Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

“Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung enters chief executive race, urging allies not to vote for “lesser evils”
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2069091/long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-enters-ce-race-urging-allies-not-vote

Related:
“长毛”梁国雄宣布参选香港特首 (“Long hair” Leung Kwok-hung announces his candidacy for Hong Kong CE)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38903198

葉劉曾俊華歡迎梁國雄參選 (Regina Ip and John Tsang welcome Leung Kwok-hung’s candidacy)
Mingpao, February 8, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170208/s00001/1486527909153

網絡監控總警司申撥款 涂謹申:點證明不會打壓異己? (Chief Superintendent for Internet supervision applies for fund, James To: how to prove that it will not be used to suppress opposition?)
InmediaHK, February 8, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1047491

Beijing's “invisible hand” at work ahead of Hong Kong election
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijings-invisible-hand-at-work-ahead-of-hong-kong-election-02072017112023.html

Related:
Reports that Carrie Lam is the only candidate supported by Beijing are quite credible, says rival John Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/08/reports-that-carrie-lam-is-the-only-candidate-supported-by-beijing-are-quite-credible-says-rival-john-tsang/

Voices from the street: What Hongkongers make of the leadership race and John Tsang’s fundraiser
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/07/voices-from-the-street-what-hongkongers-make-of-the-leadership-race-and-john-tsangs-fundraiser/