Nury Vittachi

A YOUNG POLICE OFFICER is approached from behind and stabbed by a politically radicalized man who then commits suicide. It’s a classic terrorism scenario.

MY DAUGHTER ONCE asked me if we were “pro-China”. “Sweetheart,” I replied. “We’re pro-everyone. We’re pro-China, pro-Hong Kong, pro-West, pro-East, pro-South and pro-space aliens, especially the latter.”

I often find that simple visual meme tells the story in a quick neat way!

The BBC recently shared yet another story about a Hong Kong family fleeing this horrible, oppressed city to escape to the delightful heavenly safety of UK (Utopia Kingdom).

FIVE NEWS DIARY ITEMS
1) TAIWAN LAST YEAR: “Radical protesters from Hong Kong will be welcomed with open arms.”
TAIWAN LAST WEEK: “Criminals attempting to enter Taiwan illegally will be prosecuted with the full force of the law.”

“Kong Tsung-gan” has fled Hong Kong because of “threats”, he admits in a post on HKFreePress just now, 1pm Monday 08/10. “They reached the point where I decided it was best to leave Hong Kong,” he writes. No details or evidence about the “threats” is provided.