Monday 27th October 2014
Dear Reader,
Petition for HK democracy
Some readers have had
difficulty accessing the petition using the bit.ly link on Friday, so
here is a direct link to the petition. Please sign it if
you agree. So far, over 1,300 people have. Alternatively, if you are happy with
the NPCSC's decision to require a 50% pre-election of CE candidates by the
Beijing-friendly nominating committee, then don't sign it.
We make no apologies for focussing on democracy recently. This is the top governance problem in HK. A government elected or nominated by tycoons is less likely to table and amend laws and regulations to benefit investor and consumer interests in HK.
RECENTLY ON WEBB-SITE
Broadly
representative of wealth
C Y Leung tells 3 media from democratic countries that the Nominating
Committee should be "broadly representative" of wealthy people, not the general
public, who would otherwise wreck the economy, and explains how he has to pander
to vested interests in the committee to get elected. Yet the lack of a popular
electoral mandate has resulted in populist handouts anyway, as well as wasteful
infrastructure spending to favour vested interests. Could a democratically
nominated and elected CE really be any worse? We also look ahead to what the
students should realistically be asking for tonight. (21-Oct-2014)
Webb-site analysis: C Y Leung lying about 2017 candidacy plans
YouTube, 20-Oct-2014
In last night's TV
interview, he claimed that he had never stated an intention to run for
re-election in 2017. We prove that his claim is false. Has Beijing told him not
to run again?
Ignore the
argument, blame the foreigners
Is the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong really just a devious
foreign plot to undermine the future prosperity of China? (14-Oct-2014)
IN OTHER NEWS
U.N. Human Rights Committee calls for open elections in HK
Reuters, 24-Oct-2014
SFC bans
convict Yan Chee Yung, ex-Chong Hing Bank, for life
SFC, 23-Oct-2014
Mimi Wong Kar Gee v Raymond Hung Kin Sang
HK
Court of Final Appeal, 23-Oct-2014
Leave to appeal on one issue is
granted by the Court of Final Appeal, in the long-running divorce battle
surrounding Applied Development (0519).
Centa-City Index v HK Economic Journal
HK Court
of First Instance, 22-Oct-2014
Centa-City is awarded HK$300k for
libel by HKEJ about its property index.
3 months'
jail for financial analyst with false ICAC warrant card
ICAC, 21-Oct-2014
Ex-senior
quantity surveyor jailed for soliciting and accepting illegal rebates
ICAC, 20-Oct-2014
And much more besides...
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