Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

News: Chinese rock ‘still held back by conservative public, government’

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/afplifestyle_china_music BEIJING (AFP) – With his head shaven in a mohican and wearing trendy blue-tinted sunglasses, Zhang Hui is not the kind of young man you would bump into on the street in China. The 20-year-old student was screaming and bouncing like the rest of the crowd at a four-day rock festival in a BeijingContinue reading “News: Chinese rock ‘still held back by conservative public, government’”

News: Simple. Simple. Guide to HK Elections

Vote threatens China’s grip on Hong Kong The Guardian September 6 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/editor/story/0,12900,1302991,00.html PS. According to this article, electoral system was indeed set up by the British. Which is so ridiculous because Britain and all other former colonies use the first past the post system. Also: on Open Democracy Hong Kong’s democratic road: an interviewContinue reading “News: Simple. Simple. Guide to HK Elections”

Hong Kong Elections: The Incomprehensible System.

Awaiting Democratic Hong Kong 3:30am Sunday. Column not in. Can’t seem to express exactly what is wrong with the electoral system in Hong Kong in a clear concise manner. It’s so complicated that no matter how much I research I don’t get what the hare quota system is. No one else has written about exactlyContinue reading “Hong Kong Elections: The Incomprehensible System.”

Download Tszpun

Glutter’s Hong Kong (supporting da scene issue) When I first came home about six years ago, I used to run a listing website, and go review raves for fun and living. One of the crews that threw parties at Bar City -a bassment club in TST- was called Club Progressive, they specialized in bringing UKContinue reading “Download Tszpun”

Hong Kong Elections 2004: Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_LegCo_elections,_2004 2004 Legislative Council Election Official Govenment Site Hong Kong Voting System: Proportional Representation using Largest remainder method with Hare Quota First Past the Post Electro System: Found in UK, Previous Colonies, also in China for executive offices (haha) Voting Systems around the world

Report: A Question of Patriotism: Human Rights and Democratization in Hong Kong

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong The Humans Right Watch put out a Report in Septemeber 2004, detailing the start of the democratic movement in Hong Kong during the last year, along with cases of intimidation that has been reported. It’s 42 pages but a really good overview. A Question of Patriotism: Human Rights and DemocratizationContinue reading “Report: A Question of Patriotism: Human Rights and Democratization in Hong Kong”

Goddamn it. Go Support Our Scene.

Glutter’s Hong Kong Today is National Day. Which means it is a time to be a little patriotic. Today I went to a rap battle and then the amature DJ night at Chapter 3. Today I saw some of my struggling musician friends, people who are good, talented, and doing interesting stuff, people from thisContinue reading “Goddamn it. Go Support Our Scene.”