Martin Lee
Martin Lee
Martin Lee, QC, SC, JP, is a Hong Kong political activist, lawyer and former legislator. He was the founding chairmanof the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kongfor the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency. Professionally he is a barrister-at-law, the first on the order of precedence of Senior Counsels in Hong Kong...
adopted british ethical foreign government
Of course, we know this British government has adopted a so-called ethical foreign policy,
beijing berserk capturing gone half leaders leaders-and-leadership
The Beijing leaders have gone berserk about the possibility of our capturing more than half the seats.
dinner flat invited ok run since
It's been going on for a while. It drains OK but since it's a flat line, it doesn't run so fast. She hasn't invited us to dinner yet.
government people
This is make-or-break time. The more people that come on the march, the more the government will have to do something about this.
focus
They do not even purport to show what these defendants were doing. They only focus on one part of what went on that day.
means opposition stifled
that means effectively all opposition will be stifled in.
knows next
If this (trip) is a first step, then I think it's OK. But no one knows if there will be a next step,
intended money
The money was never intended to be indefinite.
insult kong
This is an insult to Hong Kong people.
beijing control laws pass
Once the Provisional Legislature is set up, Beijing will control it. Beijing will be able to pass any laws it wants.
commerce economic foreign looks mind minister policy prime result seems trade visit
I'm afraid, as a result of this visit of the prime minister to China, it looks like an economic foreign policy to me. It seems to me this is a visit with trade and commerce in mind and practically nothing else.
easier
It was easier than I thought it would be. I thought I would have to do a lot of shoveling.
camp democracy electoral exit polls reflect shows system true
If the exit polls reflect the true picture, then the democracy camp hasn't done well at all. I am disappointed. It shows how unacceptable the electoral system is.
accused happened point seen trust
They all said, 'I can't point out where they were at the time, or where I was, but trust me, it happened then. But had they ever seen the accused before? Never.