Test and Protect staff working in 'toxic' conditions warns MSP in letter to Humza Yousaf

As the Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, the gay sporting world will be keeping its eyes firmly on East Asia when the Gay Games 2022 head to Hong Kong next year.As sports fans from across the globe tune into the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the organisers of the 11th Gay Games, scheduled to open in November 2022 in Hong Kong, are hustling to ensure the event runs without a hitch.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGordon Lam and Ann Hui, recipients of Variety honors at the New York Asian Film Festival, could scarcely be more different. Actor-turned producer Lam, who is receiving Variety Star Asia Award is ebullient and busy.

elections ordinance.Wong, 59, had performed two songs at the 2018 rally and urged attendees to vote for pro-democracy candidate Au Nok-hin in a legislative by-election.

Vivienne Chow Independent digital news platform Initium Media announced on Tuesday that it will quit Hong Kong and relocate its headquarters to Singapore.The same day, veteran journalist Steve Vines and contemporary artist Kacey Wong also announced their departure from Hong Kong. Vines has arrived in the U.K.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCantonese-language singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming has been formally charged with corruption by Hong Kong authorities. The move relates to alleged crimes in connection with a 2018 election.Wong and former legislator Au Nok-him were charged on Monday by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

election, in part for publicizing the rally on social media and saying that Wong would be performing.The watchdog said in a statement that providing others with refreshments and entertainment at an election event is “a corrupt conduct and a serious offence” and is against the elections ordinance.Local media reported that Wong was released on bail. Au, meanwhile, has been in jail since March.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has complained to watchdogs demanding they investigate whether a nursery discriminated against his two-year-old daughter.

Rebecca Davis editorAs soon as Chinese film fanatic Li heard the news earlier this month that the Cannes Film Festival had scheduled a surprise special screening for a documentary about political unrest in Hong Kong, he rushed straight to his computer to open the page for his favorite online bookstore.He already owned a copy of festival director Thierry Fremaux’s book, “Selection officielle,” but he didn’t want to miss the chance to order two more, fearing they could soon be taken off the

Activision Blizzard staff have signed an open letter criticising the company for its response to the ongoing discrimination lawsuit.Staff circulated the letter, which Bloomberg initially reported, yesterday following the news last week that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing was suing Activision Blizzard over allegations of sexism and discrimination.Almost 1,500 former and current employees criticised Activision Blizzard’s official response to the lawsuit.

Covid restrictions by August 9 despite concerns over the level of vaccine uptake. The Health Secretary was optimistic that the entire country would be able to move out of the levels system next month.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKiwi Chow, the Hong Kong-based director of the controversial “Revolution of Our Times” documentary that screened on the penultimate day of the Cannes Film Festival, says he has disposed of his interests in the film.“Revolution,” which takes its title from a pro-democracy protest slogan, chronicles the popular uprising in Hong Kong that started in mid-2019 and the government’s strongarmed suppression of the movement.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong police on Wednesday arrested and detained another senior editor from the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.The police confirmed in a statement that the man was arrested by its National Security department and said that he was suspected of collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security.He was not named by the police, but local media have identified him as Lee Man-chung, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily.

Vogue Hong Kong honors women in sports ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and chose Naomi Osaka to be part of their unique feature. The publication released images of the athlete rocking exquisite tennis-inspired fashion.

Vivienne Chow Action star Sammo Hung will take the helm of the production of “Seven Little Fortunes,” a feature film re-telling Hung’s childhood story where he and a generation of Hong Kong action movie icons such as Jackie Chan were coached by their mentor, Peking opera master Yu Jim-yuen.Co-produced by Yuen Biao Films Production, Beijing Renxing Film Media Culture and Quanton Times Pictures, Hung will be the chief director of the film penned by Raymond To (“I Have A Date With Spring”).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSpecialty U.S. distribution company KimStim is to give a North American release to “Wood and Water,” a German-made feature set against the backdrop of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.The film premiered in the Deutsche Perspektive section of this year’s erlinaleand won the Compass-Perspektive Award special mention during the Berlin festival’s summer edition.

A confidential screening of Hong Kong protests documentary Revolution Of Our Times was held for select members of the press at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Not on the official schedule, the Special Screenings title is a harrowing two-hour-plus look at the 2019 pro-democracy riots and is directed by Kiwi Chow (A Complicated Story, Ten Years, Beyond The Dream).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn a late move, the Cannes Film Festival has announced the addition of a new film to its official line-up. The documentary, “Revolution of Our Times,” depicts recent political and social events in Hong Kong, and will play on Friday in a special screening.Cannes this year is chock full of issue-led programming about climate change, crises in Africa, diversity and equality.

coronavirus pandemic. It usually draws hundreds of thousands of people looking for everything from the latest bestsellers to works by political figures.This year, far fewer politically sensitive books are on display.

England penalty takers Marcus Rashford, 23, Jadon Sancho, 21, and Bukayo Saka, 19, were targeted with racist abuse on social media after they missed from the spot during a penalty shootout on Sunday evening. Humza Yousaf took to social media to send a message of solidarity to the team and to criticise those who had abused the players online.