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...surprise, the 67-year-old former civil servant is running for Hong Kong's Legislative Council; if she wins, she will become the unquestioned leader of the legislature's democratic caucus. The Dec. 2 by-election - for a seat made vacant by the death of pro-Beijing lawmaker Ma Lik - is being billed as the most dramatic in Hong Kong's history because of its implications for democratic reform. Chan faces the pro-Beijing camp's anointed candidate, former security chief Regina Ip. Defeat for Ip will be interpreted as a vote for Chan's political platform, which includes...
...According to Ma Ngok, a political scientist at the City University of Hong Kong, Chan could become a dignified face for the territory's vocal but ineffective opposition. She is also helped by the fact that her opponent carries plenty of political baggage. Ip remains unpopular in many quarters for her support of a divisive, and ultimately failed, antisubversion bill. That controversy, which brought half a million Hong Kong people onto the streets in protest in July 2003, led to Ip's resignation as Secretary for Security. Ip recently made a public apology for her aggressive promotion of the bill...
Harvard’s Office of the Arts (OFA), which managed the renovations and will also manage the active theatre, deserves most of the credit. The current season’s line-up, which features both student-produced and professional events and includes performances by Yo-Yo Ma ’76, is particularly exciting. We hope that it sets a strong precedent of diverse events for seasons to come. In this regard, the OFA is the ideal theater operator as its obligation is to promote the wellbeing of all arts disciplines at Harvard. In its previous incarnation the building...
...Soon the Democratic chorus was singing on the Senate floor. Reid condemned Limbaugh for “calling our men and women in uniform who oppose the war in Iraq, and I quote, ‘phony soldiers.’” Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) chimed in with “disgusting and an embarrassment,” and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) won for best performance with his line, “Maybe he was just high on his drugs again. I don’t know whether...
...tissues. Reid called President Bush “heartless.” Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) moaned that “all [the President] cares about is war and more war.” And Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 (D-MA) wailed, “the same President who is willing to throw away half a trillion dollars in Iraq is unwilling to spend a small fraction of that amount to bring health care to American children.” The Democrats must have known for months that the President would...