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Another storm in a teacup - this time it's about Martin Lee's article
in WSJ and, I think, the Chinese translation of the term "direct
engagement" used by Lee:

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20071026_1.htm

TVB Jade, HK Cable TV News Channel 9 and Hong Kong Legislative
councillors have translated "direct engagement" in the article as
"直接干预", which I think is an over-translation, if not a wrong
translation.

The term 干预 [literally "intervention" in Chinese] carries a very
negative as well as sensitive meaning, especially to pro-Beijing
groups. They called Martin Lee a running dog and a traitor when they
staged a protest outside the Legislative Council Building.

In fact, in the context of Lee's 17 October 2007 artcle, the term
ought to be rendered as "直接对话" or "直接互动". Even "直接介入" would
be a
better translation than "直接干预" because any talk of intervention
from a
foreign power hits a raw nerve with patriotic Chinese citizens

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Martin Lee chose his words carefully. Words like "intervention" or
"force China to ..." were avoided at all costs. Yet Jasper Tsang and
his comrades jumped at the opportunity to put words in Lee's mouth.
That's why I said it's a storm in a teacup.

Bye now. I'm leaving in a minute to attend the [redacted] in the capacity of [redacted].

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


No, it's not a matter of storm in the tea cup, the local communists
hate Martin Lee so much that they used whatever means to attack him.

Lee's article published in the WSJ for sometimes, I wonder why those
local communists didn't aware that, until the [redacted] Tsang
Yuk Shing [redacted] Martin yesterday, I think Tsang is the only guy who
read the WSJ

For those Union [redacted] like Wong Kwok Hing, he used his
people's language that learnt during the cultural revoluation,
claiming Martin was "Ng Sam Kwai".

According to local author Mr To Kit, Ng has did the right things at
the right times, when the gang of "Li Zhi San" [redacted] the women in
Beijing, Ng should invite the Ching army to stop the massacre, like
the pro-vietnamese Combodia communists invited Vietnamese to stop Red
Combodia to kill the people.

For me, I do expect some changes or reform of Beijing Communist after
2008, just like South Korea have some changes after the 1984 Olympia

Enough bull-shit.

[redacted]

On being told that money doesn't buy happiness,
a wise guy once said, "But it upgrades despair
so beautifully!"
>
>
> Wait a minute, man.    As long as you enjoy
life and find some of the things around you
interesting, other worldly matters like marriage,
> career and even money don't matter.   
Money alone can't make you
> happy.
> 

>
> in term in gambling, I have already lost in
my [redacted], [redacted] and
> many, not to mention horse racing, 3T and
Football gambling.
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