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Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:44:29 GMT | scotsman.com
DEMOCRACY supporters in Hong Kong said yesterday they had won enough seats on a government committee to put a candidate on Hong Kong's leadership election for the first time since the British colony returned to Chinese rule.
Thousands on the march for democracy in Hong Kong
Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:38:12 GMT | scotsman.com
TENS of thousands of people marched through the streets of Hong Kong yesterday to protest against the slow pace of democratic reforms, intensifying pressure on the government to move towards full democracy.
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:39:05 GMT | scotsman.com
HONG KONG'S pro-democracy lawmakers today accepted an invitation by Beijing to attend a meeting with senior Chinese officials ahead of a major democracy protest.
Pro-democracy MPs' visit to China hints at change
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:07:37 GMT | scotsman.com
HONG Kong's pro-democracy MPs crossed the border into mainland China yesterday for an unprecedented visit that may signal a new strategy by Beijing that could see it stop snubbing politicians once branded traitors to the motherland.
'Reporters without Borders' honoured by Taiwan
28 Jan 2007 12:41 GMT | einsnews.com
... presented the 100,000-dollar award, issued by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, to Robert Menard, the ... that democracy and freedom are compatible with Chinese culture and tradition. He called on the ... freedom and not be deceived by the China market, because more than 80 journalists and ...
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Candidate Challenges Communist China Ruler
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:13:56 +0000 | China View
GEOFFREY YORK, Globe and Mail, Canada, Feb. 01, 2007- BEIJING ? After a decade of sham elections, Hong Kong will see the first genuine campaign this spring for its top political job, with a pro-democracy challenger squaring off against a pro-Beijing incumbent. The election is still tightly controlled by Beijing, so the outcome is preordained. But for [...]
4 Jailed for Violent Attack on Hong Kong Pro-democracy Legislator
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:42:37 +0000 | China View
Reuters, Feb 12, 2007- HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge jailed on Monday four men for a violent attack that broke the nose of a pro-democracy legislator, and said a more sinister motive for the assault in a crowded McDonald’s restaurant was still hidden. The men, who admitted last week a conspiracy to wound with [...]
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