#Hongkong
Hong Kong’s rulers rewrite recent history to keep protests against Chinese rule safely in the past
> (#China is) rewriting the history of the unrest itself, part [..] effort to control the narrative and ensure no such challenge to Chinese rule over #HongKong ever happens again
“The so-called ‘831 incident’ has been proven a fabrication,” the police said in a statement on the [..] anniversary. “It was a lie manipulated by people with ulterior motives to attack #HongKong
https://archive.fo/2023.09.25-133150/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-hong-kong-protests-china-history/
@CECCgov RT by @frances_hui: Today marks free press icon #JimmyLai’s 1000th day in prison. Jimmy should never have spent one day in prison, let alone 1000 days. #HongKong officials must release Jimmy Lai now, say @CECCgov Chairs. #FreeJimmyLai https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CECCgov/status/1706430871857680640#m
@thecfhk RT by @frances_hui: 'Jimmy Lai Behind Bars' posters being put up in #Sydney, Australia on Jimmy Lai's 1,000th day in #HongKong prison. Photo by Mark Tarrant 👏👏👏 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/thecfhk/status/1706676935873503693#m
China has urged UN diplomats in Geneva to not attend a UK-organized #HRC54 event co-sponsored by 22 countries about #PoliticalPrisoner #JimmyLai & #PressFreedom in #HongKong. Jimmy's son Sebastien @SophieHRW @rebecca_vincent & @SimonManleyFCDO will speak. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-urges-countries-boycott-hong-kong-media-freedom-event-document-2023-09-26/#:~:text=GENEVA%2C%20Sept%2026%20(Reuters),four%20diplomats%20confirmed%20on%20Tuesday. [...]
R to @hkdc_us: Now, in total, 1,648 #PoliticalPrisoners in #HongKong. 33 new political prisoners so far in September. 366 new political prisoners so far in 2023 (versus 376 in all of 2022). Hundreds of political trials are ongoing or have not yet begun. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1706666644649476408#m
One new #PoliticalPrisoner in #HongKong on Tuesday: 24-year-old (at time of incident) sentenced to 3 years in prison for "riot" on May 24, 2020. He had not, as per usual, been remanded after verdict & was taken into custody today. https://bit.ly/3ZyEVjq https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1706666641797583149#m
#CryptoinRussia #cryptocurrencyregulation #HongKong #JPEXScandal Hong Kong Regulators Enhance Cryptocurrency Industry Oversight Post-JPEX Scandal: The JPEX cryptocurrency exchange scandal in Hong Kong has prompted regulatory authorities to take action to enhance transparency and oversight in the cryptocurrency industry. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced plans to publicly disclose various lists related to virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs)… https://btcnews.biz/russia/hong-kong-regulators-enhance-cryptocurrency-industry-oversight-post-jpex-scandal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
“Bruce Lee”
The Hong Kong Bruce Lee Club raised US$100,000 for a statue to be erected after pleas to the government to honour his legacy. A 2.5 m (8.2 ft) bronze statue by artist Cao Chong-en was erected along the Avenue of Stars attraction near the…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/bruce-lee/
📅 9 August 2015
📸 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF 135mm f/2L USM
🎞️ ISO 400, ƒ/4.5, 1/4000s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
#HongKong is ranked 152nd out of 179 countries on the latest #AcademicFreedom index update. HK's one of the places where academic freedom has decreased the most in the past 10 years, from 0.75 in 2012 to 0.23 in 2022. https://academic-freedom-index.net/ https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1706628848626831441#m
China: Leader of Hong Kong journalists' group imprisoned for obstructing police
> Following the adoption of a national security law by Chinese authorities in June 2020, the Hong Kong #Journalists Association is among the remaining significant professional organisations in #HongKong that advocates for fundamental rights and press freedoms
https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-leader-of-hong-kong-journalists-group-imprisoned-for-obstructing-police-13169172.html #China
@CECCgov RT by @finnlau_cd: Today marks free press icon #JimmyLai’s 1000th day in prison. Jimmy should never have spent one day in prison, let alone 1000 days. #HongKong officials must release Jimmy Lai now, say @CECCgov Chairs. #FreeJimmyLai https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CECCgov/status/1706430871857680640#m
Working for #HumanRights in #China, #HongKong, #Uyghurs, #Tibet, #Myanmar/#Burma, against religious intolerance in Indonesia & crimes against humanity in #NorthKorea can be heavy going :) Having a faith can keep the heart, spirit & soul fighting :) https://open.spotify.com/track/22vuX6U5huTRJCt0YwC1qj?si=e6f0e342443446bc https://nitter.hongkongers.net/benedictrogers/status/1706434635134112180#m
Visit Macau with us tomorrow, Sep. 26, as we hold a virtual book launch for the fourth Dalton Lee mystery.
