Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Awaiting a democratic Hong Kong My government lied about how many people attended the protest today. They set the number to be a measly 63,000 when the organizers said there were 250,000. It’s never been that much difference. Not even close. As a person who was there I truly felt it was exactly about halfContinue reading “Oh this is why the Government Lied about the Numbers of Protesters..”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Today at the end of the protest at the Secretariat, Leung Kwok Hung (aka, Long Hair) announced that he was going to stay there tonight and wait for Donald Tsang to come over. He said that some organization was bringing over water and food for anyone else who will stay.Continue reading “Wonder How Many People are Still Outside the Secretariat”

Awaiting Democratic Hong Kong. In Reality TV World. "RockStar InXs: Vote now for the Lead Singer of InXs." Call 0098 for SuzieCall 0099 for JDCall 0100 for MigCall 0101 for Marty "Make History by Voting for Miss World 2005, the only beauty Pageant where your vote counts!" Call 0111 for Miss UruguayCall 0112 for MissContinue reading “Have Your Say. Vote For: Miss World! New Frontman of InXs! The Chief Executive of Hong Kong!“

Awaiting the Democratic Hong Kong So Donald Tsang went and asked the people in HK to support something they don’t really understand, the Democrats also is asking people in Hong Kong to come out to support something that maybe they don’t fully understand either. Everyone is shouting and Emily Lau plus a few more DemocraticContinue reading “Getting 7.8 Million People on Our Side for Freedom”

Awaiting a democractic Hong Kong With his political reform package in danger of being vetoed by angry democrats and a protest march set for Sunday, Chief Executive Donald Tsang has taken the unprecedented step of going on television to appeal directly to the people to support his administration’s modest changes to the electoral system. More

Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Martin Lee said that citizens of the former British colony have no option but to use "people power" in a bid to pressure Beijing for greater freedom. Ahead of a mass democracy rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, Lee blamed the Chinese-administered territory’s chief executive Donald Tsang "for not reflecting theContinue reading “News: Hong Kong to use “People Power” against Beijing: reform leader”

Opposition lawmakers poured scorn on a plea by Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang to galvanise the city behind unpopular electoral reform plans that threaten to tip over into a constitutional crisis. Tsang’s televised appeal Wednesday was counterproductive, they said, and instead steeled opponents as they prepared to protest against the proposals in a mass rallyContinue reading “News: Opponents pour scorn on Hong Kong leader’s appeal in democracy row”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Donald Tsang (2005):"I support a quick transition to democracy for Hong Kong" Zhou En Lai (1961): "Currently there is a negative trend. What it is, is that there isn’t enough democratic practices" Deng Siu Ping (1978):"Fear that you cannot hear the voices of the people, the most terrible things isContinue reading “No Excuse: This is What they said: Dec 4th March for Universal Suffrage”