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Writer/Lawyer/Photographer, author of “City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong”. www.antonydapiran.com

Antony Dapiran

Sad news. “Bottle” (known for his thick round glasses) inspired many as the cheerful MC of the Admiralty “main stage” during 2014’s Umbrella Movement. He was also a social worker, legislator, pro-democracy &—after his own stint behind bars—prisoners’ rights activist.

This amazing account is by a person who I'd want as a tour guide to some of the world's most interesting historical sites and buildings, from China to Greece to Brazil. Please follow this account, and help him transition away from Twitter!

“From Beijing’s point of view, there is only one measure that will determine whether Lee will keep his job: will he be able to prevent any protests and snuff out any signs of dissent? By that measure, his performance so far has been faultless.” @antd.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Oh hey! It's @antd.bsky.social ! (He really needs to come visit Bluesky more often) www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Jan 10, 2025

When you want a Tesla but you don’t want people to judge you for it:

小红书 HQ: “How we will brand our app for international markets so that they don’t notice it’s literally named after a book by one of the 20th century’s most notorious murderous dictators?”

Oh, “emergency situations”? Ok… // “With the development of science & technology, more submarine cables & communication cables are laid on the seabed of all parts of the world & the cables need to be cut off in some emergency situations," the Lishui University authors wrote.

Feb 24, 2025

Learning LA neighborhoods through obsessively following current news events conveniently supplementing my similarly acquired familiarity with Arizona and Pennsylvania counties.

If one phrase could sum up post-2020 Hong Kong, it just might be: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”

Love a good Tim Hamlett burn: “We must note that Richard Cullen spends more time writing for the China Daily than he does teaching law, & he appears to have no problem avoiding legalistic formal language in his usual output, which comprises rousing denunciations of American foreign policy.”