We'll send you the Zoom log-in details if you will RSVP here: https://bit.ly/macau-launch
#DaltonLee #MurderBecomes #JeffreyEaton #Macau #HongKong #MysteryThriller #Detective #Architect #Architecture #Terrorists #TheOrganization #O #Bookstagram
We join with 66 other organisations in writing to @POTUS to act urgently for #HongKong and #JimmyLai, as we mark 1000 days of Mr Lai's imprisonment. #FreeJimmyLai https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2023/9/25/hong-kong-watch-joins-letter-to-president-biden-by-67-organisations-calling-for-action-on-jimmy-lais-1000th-day-in-prison https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hk_watch/status/1706422609481506896#m
mBridge CBDC project preparing for new members, launch of minimum viable product - The project now includes central and commercial banks of China, H... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/mbridge-cbdc-project-preparing-new-members-minimum-viable-product #peoplesbankofchina #hongkong #thailand #china #cbdc #bis #uae
Looking forward to being interviewed tomorrow on @RLAnalytica about #China, #HongKong, #Uyghurs, #Tibet, #Taiwan, #CCP, #XiJinping, #HumanRights and my new book #TheChinaNexus👇 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/benedictrogers/status/1706396679769907402#m
Hong Kong to tighten crypto regulation, Thailand to tax crypto overseas: Law Decoded - While Thai regulators aim to tax crypto earned overseas, Brazilia... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-to-tighten-crypto-regulation-thailand-to-tax-crypto-overseas-law-decoded-sept-18-25 #unitedkingdom #ukgovernment #philippines #thailand #hongkong #sec #usa
Analysts Believe JPEX Scandal Will Have Significant Negative Impact on Retail Sentiment - The JPEX scandal, regarded as potentially the largest financial fraud in Hong Kong's hist... - https://cryptonews.com/news/analysts-believe-jpex-scandal-will-significant-negative-impact-retail-sentiment.htm #altcoinnews #hongkong #fraud #jpex
Kowloon Walled City
#HongKong national security police have formally charged a woman with “perverting the course of justice.” She was originally arrested on March 11. Media report she’s the sister of #LeeCheukYan’s wife. https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202309/25/P2023092500713.htm https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1706323805335941382#m
Attend our 30-minute virtual book launch with author Jeffrey Eaton, TOMORROW, Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2 pm EDT.
RSVP at https://bit.ly/macau-launch
#DaltonLee #MurderBecomes #JeffreyEaton #Macau #HongKong #MysteryThriller #Detective #Architect #Architecture #Bookstagram
"Diary of the Absurd Life in 1997", een feuilleton van de Hongkongse schrijfster Mary Wong, verschijnt vanaf vandaag in literair tijdschrift "Cha", vertaald door Chris Song. In aflevering 1 blijkt een nieuw appartement opvallend inspirerend. Fijn stukje.
#literatuur #lezen #Hongkong #MaryWong
https://chajournal.blog/2023/09/25/vegetable-lifestyle/
“Ronson Chan, the head of #HongKong’s largest journalist group, has been found guilty of obstructing a police officer while reporting last September and was sentenced to five days in prison before being granted bail pending appeal.” https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/25/breaking-head-of-hong-kong-journalist-group-ronson-chan-found-guilty-of-obstructing-a-police-officer-while-reporting/ https://nitter.hongkongers.net/WilliamYang120/status/1706244330174980316#m
Mixin Network Founder Addresses $200 Million Hack, Says Only Half of User Assets are Safe - Mixin Network's founder Feng Xiaodong addressed the $200 million hack in a livestream say... - https://cryptonews.com/news/mixin-network-founder-addresses-200-million-hack-says-only-half-of-user-assets-are-safe.htm #altcoinnews #cryptohack #hongkong #mixin
'The Densest City In The World Had A (Strange) Secret'
#Kowloon #WalledCity #HongKong #Architecture #History #DamiLee
Hong Kong to Disclose All Crypto License Applicants After JPEX Probe - Securities and Futures Commission says decision was made in light of public demand - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/25/hong-kong-to-disclose-all-crypto-license-applicants-after-jpex-probe/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #securitiesandfuturescommission #hongkong #policy #news #sfc
Hong Kong to Reveal List of Crypto License Applicants in the Wake of JPEX Scandal - Hong Kong’s financial watchdog confirmed Monday that it would publish the list of cryptoc... - https://cryptonews.com/news/hong-kong-reveal-list-of-crypto-license-applicants-wake-of-jpex-scandal.htm #blockchainnews #hongkong #jpex #sfc
Hong Kong Activities for a Relaxed 2-day Stopover 🚝
From Victoria Peak to a Symphony of Lights & the Trick Eye Museum there's plenty to do - so choose your activities carefully...
