Hong-Kong Protests

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Hong Kong protesters using Bluetooth Bridgefy app
By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter
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Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been turning to a new app to communicate - one that does not use the internet and is therefore harder for the Chinese authorities to trace.
Bridgefy is based on Bluetooth and allows protesters to communicate with each other without internet connection.
Downloads are up almost 4,000% in the past two months, according to measurement firm Apptopia.
Texts, email and messaging app WeChat are all monitored by the Chinese state.
Bridgefy uses a mesh network, which links together users' devices allowing people to chat with others even if they are in a different part of the city, by hopping on other users' phones until the message reaches the intended person.
The range from phone to phone is within 100m (330ft).
The app was designed by a start-up based in San Francisco and has previously been used in places where wi-fi or traditional networks struggle to work, such as large music or sporting events.
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, co-founder Jorge Rios said of the spike in use in Hong Kong: "People are using it to organise themselves and to stay safe, without having to depend on an internet connection."

Like I said, technology will not allow the voice of the people to be suppressed.
But in the last few days I see the police becoming more violent and personal in their responses. Police has to remain lawful and professional or their relations in their society will deteriorate. At the end of work day, the policemen have to stay with these protestors.
With the locust ads in the newspapers targeting mainland Chinese, I don't see a good future for Hong Kong's integration with China.

The above article is garbage. Only the most powerful Bluetooth transmitters have a range of 100m. Most phones have a range of barely 10m.

Since Bridgefy is designed for use in crowds, it is trivially easy to defeat: just restrict the movement of those protesters.
 

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Responses to Bill withdrawal -

JOSHUA WONG, LEADER OF 2014 PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS:

"Too little, too late," he said, on his Facebook page.

PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATOR CLAUDIA MO:

"It's not a matter whether the Democrats at the legislature or the pan-democratic camp accept ... It's up to the young protesters. We need all five demands, the damage is done. She should have used the word 'withdraw' and it would have appeased society, now it is too late."



LEUNG YIU TING, PRESIDENT, HONG KONG EDUCATION UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION:

"Until the five demands are met, I don’t think the protests and the social movement will stop.

"I don’t think she chose a good timing to announce such a withdrawal, now it’s coming a bit too late."

Let's see how the democratic movement pans out.
I think it will reduce now, with a few hardcore supporters demanding action against the hk police and removal of lam.
But a major sticking point could be legal cases against the arrested students.
 
These kids are really out of control. ganging up on an old man and taking sling shot, Contrary to there demands, they are not responsible enough to handle freedom and belong in prison. Same thing with the press, the press has failed the people of Hong Kong for misreporting the real perpetrator of violence. Cannot find any of these on the MSM. Have to rely on social media platform if lucky enough before they are censored and shutdown.

 
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solarz

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These kids are really out of control. ganging up on an old man and taking sling shot, Contrary to there demands, they are not responsible enough to handle freedom and belong in prison. Same thing with the press, the press has failed the people of Hong Kong for misreporting the real perpetrator of violence. Cannot find any of these on the MSM. Have to rely on social media platform if lucky enough before they are censored and shutdown.


That old man knows kung fu. Those punks got their asses beat!
 

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That old man knows kung fu. Those punks got their asses beat!

Haha, yes, this is the video of the same incident I posted earlier, note the grey shirt man! Also the photos I posted with kids grabbing his neck. But these guys beat them all off!

But did anyone notice that the idiot that fired the catapult missed its intended target and hit one of their own man!

You just can't make this up!

It is funny with this amount of violence dealt out to ordinary citizens, police and properties. We still haven't heard a word from the Hong Kong democracy politicians condemning violent acts from these people.

The same could be said of the law advocates members of this forum, and the western nations politicians and MSM.
Instead alll we hear from these people is their demands for investigation into "Police brutality"! Interesting!
 

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What it is with these protestors being such wusses? The way they swing their hammers and pipes first I thought they were holding back when going after people with a little consciousness they don't want to hurt just intimidate but when I see them out to damage property it's like these weakling child like swings. And if anybody fights back they're the ones intimidated.
 
