· September, 2008

Stories about Hong Kong (China) from September, 2008

Hong Kong: Finance Tsunami

As a major financial center in the world, the financial tsunami triggered by Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy hit the city badly. On sept 18, the Hang Seng Index (HIS) dived about...

23 September 2008

Hong Kong: King of Youtube

Dm from Learning Cantonese explains how Long Hair and League of Socialist Democracy (LSD) would get support from a wide range of political spectrum with Youtube effect.

18 September 2008

China: Media Manipulation on the Poisonous Milk Powder Scandal

The “Sanlu poisonous milk scandal” attracted more and more attention until the Central Propaganda Department gave strict orders on 9/15 to stop all Chinese media to report and investigate this scandal. Xinhua News, which is a mouthpiece of China government, shifted from a critical tone of voice to more positive reports and eulogy for the government departments' effectiveness in dealing with this scandal...This is a tragedy for hundred of thousands families. However, the sad story is being transformed into a happy story

18 September 2008

Hong Kong: Save the Ha Pak Nai Wetland

A major developer in Hong Kong is planning to develop one of the most beautiful piece of wetland called Ha Pak Nai in Yuen Long. The plan is to build 122 country houses, 56 village style hotels, a golf court around the 5 million square meters wetland and a tiny insect museum, which means the whole wetland area will be privatized in term of spatial arrangement.

15 September 2008

Hong Kong: Democracy Project

ESWN picks up the discussion by chonghead and Daisann McLane concerning the Legco election in Hong Kong with his own conversation with grassroots workers in a restaurant.

11 September 2008

Hong Kong: Radically Idealistic?

Alice poon carries on her debate with Shih Wing-ching, the chairman of Centaline Property Agency and owner of the newspaper “am730″ in Hong Kong, on Hong Kong political culture in...

10 September 2008

Hong Kong: Legco Election, What a surprise!

The result of this year's Legislative Council Election in Hong Kong is a surprise to many people. As the pan-democrats failed to coordinate their supporters and competed with each others...

9 September 2008

Hong Kong: Iron Vote

Hegelchong explains how the pro-establishment party develop their “iron vote” through neighborhood network while the pan democrats in Hong Kong are very unorganized.

8 September 2008

Hong Kong: Exist Poll

Alone in the Fart discusses about the recent pressure given by the election committee to a research center in Hong Kong University concerning the disclosure of exist poll during the...

4 September 2008

Hong Kong: Election Diary

In 5 days, Hong Kong will have its legislative council election. dm took a tour around Eastern New Territories candidates with a concluding remark: Eat with the DAB, vote for...

3 September 2008

Hong Kong: Leave Blogger Alone

Local newspapers had posted extensive photos of an university student who was killed by an accident last month, Jansen suspected that the photos were downloaded from facebook without permission, he...

3 September 2008