Protesters ‘chased’ Hong Kong police outside Canadian World Police Conference
The closing ceremony of the 2023 World Police & Fire Games (2023 World Police & Fire Games) was held in Winnipeg on Sunday (6th) local time in Canada. The local Hong Kong people’s organization “Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern” and about 30 Hong Kong people came to the scene to protest to the Hong Kong police present.
According to Free Asia, the protesters followed the Hong Kong police and continued to shout that the Hong Kong police are “murderers” and accused the Hong Kong police of abuse. The Hong Kong police immediately took pictures of the protesters and responded provocatively, “Come on (come here)!”
Bryan, a member of “Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern”, is concerned about whether the police officers will leave Canada immediately, and questioned that the Hong Kong police’s filming behavior is collecting information on Hong Kong people in Canada.
According to “Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern” stated on Facebook that in addition to the sniping operation that day, there was also a group of good-hearted Hong Kong people who organized a group of friends to make beautiful leaflets with pictures and texts, printed in color, and presented them at the World Police Fire Games Distributed leaflets outside the scene to local Canadian friends, explaining the situation in Hong Kong to Canadian friends, explaining Hong Kong people’s anger at the black police, and chasing the black police in another way.
Hong Kong Police Commissioner Siu Chak-yee recently led a team of nearly 300 Hong Kong police officers to Winnipeg, Canada to participate in the World Police and Fire Games. There are online clips showing that during the local street parade, the representative team insulted and suspected to provoke Hong Kong people who attended the protest.
According to a video uploaded by the Hong Kong people’s organization “Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern” on the 28th local time, the Hong Kong police team was suspected of being booed by passers-by during a parade in Winnipeg. In the clip, a police officer yelled, “It’s all the police!”, and even a police officer once challenged passers-by, “Come here!”, and a male voice scolded, “What a slut! “wait.
As the incident happened not long after the Hong Kong government issued a red flag to arrest eight Hong Kong social activists who were overseas, it aroused concern from all walks of life in Canada.
Sam Goodman, policy director of “Hong Kong Monitor”, criticized that the Hong Kong police have assisted the regime in the past three years to destroy Hong Kong’s freedom, imprisoned social activists, parliamentarians and journalists, forced independent media such as “Apple Daily” to stop operating, and now suppressed overseas social activists and His family described it as shocking that the Canadian government issued a visa to the Hong Kong police.
“Hong Kong Monitor” issued a statement urging the Canadian government to investigate the matter and explaining why these police officers were allowed to go to Canada to participate in the competition just two weeks after prominent overseas activists were wanted with red flags.
The Canadian government recently responded that the World Police and Fire Games is an independent organization and is responsible for its own decisions. The organizers did not consult Ottawa on participating countries and regions, and Ottawa did not provide advice.
Catherine Leung, a Canadian policy advisor for “Hong Kong Watch”, said that no matter who decides the list of participants, it cannot eliminate the fact that the Hong Kong police exist on Canadian soil, which poses a threat to Hong Kong people who come to Canada to seek safety. Catherine Leung stressed that the presence of the Commissioner of Police was particularly unacceptable. “He is not only the perpetrator of the atrocities Hong Kong people are facing, but also one of the masterminds.”
“I think it was an oversight, the organizers didn’t mean to invite him, they just didn’t do a background check,” she said.
Don’t give up! “May Glory” Ban Denied, Attorney General Appeals
The Department of Justice of the Hong Kong government earlier applied to the High Court for an injunction against the anti-extradition song “Glory to Hong Kong”, which was rejected by the High Court. The Department of Justice announced on the 7th that it has decided to appeal the relevant judgment and has submitted an application for leave to appeal to the court.
The spokesperson of the Department of Justice stated that the judgment of the Court of First Instance not to grant the interim injunction was not because the relevant act was legal, but because the court believed that even without the injunction, the relevant act itself constituted a criminal offense, so it was not convinced that the injunction had a real function; It is also believed that the enforcement procedure of the injunction may conflict with the prosecution procedure for crimes endangering national security under the National Security Law. The Secretary for Justice, Lam Ting-kwok, believes that it is necessary to appeal to affirm his point of view and ask the Court of Appeal to consider issuing an interim injunction order.
The Department of Justice had earlier applied to the High Court for an injunction to prohibit the public from disseminating the song “Glory to Hong Kong”. The High Court issued a written judgment on the 28th of last month and refused to grant an interim injunction.
Judge Chen Jianqiang pointed out in his judgment that the law stipulates that an injunction assisting criminal law must be necessary or functional to achieve the relevant purpose. Considering that the conduct for which the Department of Justice intends to apply for restraint is a punishable criminal conduct, after careful consideration, the court is not satisfied that this restraining order will have any real effect.
The judgment also pointed out that the Department of Justice applied to ask the court to exercise special powers to grant injunction orders against all persons in Hong Kong. But courts also have a duty to protect human rights, including freedom of expression. Considering that the restraining order will affect innocent third parties, especially if the granting of this restraining order may have a “chilling effect”, that is, people with innocent motives may fear the serious consequences of violating this restraining order, therefore Opting out of legitimate activities involving this song.
The judgment also stated that in this case, the court needs to strike an appropriate balance between competing interests in society, and when applying the “National Security Law for the Hong Kong Area”, seek to be consistent, compatible and complementary with local laws. The court was satisfied that in enforcing the restraining order, it would conflict with relevant criminal laws such as the National Security Law.
After the verdict came out, the patriotic camp and the pro-establishment faction recently jointly published articles in newspapers, asking the Department of Justice to appeal the case, saying that the court’s ruling would create loopholes in national security.
Election Committee member Leung Mei-fen said in a radio program on the 7th that “Glory to Hong Kong” was broadcast all over the world and was described as the “national anthem” which brought embarrassment to Hong Kong. He also added that considering that appeals may take a long time, amending the law now is the “most direct way to stop” and can achieve the goal faster.
However, many netizens expressed opposition to the appeal of the Department of Justice, and many left messages expressing ridicule. Some netizens said that if you win or lose, you must appeal! Some netizens also pointed out that it is necessary to explain to the world that totalitarianism can do whatever it wants! There are also netizens teasing that if they lose the case, they will continue to appeal until the Final Court or even the National People’s Congress to interpret the law!
As Beijing’s Hong Kong agency, the Liaison Office must not interfere in Hong Kong’s self-administered affairs in accordance with the Basic Law. However, external observations have found that Zhonglian is increasingly active in Hong Kong. Not only is it listed alongside the Hong Kong government as a leading group, but its “top leader” Zheng Yanxiong has more activities and contacts. Comments pointed out that the Liaison Office has become Hong Kong’s “overlord”, which will further weaken Hong Kong’s international and independent status.
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