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JOURNALISTS DISCOVER THE REAL HONG KONG

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JOURNALISTS DISCOVER THE REAL HONG KONG

Posted by | Dec 20, 2005 |

by Asli Pelit

Focus on the Global South organized a tour called "The Real Hong Kong Tour" previously experienced in Cancun in 2003, to show a very different face of Hong Kong to journalists who are in town covering the World Trade Organization’s meeting.

Indonesian Migrant workers in HK

 

Like many cities around the world, Hong Kong has traditionally been home to many factories, ranging from textile to plastics. Today most of these factories have moved to mainland China, leaving workers unemployed or working under poor conditions. Meanwhile rich Hong Kong residents, owners of these businesses enjoy comfortable lives, with domestic workers and cheap work force at their service in their factories.

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RELEASE THOSE FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR LIVELIHOODS FROM THE WTO!

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RELEASE THOSE FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR LIVELIHOODS FROM THE WTO!

Posted by | Dec 18, 2005 |

SOLIDARITY STATEMENT December 18, 2005 [Français | Portugese]

HK police arresting an activist
On December 17 (yesterday) afternoon, thousands of representatives from farmers, fishers, workers, migrants, women’s, students and other civil society organizations marched from Victoria Park to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in a demonstration to protest against the destructive policies of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).  At around 5.00 pm, they were stopped by the police, who used pepper spray, water hoses and eventually, tear gas, to disperse them.  Many demonstrators were injured and some were hospitalized. 

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