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1.4.21 | Can you find our April Fools joke?

Good morning.

Cyril and I have worked really hard to completely redesign the desktop version of our website to bring our readers the most streamlined experience! We hope you enjoy the new look – check it out and let us know what you think.

— Jasmine Lee

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News 🗞️

Apple Daily HK 蘋果日報 @appledaily_hk

#Interview︱Vetting art through an angle of extreme politicization is an extremely Nazi behavior, said Chinese dissident artist #AiWeiwei, whose works have been the center of a recent controversy in #HongKong. Read more: bit.ly/3w7HCcK #AppleDailyENG

bit.lyAi Weiwei finds art censorship rallied by Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong ‘extremely Nazi’ ｜ Apple DailyVetting art through an angle of extreme politicization is an extremely Nazi behavior, said Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose works...

• BioNTech vaccinations should resume next week. A new batch of BioNTech's vaccines is expected to land in HK today. 

• Four people have been convicted for the 2019 airport protests. Two men were jailed for 45 months for a riot and two others got shorter jail terms for unlawful assembly.

• Liberal studies to be renamed "citizenship and social development". The reformed version of the subject should be released for secondary students in September.

• HK will alleviate aircrew quarantine rules if vaccination rates among airline staff improve. Read more about it on SCMP (paywalled).

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Watch

Learning how to live with your loved one(s) in Hong Kong for a whole year in lockdown probably sounds familiar to many of our readers – it certainly is for those behind Aurora Theatre’s latest miniseries. The first episode of Close Quarters comes out today, so be sure to subscribe to the Aurora Theatre’s YouTube channel so you don’t miss its release!

Thanks to our subscriber and writer of Close Quarters Ryan King for sharing the show.

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The latest episode of #Impact features a discussion between Dr Hannah Sugarman of Mind HK, Janis Whitlock of the JED Foundation and Sean Mayberry of StrongMinds on COVID-19’s impact on how different societies have handled and shape the conversations around mental health.

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Attend

Canada in Hong Kong @CanCGHongKong

Are you interested in studying in Canada? Join us for a webinar on Wed, Apr. 7 @ 8pm HKT. An officer from @CitImmCanada will provide details and answer your questions LIVE! Details: ow.ly/jw9j50Ed6zd

Figuring out how to study in Canada is made a lot easier with the online infosession provided by the Consulate General of Canada!

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