#HongKong #StopOver #LaserShow
https://www.sandspice.com/hong-kong-activities/?feed_id=1881&_unique_id=6510741511562
@caoilfhionnanna RT by @benedictrogers: Hong Kong Watch (@hk_watch), led by the brilliant @benedictrogers, do such important, vital work. This is a critical time for it, & for #HongKong more generally. Please take a moment to watch their video, & support them (financially if you feel able, or spread the word). 👇 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/caoilfhionnanna/status/1705994641294651575#m
Come to our online book launch party, Tue., Sep. 26, 2 p.m. EDT. The hardback edition of "Murder Becomes Macau" finally goes on sale and we're having a party to celebrate.
https://thecornetgroup.cmail19.com/t/j-e-sckijt-dkiuiluldt-z/
#DaltonLee #MurderBecomes #JeffreyEaton #Macau #HongKong #MysteryThriller #Detective #Architect #Architecture #Terrorists #TheOrganization #O #Bookstagram
Cathay Pacific Airways was founded OTD in 1946 in #HongKong https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/china/hong-kong.html?s=mb #travel #history
A wonderful endorsement of our work for #HongKong by our 🇨🇦 Patron @GarnettGenuis 👇 Please sign up to support us today. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hk_watch/status/1705990841376858419#m
Here's the change in Hong Kong's Academic Freedom Index over time. This is no longer the Hong Kong I grew up in.
https://academic-freedom-index.net/
🚨 Urgent Crypto News 🚨
The leader of JPEX, Hong Kong's biggest crypto rug pull, may have fled to Australia! 🏃♂️🇦🇺 Hong Kong police are seeking Interpol's help in the hunt. 😱
Nearly 4,000 victims are caught in this $178M scandal! 😓 Stay tuned for updates. #Crypto #JPEX #HongKong
https://www.tronweekly.com/crypto-mastermind-hong-kongs-jpex-scandal/
“A view from the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars”
This is Hong Kong Island as seen at night from the Avenue Of Stars.
You can find this place on Locationscout.
📅 8 August 2015
📸 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
🎞️ ISO 100, ƒ/9, 20s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
FTX Files Lawsuit Against Former Salameda Employees to Recover $157 Million - According to the recent court filing, FTX, the bankrupt crypto exchange, has filed a laws... - https://cryptonews.com/news/ftx-files-lawsuit-against-former-salameda-employees-recover-157-million.htm #blockchainnews #salameda #hongkong #ftx
#film
Chung Hing sam lam / Chungking Express (1994)
#dram #romantik #komedi
#hongkong
Yönetmen & Senarist: Kar-Wai Wong
İki melankolik Hong Kong polisi aşık olurlar: Biri yeraltı dünyasından gizemli bir kadına, diğeri ise gece geç saatlerde ziyaret ettiği bir lokantadaki güzel ve uçuk bir garsona.
#BrigitteLin #TakeshiKaneshiro #TonyLeungChiuwai #ChungkingExpress #FilmMastodon
And I'd much rather set a fire under 🔥YOU🔥 to join Jeff and me for 30 minutes, Tuesday, Sep. 26.
