Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Some Thoughts About Being the Loser

Socio-political Rants/ Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Sometimes in life you lose. It sucks. I know. When the Hong Kong elections went the way it did. I was speechless. I had one conversation about it that morning and when it all sunk in. I never spoke about it again. I couldn’t. Glutter was incredibly silentContinue reading “Some Thoughts About Being the Loser”

News: China Closes 1,600 Internet Cafes in Crackdown

Again…Yawn… Sat Oct 30,10:10 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) – China shut 1,600 Internet cafes between February and August and imposed $12.1 million worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media said Of 1.8 million Internet bars inspected, 18,000 were ordered “to stop operation for rectification,” XinhuaContinue reading “News: China Closes 1,600 Internet Cafes in Crackdown”

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.”

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”

News: Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Invited to Beijing

September 24 2004 Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Invited to Beijing http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040924_58.html China Invites Some Pro-Democracy Lawmakers to Beijing; Critics Call It Attempt to Split Opposition HONG KONG Sept. 24, 2004 — China has taken the unprecedented step of inviting some pro-democracy lawmakers to Beijing for National Day celebrations, but critics charged Friday that others were excluded inContinue reading “News: Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Invited to Beijing”