This is the 1597th issue of Hong Kong One Day
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: He will definitely be prosecuted according to law
According to a number of Hong Kong media reports today (29th), Zhong Hanlin, the former convener of the "Hong Kong independence" organization "Student Movement", claimed on overseas social media on December 28 local time that he had fled to the United Kingdom and officially applied for "political asylum".
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 29, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stressed in response to relevant questions that Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and law enforcement must be strict and violators must be prosecuted. It is futile to try to evade legal responsibility by relying on foreign countries to gain self-respect, and they will certainly be investigated according to law.
Confirmed through Zhong Hanlin's social media platform that he had arrived in the UK Source: Zhong Hanlin's social media platform
The Hong Kong Correctional Services Department held a press conference today to say that the Correctional Services Department severely condemned Chung for his blatant violation of the supervision order and the publication of some information endangering national security on the Internet, and has issued a recall order to Chung Hon-lam in real time, and has contacted other law enforcement agencies to arrest him in accordance with the law, calling on Chung to turn back to the shore, take responsibility for his actions, and return to Hong Kong as soon as possible.
Chung was released on June 5 this year and will be under statutory supervision for one year until June 4, 2024, the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department said. During his interview with the regulator on December 14 this year, he informed him that he would leave Hong Kong on December 20 and 25 to travel to Okinawa, Japan. On 25 December, the supervisory officer received a call from Chung Hon-lam stating that he could not catch the flight and needed to change the time, and that he would return to Hong Kong on 28 December. Regulators failed to contact them on the evening of December 28, and today they learned through social media that Zhong Hanlin had absconded to the UK.
It is reported that Zhong Hanlin is suspected of promoting "Hong Kong independence" through social media platforms before and after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, including posting more than 1,000 posts with separatist intent. He pleaded guilty to two counts of secession and money laundering and was sentenced to a total of 43 months' imprisonment at the District Court in 2021. This case is the third national security law sentencing case.
Defendant Chung was charged with inciting separatism, conspiracy to publish seditious publications, and two counts of money laundering and was escorted to the West Kowloon Court on October 29 for trial
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Ting, a former member of "Demosisto" who was arrested on suspicion of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law and was overseas, did not return to Hong Kong to report as scheduled. It is understood that since Zhou Ting's mother is the guarantor, the Hong Kong police invited Zhou Ting's parents to Tai Po Police Station this morning to assist in the investigation.
The Hong Kong police said yesterday (28th) that Zhou Ting was arrested by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police on suspicion of "colluding with foreign countries or external forces to endanger national security" and was released on bail. The police strongly condemned the shameful act of absconding in fear of crime, and said that they would make every effort to pursue it in accordance with the law.
According to reports, the Hong Kong police said that endangering national security is an extremely serious crime and the police will investigate it to the end. No fugitive should think that he or she can escape criminal responsibility by absconding from Hong Kong. Fugitives will be hunted for life unless they turn themselves in, and they will regret it.
The Hong Kong police said that Zhou Ting did not report on time and violated the bail conditions, severely condemned and will pursue him with all his might. Source: Radio Television Hong Kong
Chief Superintendent of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force, Li Kwai-wah, said at a press conference earlier that the police's consideration of bail conditions is not "monolithic" and will be handled depending on the applicant's academic and residence circumstances. He believes that some people have not returned to Hong Kong as promised, because they are "talking big" and "honest bankrupt", and believe that the problem lies with her.
According to Hong Kong media reports on December 4, 27-year-old Zhou Ting participated in the siege of the police headquarters in 2019, she was sentenced to 10 months in prison at the end of 2020, and after being released from prison in 2021, Zhou Ting still has to hand over travel documents in compliance with the guarantee conditions for a case of collusion with foreign countries or foreign forces, report regularly and cannot leave the country. In September this year, under the pretext of going to Canada to study, she was granted permission to leave Hong Kong by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police for the return of her travel document, subject to the condition of returning to Hong Kong at the end of December. On the evening of the 3rd, Zhou Ting announced on social platforms that he had decided not to return to Hong Kong to report.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said at a media meeting before the Executive Council on December 5 that the Hong Kong SAR government will go all out to pursue any fugitives who endanger national security. Zhou Ting was arrested by the police on suspicion of colluding with foreign or external forces to endanger national security, and absconded on bail, and the police will inevitably pursue him with all their might. Any fugitive can only turn himself in, otherwise he will remain a fugitive for life and be hunted for life.
The HKSAR Government provides training and preparatory meetings for the District Council members-elect
The Legislature-designate praised the facilitation of district services
The HKSAR has successfully completed the seventh-term District Council Election, and the 176 members of the District Committee constituency and 88 members of the Geographical Constituency who have been elected will form the new District Council of the HKSAR together with the appointed and elected members. Recently, the HKSAR Government has arranged a series of training activities, including training courses on district governance, study Xi meetings, preparatory meetings and seminars, which have been praised by many District Councillors-elect, saying that the activities have not only enabled them to better understand the system and important laws, but also helped them to carry out their work as District Councils in the future and better serve the residents.