RSVP TO OUR VIRTUAL LAUNCH
https://bit.ly/macau-launch
READ A SAMPLE CHAPTER AND PURCHASE "...MACAU"
https://murderbecomes.com/macau.html
#DaltonLee #MurderBecomes #JeffreyEaton #Macau #HongKong #MysteryThriller #Detective #Architect #Architecture #Terrorists #TheOrganization #O #Bookstagram
R to @hkdc_us: Now a total of 1,647 #PoliticalPrisoners in #HongKong. 31 new political prisoners so far in September. 365 new political prisoners so far in 2023 (versus 376 in all of 2022). Hundreds of political trials are ongoing or have not yet begun. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1705237329852457386#m
One new #PoliticalPrisoner in #HongKong on Fri, convicted of inciting violence against TVB (pro-CCP TV) staff in 1 LIHKG post in Nov 2019 & another in May 2020. Arrested in Jul 2021. Says he was just venting, had no plan. Remanded pending sentencing Oct 16 https://bit.ly/3t1cO0d https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1705237327910453552#m
#MeToo journalist Huang Xueqin & labor activist Wang Jianbing on trial in China for "inciting subversion" after 2 years in detention. Huang was previously detained in 2019 for taking part in the #HongKong protests; was to study abroad when arrested in 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/world/asia/china-metoo-journalist- [...]
FTX opens lawsuit against former employees of Hong Kong affiliate - The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has opened a lawsuit against for... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-lawsuit-against-former-employees-hong-kong-affiliate #cryptocurrencyexchange #bankruptcy #hongkong #ftx
FTX Sues Former Employees of Hong Kong Affiliate, Seeks $157 Million - The bankrupt crypto exchange has sued former employees of Salameda, a Hong Kong-incorpora... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/22/ftx-sues-former-employees-of-hong-kong-affiliate-seeks-157-million/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #sambankman-fried #ftxcollapse #bankruptcy #ftxgroup #hongkong #finance #topnews #news
#China's #CCP regime and its quislings turn the screws on #HongKong schools HK education institutes told to uphold national security https://www.ucanews.com/news/hk-education-institutes-told-to-uphold-national-security/102674 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/benedictrogers/status/1705134462000861470#m
@hk_watch RT by @benedictrogers: Our Patron @MiriamMLex highlights our work in raising awareness and connecting civil society and legislators to support Hong Kong and hold Beijing accountable Miriam does such amazing work across 🇪🇺 and beyond for #HongKong Please back our 2023 appeal: https://donorbox.org/hong-kong-watch-annual-crowdfunding-2023 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hk_watch/status/1705013163953942627#m
In Hong Kong’s relentless property downturn, there is one bright area for investors: buying hotels and converting them into student housing or rental units. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/14/markets/hong-kong-hotels-dorms-rentals/?utm_content=buffer57e33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #markets #hongkong #hotels #realestate
Gina Tam
China’s Language Police: Why Beijing Seeks to Extend the Hegemony of Mandarin
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-language-police
#China #HongKong #Cantonese #Language (1/4) 🧵
#HongKong national security police have arrested one man for #sedition for his social media posts. 87 in total have now been arrested for sedition in HK, including 15 journalists, 31 for online speech, 13 for books, 5 for protest, 4 for leaflets/posters. https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202309/18/P2023091800620.htm https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1703761618230796707#m
Recently, Sarawak Metro had the pleasure of meeting their counterparts in Hong Kong together with senior officers from Sarawakian ministries and agencies.
Sarawak Metro thanked MTR for the opportunity to connect and learn during the visit.
It seemed like they probably discussed about transit-oriented development (TOD), possibly wanting to implement them under the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS).
(Photo by Sarawak Metro)
#SarawakMetro #Sarawak #TOD #KUTS #MTR #HongKong #discussion
Leslie Cheung, famous #LGBTQ #HongKong star would have been 67 years old on 12th September 2023. #MusicMonday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka8WTpt03gc
@heidi_helen Yeah. But most people outside of America haven’t any search available. Just for users. So they won’t be there. At the end, for such events I usually go back to Twitter. As people anyway post there as well. Same in case of #HongKong #Floods
Despite China banning Japanese seafood imports over the Fukushima water release, tourists from the country seem largely unfazed, with many seafood restaurants in Japan seeing little impact so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/01/japan/chinese-tourists-fukushima-water-release/?utm_content=bufferd2c0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #china #tourism #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #fishing #hongkong
Hong Kong recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing widespread flooding and landslides. The extreme weather was linked to the remnant of Typhoon Haikui, which had earlier hit Taiwan and China1. The unprecedented rainstorm could be a sign of climate change, affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the region.
