On Thursday, Cheng Lai-chung, chairman of the Central and Western District Council and a Member of the Democratic Party, was charged with "incitement" for publishing a post by the malicious Human Flesh Hong Kong Police.
In the "Hong Kong Day" that night, the author said that this was the first time since the return of Hong Kong in 1997 that the police quoted "sedition", but it would never be the last.
In fact, the very next day, on Friday, police arrested a 32-year-old local man in Tuen Mun on suspicion of inciting injuries and inciting "public nuisance". The man identified himself as a salesman but was found to own a telegram channel (similar to a WeChat group) with more than 21,000 subscribers, called "Open And Hang People."
Superintendent Mok Chun-kit of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Branch said that since the "amendment storm", the police have continuously found that people have spread hate speech and false information through online social platforms in order to divide society, deepen hostility, incite violence and encourage lawless behavior.
Police recently locked up the channel "Open And Hang" channel, which advocates the use of violence against dissidents, teaches how to make petrol bombs, hydrogen bombs, water bombs (sulfuric acid bombs), as well as arson, occupies roads, blocks railways, attacks on police, etc., and calls for physical training to prepare for combat.
Mok said the channel had a large amount of "inflammatory information" and would be shut down by the police, while studying whether the 32-year-old man who owned the channel had committed other crimes, including "contempt of court" in violation of a series of injunctions issued by Hong Kong's High Court last year.
Hong Kong police said the case was still under investigation, "but there is sufficient evidence to show that the man has made statements that incite violence". The police stressed that anyone who had participated in the discussion of inciting violence on the "Open Hanging Talent" channel was guilty of incitement.
Since March 19, last Tuesday, the Hong Kong government has imposed a "mandatory quarantine" on overseas arrivals. As of Saturday, the police had intercepted more than 70 people who had violated quarantine orders and had all been sent to quarantine centres.
Hong Kong's Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, wrote in a blog post on Sunday that those who violated quarantine orders had left quarantine sites without authorization, such as eating at restaurants and shopping in stores. He said that this move is selfish and irresponsible, will disregard the safety of the entire community, should be condemned, and if the community breaks out, the situation will be out of control.
Cheung stressed that the government would never tolerate and would not tolerate violations of the quarantine order and "once convicted, the maximum sentence is six months' imprisonment and a fine of HK$25,000".
He said that after receiving reports from members of the public or discovering through the electronic bracelet inspection system that someone was suspected of violating the quarantine order, the police would promptly investigate, and once found, they would send the relevant persons to the quarantine centre for confinement, and the Government would file a prosecution for cases with sufficient evidence.
The Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong, Chan Siu-chiu, also wrote a blog post on the same day, saying that "Hong Kong is currently facing a great threat of the introduction of the virus from overseas, stressing that the Government will take strict surveillance measures".
She appealed to those in home quarantine to strictly comply with the requirements of the quarantine order, and those who arrived in Hong Kong before 19 March, so there is no need for compulsory quarantine, Chan also called on them not to take it lightly, and they should also isolate themselves at home.
Sometimes, when the thrilling news is read too much, I occasionally forget that Hong Kong is a city with a strong pyrotechnic atmosphere, and like all cities, violence and crime are only one side. Under the previous petrol bombs and the current epidemic, ordinary people have stepped up their pace and are still running for life.
Since 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Hong Kong restaurant industry has been enforcing a "guest restriction order". All licensed restaurants, restaurants, coffee shops and bars can accommodate up to half the number of seats provided by them, with a distance of at least 1.5 meters between the tables, and each table should not have more than 4 people eating at the same time, so as to avoid close cross-infection of diners.
In addition, customers are required to take their temperature before entering the store, while the store is required to provide hand sanitizer for consumers to use. All diners and staff in the store must wear masks except when eating
Some Hong Kong media visited the "Tan Zai Three Brothers Yunnan Rice Noodles" and found that there are more than 80 seats in the store, and under the "guest restriction order", only 40 people can be entertained. Some of the benches have been moved aside, and clerks have put red tape on the table, indicating that each table can only sit a maximum of two people.
When asked whether the "customer restriction order" will affect the store's gesture, some clerks said that the recent dine-in is dismal, but many people call takeaway, so the overall is not bad.
"Tan Zai Three Brothers Yunnan Rice Noodles" is a well-known Yunnan rice noodle store in Hong Kong, previously known as "Tan Zai Yunnan Rice Noodles", and later split by the founders, it became an independent brand.
The shop focuses on providing a bowl of rice noodles at a relatively cheap price, which warms the stomachs and hearts of many mainlanders who are new to Hong Kong and are not used to eating local food.
Another major feature of the store is that its staff are mostly mainland immigrants who have come to Hong Kong for a short time, and the pronunciation of the township has not changed, speaking Cantonese with a hometown accent, but it does not affect communication, and over time it has also formed a unique language system of Tan Zai Yunnan rice noodles, which is called "Tan Zai dialect" by locals.
Local Hong Kong diners are also accustomed to "Tam Tsai", and even find it very interesting, and integrate it into the cultural memes of Hong Kong society.
The picture above is a comparison table of some of the "Tan Zai words" made by Hong Kong people for self-entertainment:
"Don't act" is "ink pill (cuttlefish ball)";
"Lazy" i.e. "belly meat (pork belly)";
"Good meat" means "chicken";
"Grasping gum teeth" i.e. "leek silver sprouts (leeks and mung bean sprouts)";
"Zhirun" i.e. "pork belly (pork liver)";
"Beastly" i.e. "bamboo sheng";
"Frozen chain tea" is "frozen lemon tea";
"Spicy Real Little Horn" is "Spicy Ten Little Spicy";
Finally, "frozen ninja plus mountain mosquito" is "frozen drink plus three mosquitoes (three yuan)".
To some extent, "Tan Zai" is similar to the mainland jokes on the front and back nasal sounds, flat tongue and various Mandarin pronunciations, such as "not fishing (not allowing fishing)", "old to drink Liu Lai (grandmother drinks milk)", and the most classic "h/f is not divided (Holmes is actually called Hermes)".
But in Hong Kong, the "Tam Tsai dialect" has another symbolic meaning, that is, the efforts of new mainland immigrants to integrate into Hong Kong society, "even if there are accent and cultural barriers, they work without discouragement", which is regarded by Hong Kong locals as an extension of the "Lion Rock Spirit" in mainlanders and respected by them.
This is actually the reason why "Tam Tsai Dialect" was finally integrated into Hong Kong's social culture. Whether it is mainlanders or Hongkongers, no matter what linguistic or cultural distinctions there are on the surface, in the end, we are just ordinary people who pursue happiness.