Monthly Archives: April 2012
Hong Kong Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2011 Criminalises Parody and Uploading/Posting of Unauthorised Coyrighted Materials including News Articles/AFP’s Misleading Report on Hong Kong Copyright Amendment
Rewriting lyrics of Cantopop and photoshopping pictures have became the two most important tools for Hong Kong netizens to voice their opinions. Ever since Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2011 has been introduced in the end of 2009, it has provoked opposition from netizens. However, the bill is still going to be passed on May 2012.
A Hong Kong Newspaper Vendor Beaten for Failling to Speak Mandarin
According to April 14th 2012 Oriental Daily, Doesn’t speak Mandarin. The son of a newsstand owner was beaten. An assault happened in Tsim Sha Shui East. The son of a newsstand owner, who is 23 years old, was working in her mother’s newsstand yesterday morning. Two Mandarin speaking men came to the newsstand to buy […]
Link the Distastes: Netizens lambasted the Link REIT’s latest promotion on nostalgic taste “Link the Tastes”
Two days ago, a netizen posted a picture of a nostalgic themed promotional paper stand inside Hang Yuen Cafe of Shatin Lek Yuen Plaza, which is one of the many shopping centres under the Link REIT, on her Facebook. 李: The Link REIT, please stop this disgusting act! Our good old mom and pop stores […]
“agnès b., brand of shame” (updated with the aftermath)
On March 31st 2012, a new shopping mall called “Popcorn” was opened in Tseung Kwan O. There is a French cafe by the French chain agnès b called agnès b. café l.p.g, which also has branches in high class shopping malls like IFC. A netizen found that menus inside are only in English and simplified […]
