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30th December, 2004 - 4:06 pm - posted in political

casualty summary:

Country Deaths [estimated] Injured Missing
Indonesia 45,268 [80,000] --- Thousands
Sri Lanka 23,415 [30,000+] 8,200+ 4,000+
India 12,419 [15,000+] --- 8,000
Thailand 1,975 [6,800] 8,953 6,043
Somalia 110 [Hundreds] --- ---
Myanmar (Burma) 90 [---] --- ---
Malaysia 66 [---] 183 6
Maldives 67 [---] --- 75
Tanzania 10 [---] --- ---
Seychelles 3 [---] --- 7
Bangladesh 2 [---] --- ---
Kenya 2 [---] --- ---
South Africa 1 [---] --- ---
Madagascar 0 [---] --- ---
Total 83,428 [100,000] 510,000 40,000+

Note: All figures are approximate and subject to constant change.

India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka have suffered the vast majority of casualties from the natural disaster. A description of the countries most affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunamis is below. In order to make the article easier to read, the description of nations whose casualty totals cannot be counted in the dozens, as well as the account of nations that have lost citizens who were traveling abroad are listed as other countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

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西 九 展 覽 etc.

30th December, 2004 - 3:41 pm - posted in political, ticon, tech, family

應 酬 吃 飯 、 走 商 場 、 讀 da vinci code 、 踏 單 車 、 參 觀 西 九 展 、 聽 電 台 、 看 The Terminal 、 替 家 裡 的 兩 部 電 腦 裝 firefox / thunderbird 、 弄 flickr 相 簿 . . . 差 不 多 就 是 我 這 幾 天 以 來 的 生 活 。 今 晚 也 要 應 酬 ， 明 天 就 b b q .......

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auntie carol's christmas party

26th December, 2004 - 12:58 pm - posted in friends, family

Noel, noel! Christus natus est, Alleluia!


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a snowy ball of cat

26th December, 2004 - 12:55 pm - posted in family

my cat in a perfect circle!

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lunch with margaret

23rd December, 2004 - 9:57 pm - posted in political, friends, noteworthy

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! XD XD

(and don't forget the true spirit of christmas)


lunch today at FCC with margaret, kirk, kris, edwin, freeman and sarah :) what a way to start my holidays!

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LO SIU LAN & ANR. v HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY

23rd December, 2004 - 6:14 pm - posted in legal, political

finally had time to read this: LO SIU LAN & ANR. v HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY --- Hartmann J, 15 Dec 2004

don't trust the newspapers. read the judgement yourself --- and make your own judgement! quoted here are portions of the CFI judgement that are seldom reported in the news (emphasis added):

on question for leave:

"The test is not an onerous one. But that is not to say it is no test at all. The applicants, however, as I have said, did more than meet the requirements of the test. Indeed, I am satisfied that they presented a strongly arguable case. In fact, I go so far as to say that I found the central issue of interpretation to be far from easy.

"The Authority, it seems to me, was bold indeed — some might use a different description — to embark on such a massive privatisation of its commercial assets without the assurance of a firmer legislative base."

on issues of delay and abuse of process:

"Mr Dykes SC, leading counsel for the applicants, rejected the allegations of delay and abuse. In my view, in light of the unique factual circumstances of this case, for the reasons he gave, he was correct to do so...

"In the factual circumstances of this case, without attempting to set any principle, I believe there is substance in the submissions of Mr Dykes...

"In any event, said Mr Dykes, I had a discretion in the matter and if I was satisfied that the applicants had a good arguable case — as I was —I should be slow to prevent the merits being determined in respect of a matter of such profound public consequence. I agree fully with him.

"Mr Dykes added that it did not sit well with the Authority to argue that the doors of the court should be closed to the applicants, no matter what the merits of their case, in order to protect investors who, knowing that the flotation was never a certainty, had borrowed on margin to finance their applications. Again, I agree with him."


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