Taiwan legislator praises Cathay CEO as 'true warrior' for refusing to give list of striking employees to CCP

Supporters of the Hong Kong protests, including Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wang Ting-yu (王定宇), are praising former Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg for taking a principled stand and protecting his employees at the expense of his own position.

According to local Hong Kong media reports, Beijing authorities asked Hogg to hand over a list of Cathay Pacific employees who had taken part in the recent anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong. Instead of betraying his employees and endangering their safety, he only provided a list of one name -- his own.

Indicating the intimate involvement of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the investigation of the airline, Hogg's resignation was first made public by Chinese state-run media outlet CCTV at 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 16. It was not until 5:14 p.m. that Cathay Pacific itself officially announced that Hogg was stepping down as CEO, leading to speculation that his resignation was the result of pressure from Beijing authorities.

According to local Hong Kong media reports, Hogg was asked by the CCP's Civil Aviation Administration to hand over a list of employees who had participated in the anti-extradition bill protests. However, he reportedly only responded by providing his own name "Rupert Hogg" on the list.

This prompted many Hong Kong netizens to praise him with comments such as "We must remember this gentleman's name: Mr. Rupert Hogg!"

On a Facebook post uploaded on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 18), DPP legislator Wang Ting-yu wrote that Hogg's selfless act reminded him of Taiwanese lawyer Tang Te-chang (湯德章), who during the February 28 Incident in 1947 burned a list of names of people on the Settlement Committee, saving many lives. Wang wrote that, like Tang Te-chang in Tainan, Hogg chose to sacrifice himself to save others.

Under the heading "True warriors show the noblest glory of human nature when facing great decisions," Wang wrote the following tribute to Hogg:

"He took responsibility for the strike and resigned!
He didn't sell out any Cathay Pacific employees!
He took responsibility himself!
Please remember the name of this gentleman.
Mr. Rupert Hogg!
I salute you!"

Samsung Galaxy Note 10

For the first time in years Samsung is giving us more options with two sizes of its latest Note flagship. With a 6.8” panel, the Galaxy Note10+ evolves the large screen experience that Note buyers are used to while the smaller 6.3” model is almost the same size as the Galaxy S10 (yes, it’s smaller than the S10+).

The trademark S Pen has new features that make it even more useful. It has gained an accelerometer and a gyroscope so it can be used as a motion controller. The default gestures help you navigate the UI at a distance, but Samsung is opening up the Air Actions SDK, so app and game developers can use it in new, creative ways.

Both models get the same-sized S Pen, but they offer different canvas to work on. The large model boasts a 6.8” Dynamic AMOLED panel with 1440p+ resolution (498ppi).

The smaller Samsung Galaxy Note10 comes with a 6.3” Dynamic AMOLED display with 1080p+ resolution (401ppi). Both screens support HDR10+ and Dynamic Tone Mapping for great image quality regardless of content.

The two models share a triple camera setup. The main camera features a 12MP sensor, optical image stabilization (OIS) and a dual aperture (f/1.5 and f/2.4). There’s also a telephoto camera with a 12MP sensor and OIS, plus a 123° ultra wide-angle 16MP camera.

The Galaxy Note10+ also features a 3D ToF sensor, which is used by the 3D Scanner app to create 3D models of real life objects (it can scan objects as large as 80 x 80 x 80cm).

Unlike the S10 phones, the screens of the Galaxy Note10 duo have centered punch holes for the 10MP selfie camera (with an 80° lens and autofocus).

The phones can record 4K video and offer features like Life focus video (bokeh) and an improved version of the Super steady feature (which gained a Hyperlapse mode). They also get a more advanced video editor that can also leverage the S Pen makes for quicker selecting and trimming. A Note-friendly version of Adobe Premier Rush is available for free download for those who need more advanced editing features.

Both the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ come in LTE and 5G versions, although 5G units will naturally have limited availability as most carriers don't have functioning next-gen networks yet.

The Galaxy Note10+ and Note10 come with 256GB of storage as standard, with 512GB versions also available. The Note10 gets 8GB of RAM as standard and 12GB on its 5G version, while the Note10+ has 12GB RAM across the board. The Plus model is the only one to have a microSD slot, which supports cards up to 1TB (it's a hybrid slot on the dual SIM version, though).

As usual, there will be two different chipsets - the new Exynos 9825 and the Snapdragon 855 chipset (non-plus). Different regions will get different chipsets.

