{"id":88780,"date":"2016-04-25T11:08:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T03:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/?p=88780"},"modified":"2016-04-27T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T06:07:41","slug":"get-real-with-pseudo-independence-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/get-real-with-pseudo-independence-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Get real with &#8216;pseudo&#8217; independence issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"_rp_F4\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"_rp_r4 ms-border-color-neutralLight ShowReferenceAttachmentsLinks\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"_rp_C4 _rp_B4\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"Item.MessagePartBody\" class=\"_rp_t4\">\n<div id=\"Item.MessageUniqueBody\" class=\"_rp_u4 ms-font-weight-regular ms-font-color-neutralDark rpHighlightAllClass rpHighlightBodyClass\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"rps_f177\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>By Chris Yeung<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Dubbed as a \u201cpseudo-issue,\u201d \u201cnon-issue,\u201d the Government is now taking seriously the issue of calls for Hong Kong independence after the mainland authorities and local loyalists stepped up attack against what some branded as separatism.<\/p>\n<p>Justice minister Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung revealed on Saturday he has asked law enforcement agencies to conduct investigations into the activities of pro-independence groups in four aspects. Specifically, he wants advice on whether those groups have violated companies ordinance, societies ordinance, criminal and other related criminal ordinances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdvocating for independence of Hong Kong is totally contrary to the Basic Law and also contrary to the legal status of Hong Kong,\u201d he said, adding the government would handle the matter seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Yuen hardened his stance on pro-independence activities on the same day the official People\u2019s Daily\u2019s overseas edition urged the government not to tolerate pro-independence advocacy in a column.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Full article:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vohk.hk\/2016\/04\/25\/get-real-with-pseudo-independence-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vohk.hk\/2016\/04\/25\/get-real-with-pseudo-independence-issue\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_pe_d _pe_W1\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_rp_x4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_rp_f\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div tabindex=\"-1\">\n","protected":false},"author":1631,"featured_media":88783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,21137],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cy0425.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaypJ-n5W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86524,"url":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/beijing-speaks-loud-against-hk-independence-but-silent-on-article-23\/","url_meta":{"origin":88780,"position":0},"title":"Beijing speaks loud against HK independence, but silent on Article 23","author":"Chris Yeung","date":"April 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 By Chris Y","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chris Yeung&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chris Yeung","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/category\/column\/chris-yeung\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cy0401.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":85183,"url":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/voice-of-the-40s-50s-by-2047\/","url_meta":{"origin":88780,"position":1},"title":"Voice of the 40s-50s by 2047","author":"Chris Yeung","date":"March 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;\u5c08\u6b04&quot;","block_context":{"text":"\u5c08\u6b04","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/category\/column\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cy0317.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":90483,"url":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/conflicting-intriguing-messages-ahead-of-zhang-inspection-trip\/","url_meta":{"origin":88780,"position":2},"title":"Conflicting, intriguing messages ahead of Zhang &#8216;inspection&#8217; trip","author":"Chris Yeung","date":"May 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 By Chris Yeung Conflicting signals and intriguing political acts of Hong Kong\u2019s top three officials have emerged on the eve of the \u201cinspection\u201d trip of NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang, the country\u2019s Number Three, to the city on Tuesday. 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