2015年5月17日 星期日

POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 151 (16-05-2015)








Occupy Central

Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. It calls on thousands of protesters to block roads and paralyse Hong Kong's financial district if the Beijing and Hong Kong governments do not agree to implement universal suffrage for the chief executive election in 2017 and the Legislative Council elections in 2020 according to "international standards." The movement was initiated by Benny Tai Yiu-ting (戴耀), an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, in January 2013.



Umbrella Movement



The Umbrella Movement (Chinese: 雨傘運動; pinyin: yǔsǎn yùndòng) is a loose political movement that was created spontaneously during the Hong Kong protests of 2014. Its name derives from the recognition of the umbrella as a symbol of defiance and resistance against the Hong Kong government, and the united grass-roots objection to the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) of 31 August.

The movement consists of individuals numbering in the tens of thousands who participated in the protests that began on 28 September 2014, although Scholarism, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Occupy Central with Love and Peace,  groups are principally driving the demands for the rescission of the NPCSC decision.


Occupy Central site in Causeway Bay was cleared as police moved in  ...

POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 151:

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2017 ticks for Woo and Tsang

    

It's hard to tell how the political reform exercise will end.

But no matter what the outcome is, the SAR's next chief executive will be elected in 2017 - either by universal suffrage among candidates chosen by a nominating committee, or by 1,200 members of the Election Committee, should the reform plan be vetoed.

Various names have occasionally popped up, and political watchers couldn't have missed two recent episodes.

First, tycoon Peter Woo Kwong- ching will complete the handover of his HK$300 billion business empire to his son after the general meeting of Wharf Holdings on Friday.

Why is he choosing this moment to do so?

The 68-year-old may be long in the tooth, but it's difficult to find among his peers an example of someone who retires at such an age to pass on the family business to the second generation.

Coincidentally or not, Woo appeared in the recent edition of socialite magazine Hong Kong Tatler, portrayed as an energetic man excelling academically and being active in sports during his years at the University of Cincinnati.

The eight-page feature offered a rare insight into the personal side of the man best known to the public as chairman of a conglomerate that owns Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui and Times Square in Causeway Bay.

In the interview, Woo said he plays tennis regularly and is a qualified deep- sea diver. But what caught the eye the most was a photo of him playing basketball with students during a visit to a local secondary school.

Woo will be 70 when the next chief executive election rolls around. In politics, anything goes. Will his situation change in the next two years to inspire him to make his second attempt at the top post, following his failed bid in 1996?

Don't rule out the possibility.

Another individual garnering attention is Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, who played stand-up comedian at the Hong Kong Journalists Association's annual gala dinner on Friday.

Poking fun at himself and officials, the mustachioed one attempted to define the kind of relationship he wants the government and public to have.

The jokes echoed well between him and the floor.

Tsang declined the HKJA's invitation to show off his prowess at fencing and kung fu. Instead, he said he would prefer to demonstrate his skills to his two grandchildren - an apparent dig at health chief Ko Wing-man, who was recently accused of trying to fool children as he promoted the political reforms at a public housing estate.

Tsang also chided the government's top spokesman Andrew Fung Wai- kwong, saying he would never quarrel with journalists on Facebook after work. The audience erupted in laughter.

Like Woo, Tsang provided an insight into the lighter side of his personality.

Toward the end of his speech, he quoted fictional superhero Spider-Man as saying that with great power comes great responsibility.

So is Tsang preparing to take it on?












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