Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Hong Kong Elections: We didn’t Lose. We didn’t get the Majority because we don’t have universal suffrage.

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong If you have been reading this blog what you wouldn’t know is that on September 12th we had the long awaited Hong Kong Elections. The pro-democratic camp got over 60% of the votes, while 40% were shared between the pro-government (pro-beijing) and moderate candidates, 7% of those went to thoseContinue reading “Hong Kong Elections: We didn’t Lose. We didn’t get the Majority because we don’t have universal suffrage.”

News: Two cyberdissidents handed down harsh prison sentences

The Internet under surveillance 17 september 2004 CHINA Two cyberdissidents handed down harsh prison sentences Reporters Without Borders has expressed outrage after two cyberdissidents, Kong Youping and Ning Xianhua, were sentenced respectively to 15 and 12 years in prison by a court in Shenyang in Liaoning province in the north-east of the country. They wereContinue reading “News: Two cyberdissidents handed down harsh prison sentences”

Democratic Network Press Release

Dear all, The Monitoring Committee on the Fairness of Elections of the Democratic Development Networks will conduct an investigation of LegCo Election 2004 and follow-up on cases, and to produce a report for public release. We accept statements from all parties, to identify typical and exempliary cases, to collect relevant evidence and to verify facts.Continue reading “Democratic Network Press Release”

News: Election upset weakens bedrock party of Hong Kong democracy movement

Thursday September 16, 12:05 PM Election upset weakens bedrock party of Hong Kong democracy movement http://asia.news.yahoo.com/040916/afp/040916040524asiapacificnews.html HONG KONG, (AFP) – The Democratic Party, the bedrock of Hong Kong’s democracy movement founded by veteran campaigner Martin Lee, is in disarray after an election setback. Calls are growing for the resignation of party chairman Yeung Sum afterContinue reading “News: Election upset weakens bedrock party of Hong Kong democracy movement”

News: Taiwan again fails in UN membership bid

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1511&ncid=1511&e=7&u=/afp/20040915/wl_afp/un_china_taiwan_040915212253 Taiwan again fails in UN membership bid APF Wed Sep 15, 5:22 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Taiwan failed for the 12th straight year in its bid to join the United Nations (news – web sites) after the UN General Assembly refused to take up the question. After a day-long debate, the assemblyContinue reading “News: Taiwan again fails in UN membership bid”

Hong Kong Elections 2004: BBC Coverage

Awaiting a democratic Hong Kong Monday, 13 September, 2004, China celebrates over HK election http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3652124.stm Monday, 13 September, 200 Pro-China win in Hong Kong vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3650534.stm Monday, 13 September, 2004 Press hails ‘record’ HK turnout (Editorials overview from the HK papers) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3651074.stm Sunday, 12 September, 2004 Hong Kong poll sees record vote http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3648568.stm Friday, 10Continue reading “Hong Kong Elections 2004: BBC Coverage”