Today is World Press Freedom Day. (repost from May 3rd) NEW YORK, – Press freedom suffered a substantial worldwide decline in 2003. A Global Survey of Media Independence, revealed that some of the most serious setbacks took place in countries where democracy is backsliding, such as in Bolivia and Russia, and in older, established democracies,Continue reading “7% of Asia-Pacific’s Population Access a “Free Press””
Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton
Old Times
Reminded of old Hong Kong before the flag changed. Not the power nor connections. Just the people of then. Half my life as past since that time. I didn’t know it’s been so long. Not many of us still see each other that often but some of us still do. But I wish for aContinue reading “Old Times”
The Ucky Season Cracks Open for Sun on A Junk (Four Corners)
Hong Kong. New Piece From Me For the Four Corners: This Fortnight’s Theme: The Changing Seasons. The Ucky Season, Cracks Open for Sun on A Junk Also check out my fellow contributors from Bermuda, California, Fiji, England, etc. etc. FOUR CORNERS
100 Plus Sites and 40 Days
Tell the World Here is a list of sites which TURNED BLACK and/or reported the inccidents of the Typepad banning in China in May of 2003. Those who participated in the blackout remained black/black bordered until world press freedom day on May 3rd 2004 forty days from the start of the protest. All Typepad SitesContinue reading “100 Plus Sites and 40 Days”
Street Racing. Filmmaker Notes May 02 2004
Riding with HK street racers This is the forth saturday they said we were going to explore random abandonned places in the city. First week, they didn’t call. Second week, I called and Fai said someone’s had a fight, and it’s cancelled, Wah said Fai had some work to do, when I saw him theContinue reading “Street Racing. Filmmaker Notes May 02 2004”
Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Association Denounces Democratic Movement (???)
Glutter’s Hong Kong Allan Zeman, the guy who owns large parts of Lan Kwai Fong, the bar and club area in Central, went on TV last night to say he was “concerned” at the image that the quest of democracy was giving to his friends in the US “some of which are quite powerful”, asContinue reading “Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Association Denounces Democratic Movement (???)”
New Cases of SARS from the lab
Glutter’s Hong Kong BEIJING – China upgraded two suspected SARS patients to confirmed cases of the virus Thursday, doubling the number of infected people linked to a Beijing laboratory believed responsible for the latest small outbreak of the disease. China’s Mini-Outbreak of SARS Widens Okay guys.. sorry but I thought the point of having anContinue reading “New Cases of SARS from the lab”
Teacup in a Storm Host Takes a Break and Might Retire :(
Glutter’s Hong Kong Albert Cheng from “Tea cup in a Storm” a political talk radio show is going on a break, he says he’s tired from the suffocating political environment in Hong Kong, and has considered retirement. I find it a shame coz lots and lots of us in Hong Kong truly appreciates his rantsContinue reading “Teacup in a Storm Host Takes a Break and Might Retire :(“
Eight Months a Democracy Movement Does Not Make, it’s just Begun.
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong News: China rules out universal suffrage for Hong Kong in 2007 and 2008 Although for the piece on the blog, Still Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong, I manage to utter the words of hope, and a person who could still see universal suffrage unfolding in the future if not inContinue reading “Eight Months a Democracy Movement Does Not Make, it’s just Begun.”
News: China Bristles at Criticism of Hong Kong Restrictions
April 28, 2004 By KEITH BRADSHER New York Times A brilliant article on the democracy in Hong Kong during the British rule, American lack of Interests at the time, and China asking why the fuss now. A nice reminder all three countries are ruled by hypocrites. HONG KONG, April 27 – China’s foreign minister respondedContinue reading “News: China Bristles at Criticism of Hong Kong Restrictions”
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