Good afternoon. It's 12PM, Saturday, 9th September. The headlines: #Morocco #earthquake claims at least 820 lives, injuring 329. Escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife sighted in West London. #Greece and Hong Kong experience deadly floods. #UK focuses on tackling crumbling infrastructure. African Union joins G20 as a permanent member. Police officer charged with murder of motorist. #HongKong #BBC #News
Hong Kong swamped after heaviest rain in 140 year
Check this out!
A "black rain" descended on #HongKong yesterday.
Subway riders arriving at Wong Tai Sin Station were confronted with a river on the platform.
Incredibly, workers cleared the mess overnight...
More coverage of record #rainfall in #HongKong yesterday. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-record-rainfall-flooding-black-storm-hits-rcna104025
@clacke @sixtus @HoldenUte2018
"At least 2 dead after #HongKong battered by record rainfall, severe #flooding"
Having seen too many news clips of Hong Kong people and vehicles stranded in waist-high flood waters, it begs the question of whether HK Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning sufficiently in advance to protect lives and property? And, if #HKO did not, why not?
#香港人加油 #香港
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/08/breaking-1-dead-after-hong-kong-battered-by-record-rainfall-severe-flooding-reports/
“Blue is the warmest colour”
I saw this man pushing a cart of gas cylinders while I was on the Hong Kong tram, and I immediately saw the blue and yellow correspondences between his outfit, the cylinders, and the pedestrian crossing on the ground.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/blue-is-the-warmest-colour/
📅 9 August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 125, ƒ/6.3, 1/250s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
#HongKong saw heaviest rain since records began
"The torrential rain was brought by #TyphoonHaikui, which made landfall in the Chinese province of #Fujian on Tuesday. Although it weakened to a tropical depression, its slow-moving clouds have dumped huge volumes of precipitation on areas still soaked after a super typhoon a week earlier.
A rainfall log showed 465.5mm (1.5ft) of rain fell in #Shenzhen over a 12-hour period, the most since records there began in 1952. "
Die Welt brennt entweder lichterloh (#Kanada, #Griechenland, #Australien, #Brandenburg, #Kalifornien etc.) oder säuft ab (#Hongkong, Griechenland, Australien, #Ahrtal etc.) oder hat immer weniger Grundwasser (Ostdeutschland) oder schmilzt (#Permafrost, #Arktis, #Antarktis, #Gletscher).
Fragt man #Söder, sind daran die #Grünen Schuld.
Fragt man #Weidel, ist daran die Sonne Schuld.
Und beim #ÖRR "muss man auch die andere Seite anhören."
Es ist der Abgesang auf die sapientia.
Extensive flooding in #HongKong after record rainfall. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233842/hong-kong-floods-officials-scramble-address-aftermath-chaos-brought-extreme-rain-amid-mounting
Die schlimmsten Regenfaelle in ueber 140 Jahren.... also in #HongKong
Die Unwetter in #Griechenland lassen innerhalb eines Tages so viel Regen ab, wie sonst im ganzen Jahr & in #Taiwan stieg die Inflation wegen der vielen Taifune im August.
Wir sind sowas von fucked!
Gruesse aus NRW, wo gerade die Temperaturrekorde fuer den September gebrochen werden und ich in kurzer Hose rumlaufen koennte.
Und in #Bayern sitzen Unweltaktivist:innen in Uhaft 🤯
Hong Kong Closes Schools as Torrential Rain Floods Streets, Subway Station
> Hong Kong on Friday closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city as well as an underground subway station.
> Heavy rains poured down on the city from Thursday night, with the government warning that the weather would last till noon Friday
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/09/08/hong-kong-closes-schools-as-torrential-rain-floods-streets-subway-station/ #HongKong #China
Mindestens zwei Todesopfer nach Starkregen in Hongkong
Die massivsten Regenfälle seit fast 140 Jahren haben in Hongkong für schwere Überschwemmungen gesorgt. Mindestens zwei Menschen starben, mehr als 100 wurden verletzt. Das öffentliche Leben kam durch das Extremwetter nahezu zum Erliegen.
