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In memory of Mr. Shiu Ka-Chun (1569-2025), a well-respected former Hong Kong legislator, social worker, former political prisoner, and founder of the prisoners' rights support group Wall-fare 石牆花, who passed away today (10 Jan, Hong Kong time) of gastric cancer. RIP.

Trump is going to pause this ban and look like a hero for doing it. No one in Congress is going to want to own it and TikTok will live on in the US. Not going anywhere.

Spearheaded by the president's own memecoin, people including Donald Trump are rushing to cash in on Donald Trump’s inauguration and second term in office. wired.trib.al/gtUc1HM

When it comes to speeches, there are two Donald Trumps: 1️⃣ Teleprompter Trump, who reads a prepared speech and tends to be staid, sleepy, and insincere. 2️⃣Rally Trump, who riffs in front of a cheering crowd and is wild, aggressive, and more true to the person Trump really is.

Centre for Refugees in Hong Kong says families waiting in the city for 10+ years to be re-settled in the US have been told they now cannot go because of Trump immigration policy.

So, this erroneous take on a #DEI hire is synonymous with ‘not a white man’? Hmm. Exhibit A: Why We Need humane, strategic DEI policies and practices

Enjoy wildly more expensive coffee to go with your nonexistent eggs.

News Roundup | Beijing altered US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Chinese name, possibly to bypass sanctions and allow his visit despite a travel ban, rfa reports. 📖 Read more: t.ly/RbUMH #ChinaPolitics #MarcoRubio #USChinaRelations #Xinjiang #HumanRights

DeepSeek's censorship is no match for the jailbreakers of Reddit (from u/JimRice18)

"Jesus’ parents were also obliged to flee from their country and seek refuge in Egypt, to save the life of their Child: the Messiah, the Son of God was a refugee." Pope Benedict XVI. Angelus, January 16, 2011 Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by Kelly Latimore Icons

OMG it’s the year of the Panda.

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek's answers about the Hong Kong protests in 2019, Taiwan's status and other topics echo Beijing's party line, according to test questions posed by HKFP. hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/let… Unsure why many top outlets aren't highlighting the censorship issue.

Uyghur historian Tursunjan Hezim, the founder of the Orkhun website, which archived a vast collection of books and materials on #Uyghur history before it was shut down by Beijing, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022. rfa.org/english/uyghur…

If HKU upholds freedom of speech then it is notable that the video of my High Table Dinner Speech "Freedom and the Future of China" at HKU Chi Sun College on 30-Oct-2018 has been taken down, along with all other such speeches. Anyway, the text is here: webb-site.com/articles/chisu…

Three recipients of National Endowment for Democracy funding told The Wire China they were notified that NED had suspended payments to them because its own funding had been frozen. Eliot Chen on the impact: thewirechina.com/2025/02/12/dog…

After its head and staff were taken away by police for questioning, and office raided, HKPORI is effectively shutting down itself gradually

Somehow HKU's boilerplate generic response that doesn't even mention Webb's proposal or acknowledge what the actual question was about doesn't fill me with confidence about their alleged commitment to academic freedom and freedom of speech.

Again, a story no other English-language outlet reported on: x.com/hkfp/status/18… We can't cover everything - we're tiny... But support Team @HKFP if you want to get a fuller picture of what's going on. 💪

Time to go.