🌊 Free Tide: Netizens criticise HK Olympian for wearing black

Chief Executive discusses national security, cultural conflicts, "one country, two systems" and more on RTHK's Backchat

Good morning

Today’s a little slow, but I’m running on two hours of sleep so maybe it’s a blessing in disguise. Sleep deprivation sounds like an appropriate start to Monday mornings.

~ Kyna

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HK badminton rep at Tokyo Olympics responds to complaints on his clothing

Angus Ng came under fire from pro-Beijing netizens for wearing a black shirt to the Olympics. Ng stated that since his sponsorships have ended, he prepares his own competition attire and selected clothes he felt were comfortable. He also encouraged the public to focus on his athletic performance rather than his outfit.

RTHK English News @rthk_enews

A lot of pro-Beijing netizens were upset that Angus Ng wore black - a colour popular among those who took part in the 2019 #HongKong anti-extradition protests.

news.rthk.hkHK badminton player explains why he wore black - RTHKHong Kong badminton player Angus Ng said on Sunday he hopes people can focus on the performance of athletes rather than what they wear, after he came...

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COVID news

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating three additional #COVID19 cases involving two men who arrived from Tanzania and Russia and a woman who had visited Spain, Greece, Italy and Switzerland prior to arrival

news.gov.hk3 imported COVID-19 cases reportedThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating three additional COVID-19 cases involving two men who arrived from Tanzania and Russia and a woman who had visited Spain, Greece, Italy and Switzerland prior to arrival.

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 3 (imported)

• Total cases: 11,979 cases so far (69 active cases, 212 total deaths, 11,698 total recovered)

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Political

“What sort of freedoms have we lost?” Carrie Lam asked in an exclusive interview with RTHK’s Backchat on Friday. Hosts Hugh Chiverton and Karen Koh grilled the Chief Executive on a variety of pressing topics, including her backtracked election pledges, effects of the National Security Law just over a year after its enactment and implementing the “one country, two systems” framework.

Lucky for you, all you need to know about the hour-long interview has been shortened into this explainer. This was actually pretty interesting to write, give it a read if you’ve got a few minutes to spare.

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