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Good morning.

Welcome to Monday. Masks are now mandatory in retail stores and transportation in the UK again — so much for Freedom Day.

— Jasmine Lee

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Today On Tide:

1. Disney+ pulls Simpsons episode because nothing happened in 1989

2. Police watchdog now head of HKU council

3. Hit with tough COVID restrictions, businesses give employees a hand

4. Events: What’s Up Finland? Week

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1. Keeping Up with the Consulates

2. Hong Kong Worldwide: London brawl over Chinese protest

3. “Minibus King” sells property & other news

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Simpsons episode removed from Disney+ for Tiananmen Massacre jabs

Nothing at all.

The Simpson’s Season 16 Episode 12 “Goo Goo Gai Pan” has been removed from Disney+ due to references to the Tiananmen Square Massacre 1989. The references include the famous Tank Man photo and a plaque (pictured above) that says "Tien An Men Square: On this site, in 1989, nothing happened."

Tank Man photo via CNN.

The streaming service, which was recently launched in Hong Kong, has had similar controversy with the Marvel movie Shang Chi, although the film was not pulled from the platform.

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Police watchdog chief to lead HKU’s Council

Image: Priscilla Wong via RTHK.

Priscilla Wong, chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council, will succeed Professor Arthur Li after he completes his sixth year as council chair of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Wong is an alumnus of HKU, having studied her Undergraduate in Law at the University before completing a Masters in London. She was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1983 and is still a practising barrister.

See our latest article on Harbour Times for more details on HKU’s staff reshuffle.

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Businesses help employees see families amidst tough COVID restrictions

The latest on COVID-19 news.

One restaurant group is spending US$650,000 to send over 250 of its staff home to visit their families, which includes fees for flights, hotels, and COVID tests. The price? Well, Black Sheep Restaurants is asking that their staff members agree to work for them for at least a whole year upon their return.

See what JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs are doing for their employees.

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating three additional imported #COVID19 cases, two of which involve mutant strains while the remaining case's mutation test result is pending

news.gov.hk3 imported COVID-19 cases foundThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating three additional imported COVID-19 cases, two of which involve mutant strains while the remaining case’s mutation test result is pending.

New cases: 3 (imported from medium-risk countries)

Travellers from Hong Kong can no longer enter Pakistan in light of the Omicron COVID variant’s presence in the SAR. This same ban has also been imposed on six African countries.

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Events / Exhibitions, etc.

Asia Society Hong Kong Center 亞洲協會香港中心 @AsiaSocietyHK

As part of What's Up Finland? week on Finnish innovation in Hong Kong, we co-present two seminars with the Finnish Consulate and @FinnChamHK. #Innovation collaboration, Nov 30: bit.ly/3oF86j6 #TalentAcquisition in today’s digital era, Dec 1: bit.ly/3FpmLW4

Appreciate and learn from what Finland has to offer in HK at What’s Up Finland week’s upcoming talks:

• Innovation Collaboration: Lessons learned from Finland and Hong Kong

When: 30 November, 6 - 7:15 PM

Where: Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty

• Talent Acquisition in Digital Era: Challenges and Solutions

When: 1 December, 6 - 7:30 PM

Where: Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty

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