Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Awaiting A Democratic Hong Kong. Today is the 16th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. Today is the day of that one photo, the one everyone remembers, you know the one I am referring to, its lucid, calm symbolism etched into the minds of millions, the photo Wang Dan has over his bed in his dormContinue reading “Beijing, June 4th 1989: Blood, Death, Chaos and Not that One Photo.”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. I was thinking how during this heavy news day, with stories about detained journalist Mr. Ching Cheong, our late Deposed Premier Zhao Zi Yang leaving papers supporting democratic reform, the 16th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre plus Donald Tsang annoucing his "candidacy" for Chief Executive "Election" one very important factContinue reading “Hong Kong’s Leader Voted by 800 People only.”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. According to a BBC World Service Report Mr. Ching Cheong, the Hong Kong journalist who is detained in China for spying has “confessed”, although his wife continues to maintain he is innocent. If convicted he can face the death penalty. Mr. Donald Tsang our we-all-know-future Chief Executive from a fakeContinue reading “Journalist Face Death Penalty: Freedom to BUY is not Freedom of THOUGHT.”

I am watching the re-run of yesterdays (Actually it’s not a re-run. Its live. This is number two press con ) press conference of Donald Tsang "campaigning" for his "election" of Chief Executive. Leung Kwok Hung aka Cheung Mao aka Long Hair just offered Tsang some shoe shine and then kept talking, accusing Tsang forContinue reading “Leung Kwok Hung calls Donald Tsang a Shoe Shine Boy”

Book that airs Zhao’s views spooks Beijing, says author By Cindy Sui in Beijing June 3, 2005 Beijing is desperately trying to prevent publication of a book that outlines a plea by the late Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang for China to abandon one-party rule and move towards democracy. It also airs Zhao’s opinion thatContinue reading “News: Zhao Believed Democracy was the only way to go for China”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong I have no idea when this was, when it happened and who these people are. I just came across these photo in my flickr group. But whatever. They are cool. That’s right in the middle of the most busiest intersection in the Business District. Crazy. That’s the kind of stuffContinue reading “Poetic Terrorism in Central for June 4th?”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. Again I was asked. "Why do you use Zhao Zi Yang for your T-shirts and Art?" This time by a man who was in Beijing in 1989. "Although I agree with what he did in 1989, I don’t think I can support him as a whole." I replied, "Because heContinue reading “News: Writer Sought Records Of Secret Zhao Interviews”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. As per usual people are being detained before June 4th, last year they put Ding Zilin and two other Tiananmen Mothers under house arrest, and jailed two people who expressed the wish for reform in China on the internet. This year it is two journalists of Chinese dissent who areContinue reading “Others Detained. Tsang says he can’t help everyone.”

This 62 inch by 26 inch banner was created for the explicit reason of putting up at the Tiananmen Massacre Memorial. It features a photo of fallen Premier Zhao Ziyang speaking in 1989, 16 years ago, urging the students to return home. He was in tears. Surrounding WE DESERVE THE VOTE: DIRECT ELECTIONS FOR HONGContinue reading “Democracy hardcore: This is Zhao Ziyang. This is Democracy”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong There are a lot of pro-china people out there that tells us that we should trust China, that Hong Kong people should not be afraid of losing our freedoms, and every so often we are reminded that no matter how much China "opens" information is not part of the package.Continue reading “News: Hong Kong Reporter Detained in China”