National security law draft paves way for disqualifying pro-democracy politicians from running for LegCo election The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee meeting closed today. Official media Xinhua News Agency published the draft of "Hon… bit.ly/3fJiCja

#CuMask filtration rate drops sharply after washing multiple times, as doctors warn it may help spreading diseases Last month, the government distributed CuMasks to all Hong Kong people, stressing that the washable mask can be reused 60 times without gr… ift.tt/2YVYuDo

Solar eclipse is underway (Time: 2:37pm - 5:25pm). Many places in Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O are getting dimmer. Drivers are advised to turn on the head lights. If you miss the eclipse this time, you'll have to wait for 50 years. Here you can see the … youtube.com/watch?v=43-noc…

Property vacancy tax bill scrapped. The government proposed charging extra rates for vacant first-hand properties, but the lawmakers criticized the government for failing the find the right solution to the problem of high property price. They also said… ift.tt/3eE3Euo

A 24-year-old District Councillor and his assistants were arrested for taking away from the prison a facial mask distributed by the Correctional Services. According to the police, the three men had a meeting with a 39-year-old prisoner in the prison and … ift.tt/3fT4IuJ

HK government donates $1.1mil to aid flood victims in China Many parts in south China have suffered serious flooding since early June. The water level of more than 100 rivers have exceeded the flood warning line. There have been cases of collapse of bui… ift.tt/31h7Igr

The government has received more than 259k applications for the $7,500 cash handouts targeting self-employed workers, but around 140k cases have been turned down. ift.tt/2YxHrbX ift.tt/2YxHrbX

Government bought substandard face masks People scrambled to buy face masks when Covid-19 broke out early this year. The government was criticized for its slow response as it still adopted the "lowest-bidder" tendering method to purchase face masks. In … ift.tt/3dFUexx

//The new law is also expansive in another unprecedented way, even by the standards of China’s opaque legal system: it covers not just Hong Kong residents, but also anyone living abroad. That means foreign nationals, the Hong Kong diaspora, and Hong Kong… ift.tt/38kTlJt

The Education Bureau issued a circular to primary, secondary schools and kindergartens. In the circular, the Bureau suggests says schools have to explain the "importance of national security, the meaning of the legislation and its background". It will al… ift.tt/3iv1NdI

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Class suspension re-imposed The Education Bureau will announce class suspension this afternoon. Secretary for Education Yeung Yun-hung will hold a press conference at 2pm giving further details. Secondary school managers said the government would announ… ift.tt/2ObDT9o

On 12 July, Tseung Kwan O hospital saw a suspected case of Covid-19, but the patient was not transferred directly to an isolation ward and stayed in a general ward for two days. A total of 39 patients in the same ward and healthcare workers now have to … ift.tt/2BbfYUK

According to the government gazette, starting from next Saturday, people who have visited high-risk areas in the past 14 days must provide negative virus test results issued by accredited institutions or laboratories right before they board a plane to Ho… ift.tt/32tMMDC

Very strict policy. ift.tt/2Ep927J

Restaurants can re-open starting from tomorrow, the government says. ift.tt/3geqMAv ift.tt/30YXzDw

//A mere 3,144 of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people are African, or of African descent, according to the 2016 Population By-census. But in the past five years, a massive 492 complaints of racial discrimination against them were lodged with the city’s equali… ift.tt/2PlpmZs

Secretary for Education: School will re-open on 1 September as scheduled, but face-to-face teaching will be suspended until further notice. ift.tt/3fsNNyp ift.tt/3i00OkS

Updates: More than 100 cops are raiding on the Apple Daily building complex in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. ift.tt/31z3PC9 ift.tt/33HtDyv

In other words, the police today can never be sued or prosecuted. ift.tt/3geSjkQ