Tuesday 27th April 2021
Dear Readers,
NEW ARTICLE
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)
RECENTLY ON WEBB-SITE
Government misled LegCo over HKIDs
A quick Sunday search using a
single popular name finds 8 pairs of matching masked HKIDs in the Companies
Registry. There must be hundreds or thousands of other such pairs on other names
- yet the Government claimed on Friday that it could only find 8 in the entire
database. (Updated 13-Apr). (12-Apr-2021)
IN OTHER NEWS
HKSAR v Bao Choy Yuk
Ling - reasons for conviction (Chinese with English & Chinese summary) | English
summary
HK Magistrates' Courts, 22-Apr-2021
The journalist is convicted on the grounds that she "knew" that the
reasons for her search were not "traffic and transport related matters". Surely
investigating vehicles possibly involved in transporting thugs or offensive
weapons relates to transport. She should appeal. Ironically, the judgment names
the registered owner of LV755 as Conred Industries Ltd, at the address of
another company, "Prosperous Property Development" as well as the person who
registered it, one But Yu Sang (transliteration of 畢羽生). We make no allegation
as to their involvement.
HK's zealous
anti-doxxing campaign could make it even easier to hide dirty money in the city
CNN, 20-Apr-2021
Absconder faces court
for bribing govt officers over Tsing Yi Park construction
ICAC, 13-Apr-2021
Quite a record - the
fugitive left British HK in 1995 and, now 92, returned from the mainland to face
the music. The ICAC is like a proctologist - they'll get you in the end. Nice
park though.
Webb on "Backchat" re
HKIDs and the Companies Registry
RTHK,
13-Apr-2021
Hong Kong Is giving
itself another identity crisis
Bloomberg,
7-Apr-2021
And much more besides...
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