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Jay Ganglani
@GanglaniJay
Words in CNN, NBC News, Fortune, South China Morning Post, Asia Sentinel, The Standard and others | Former FCC Clare Hollingworth Fellow
Hong Kong
Joined June 2020
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    #BREAKING: Macau has ordered residents with a Filipino passport to undergo a daily nucleic acid test, as health official Leong lek Hou took aim at the ethnic group. “Our epidemiology research found they tend to have more gatherings, like meetings among friends,” Leong said. (1/3)
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    #BREAKING: As a man plays "God Save the Queen" on his harmonica, hundreds of Hong Kongers chant 'Ga Yau,' a phrase that translates as add oil, and one that became synonymous with the pro-democracy movement in 2019. (1/3)
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    #BREAKING: Prior to kick-off at tonight's international friendly between Hong Kong and Myanmar, police officers were seen filming spectators. Hong Kong won the first of two games 2-0 in a behind closed doors match on Wednesday night.
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    #BREAKING: At the Asian Powerlifting Championship yesterday, "Glory to Hong Kong" was played at the medal ceremony after Hong Kong's Susanna Lin had won gold. She displayed a time out gesture as the protest anthem played for about 10 seconds.
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    #BREAKING: In Hong Kong’s latest incident of blackface, a TVB sitcom Lo and Behold featured a scene in last night’s episode, where the actors appear to be replicating a popular meme, known as the ‘Nigerian funeral meme’ in blackface. (1/3)
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    Replying to @GanglaniJay
    According to government data, Filipinos have only accounted for 9.5% of 1,795 Covid-19 cases during Macau’s current outbreak. (3/3) #Macau #COVID19
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    Replying to @GanglaniJay
    “It’s likely that they have more interactions within their own ethnicity, so we need to find out whether there are hidden sources of infections among them via frequent testing.” (2/3) #Macau #COVID19
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    #NOW: David Beckham gets booed at the Hong Kong Stadium.
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    Replying to @GanglaniJay
    #NOW: Grandma Wong is also in attendance. (3/3)
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    When a group of Hong Kong police officers subdued a man of South Asian descent by putting a knee on his neck for 5-7 minutes, his death should have sent shock waves throughout the city. But, it didn’t and Hong Kong carried on, as if nothing had even happened.
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    Replying to @GanglaniJay
    #NOW: As of 8:20pm, hundreds of Hong Kongers remain to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II outside the British Consulate. (2/3)
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    #BREAKING: An Instagram post has gone viral after it claimed that a man living in an estate in Kwai Chung was targeting children of Pakistani descent. The man allegedly threw hot liquids, eggs, stones, and rubbish at them. (1/2)
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    #BREAKING: A sold out screening on 27 Oct of The Dark Knight has been cancelled one year after Hong Kong passed a law that allows authorities to ban films on national security grounds. The screening was due to take at a popular outdoor entertainment venue. No reason was provided.
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    #BREAKING: On Day 4 of Hong Kong’s biggest national security case, pro-democracy figure Grandma Wong can be seen outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building at 4:50pm. Police officers behind her continue to monitor the situation, despite it being a relatively quiet afternoon.