April 19, 2004

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Hong Kong is a small place. Not just geographically. Today's news gives a perfect example of the inter-connectedness that passes for daily life here.

Firstly Bishop Zen, Hong Kong's answer to Cardinal Jamie Sin, has again taken umbrage with Tung Chee-hwa and pointed out the 9 conditions Tung laid out for democracy are actually "barriers". Fair (and true) enough. This is the same Bishop who presides over the Roman Catholic church here in Hong Kong, which finds itself likely to experience the HK legal system first hand again. Meanwhile Sir double-Barrelled ex-chief gouger secretary David Akers-Jones practices his puckering up, China style. His limited idea of democracy would work well in a less dangerous system, such as a plutocracy* or technocracy. No need to let the poor slobs of the lower orders to have a say. All this in the place where dometic violence is still considered (legally) common assault, rather than a seperate issue with very different causes and results. So issues that have an impact on people get lost in all the hubub over grand issues like democracy.

It's enough to drive you to drink. Or perhaps the other way around.

* for an example of where that could lead us, have a listen to Gordon "I want to make Wan Chai one great big hotel" Wu's thoughts. Only 7 years late, he warns us the Reds are coming.

posted by Simon on 04.19.04 at 12:15 PM in the




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