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@dibsy.bsky.social

British Hongkonger (Simplified background; other ancestries too). Hammer. Opinionated, often annoying, cynical transport planner/ economist/ development aid consultant. Anti-Fascist.

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民間人士原定今早開記者會談大埔火災突取消 民協主席廖成利被國安處「邀請會面」 (13:43) - 20251202 - 港聞 民協主席廖成利在內的民間人士原定今日(2日)下午舉行「高樓維修政策」為主題的記者會,回應大埔宏福苑五級火災善後、設立調查委員會及工程監管等問題,不過發起人士今臨時通知傳媒,「因有部門通知,記者會需要取消」,但沒透露部門是那個部門。據了解,廖成利被警方國安處「邀請會面」。

Former District Councillor Bruce Liu Sing-lee has been detained by national security police in Hong Kong, reportedly for calling a press conference today on high-rise renovation policy. The presser has since been cancelled.

大埔宏福苑五級火|民協原偕民間人士辦記者會談火災跟進 今早突取消稱「有部門通知」 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...

02.12.2025 05:50 — 👍 8    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0

So much for draining the swamp…

01.12.2025 08:42 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Billy Bonds, West Ham legend as a player and manager, dies aged 79 The former West Ham captain and manager Billy Bonds has died at the age of 79, the Premier League club has announced

RIP Billy
Thanks for all the memories

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

30.11.2025 14:41 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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For those familiar with Ap Lei Chau, you’re probably used to seeing the yellow tortoise grazing many days of the week next to the Kwun Yum Temple. Sadly it seems Vanilla (his name) has been kidnapped/ stolen!

30.11.2025 07:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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HK man arrested for alleged sedition in relation to fatal Tai Po blaze A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources.

Could anyone advise which of the four points he was pushing was seditious? Or was it simply seditious to want government officials to be held to account as & where appropriate?

hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...

30.11.2025 04:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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HK man arrested for alleged sedition in relation to fatal Tai Po blaze A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources.

The HK authorities arrested a student on sedition charges because he made a petition asking the government to 1) ensure accommodation for displaced residents; 2) setup independent investigation; 3) review construction supervision system 4) probe regulatory neglect.

hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...

29.11.2025 16:56 — 👍 76    🔁 53    💬 4    📌 8

It's disgraceful that Rachel Reeves didn't take any questions from GB News! The fact that they claim to not be a news channel every time Ofcom find they have breached impartiality rules shouldn't stop them from pretending they are a news channel whenever it suits them.

26.11.2025 19:45 — 👍 593    🔁 111    💬 11    📌 0
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This 2024 post from the DAB’s Peggy Wong is quickly becoming infamous.

In it, the pro-Beijing district councillor dismisses fire safety concerns about the Wang Fuk work as malicious rumours misleading the public, and accuses the Democratic Party of “provocatively live-streaming “ from the scene.

27.11.2025 07:37 — 👍 77    🔁 40    💬 2    📌 11
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In a sign of how much of a sham HK's elections are, a District Councillor for the Shatin District has endorsed all 5 candidates fighting for the same seat in the upcoming LegCo elections, because who you vote for doesn't matter.

24.11.2025 15:38 — 👍 20    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 2

WINE, SEX, PIZZA

25.11.2025 09:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Serious question: how much more is spent storing these flags for the rest of the year?
After all, destroying or disposing of them would be considered as desecration of the Chinese flag, which these days is one of the most serious criminal offences apparently

25.11.2025 07:16 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Anyone know if anything's happened in Ap Lei Chau town? Just been told there are 30+ cops around, but can't find any newsflashes anywhere

19.11.2025 03:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.

Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship

15.11.2025 04:34 — 👍 31    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1

wow. just wow. regarding that tail / coccyx/ branch/ whatever...

13.11.2025 10:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

In my defence, Funagoro is the one most similar to Funassyi

13.11.2025 08:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Needless to say, I failed to tell them apart.
Apologies for any offence so caused!

13.11.2025 04:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One for @ytsl.bsky.social methinks

12.11.2025 07:58 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

OK. Let me know. Maybe you can persuade me, though to be honest, I tend to only take an interest in West Ham (and to a lesser extent my second team, Gateshead - who are somewhat harder to keep up-to-date with)

10.11.2025 12:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm only in a West Ham results prediction league these days. Not that I'm doing all that well in it, mind.

10.11.2025 10:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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1/7 Another Russian lie debunked:

Why Russia’s 2022 Kyiv offensive was not a feint but the main plan

09.11.2025 17:16 — 👍 80    🔁 26    💬 2    📌 1

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

08.11.2025 09:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

TG got some moves. Thanks to @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social And thanks for birthday wishes 😀👍⚡️⚡️

05.11.2025 08:08 — 👍 109    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 0

Anyone got a nano-violin?

28.10.2025 07:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Suggest you jump in on this poll.

—> xd.wayin.com/display/cont...?

And share…

21.10.2025 07:34 — 👍 991    🔁 836    💬 332    📌 87
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An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

04.10.2025 21:00 — 👍 296    🔁 89    💬 5    📌 5

Maybe the day could be repurposed as a memorial to all the children butchered in school shootings, which Mr Kirk called "unfortunate" but but still saw as a price well worth paying for second amendment rights for nutcases to retain access to sniper rifles, assault rifles, etc

19.09.2025 00:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's interesting in the USA you can call for the homeless to be murdered live on Fox News.

But encouraging mass murder bordering on Genocide doesn't warrant any action at all.

But criticize Donald Trump, oh no you are fired!

19.09.2025 00:49 — 👍 77    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 0

Is JD Vance admitting to conspiracy in every single school shooting in the States, on account of his opposition to gun control? Logically if he asserts guilt in one case, he's accepting his own guilt on the other, surely...

16.09.2025 01:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I just saw a comment that said "I don't support what happened to Charlie, but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie."

THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.

11.09.2025 07:20 — 👍 7140    🔁 2441    💬 205    📌 166
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

11.09.2025 00:28 — 👍 84262    🔁 21041    💬 2293    📌 1816

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