Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

HONG KONG: UN rights concerns greeted with scorn UN Human Rights Committee’s issues recommendations on press freedom after two-day hearing South China Morning PostSunday, April 2, 2006 By Niki Law The government last night issued an angry rebuttal to a set of recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Committee following a two-day hearingContinue reading “News: HONG KONG: UN rights concerns greeted with scorn”

The authority of Hong Kong’s Judiciary will be severely undermined should the SAR government seek an interpretation from Beijing for its controversial covert surveillance bill, a democratic lawmaker said Thursday. Whole Article

Does this really deserve 21 days in Prison? I am speechless. Spiderman’ protester jailed in Hong Kong Last Modified: 15 Mar 2006 Source: ITN A British man has been jailed over a political protest in Hong Kong in which he scaled a giant TV screen dressed as Spiderman. Teacher Matt Pearce, 30, was convicted ofContinue reading “Does Non Violent Protest Warrant a 21 Day Prison Sentence?”

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Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong, The Moment Eye Team has created a podcast (ie. a short film you can see in itune) for the group. Within the podcast is a documentary on the 12.4 Democracy March. It’s fantastic. Otherwise included are other digital art and bits and pieces. Including me defending (hahaha) my short pieceContinue reading “Short Documentary on the Dec 4th Democracy March (Plus me talking about a short film I made)”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong The Democrat Alliance has stopped the new "reform" package from going through Legco. Supposedly this is this major reform package towards democracy. Firstly they will add 10 more seats to the legislature. I am not sure if it’s directly elected or functional constituency. The other is it will DOUBLE theContinue reading “Reform Package. 800 voters for CE…Blah. 1600 Double Blah”

Hong Kong Democrats Defeat Beijing-Backed Political Changes By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG, Thursday, Dec. 22 – Democracy advocates on Wednesday night defeated a government-backed legislative proposal to revamp the political system here, dealing a sharp setback to the chief executive and to Beijing, as well as to the prospects for any substantial political changes hereContinue reading “News: Hong Kong Democrats Defeat Beijing-Backed Political Changes”

China denies it has Hong Kong democracy timetable Beijing has scotched press rumors that it is preparing a roadmap that will bring full democracy to the former British territory within the next decade or so             AP BEIJING AND HONG KONG         Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 China yesterday deniedContinue reading “News: Articles on the Protests and Timetable”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong   Donald Puppet    Originally uploaded by Photo Benni.   IMG_0288    Originally uploaded by LY.   last02    Originally uploaded by 1of@kind.   Walk for Democracy    Originally uploaded by Photo Benni.   Universal Sufferage – 20051204HK    Originally uploaded by carriechow.   IMG_0316    Originally uploaded by LY.Continue reading “More December 4th Photographs”