【強摘自由蘋果顯露極權本性】

當有些媒體失能並且自我審查以討好極權政府時，蘋果日報始終跟爭取民主自由的香港人民站在一起。然而在金流被斷、高層被捕之後，蘋果日報被迫停運，外交部吳部長表示，蘋果日報和香港的新聞自由已成為極權主義與《港版國安法》的另一受害者。

外交部多次公開呼籲 #全球應持續關注中國對香港新聞自由的影響。蘋果被取下之後，更讓人看清極權的真面目。如同吳部長所說的，#姑息無用 ，熱愛自由的人們應該相互扶持，更應團結起來捍衛自由、民主與人權的普世價值。

MOFA Minister Joseph Wu has consistently expressed his concerns that the vague and arbitrary language of the national security law introduced in #HongKong posed a threat to #FreedomOfThePress and #RuleOfLaw in the special administrative region.

Unfortunately, over the last week, his concerns have been shown to be well-founded, with the arrest of #AppleDaily executives and financial pressure levied on the organization, forcing it to close its doors, leaving the media landscape of Hong Kong bereft of a voice that spoke with integrity.

It’s now that we should keep in mind Minister Wu’s warning, that Hong Kong is just the beginning and every country around the world should be wary of the pernicious influence of China’s expanding authoritarianism. Plucking the apple reveals the authoritarianism lying beneath. As Minister Wu has said "Appeasement is getting us nowhere."

#IStandWithHongKong #FreeThePress #WhoWillSpeakForYou

United Kingdom home prices hit a record high following the government’s efforts to boost real estate transactions by suspending stamp duty levied on sales.

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英國樓價急升至創有紀錄以來新高，印花稅減免以及低利率，令到4月平均樓價上升2.1%，至327,797英鎊（約352萬港幣）。
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#Opinion by @hejiangbing 賀江兵 ｜"The most important external factor in influencing China’s economy is Sino-US relations. Biden’s China policy is obviously way more moderate than Obama’s and Clinton’s, and he is even getting lost. With regard to the so-called joining other allies to contain China, France and Germany have indicated publicly they would not stand with the US. Though Biden does not dare to rashly rescind the tariffs levied on products from China by the Trump administration, he and his team are at their wits’ end figuring out what to do next in terms of economic repression. Biden’s economic policy is only able to let American enterprises leave the country or close down. Another decline in products made in the US can be anticipated. China welcomes you!"

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"影響中國經濟最重要的外部因素是中美關係。拜登對中國策略顯然比奧巴馬、克林頓更軟，甚至找不到方向。所謂聯合盟友圍堵中國，法國和德國公開表示不跟美國選邊站。拜登雖不敢貿然取消特朗普施加的對華高關稅，在經濟遏制方面，他和他的團隊亦無新招。拜登經濟政策只能讓美國企業再次出走或關門，美製造業再次衰落可期，China welcomes you！"
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Miyahara Eye Hospital, a new tourist attraction at Central district of Taichung, is actually an ice cream joint. It was an eye clinic built by a Japanese optometrist- Miyahara (Gong Yuan) during the time of the Japanese occupation. It is a 2-story red brick building with arch designed passageway, which was the largest eye clinic in Taichung at that time. In 1945, the building was levied by government and became the Taichung Health Center; however, later it was identified as dangerous post-earthquake building after 921 earthquakes and became an obsolete remnant.

Wuqi Fisherman’s Wharf is located in the Qingshui District of Taichung District. When it was opened in 1989, more people started to come. It used to be a small-sized fishing village. But because the government built Taichung Port, and levied the nearby tidelands, in order to take care of the fishing industry and fulfill the social needs, the wharf developed towards production, recreation, and tourism. Wuqi Fisherman’s Wharf is divided into the following areas: sales area, direct sales area, food area, entertainment fishing boats, recreational parks, and leisure area nearby the wharf.