Yan Sham-Shackleton

News: Democrats make gains in Hong Kong but fail to win mandate for reform

Democrats make gains in Hong Kong but fail to win mandate for reform Sun Sep 12, 4:53 PM http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1511&ncid=1511&e=6&u=/afp/20040912/wl_afp/hongkong_vote_040912205359 World – AFP HONG KONG (AFP) – Democrats tightened their grip on Hong Kong’s legislature with gains in elections but failed to win the mandate needed to push their agenda of universal suffrage in the southernContinue reading “News: Democrats make gains in Hong Kong but fail to win mandate for reform”

Summer girls

The blistering hot summer just ended as the evenings have started to cool. The day is overcast and you can just have the window open without the air con. No sweat pouring off you while standing still. A slight chill permeate into you bones even if it is still twenty eight degrees. And there seemsContinue reading “Summer girls”

Finished voting

Just put my ballot in. The whole process took two minutes. What i did not expect was the number of really old people who is here. Over sixty or seventy years old. So its done. I really have not paid much attention for a while because i was just waiting for the results. See whatContinue reading “Finished voting”

Washington Post: Hong Kong Elections

washingtonpost.com Hong Kong’s Elections Wednesday, August 25, 2004; Page A16 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30286-2004Aug24.html

news: Hong Kong poll designed so voters’ will won’t prevail

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/09/06/2003201848 DIFFERENT FRANCHISES: Political scientists find both different ways of counting votes and various functional constituencies, which makes matters `extremely murky’ AFP , HONG KONG Monday, Sep 06, 2004 When Hong Kong voters go to the polls next week they will face a complex system riddled with quirks, one of which is that only halfContinue reading “news: Hong Kong poll designed so voters’ will won’t prevail”

News: Democrats demand HK recount

Democrats demand HK recount CNN September 12 2004

News: Hong Kong delivers a mixed verdict

Hong Kong delivers a mixed verdict by Benjamin Robertson in Hong Kong Saturday 11 September 2004 1:40 PM GMT http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6DFCDA2D-5619-42BA-B9CC-F2D1C39F0137.htm

News: Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform

Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform World Socialist Website By John Chan 6 July 2004 http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/hkon-j06_prn.shtml Despite intimidation from Beijing, the efforts of opposition leaders to play down the protest, and media predictions of a low turnout, hundreds of thousands of people took part in a march and rally inContinue reading “News: Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform”

So what will make all of you come out and argue?

Mobile posting. Just had a thought about its been so long since glutter had one of those everyone comes out of the wood works and snipe politely at each other for days while busting out obscure words theories and writers socio political debates. Which i always so so appreciate because it reminds me how myContinue reading “So what will make all of you come out and argue?”

News: China’s message for HK voters

China’s message for HK voters http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/hk.vote.chinoy/index.html Saturday, September 11, 2004 Posted: 1:37 AM EDT (0537 GMT)