get access to more news and updates, (such as Intel facing backlash on Chinese social media), become a paid subscriber today! Unless you are already a Paid Tide subscriber, in which case keep scrolling…