Category Archives: Hong Kong Democracy

Design Democracy Hong Kong’s First Report on Universal Suffrage Models

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JUNE 12, 2014

 

As of 5 May 2014 when the government’s five-months consultation ended, Design Democracy Hong Kong (DDHK) received 592 submitted models concerning the system of Continue reading →

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Hong Kong media outlets feel Beijing’s pressure as ads vanish

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By Michael Forsythe and Neil Gough / NY Times News Service, HONG KONG

 

In what may be a major escalation of pressure by Beijing on Hong Kong’s independently minded news media outlets, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the territory’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading →

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A Media Mogul, Alone on the Island-Hong Kong’s fiery beacon of the free press, Apple Daily, is under threat from shadowy forces. Can it survive if Beijing wants it dead or quiet?

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BY JOHN GARNAUT JUNE 2, 2014

HONG KONG — When somebody rammed a stolen car into media magnate Jimmy Lai’s home last June 19 and neatly arranged an ax and a meat cleaver in front of the battered gate, Continue reading →

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Q. and A.: Anson Chan on Beijing’s Pressure Tactics in Hong Kong

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE JUNE 12, 2014 6:01 AM

Anson Chan, former chief secretary of Hong Kong.
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Anson Chan served as the No. 2 official in Hong Kong in the last years of the Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear

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=By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and NEIL GOUGH June 12, 2014

Jimmy Lai of Next Media Limited, which is known for its strong advocacy of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG — In what may be a major escalation of pressure by mainland China on Hong Kong’s independent-minded news media, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the city’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading →

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