The Plus model also has a larger battery – 4,300mAh – with 45W Super Fast Charging. Samsung says that you only need 30 minutes of charge to last you through the day. The catch is that you'd need to buy the 45W charger separately as you only get a 25W one in the box.

The smaller phone gets a 3,500mAh battery with 25W charging. Both support fast wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, so you can top up accessories like a Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds or even other phones.



The new flagship Samsung phone will have a price tag that starts at RM 3699.

That particular price tag applies to the standard Galaxy Note 10 variant with 256GB storage. On another hand, the Galaxy Note 10+ with 256GB storage will go for RM 4199 while the 512GB model is priced at RM 4799.

A very insightful video about HK's problem and its past.

This Caucasian's opinion on China for HK

1. It needs to break the original situation of hk in order to bring hk forward. 
Do you think HKer want China to intervene? To do that China central government will have to intervene and determine what policies shall have and how the SAR government shall govern the SAR, which ironically will break the promise of 1 country 2 systems. 

2. HKer should press the Chinese government for more rapid integration in China's own plan 
China did try to integrate China's own plan with HK slightly but not to the extend of breaking the promise, this I can see through the proposal of introducing Mandarin language classes into the education system of HK, what happened after that? HKer protested and refused to associate anything that related to China at all. 

Like this Caucasion mentioned, HKer are truly too self centered and arrogant yet ignorance at the same time. They refused to acknowledge they are Chinese, refuse to integrate with the Chinese, refused to even learn about China. 

And now, they are blaming everything on China for their current issues when all the issues were from HKer themselves in the past. 

I dunno why they hated the Chinese central government and China so much when China basically kept their promise of 1 country 2 systems with minimal interference. 

Yet, they got the guts to wave the colonial flag while protest against own country , didn't they study the British era in their history classes? Even the young didn't study, the older generation shall know better about life during the British Administration in HK yet there's this grandma kept waiving union jack  Why wave the colonial flag when dunno the real fact and history? 

I think previous generation of HKer failed so badly that they not only ruined HK for their younger generation, they themselves even failed to educate the fact about British to the younger generation. 

I have never see a whole community that are so lost and got no dignity at all. 


From what i can see, China will let HK rot itself, so 10 years later these protesters will regret , because economy ruined and still stuck in HK and got nowhere to go. Will have to wait till 2047 when Chinese Central government take over HK then slowly rebuild HK back. 

Special experience in the UK

I have been to the UK once for travelling. I visited a family in London and travelled around London, Windsor and Cambridge. I had a great time in the UK, because this was my first time to visit the UK.

However, after I reach the UK, I had a very special experience in the London Heathrow Airport. I used my British National (Overseas) passport to enter the UK. When I lined up to pass through the customs in the Airport, I saw there were two lines; one is British and EU passport and one is foreign passport. At that time, I thought BN(O) passport is also a kind of British passport, so I can line up at the British and EU passport line. The line was much shorter than the foreign passport line. Therefore, I was quite happy to see that and I thought I was so lucky! I could save plenty of time, just because I have a ‘British passport’!

Unfortunately, when I gave my passport to the custom, they told me the truth. This let me fall down from the heaven to the hell. The custom told me, “BN(O) passport go to the foreigner line please.” Then, I asked him the reason, he said, “Because the BN(O) passport is not a British Citizen passport. Although this line is for British and EU passport, it is for British Citizen passport holders only.” Therefore, I felt very disappointed and then I went to the foreign passport line. When I reached the custom counter, the custom put a chop on my passport and told me I could only stay in the UK for not more than six months. When I left the UK, the custom put a chop on my passport again.

This situation is quite odd. The British government gave me a British passport, but when I enter the UK, why I need to line up at the foreigner line and the custom still need to put a chop on it? For example when I used my HKSAR passport to enter Hong Kong, the custom just check my personal information then let me enter Hong Kong. They will not put a chop on my passport. This makes me had lots of doubt about this situation.

After I back to Hong Kong, I tried to find out the reason. I read some books and surfed different websites, then I know the real reason.