Mak Meijuan, Secretary for the HKSAR Youth Affairs Bureau, delivered a speech at the training class Source: Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government
Kwok Ching District Councillor Kwok Furong said that after being elected as the new District Councillors, all members have undergone different training, which shows that the authorities attach great importance to the work of the District Councils. ”
Mr Lau Yi, a member of the Southern District Council, said that as a first-time elected District Councillor-elect, a series of preparatory training sessions had enabled him to further understand the Hong Kong National Security Law, improve the electoral system, "patriots administering Hong Kong" and other important laws and principles governing Hong Kong.
Yuen Long District Councillor-elect Lee Kai-lap said that for the district councillor-elect from different backgrounds, professions and strata, the training will help enhance the effectiveness of governance, "Many district councillor-elect have taken the initiative to ask some district questions, and Director Mak Mei-kuen has also personally answered them, and the atmosphere is very warm. ”
Hong Kong's Chinese Character of the Year Invites the Public to Vote The Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Betterment of Hong Kong said that the ten candidate words have different meanings
The Hong Kong DAB today (29th) announced the 10 Chinese characters for the annual Chinese character selection, including "Xing, Yun, Xuan, Min, Jian, Lu, Ye, Shou, Fu and Zhi", inviting the public to choose one Chinese character from the ten candidate Chinese characters to represent their feelings or social conditions this year.
Source: Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily"
According to reports, each of the 10 Chinese characters has different meanings: "Xing" represents the driving force for Hong Kong's economic prosperity and development after customs clearance with the mainland and abroad; "Luck" means that the Hong Kong team has achieved good results in the World University Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games this year, and hopes that sports will become a common practice; "election" means that the district council elections just passed smoothly and is also the last step in improving regional governance; "people" means that we should put the people first and improve the people's livelihood; and "simple" means simple public housing, and we hope that the citizens will go upstairs as soon as possible.
"Travel" means traveling, sojourning, and is what citizens often do after the resumption of normalcy; "Night" means looking forward to more night economy and colorful night activities in the future, and spending a good night with the citizens; "Shou" means guarding and guarding national security, the bottom line and basic livelihood work; "Fu" means that Hong Kong has come out of the new crown epidemic and fully entered the return to normalcy; "Governance" means governance, which shows that after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong's national security has been effectively guaranteed, and the situation has changed from chaos to order.
Chan Hok-fung, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong and member of the Legislative Council, called on the public to vote enthusiastically, and revealed that he would choose to "prosper" because he had seen a booming market after Hong Kong's return to normalcy in the past year, and hoped to continue until next year. The Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Mr Ip Ao-tung, and the Sha Tin District Councillor-elect, Mr Chan Tan-dan, also like the word "Xing", hoping that Hong Kong can resume prosperity and believe that after improving regional governance, Hong Kong can become more prosperous in terms of economy and people's livelihood.
From today, to welcome the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow on New Year's Day, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail will open 22 additional trains
The 2024 New Year's Day holiday is coming, and the peak transportation period will last for 5 days from today (29th) to 2nd January 2024. From December 29 to January 1, Shenzhen will add 22 EMU trains to and from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, and more than 200 EMU trains between Shenzhen and Hong Kong will run every day.
According to the National Immigration Administration, the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow will be mainly concentrated on December 29 and 30, 2023 and January 1 and 2, 2024, and the Shenzhen Luohu, Futian and Shenzhen Bay ports are expected to reach 190,000, 180,000 and 120,000 passengers.
It is reported that from the beginning of this year to last month, the passenger flow of the Hong Kong section of the XRL exceeded 17 million, exceeding the figure for the whole of 2019. Starting from 10 January next year, the frequency of trains between West Kowloon Station and Futian Station will be increased from 74 to 98 per day, and the departure time of the last train of some short-distance trains will be delayed.
From now on, welcome the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow on New Year's Day Source: Hong Kong "Point News" data map
In addition, the Zhuhai Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station said today that it is expected that the average daily passenger flow of the terminal adjacent to the Hong Kong and Macao ports may reach 600,000 during holidays. According to reports, Hong Kong and Macao will hold fireworks displays, countdown parties, lantern parades and other activities to attract tourists during the New Year's Day holiday, and at the same time, Hong Kong and Macao residents will also take advantage of the holiday to travel to the mainland, and the flow of passengers and vehicles entering and leaving the port is expected to reach a new high; especially in the direction of entering Zhuhai after work on December 29 and the direction of leaving Hong Kong and Macao on January 1 next year, the ports will usher in the peak of concentrated passenger flow and vehicle flow.
He Caigen, director of the Border Inspection Department of Zhuhai Border Inspection Station, said that since the beginning of this year, after the implementation of policy projects such as "Hong Kong and Macao cars going north", "flying through Zhuhai and Hong Kong", Hengqin new lanes, and bridge tourism, the passenger flow and vehicle flow adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao ports have surged, as of December 26, the ports under the jurisdiction of the terminal have inspected 163 million people entering and exiting the country, an increase of 68.8% year-on-year, and more than 7.76 million vehicles and ships have been inspected, a year-on-year increase of 95.1%, of which "Hong Kong cars and Macao cars go north" The inbound and outbound traffic has reached 1,354,600.
Author丨Lai Chenlu, the chief writer of Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News