Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong I heard on the radio the other day that some pro-china group made a statement that those not supporting Article 23 do not love China. We do not care about the betterment of the motherland because this is a “security” bill and therefore not wanting it passed is akin notContinue reading “I do Love My Country but I Oppose the Full Article 23.”
Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK
Concern as Beijing tells Hong Kong it has final say on democracy
Awaiting A Democratic Hong Kong. This is dissapppointing, but expected. I don’t think a statement from Beijing should dampen our requests and demand at all. It means we have to fight harder and make our showing for this is what is wanted, expected and needed in HK stronger. Pro-democracy protest (APF) HONG KONG : HongContinue reading “Concern as Beijing tells Hong Kong it has final say on democracy”
Our Government Approval Rating. Can it go to Single Digits?
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Our Government Approval Rating is now at 12% TWELVE Percent Three more points and we’re at single digits. Surely if they ran an election you would need more than 12% of the votes to win? I mean 12% would make you a minor party with a few seats at most?Continue reading “Our Government Approval Rating. Can it go to Single Digits?”
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong I know as a lot of you read this blog, over on the other side of the world. In the US, in Canada, in Australia and Japan. I write, I seem like just like you. A grrl in my late 20s writing about the same stuff that maybe you canContinue reading “Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong”
Help Free Cyber Dissdent Mr. Du DaoBin
Awaiting A Democratic Hong Kong. Please sign the petition letter requesting release of Mr. Du Daobin Du Daobin, a civil servant from HuBei, a central province of China, was taken into custody by plainclothes state security agents on Oct. 28, accused of “subverting state power.” Before his arrest, Du was a prolific writer who hadContinue reading “Help Free Cyber Dissdent Mr. Du DaoBin”
Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong
Thursday January 1, 2004 9:46 AM By MARGARET WONG Associated Press Writer HONG KONG (AP) – Thousands of people marched through downtown Hong Kong on New Year’s Day to demand full democracy in this former British colony, the biggest rally since a mass protest in July that threw the government into crisis. Chanting “return powerContinue reading “Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong”
Democracy vs Hangover?
Hong Kong Today is Jan 1st 2004. There is another march for democracy, a six month anniversary of the last one. It’s very important. It’s for showing what happenned last time was not a fluke and HK people really DO want this and HK people will fight for it. However, no one mentioned to eachContinue reading “Democracy vs Hangover?”
China Detains Another Cyber Activist – HK Group
Hong Kong Sat Dec 20,12:39 PM ET Reuters Internet Report to My Yahoo! HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has detained a cyber activist for posting pro-democracy essays and poems on foreign Web sites, the latest in a string of detentions or convictions of Internet dissidents, a human rights group said on Saturday. Separately, China hasContinue reading “China Detains Another Cyber Activist – HK Group”
Hypocrisy: US Supports Democracy in HK
Hong Kong, Sociopolitio rants Oh I forgot… In the paper on Sunday: Some US department in HK wrote a statement saying that for the stability of HK to continue China should implement universal suffrage in 2008. China of course issued a statement telling the US to back off and that if they really supported stabilityContinue reading “Hypocrisy: US Supports Democracy in HK”
We are Not a Colony Anymore. You Can’t Act this Way.
Glutter Socio-Political Rants, Glutter’s Hong Kong The other day I watch a big tall six feet white expat man I know yell at a 4 feet something beggar woman to “Hang Huo,” (Walk off). I was pissed. When he turned around to me with a smug look, I told him that there was no reasonContinue reading “We are Not a Colony Anymore. You Can’t Act this Way.”