Important news from Hong Kong on December 3
Ukrainian neo-Nazis showed up in Hong Kong to support the rioters
Recently, neo-Nazis from Ukraine have appeared on the streets of Hong Kong, who not only took photos with a number of black-clad masked people in Hong Kong, but also had "Nazi" tattoos on their necks.
The Russian Satellite News Agency pointed out that the Ukrainian men were members of a group of ultra-right neo-Nazi militia groups "Azov Battalion" and "Right" raised by the United States during the 2014 Ukrainian "color revolution" coup. One of the men was also the leader of the "Azov Battalion" branch in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
According to reports, this group of neo-Nazis from Ukraine has been in Hong Kong since at least December 1. The purpose of their trip was to support the black-clad masked people on the streets of Hong Kong who were constantly engaged in sabotage and hurt. They masquerade as journalists and hold so-called "press cards".
These four Ukrainians committed various crimes against humanity in the 2014 Ukrainian coup d'état, such as the "Odessa Riots" that single-handedly created that killed 42 people and injured hundreds of others on May 2 of that year.
Why do these neo-Nazis in Ukraine appear on the streets of Hong Kong and "call brothers and brothers" with the black-clad masked people in Hong Kong?
The Russian Satellite News Agency believes that the presence of this group shows that the riots on the streets of Hong Kong were instigated by the Americans behind them, and that these anti-Russian neo-Nazi groups that received sponsorship from the US CIA in 2014 are now appearing on the streets of Hong Kong.
Carrie Lam: Cooperate and follow up the countermeasures against the United States in accordance with the requirements of the central government
Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, met with reporters before attending the Executive Council on December 3 and said that with regard to the signing into law of the so-called "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" by the United States, the countermeasures taken by the central authorities are foreign affairs, and the SAR government will cooperate and follow up in accordance with the requirements of the central authorities in accordance with the law.
Carrie Lam said that Hong Kong's human rights and freedoms are protected by the Basic Law, and Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of freedom in many aspects, such as freedom of interviews, assembly, procession and demonstration. She asked rhetorically, what aspect of the freedom of Hong Kong citizens has been damaged? He also said that it was regrettable that foreign countries were interfering in Hong Kong's affairs through their own laws.
As for the Foreign Ministry's announcement on the 2nd that the Chinese government responded to the United States' insistence on signing the so-called "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" into law, Carrie Lam said that the relevant matters are foreign affairs, and the SAR government will cooperate and follow up. She also said that Hong Kong enterprises do not know what actions the US government will take on the "bill" in the future, which will have an impact on the confidence of enterprises and create an unstable environment, but there are currently more than 1,300 enterprises in the United States setting up regional offices in Hong Kong.
In addition, Carrie Lam also mentioned that she hoped that the quiet of about ten days before and after the district council election could be sustained, and in order to keep Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood unaffected, the society needed a non-violent environment. Unfortunately, on the past Saturday and Sunday, there were more incidents of road blockages, arson and petrol bombs thrown in Kowloon District, and the police were very restrained and still inevitably used tear gas. She said she hoped that there would be a way to stop the violence and give the economy a chance to recover, but now that it had been "poured cold water", she hoped that the violence would stop as soon as possible.
Hong Kong's retail sales hit a new low in October, with precious gifts such as jewellery falling by more than 40%.
On 2 December, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department released its retail trade data for October. Hong Kong's provisional estimate of total retail sales in October was HK$30.1 billion, down 24.3% year-on-year, achieving nine consecutive months of decline and the largest monthly decline in history. The first 10 months combined were down 9% compared to the same period in 2018.
Among them, sales of jewelry, watches and precious gifts fell by 42.9%, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and department stores fell by more than 30%, and clothing fell by nearly 40%. A spokesman for the SAR government said the increase in violence had severely hit consumer sentiment.
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has called on scottish businesses to maintain confidence in Hong Kong
Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming said at the event of the British Scottish Chamber of Commerce in Edinburgh on the 2nd that Hong Kong is an important participant in China's deepening cooperation with Scotland, and the Scottish business community should maintain confidence in Hong Kong.
He pointed out that Hong Kong is an important player in China's deepening cooperation with Scotland. In recent years, the cooperation between Hong Kong and Scotland in the field of scientific and technological innovation has been steadily promoted, and the Edinburgh Low Carbon Innovation Centre has settled in the Hong Kong Science Park, and the two sides also have broad cooperation potential in the fields of financial technology, bioscience and smart city.
"However, in the past five months or so, radical and violent crimes have continued to occur in Hong Kong, seriously trampling on the rule of law and social order, seriously undermining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, and seriously challenging the bottom line of the 'one country, two systems' principle, which has pushed Hong Kong into an extremely dangerous situation and endangered the vital interests of 300,000 British citizens and more than 700 enterprises in Hong Kong, including many Scottish citizens and enterprises." Liu Xiaoming said.
Liu Xiaoming said that stopping violence and controlling chaos and restoring order are the most urgent tasks in Hong Kong at present.
"I sincerely hope that people of insight from all walks of life in the UK, including Scotland, will have a clear understanding of the situation, support the Hong Kong SAR government in stopping violence and chaos, restoring order, safeguarding the rule of law, resist and oppose any words and deeds that interfere in Hong Kong affairs, and do more things conducive to Hong Kong's prosperity and stability." I also hope that the Scottish business community will maintain confidence in Hong Kong. He said.
The mob distributes free pill packs: skulls printed with doubtful ingredients
Hong Kong media reported on December 2 that some people provided free diagnosis and treatment and drugs for the rioters, and even some people distributed drugs and essential oils called "conditioning thick fog" for free at the scene of the riot and in public, claiming to be able to refresh the mind and alleviate tear gas; and some people provided "purple cloud paste" shaped like blood plasma to wipe their faces to blame the police.
According to the report, the so-called "conditioning thick fog dispersion" is from an organization that claims to be "Guojian Zhongyi" (now known as "Wakamizu Zhongyi"), which has distributed "conditioning thick fog dispersion" to the mob since September, claiming to be "herbal tea" and cough caused by tear gas. Pictures published in the newspaper showed that the wrapper of the medicine bag was a smoking skull with the words "sore throat drink" and "bag fixed to help others".
The report said that the composition of the drug package was doubtful, and it had been circulated on the Internet that the leader of the mob distributed the drug package to the drug package, saying that if he took it, he could solve the poison of tear gas, but in fact, it contained stimulants, which made people feel crazy and out of control. The report also said that online groups frequently recruit people with an hourly salary of 100 Hong Kong dollars to "enter the drug" all night, with strong funds and doubtful sources.
Li Bo was set on fire by thugs, and 3 more people were arrested
According to Hong Kong media sources, the Hong Kong police recently arrested three suspects related to the November 11 case in which Li Bo was set on fire by a mob. Together with the 2 people who were previously arrested, 5 suspects have been arrested in this case.
According to the latest news from Hong Kong media, the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau, which is responsible for investigating the terrorist burning incident in Ma On Shan on November 11, recently arrested three other suspects on the grounds of "riots" and "criminal destruction", along with the two suspects who had been arrested earlier, and five people have been arrested so far in related incidents.
Li Bo was burned at the scene
However, it is understood that the biggest culprit in this case, the black rioter suspected of deliberately igniting the party Li Bo, has not yet been arrested.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, Overseas Network, Dagong Network, Global Network, etc