Tuesday 11th May 2021
Dear Readers,
NEW ARTICLES
Carrie Lam,
Broadcaster-in-Chief
Contradicting a 2018 statement to the
Legislative Council, the HK Government is now in the TV distribution business,
removing competition and exclusivity by buying the Tokyo Olympics with your tax
dollars and sublicensing them for free, risking a thinning-out of coverage. What
next? (11-May-2021)
SFC
launches Govt welfare scheme for property tycoons
Well, not all
tycoons, only larger ones. (10-May-2021)
The
long-awaited Law Reform Commission report on an archives law
With
RTHK, a Government Department, currently destroying its online archives, we
asked the LRC why there has been no report 26 months after a consultation on an
archives law closed. Here is their response. (6-May-2021)
RECENTLY ON WEBB-SITE
How
to end HK's border lockdown
HK's economic recovery depends on fully
re-opening its borders, but it can't when so few have been vaccinated. With
near-zero COVID, we must use other vaccination incentives. We propose a
4-pronged solution, including a VacciLottery and an inbound travel
exemption. (27-Apr-2021)
IN OTHER NEWS
HK residents revolt
against Covid-19 quarantine camp | Reg
599A s2
Bloomberg, 7-May-2021
The
residents are revolting! Good to see, as we have said, they probably don't fit
the legal definition of "contacts" under Reg. 599A, namely that they are
"likely" to have been exposed to risk of infection. Even less so in larger
buildings like Tower 11 of Caribbean Coast, where 1027 residents were evacuated.
Webb on "The Pulse"
TV re access to Companies Registry data
RTHK,
30-Apr-2021
Open access to
Companies Registry information serves the public interest, outweighing privacy
concerns
South China Morning Post, 29-Apr-2021
An op-ed from Gordon Jones, former Companies Registrar.
Former Companies
Registrar says HK's reputation will suffer if access to Companies Registry data
is curbed
Apple Daily, 27-Apr-2021
And much more besides...
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