Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform World Socialist Website By John Chan 6 July 2004 http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/hkon-j06_prn.shtml Despite intimidation from Beijing, the efforts of opposition leaders to play down the protest, and media predictions of a low turnout, hundreds of thousands of people took part in a march and rally inContinue reading “News: Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform”

China’s message for HK voters http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/hk.vote.chinoy/index.html Saturday, September 11, 2004 Posted: 1:37 AM EDT (0537 GMT)

Trouble on the fringes Dec 2nd 2003 From The Economist Global Agenda http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2256248

New Carnegie Policy Brief: Step Softly But Resolutely to Achieve Democracy in Hong Kong <a href=" http://www.ceip.org/files/publications/PB31hung.asp”>http://www.ceip.org/files/publications/PB31hung.asp

Awaiting a democratic Hong Kong Beware Beijing’s backlash Sep 10th 2004 From The Economist Global Agenda

Election Tie? Get Out Pingpong Balls http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040904_500.html Deadlocked Election? Hong Kong Gets Out Pingpong Balls in Bingo-Style Drawing to Pick Winner The Associated Press HONG KONG Sept. 4, 2004 — If Hong Kong political candidates finish in a dead heat, the election will be decided by the luck of the draw from a bag ofContinue reading “News: Election Tie? Get Out Pingpong BallsNews: Election Tie? Get Out Pingpong Balls”

Hong Kong Elections Worry Beijing”> http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/world/9597660.htm DIRK BEVERIDGE Associated Press Posted on Tue, Sep. 07, 2004

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong I confess: Each day as I walk pass Rita Fan’s posters and banners that line the walk home. I have little fantasies of sticking a cigarette right in her face. I am truly dissappointed that my hairdresser has decided to vote DAB because he feels that being “one” with theContinue reading “Defacing Rita Fan and other inappropiate thoughts”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Just a thought about the propaganda song spewing yellow monstrosity currently doing the rounds up and down my neighbourhood. It’s completely wrong. Obviously I think it’s completely wrong due to the message it’s trying to send, but that this can’t possible work in an election type situation. That truck isContinue reading “Context of the Propaganda Truck”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Yesterday I bumped into Martin Lee on the campaign trail, I was touched and excited. Today I would like to throw tomatoes and eggs at the big yellow truck that blasts propaganda cultural revolution-esq “build HK together” songs. I can hear all this even if I am up 18 floors,Continue reading “Propaganda Songs blasting into my apartment.”