At the beginning, people who born in the Britain or in the British colony also had right to live and work in the UK. They all held the same British passport. After 20th Century, there were lots of colony independent from the UK, so it was unable to allow the entire colony and British people used the same British passport. Besides, after the World War II, there were lots of people from the British colony went to the UK and immigrated there. This caused the UK became very crowded and the British government was unable to support their welfare. Based on this situation, the British government has decided to limit the right of living in the UK for the British colony residents. Thus, start from 1962, only people who born in the UK had right to live and work in the UK, although all the people who born in the British colony also held the same British passport as the people who born in the UK.

In 1981, the British government downgraded Hongkongers’ passport to BDTC passport (British Dependent Territory Citizen). From this year, Hongkongers’ Nationality was different to the British Citizen. In 1984, the Joint Declaration was signed between the Chinese and British government, in order to solve the sovereignty problem of Hong Kong after 1997. Therefore, how to definite Hongkongers’ Nationality was a doubt.

Because Hong Kong would handover to China in 1997, Hongkongers were unable to have a BDTC passport anymore. To solve this problem, the British government decided to set up a new type of British Nationality, called “British National (Overseas)”. This could let Hongkongers still kept a relationship with the UK. The identity of British National (Overseas) is valid forever and holders will not lost this identity because they have other Nationalities. However, British National (Overseas) Nationality does not have right to live and work in the UK and Hongkongers’ offspring are unable to have a British National (Overseas) Nationality.

In 1987, the British government started to allow Hongkongers to register a BN(O) Nationality. After 31/12/1997, the British government terminate Hongkongers to register a BN(O) Nationality. Until that day, there were 3.5 million Hongkongers register a BN(O) Nationality. Therefore, now (2014) there are still around 50% of Hongkongers have a BN(O) Passport.

As you can see, the British government took away Hongkongers’ right of living and work in the UK. It used an administrative measure to change our Nationality. I think this is not fair for the Hongkongers. At the beginning, all Hongkongers had right to live and work in the UK, same as the British Citizen. Then, because the British government based on some political considerations, Hongkongers lose their rights. The British government did not want Hongkongers to immigrant to the UK, so since 1960’s the British government took away our rights step by step.

This can explain that why I have a British passport but I still need to line up at the foreigner line and the custom needs to put a chop on my passport when I enter the UK.

I think the British government does not respect the Hongkongers and it is insulting us. It is because the British government has responsibility to give us a right to live and work in the UK. She should not use an administrative measure to prohibit use to enter the UK. We have a British Nationality and it is an unshakable fact, but why we can only hold a BN(O) passport and cannot live and work in the UK legally?

For example, in Macau, a former Portugal colony, the Macanese who born in Macau had a Portuguese Nationality and they have right to live and work in the Portugal, same as the people in Portugal. They are also an EU Citizen, so they have right to live and work in different EU countries. Besides, their offspring can also have a Portuguese passport.

From the case of Macau, you can see the Portuguese government will not take away Macanese’s right of living and work in the Portugal, just because Macau was already handover to China in 1999.

Although I feel very upset for the British government, I think I should be more positive. A good news for having a BN(O) passport is I can register to be a British Citizen, without having a naturalization examination and join the swear ceremony. If I can stay in the UK for more than 5 years legally and get a permanent resident identity from the British government, then I have right to register to be a British Citizen. Then, I can hold a British Citizen Passport and have right to work and live in the UK. Because I have right to live and work in the UK originally, I hope I can through strive to work in the UK and get a British Citizen Passport legally. This can let the British government knows that Hongkongers are not just burden the UK; we can also give lots of contribution to the UK.

Having a British Citizen Passport and have right to live and work in the UK is my little wish. I hope I can finish my wish one day. At the same time, I also hope the British government to review the Nationality law of the UK, because the Nationality is quite insulting and do not respect the BN(O) passport holders indeed.

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How to fix battery drain issue after installing One UI update in Samsung Galaxy Devices

Most Samsung Galaxy devices running on One UI are claimed to face a lot of battery issues. Many people have complained that their old models and other newer models tend to drain the battery faster. Well, there is a solution to this issue. Here, we will share how you can fix the battery drain issue on Samsung Galaxy devices without much effort.Battery Capacity Showing in Phone

However, before we continue, you may want to know a few things about Samsung and its recent OS updates available for Galaxy S9 & S9+, Note 9, Galaxy S8 & S8+, as well as the Galaxy Note 8. An OTA update has been rolled out by Samsung for these models to fix the various bugs reported by users. However, while this update is supposed to fix the previous bugs experienced by the users of these Samsung device models, it also tends to come with a bug that makes the devices consume much battery. Not all Galaxy S9/S9 Plus, Note 9, S8/S8 plus reported about this battery drain issue, anyway. But, if you’re unlucky to be among the ones that got affected, we have a solution here.

