Following the previous termination of service by the PayPal payment platform, the then Deputy Secretary General of the Social Democratic Alliance Huang Yongzhi, social activists Liang Yingli and Zhou Nuoheng, three protesters against the development of the New Northeast Territories outside of the Legislative Council in 2014, accused the police of having beaten and dismissed the lawsuit. Parties involved in online crowdfunding were also shut down by another payment platform, Stripe. Liang Yingli quoted Stripe on FB saying that “after review, it is beyond the scope of their support” and that “Stripe can only serve low-risk traders.”
In 2014, a demonstration against the pre-financing of the development of the New Northeast Territories erupted outside the Legislative Council. Four of the protesters, including Huang Yongzhi, Zhou Nuoheng, Leung Wing-lai and Zhou Zhenyu, claimed after the demonstration that they were chained by the police and taken to a police car, beaten and abused and illegally detained. , and subsequently filed a civil suit against the police. The district court sentenced 4 plaintiffs against the lawsuit in 2020. Among them, 3 including Wong Wing-chi, Zhou Nuoheng and Leung Wing-lai raised legal fees through online crowdfunding. The three are required to pay legal fees to the Department of Justice on October 18 this year 600,000 yuan are owed.
Liang Yingli posted on Facebook today (14) that the “gogetfunding” crowdfunding platform used made credit card donations via payment service provider Stripe, but on Tuesday (11) the three received a notice from the crowdfunding platform. online Stripe who would be To raise money for their crowdfunding, Liang Yingli quoted Stripe as saying that “after review, it is believed to be beyond the scope of their support,” and also pointed out that “Stripe can only serve low-level merchants. risk”.
Liang Yingli quoted Stripe as saying that all funds raised through the crowdfunding platform will be returned to the donor’s credit card account within five business days. “The current situation in Hong Kong is that even online crowdfunding doesn’t seem feasible,” she said. She thanked everyone for their help, but also felt embarrassed: “Now we can only find another way to solve it. Thanks to the friends who donated, paid attention and reprinted earlier.”