Überschwemmungen in Hongkong
In #Hongkong hat ein #Taifun heftige #Regenfälle, schwere #Überschwemmungen und #Erdrutsche ausgelöst.
Photos: Hong Kong paralysed by extreme floods from Typhoon Haikui
"Extreme Bedingungen" in Hongkong nach Rekordregen
Reißende Flüsse auf Straßen, überflutete U-Bahn-Stationen: Heftige Regenfälle haben die Millionenmetropole Hongkong lahmgelegt. Die Regierung spricht von "extremen Bedingungen". Besserung ist nicht in Sicht.
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Hong Kong reported 158.1mm of rainfall in the space of an hour on Thursday night, the highest since records began in 1884, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic.
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#BBCNews - #HongKong and southern #China battles widespread #flooding from record rains
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66748239
"Stärkste Regenfälle seit 1884:
Straßen verwandelten sich in reißende Flüsse, U-Bahnen wurden überflutet: In #Hongkong fiel in einer Stunde so viel Wasser vom Himmel wie noch nie seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen und es könnte weitergehen."
Hong Kong swamped after heaviest rain in 140 years
The #HongKong Observatory, the city’s weather agency, reported hourly rainfall of 158.1 millimetres at its headquarters in the hour leading up to midnight (16:00 GMT), the highest since records began in 1884.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/hong-kong-swamped-after-heaviest-rain-in-140-years
#Klimakollaps: "In #Hongkong fiel in 1 Stunde so viel Wasser vom Himmel, wie noch nie seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen – & es könnte weitergehen."
Starkregen häufen sich & die Intensität nimmt zu:
Griechenland
Spanien
Bulgarien
Türkei
China
Hong Kong swamped after heaviest rain in 140 years
Sudden #torrential #rainfall in #HongKong 158.1mm (6.2in) in one hour, the most since records began in 1884. #ExtremeWeather #weather https://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/3233801/record-breaking-rain-inundates-hong-kong-causing-widespread-flooding-across-city?module=visual_stories&pgtype=section
"The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 pm last night and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884."
... where "highest record since 1884" of course means "the highest ever recorded", as the Observatory was founded in 1883 and started taking measurements in 1884.
Sollte #HongKong wirklich gegen Fußgänger*innen vorgehen, die bei rot die Straße überqueren, ist die Stadt komplett unbenutzbar.
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/07/hong-kong-police-fine-almost-1800-jaywalkers-after-rise-in-fatal-accidents/
Hong Kong's top court, the Court of Final Appeal, has ordered the government to offer some form of same-sex legal recognition because the current situation is not in line with the protections granted by the Basic Law.
#HongKong (#HK) #court hands rare #victory to #advocates of #samesex #unions.
In a partial victory for Hong Kong’s #LGBTQ #community, the city’s top court on Tuesday #ordered the #government to give #samesex #couples some form of #legal #recognition.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #HongKong #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/05/hong-kong-court-same-sex-union/
News at 3PM: Digital character Noonoouri lands a recording contract with Warner. Rail strikes affect large parts of #England. Safety fears over a type of concrete shut English school buildings. #Press freedom under threat in Kashmir. Hong Kong on high alert for typhoon. Proud Boys leader, Joe Biggs, sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot. South Africa mourns as 74 people die in Johannesburg tenement fire. #Australia bans single-use plastics amid rising ocean pollution. #HongKong #ProudBoys #BBC
366 flights to #HongKong cancelled due to #typhoon #saola -- Hong Kong #Disneyland closed. #TyphoonSaola #cyclones https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233022/super-typhoon-saola-hong-kong-observatory-warns-weather-worsen-rapidly-storm-well-defined-eyewall?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
“Incense coils in Man Mo Temple, Hong Kong”
I shot these incense coils (or spirals) in the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong island.
Photographers are explicitely authorized in this part of the temple as long as they don't bother the…
📅 8 August 2015
📸 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
🎞️ ISO 200, ƒ/2.8, 1/50s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
Another day, another three concurrent tropical cyclones in the West Pacific. This has been one busy August! 🌀
1️⃣ #SuperTyphoon #Saola (wind 130kts/150mph/241kph) is expected to slam #HongKong by late Friday evening.
2️⃣ #Typhoon #Haikui (wind 65kts/75mph/120kph) may make landfall in North #Taiwan on Sunday.
