Archive for August, 2005

WMD in Liaoning, China

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spacehunt
on Sun, 7 Aug 2005
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While swine flu is still affecting pigs in Sichuan, we now have anthrax cows in Liaoning.

So no chicken (H5N1), no pork and now no beef. Now don’t take away my lamb…

The Next Few Weeks

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on Sat, 6 Aug 2005
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I’m still trying to work out my travelling schedule for the next few weeks. It appears that I’m wanted to be in Singapore and in Cambodia at the same time, plus some other little conflicts. It’s gonna be a mess.

What’s Wrong With You, Sir Bowtie?

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on Sat, 6 Aug 2005
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Sir Bowtie, you don’t want to even hear about electoral reform. Fine. You are kowtowing to property developers’ interests in West Kowloon. Fine. You are arse-licking the CCP with regards to Ching Cheong and the swine flu. Fine. But what the hell is this? Just because you’re not happy with the fact that the courts aren’t happy with how ICAC spies upon us mere mortals, you issue an executive order that effectively slaps the whole legislature in the face? What the hell are you trying to tell us? The legal process’s a pain in the arse, eh? Why not simply get rid of jurisprudence, the courts and other annoying stuff like the LegCo? Just keep issuing executive orders! A return to the rule of the emperor! That’s been oh-so-successful for thousands of years in China! How efficient! Only two months in office, and you have done so much. Way to go Bowtie!

Hong Kong Still Allows Pork Import From Sichuan

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on Wed, 3 Aug 2005
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It has been almost 2 weeks since reports of Sichuan’s swine flu outbreak have trickled through to Hong Kong. And while Sichuan pork meat has disappeared in local markets, this is not because Hong Kong has banned the import of pork from Sichuan, but rather, Sichuan themselves have banned the export of their pork.

While the end results may be the same, the difference is significant. What good is a government that outsources the protection of its own citizens to some other state?

Even other provinces in mainland China have imposed their own bans. Alarmingly, ’sources from the HK Government’ (don’t you just love these unattritable ’sources’?) reveal that Hong Kong actually do not have any autonomy over foodstuff imports; Hong Kong has to ‘present enough scientific evidence’ before ‘negotiating with the PRC any bans’. How wonderful. Once again, one country two systems successfully implemented — HK gets the worse system.

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