Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Election blow for HK Democrats CNN Tuesday, September 14, 2004 Posted: 8:30 PM EDT (0030 G http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/hong.kong.election/index.html

Hong Kong expects record voter turnout DPA , HONG KONG Monday, Sep 13, 2004,Page 1 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/09/15/2003202980

A disappointing day for the democrats Sep 13th 2004 From The Economist Global Agenda http://www.economist.com/agenda/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3192873

China to tighten Hong Kong reins By Willy Lam for CNN Monday, September 13, 2004 Posted: 5:46 AM EDT (0946 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/hk.vote.china/index.html

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”

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”

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

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”

Democrats demand HK recount CNN September 12 2004

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