This battery drain issue, however, seems to be associated with Galaxy devices running on One UI. Nevertheless, we have a couple of solutions to this regard, and none of them is hard to practice.


How to fix battery drain issues on Galaxy devices running on One UI
First Solution: Install the latest software
You may need to check out if there is a newer software update available for your device. To check out for this follow the steps below. It is likely that the bug causing your Galaxy device to consume much battery has been fixed in a newer software version; thus, upgrading to the most recent version of your device.

checking software update android

Go to your mobile device settings

Scroll down to the About Section and click on the “Software update” option

Tap the “Download and install” option

Wait for the searching to complete to see if there are any new updates available

If there’s an updated version, click on the download option to update your device software

However, if there is no more original version, kindly try other solutions below.


Second Solution: Natural Battery Calibration
Generally, most mobile phone battery issues are merely by recalibrating the battery. This action is simple but takes a lot of hours. It is the best solution to fix battery drain issues on Galaxy devices running on One UI. Follow the steps below to recalibrate your Samsung Galaxy device battery.


Used up the battery until it drains completely; i.e., make sure you use the device until the battery gets to 0% and the device powers off by itself. Do not attempt to charge the battery in-between this period, ignore the low battery warning and drain the battery completely.

Once the device powers off by itself, charge it back to 100% and do not attempt to boot the device or remove the charger until it reaches 100%.

Repeat the two steps; drain the battery and charge it back to 100%

This process requires a steady power supply as the device is not supposed to be unplugged during the charge period until it reaches 100%.

After doing this for two consecutive times, your battery will be recalibrated, and this might fight the issues you’ve been facing aforetime.

Recalibrate your battery using USSD codes
Battery Calibration Samsung

Launch your device dialer and dial this code – *#0228#

Follow on-screen Instructions

Restart the device

Third Solution: Clear partition cache
Another solution is the clearing of cache. When caches build up on our device, they can result in quite a lot of malfunctioning. Thus, clearing all the caches on your device may help to fix the battery issue you’re facing.

Wipe Cache Partition Samsung

Before going to this option. Take complete backup. Start by powering off the device

Boot into recovery mode pressing down the volume down key, the Bixby, and power key at the same time. If you Didn’t have Bixby button (J8 devices like that) Volume Down + Power Button.

Use the volume keys to navigate and the power key to launch an option; select “clean cache partition.”

Ignore the warning message that will appear on your screen and continue

Restart the device after these processes.

Fourth solution: Auto Optimization
In some cases, optimizing the battery performance will help to make everything start function well as supposed. Auto Optimizing your device battery performance is a feature built into Samsung new devices that help to delete cache files and stop irrelevant processes that automatically on the background and drain your device battery. It is one of the best ways to solve this battery drain issue.

Go to your galaxy device settings

Scroll down until you see the device care option, click on the option

Click on the three dotted vertical lines at the top right corner and select “auto optimization.”

Set the time when the auto-optimization should always run

You may need to set a time that you don’t often use your device, maybe during the night time.

Fifth solution: sleep most power consuming apps
This is simply disabling most auto-run apps and irrelevant apps that run on background and drain your battery quicker. The option to sleep the apps that makes more use of your battery is available in the device care option too. Follow the steps below to sleep most apps on your Galaxy device running on One UI. This may bring an end to this issue.

Samsung Galaxy Device Care

Go to your settings and Select “Device Care” option

Look at the bottom; there are quite many icons available there, click on the “Battery” icon

You’ll see all the apps that are draining your battery

Click on them one after the other and toggle the switch beside “Put app to sleep” to be active

This will prevent the app from running on background, and your battery life can be improved

You can even choose to uninstall the app if it is not important. Finally, you may want to change the Power Mode to “High Power Saving Mode” if you wish. Click on the “More” icon at the top-right to access more battery optimization options.

What more?
These are the possible solutions to solve the battery issues you’re facing on your Galaxy device running on One UI. The major problem is Old Oreo updates stay in the partition and running unnecessarily in the background. So, If you clear cache you can expect a lot of Improvement.