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Democratic Party boycotts elections, new national flag school guidelines introduced, HKU statue artists seeks lawyer and more...

Harbour Times
Oct 11, 2021
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Good morning,

Hey everyone! Pretty slow news day today. A little update about me though - David Card, an Econ professor at my university, just won the Nobel Prize! Hopefully I can take his class next semester.

~ Sze Yu


Democratic Party will not contest upcoming elections

Hong Kong’s largest opposition party has chosen not to contest upcoming LegCo elections. None of the party members met the party’s own application deadline on Monday, meaning that December’s polls have effectively been boycotted by the pro-democracy camp.

The Democratic Party has been internally debating its participation for the last few months. One member, veteran Tiananmen Square activist Han Dongfang, previously said he wished to run but did not manage to secure enough nominations within the party.

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Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy party shuns 'patriot only' election, East  Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

COVID news

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Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk
The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating seven additional imported #COVID19 cases involving patients who arrived from Kenya, Pakistan, the Philippines, the US and Montenegro
news.gov.hkHK reports 7 imported virus casesThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating seven additional imported COVID-19 cases involving patients who arrived from Kenya, Pakistan, the Philippines, the US and Montenegro.
10:50 AM ∙ Oct 11, 2021

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

  • New cases: 7 (imported)


New guidelines require schools to hold national flag ceremonies at least once a week

New regulations from the Education Bureau mandate all schools to stage national flag raising ceremonies at least once a week from next year and ensure it is displayed every day during term time. The national anthem must be played and sung at the ceremonies, which should be attended by the entire school community.

The move is part of a wider government push to enhance patriotism and national security-related education in the Hong Kong school curriculum. A bureau spokesman said the move aimed to “promote national education and help students develop a sense of belonging to the country, an affection for the Chinese people and enhance their sense of national identity”.

red flag
Zachary Keimig via Unsplash

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The Underground: Legends

You don’t spend decades running a platform for live music without at least a few bands becoming big names. Featuring five of the biggest alternative local bands to have been incubated by the Underground, ‘Underground Legends’ on 23 Oct is going to be absolutely insane.

May be an image of text that says "THE UNDERGROUND LEGENDS 2021 FEATURING 演出: Nowhere Boys nematic Rock) Helium3 (Stadium Rock) Andy is Typing... (Alternative Rock) Wondergarl 神奇膠 (Canto Party Rock) Shumking Mansion Psychedelic Dance Rock) Saturday 23rd October 9pm 1am 2021年10月23日 (星期六) 9pm lam Rula Live, G/F 58-62 D'Aguilar St Lan Kwai Fong, Central 中環德己立街 58·62號 Bird tickets HK$1 早鳥優惠 HK$ 140 Advance tickets HK$160 預售門票: HK$160 tickets: HK$200 即場門票 HK$200 include drink. 門票包括一瓶飲品 Student tickets (no drink ncluded) :HK$100 現場學生票 (不包括飲品) Hotline (852) 9486 4648 查詢電話 (852) 9486 4648 TEUNDERGROUND www.undergroundhk.com zicket.co RULALIVE BRG JACKDANIEL'S LEO SAPPORO"

HKU Tiananmen Square Massacre statue artists seeks lawyer

Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt, the artist who created the Tiananmen Massacre statue, is seeking a lawyer after HKU ordered the statue’s removal last week. The artwork commemorates the victims of the Tiananmen Square military crackdown in 1989.

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said they received a letter from US law firm Mayer Brown last Thursday, asking the group to remove the Pillar of Shame. The statue has stood on HKU’s campus for the last 24 years.

pillar of shame 2021 Tiananmen Massacre
via HKFP

Other updates

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that possession of zip ties could be an “instrument fit for unlawful purposes”. Property agent Chan Chun-kit was sentenced to 5 and a half months in jail for possession of 48 zip ties near the scene for protest clashes. The ruling is expected to affect more than 100 upcoming protest-related cases.

Dozens of Hong Kong triad members have been arrested in a series of operations targeting gangs using high-powered speedboats to smuggle contraband to the Chinese mainland. Hong Kong police have cracked down on smuggling since a marine officer was killed in a high-speed boat chase last month.


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