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Wong’s Taiwan visit mocked
Source:Global Times Published: 2019/9/4 21:48:41
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Net users urge harsh punishment for the ‘traitor’

The visit of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, a Hong Kong activist and student leader of the Occupy Central Movement in 2014, to the island of Taiwan was mocked and blasted by net users, who called Wong a "political clown" and urged residents in Taiwan to see the nature of his secessionist activities.

While Wong, head of the Hong Kong-based secessionist organization Demosisto, was meeting politicians from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Tuesday, a group of Taiwan residents gathered outside the party's headquarters to express their discontent, China News Service reported.

The residents shouted, "Go home, Joshua Wong" and "You are not welcome in Taiwan."

Wong also urged Taiwan residents to hold their own "demonstrations" on October 1, according to Taiwan News, which was mocked and blasted on social media.

"Since when did Taiwan become the colony of Hong Kong secessionist forces, and since when did people in Taiwan listen to Wong's manipulation?" Taiwan TV commentator Huang Chih-hsien wrote on Sina Weibo.

"You mean the riots that paralyzed the airport and subway, and almost destroyed business? Please don't hurt Taiwan the way you messed up Hong Kong," said a user of Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like social platform.

Hung Kam-in, deputy secretary general of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, the biggest pro-establishment party in the city, said "clearly, separatists of Hong Kong and Taiwan are planning a massive action across Hong Kong and Taiwan on October 1, when the country will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China."

"The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the police need to prepare, and consider activating the emergency law to safeguard public order and prevent huge riots that day," Hung told the Global Times.

After his trip to the island of Taiwan, Wong will visit Germany and the US to attend events, Hong Kong media reported Friday.

Cheung Yuen Sum, convener of IDEA4HK, a Hong Kong-based think tank, told the Global Times on Wednesday that Wong and other Hong Kong separatists are seeking a route of retreat in Taiwan because they know once their illegal activities are stopped, they won't be able to legally stay in the city.

Collusion between Hong Kong and Taiwan secessionists is not news, but at this stage, "Hong Kong separatists could lobby their Taiwan secessionist peers, such as members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration, to issue a new immigration policy to accept them," said Cheung.

As Hong Kong separatists further smear and demonize the "one country, two systems," the DPP could also defraud more votes in next year's regional election, Cheung said.

Born in 1996, Wong is seen as a "vanguard" by the Hong Kong opposition. He took part in the 2014 Occupy Central Movement and attempted to break China's "one country, two systems" principle.

Wong was granted bail on Friday afternoon, hours after he was arrested the same day. He is scheduled to reappear in court on November 8, according to media reports.

Net users also urged Taiwan politicians to have a clear understanding of Wong's political agenda.

Some Taiwan politicians may think it's a big win to receive Wong on the island, but they are receiving a huge "atomic bomb" that will explode and destroy them, another net user said.

The country is too merciful to Wong, and he should be convicted of treason and espionage, Twitter user lei5599 said.

"He is a lapdog of the US, a clown who seeks political gain by betraying his country," another Sina Weibo user said.
 

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Responses to Bill withdrawal -

JOSHUA WONG, LEADER OF 2014 PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS:

"Too little, too late," he said, on his Facebook page.

If Wikipedia is to be believed,
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. He probably bared graduated from high school. I guess he is neither very smart nor having many options in the future, except turning himself into a willing anti-China tool for the U.S. state department.

PRO-DEMOCRACY LEGISLATOR CLAUDIA MO:

"It's not a matter whether the Democrats at the legislature or the pan-democratic camp accept ... It's up to the young protesters. We need all five demands, the damage is done. She should have used the word 'withdraw' and it would have appeased society, now it is too late."

Weasels and cowards are hiding behind young protesters to push their agendas, no one should be surprised.


LEUNG YIU TING, PRESIDENT, HONG KONG EDUCATION UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION:

"Until the five demands are met, I don’t think the protests and the social movement will stop.

"I don’t think she chose a good timing to announce such a withdrawal, now it’s coming a bit too late."

Let's see how the democratic movement pans out.
I think it will reduce now, with a few hardcore supporters demanding action against the hk police and removal of lam.
But a major sticking point could be legal cases against the arrested students.

Wishful thinking is not a strategy. Let's wait and see if the withdrawing of the extradition bill is a check-mate moment.
 
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