Ashcroft needs a trip to Hong Kong

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Lifer
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HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Che-hwa says he has postponed indefinitely the introduction of a controversial anti-subversion law.

The proposed introduction of the law -- required under Article 23 of the territory's post-colonial constitution, the Basic Law -- sparked mass street protests earlier this year amid widespread concern the legislation would restrict basic civil rights.

"We will consult the public again and before that we will not legislate," Tung told a news conference Friday.

He said his government had no fixed timetable for re-introducing the bill -- the passing of which is required under the terms of the Basic Law -- but no replacement bill would be put forward without public consultations.

Obviously, we are not Hong Kong . . . but I believe there is a lesson to be learned.
 

AndyHui

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Oct 9, 1999
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Half a million people took to the streets for the July 1st protest march. Consider that there are 7 million people in Hong Kong.
 

CaptnKirk

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That's a 7 % turnout of the population, more than I would have expected to show a stand, but then again
there had been British rule prior to Chinese taking back Political control, so they may be a little cautious.

With Ashcroft - he dosen't need to go to Hong Cong, he needs to chapperone Dubya's brother Neil
on the return tour of the Brothels of Thailand

3 or 4, math never was a strong point - considering he never did learn to count (or remember)