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| Hong Kong Activists to go fishing protest in the Spratlys | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 12 2013, 06:30 AM (1,116 Views) | |
| Santi Kampilan | Nov 12 2013, 06:30 AM Post #1 |
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H.K. activists preparing for 'fishing' protest over disputed islets Kyodo News Hong Kong activists who last year protested at the Japan-held Senkaku islets in the East China Sea are getting ready for what they now call a "fishing" trip within Chinese waters later this month, group leader Lo Chau said Friday. Lo, chairman of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands, and his crew took the Kai Fung 2 on a second trial run in Hong Kong waters following the first conducted last week. Speaking to reporters before heading out to sea, Lo said if the test run went well and no new problems with the boat arose, "We prepare to embark on a 'fishing' trip to Sansha and the Spratly islands (in the South China Sea) in early November." ######################### They probably got stopped by Yolanda. Zoraida is coming so we may not see them until the later part of the month. First, they changed the visa requirements going to Hong Kong, now they want to stir the pot by fishing in the Spratlys. I'm praying that mother nature will welcome them with open arms.
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| Santi Kampilan | Nov 14 2013, 05:40 AM Post #2 |
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Article Hong Kong activists halted ahead of 'fishing' trip to Spratlys HONG KONG - Activists were barred Wednesday from leaving Hong Kong waters on what they called a "fishing" boat trip to disputed islands, more than a year after sailing to another contested chain to assert China's sovereignty. "The Marine Department and police forcefully towed the boat to a police facility," a statement from the group said late Wednesday. Police could not immediately comment. The 13-strong group had planned to make what it termed a fishing trip to the Spratly Islands, but did not rule out sailing to other Chinese-administered areas. The Spratlys in the South China Sea are disputed between Taiwan, Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In August last year, the same group of nationalist activists used the fishing boat to land on disputed islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkakus in Japan and as the Diaoyus in China. They planted a Chinese flag but were arrested and deported by Japanese authorities, who control the islands. Officials in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city, have several times tried to thwart trips by the group, prompting speculation that Beijing does not favor such high-profile protests. On Wednesday, the activists' departure from Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour was delayed by several checks on their vessel, the Kai Fung No. 2. On one occasion police boarded the boat and prevented it from setting sail for nearly an hour. When the boat finally set off from the harbor in the afternoon, it was followed by several government vessels. The group in August this year had tried to repeat its journey to the Diaoyus. But Hong Kong's Marine Department stopped the 150-foot (45-meter) vessel from setting sail for "safety reasons". |
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| Santi Kampilan | Nov 19 2013, 07:05 AM Post #3 |
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Diaoyu activists' courage admirable, but confrontation comes with risks Global Times Article A group of Hong Kong activists engaged in the Diaoyu Islands dispute sailed to "fish" in the Nansha Islands on Wednesday, causing quite a stir among some media outlets which believed the activists would actually go to the Diaoyu Islands. Nonetheless, the group was intercepted by Hong Kong marine officers just two hours after departure. Since 1971 when more than 2,000 students from the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan launched the first protest to "defend the Diaoyu Islands" in front of the UN headquarters, Hong Kong non-governmental groups have been playing an active role by conveying the message that the islands belong to China and that the central government is unswerving in safeguarding their territorial sovereignty. The most fruitful demonstration took place in early October in 1996 when Hong Kong and Taiwan activists made a successful landing on the islands in joint efforts, displaying the willpower and determination of the Chinese people to defend the territory and arousing a sense of responsibility in overseas Chinese to protect sovereignty.....Full article ********************************* They are ganging up on Japan. China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, pretty soon Macau will join the fray. Will they do the same to us? If it not for those two being democratic and having British and American influence, they probably would have jump on us. |
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