3️⃣ #TropicalStorm #Kirogi (wind 55kts/63mph/102kph) will track towards #Kyushu, #Japan, weakening along the way.
Es gab Gerüchte darüber, dass #HongKong handverlesene Ausländer*innen nicht ins Land lässt; Belege dafür gab es afaik keine handfesten. Dies scheint der erste verbriefte Fall zu sein, dass einem Ausländer, der über die Proteste berichtete, die Einreise nach Hong Kong trotz Pass, Visum etc. willkürlich verwehrt wird.
"US photography professor who covered 2019 protests says Hong Kong denied him entry, suspects he is 'on a list'" https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/29/us-photography-professor-who-covered-2019-protests-says-hong-kong-denied-him-entry-suspects-he-is-on-a-list/
“The many faces of Iron Man”
This diorama is just a small glimpse of the vast amount of Iron Man models seen in the various movies of the Marvel universe, and reproduced with incredible detail in 1/6th size by Hot Toys Limited, one of the world's best manufacturers of…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/asia/hong-kong/the-many-faces-of-iron-man/
📅 15 August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 2500, ƒ/5.6, 1/30s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
@mhoye instead, #MassMobility can only be achieved with affordable #MassTransit which requires afforable, accessible and useable #PublicTransport.
And the existance and mainenance of it does benefit everyone - including those that can't or don't want to use public transport.
Look at #Tokyo, #Singapore and #Hongkong where owning a car is more of an exception than norm and it's more of a burden than necessity...
#StrassenBlockade in #HongKong: mit Ziegelsteinen. Schnell & effektiv...
✔️✔️✔️
Wünscht Euch "Glory to Hong Kong" im Radio! Die aus Beijing gesteuerte Regierung in #HongKong hat Aufführung und Sendung von "#GlorytoHongKong" streng verboten, der #Hymne der Demokratischen Protestbewegung Hong Kongs. Regierungspolitiker bekommen Schnappatmung, wenn dieses Lied ertönt, und sie werden es auch erfahren, wenn er auf Antenne Detmold oder sonstwo läuft! Hier der Song: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zVGRhyUg3Uc&feature=share9
Und hier die Kampagnenseite mit einer Liste deutscher Radiosender:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-s7r8Tv_3XNNfg8Wa9AoixLf3XqjDIIKR65feoD5hfM/mobilebasic
Aaand it continues.
"Authorities said that those arrested — four men and six women, aged 26 to 43 — were suspected of conspiring to collude with the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund.
The now-disbanded fund helped pay legal and medical costs for people arrested during the mass pro-democracy protests that rocked the Chinese city in 2019."
在香港机场，看到乘飞机去游玩的，不论是家人或是朋友，都会在登机口标识下拍照合影。这么多人都这么做其实有点出乎我的意料……可能这种看似幼稚的记录旅途开始行为就是所谓“生活的仪式感”吧，挺好的。
At #HongKong #airport #HKG, I saw that many groups of people, be it family or friends, take #selfies in front of the boarding gate to mark the start of their vacations. To be frank, it does surprise me that so many people still do that. I suppose such seemingly-naïve behaviour is what is called “#sense of #ritual”, which is admirable.
#Hongkong er Polizei: "Seien Sie vorsichtig, klicken Sie nicht auf Links! Wenn Sie Fragen haben, klicken Sie diesen Link!"
Craziest landing approach there ever was and ever will be for a major airport. Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport was closed in 1998.
Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport - THE LEGEND (History&Ops):
“The Edward Youde Aviary in Hong-Kong Park”
The Edward Youde Aviary (尤德觀鳥園) is a 3,000-square-metre (32,000 sq ft) aviary built over a natural valley at the southern corner of Hong Kong Park, which is located in Central at the bottom of the north eastern slope of…
📅 8 August 2015
📸 Sony RX100 Mark III
🎞️ ISO 320, ƒ/6.3, 1/30s
#Travel #TravelPhotography #Asia #HongKong #HongKongPark #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt
Anyway, if you're wondering what a 'depoliticised', 'free speech friendly' bank looks like, search no further with #HSBC.
You know, the bank that got caught laundering billions of pounds for various drug cartels.
Oh, and they were complicit in #HumanRights abuses in #HongKong, according to a parliamentary enquiry published earlier this year.
But hey! At least they're not WOKE! Amirite?