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March 17, 2005

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Daily linklets 17th March

This is a daily collection of links, some with commentary, to news stories and interesting blog posts. It will be updated throughout the day with a new timestamp for the updates.

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Hong Kong Disneyland, a partly state funded venture, and Ocean Park are to receive a free boost to their marketing efforts, thanks to the Hong Kong taxpayer. I propose all Hong Kong taxpayers get free tickets to both parks. Interestingly HK Disneyland came in for questioning over its option on adjacent land to its current site.
China will stop feeding their lions and tigers large live animals like horses...in public.
Even Premier Wen Jiabao gets censored.
More backers for China's anti-secession law: Egypt, Cuba, Guyana, Saint Lucia, France, Kenya, Kuwait, Zambia, Madagascar, Bosnia-Herzegovina and even Nepal. If it's this popular, it must be good!
Thoughts on Chinese reclamation from the West.
Hong Kong is proposing raising demerit points for jumping red lights. The Government proposed raising the penalty from 3 to 8 points (a total of 15 costs your licence). Professional drivers were outraged, saying it will cause them stress and loss of livelihood. The Transport Department backed down, reducing it to 5. WTF? If red lights cause professional drivers stress, that's good. They should be careful about running red lights. It's illegal for a good reason. And there are plenty of relatives and loved ones of those killed by runners of red lights who have far better claim on stress and outrage. Why does Hong Kong's Government always pander to special interests? Oh, that's right, because it's made up of them.
It's been somewhat topical here in the last few days. Bill Roggio has an indepth look at what prevents China invading Taiwan (via WoC), continuing the themes I started on yesterday. Good article. Go read. I'll wait.
(13:06) China's put its mortgage rates up to cool its housing bubble.
Osama bin Laden acquitted by U.S. Supreme Court.
Likely new World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz has a surprising girlfriend.

posted by Simon on 03.17.05 at 01:33 PM in the Daily linklets category.

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