[Cc-hk] pls register for the legco meeting

Oiwan Lam oiwan.lam at gmail.com
Tue Jan 13 23:42:25 EST 2009


dear friends,

i am writing to update you on the consultation of obscene and indecency
censorship in hk, and you can help by writing personal / org response to the
government by Jan of 31 2009 (http://www.coiao.gov.hk/b5/welcome.htm) and by
register for speaking in the Legco IT panel on wed 2:30pm next week. (please
write to charlesmok by friday for this).

in the last consultation meeting in nov, human right org, i.t orgs, media
group, youth org (a total of more than 20) all spoke against compulsory /
law enforced internet censorship, and they also demand reform on the obscene
article tribunal which is now a black box in their trial manipulated by the
admin body and a small group of "adjudicators". however, the truelight ©ú¥úªÀ
(which has already spoken in last meeting, along with other pro-china social
group), use another org title (sex culture association) demanding the legco
to open another special meeting on 21 of Jan afternoon to listen to their
opinion, plus other parent groups (recently truelight kept posting
mobilization messages to parent groups and forums, twisting the oppositional
voices to create a moral crisis among the groups). and all orgs who had
already spoken in nov could not attend the session.

this is a very nasty strategy, as the mainstream media pay much attention to
legco session, and 21 of Jan is very close to the ending of consultation
period. the media effect on the twisted moral crisis will affect the public
opinion greatly. in order to have a more balanced voice. we need to mobilize
those org who haven't been spoken in the legco to speak out. that's why i am
asking your help in this. please try to attend the legco next wed if you
have org / company / website.

this is a golden opportunity for us to reform the censorship system. as the
chief judge in the final court of appeal has already spoken that the
existing system is in great flaw, we need to push it to the right direction
for protecting the public space in the internet, and human rights and free
speech value in the classification.

please adapt this message and forward it to your friends and network that
concern about censorship issue.

thanks a lot,

cheers, oiwan

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I am writing for:

www.interlocals.net
www.inmediahk.net (chinese)
www.globalvoicesonline.org
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