Umbrella Ultra Marathon – 29 October, 2014

Umbrella Ultra Marathon - 29 October, 2014

To mark the one month anniversary of the Umbrella Movement and to demonstrate that the road to universal suffrage is a long one with many challenges, two of HK’s top ultra runners John Ellis and Andrew Dawson will depart on an epic, 102km run around HK using GPS technology to map out an Umbrella across all of HK. No road is too long and no mountain is too high when on the path to human dignity and respect for all citizens.

Want to run all or part of the course, join the facebook page Umbrella Ultra Marathon
Follow the marathon on twitter @umbrellaultra
Location tracking using a SPOT tracker will be visible under http://bit.ly/UUloc

Umbrella Ultra Marathon itinerary:
Start 4am – Shing Mun Reservoir dam wall (Maclehose stage 7)
CP1 – Roundabout at Angler’s Beach, 12.1km – 5:30am
CP2 – Tai Lam Reservoir dam wall, 19.0km – 6:20am
CP3 – Sheung Tsuen Park, 31.9km – 8:00am
CP4 – McDonald’s Tai Wo, 40.0km – 9:00am
CP5 – Ma On Shan sports field, Vista Paradiso, 51.8km – 10:15am
CP6 – 7-Eleven, Po Tung Rd near Sai Kung Park, 58.8km – 11:45am
CP7 – Tsang Tai Uk playground, Shatin, 72.4km – 2:00pm
CP8 – Monkey Hill (Taipo Rd), 83.2km – 3:30pm
CP9 – Mongkok protest site, Nathan & Argyle, 87.9km – 4:00pm
CP10 – Lennon wall in Admiralty, 90.8km – 5:15pm
Finish – 7-Eleven, Sassoon Rd, 102km – 6:45pm
7:15pm – Return to Admiralty for last lap of site.

Runners can join the marathon at any stage. Please email [email protected] to arrange. Alternatively, everyone is invited to join the team at the Mongkok Protest site at 4:45pm and run as much of the last leg as they like.
PLEASE WEAR YELLOW.

Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson
John Ellis
John Ellis

Letter to Hong Kong String Orchestra, re your patron CY Leung

Dear Ms Jue Yao, Prof. Anna Pao-Sohmen, Dr. Dame Rosanna WongYick-ming

As founding members of the Hong Kong String Orchestra I’d like to congratulate you on what you have achieved. bc magazine has given the orchestra lots of free coverage, listings and write-ups for your concerts over the years.

However, yesterday we received an email asking for free coverage of your upcoming charity concert – regrettably bc magazine will not be giving exposure to your concert, however noble the cause.

The recent speech by the HK String Orchestra’s honorary patron CY Leung that those Hongkongers who earn less than $14,000/month should be considered second class citizens and have no say in the future of Hong Kong is deeply offensive.

The median monthly income in Hong Kong is $14,000 and a couple of million people work hard long hours doing jobs vital to Hong Kong every day. Every one of those would love to earn over $14,000 – they don’t – but without them Hong Kong ceases to function.

The people CY Leung insults and degrades with his comments are the heart of the orchestra that is Hong Kong, The soloist or conductor are often changed – but without the violin section, or the cellos the music cannot be performed and enjoyed as the composer intended and the soloist is exactly that… solo, alone playing for herself.

Would you have a violinist on stage purely because they were rich, even if they couldn’t play a note and their inability would destroy your performance?

Your charity concerts claim to help those in need or is it purely the charity of the rich ‘be grateful for what we give you’ so you the donor can sleep better at night? Think on this, I expect most of those your charity performances ‘help’ earn less than $14000/month – are their opinions about Hong Kong and it’s future (or on any subject) irrelevant because they are old, sick, victims of crime or abuse… Or will you only give them charity if they mindlessly think and act as you tell them?

While CY Leung is the HK String Orchestra’s patron, I regret to inform you that bc magazine cannot write about the orchestra or its concerts – with all your wealthy financial backers, I doubt you’ll care what one English language magazine does. But if your charity comes from the heart, rather than from selfish need, perhaps you should. Hong Kong has thrived because each person matters, and will continue to thrive if we remember that.

Regards

Simon Durrant – Editor

www.facebook.com/HongKongStringOrchestra

www.stringorchestra.org.hk

A Letter to Hong Kong’s Parents: Why We’re Arguing With You

Often when I ask a student at one of the protest sites “What do your parents think?” the answer is “They don’t know I’m here.” Why are students not telling their parents, one reason is that they don’t want them to worry. Another is articulated here by Cherish and illustrated by @jasonli. The original letter was published in Chinese here www.inmediahk.net/node/1027439

A Letter to Hong Kong Parents

Women’s Rugby Results – 25 October, 2014

Premiership

USRC Tigers 25-0 Taipo Dragons
@ Kings Park, Kick-off: 16:30

Valley Black 89-0 Kowloon
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 16:30

CWB Phoenix 0-39 Gai Wu
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 18:00

National League 1

Revolution SRC 0-24 CWB Phoenix
@ Tai Hang Tung Rec. Ground, Kick-off: 16:30

HKFC Ice 31-17 City Sparkles
@ HKFC, Kick-off: 18:00
HKFC Ice: Lucy Burton, Amy Kong, Kim Kan, Stephanie Wright, Martina Colombo, Zuzanna Osinska, Royce Chan, Daisy Miers, Vanessa Choi, Aileen Ryan, Jane Cheung, Aysha Fiaz, Nicole Pang, Natalia Lech, Emma Shields
Substitutes: Eleanor Nixson, Jena Saffery, Madeline Adcock, Emma Leeds, Iris Chan, Leah Leung
Tries: Royce Chan (2), Nicole Pang (2), Emma Shields
Conversions: Aileen Ryan (3)

Police 7-83 HK Scottish
@ Tai Hang Tung Rec. Ground, Kick-off: 18:00

HKCC 17-5 Valley Red 
@ Kings Park, Kick-off: 18:00

Umbrella Movement Images: 26 October, 2014

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Elaine Chow: 14 March, 1986 – 27 October, 2005

Elaine ChowIn loving memory of Elaine Chow who committed suicide in the early hours of the 27 October 2005. Gone but never forgotten!

Elaine was a wonderful, vibrant and happy woman, who brought joy to everyone she met. Her smile could and would brighten the sunniest and dreariest of days.

Her response to my full-time job offer during her internship was “You mean, you want to pay me to go out and eat”. Writing that here and remembering her radiant smile when she said it, has managed to bring a smile to my face – even through the massive cloak of despair that I still feel at her death.

And while tears run down my cheeks, and my heart breaks as my mind replays the images of Elaine falling to her death – so fast yet in slow motion as my brain cannot process the truth of what it sees and my legs will never be moving fast enough to reach her…

The pain of those memories never seems to fade, but nor I hope will the memories of her smile and the joy she infused to all around her. RIP Elaine.

3 people a day, on average, commit suicide in Hong Kong, it’s the unseen killer, if you know someone who’s talking (even jokingly) of it get them help/talk to them. If you’re thinking of suicide, please please talk to someone first.
Samaritans Hong Kong: 2896-0000 www.samaritans.org.hk

Manny Pacquiao in Hong Kong – 26 October, 2014

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In Hong Kong to promote his upcoming fight Clash in Cotai II on 23 November 2014 against Chris Algieri, Manny Pacquiao delighted his fans with an impromptu walk-about in Chater Square Sunday afternoon.

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