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COVER STORY

Shout, dance and let it a¡l out for charity _ Jêars for Fears and the rest of us 'let ìt all out' on the

dance floor wheir fhe hand perfirrmed their signatr-rre 'Shout' at the I 4th FCC Charity Ball

50 PLK Kids are now rugby mad 52 Scholarship winners for 201 5

Cover photo by Te.ry Duckham/Asiapix Studios

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FeaÉures

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REPORTAGE

Nepal earthquake:getting the news out The April 25 Nepal earthquake killed some 9,000 people and left hundreds ofthousands homeless,Asia's Seven Network news correspondent, Craig Leeson, along with cameraman, Rob Brown, reported for nine days straight, REPORTAGE

A night in the day of

a freelance reporter The London Sun recently described Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong's once genteel nightl¡fe area, as 'Asja! fYagaluf , likening it to the notoriously grubby resorts on Majorca,That sounded like a story and right on our doorstep... just feet from the FCC, in fact,

LostWorld - early 1980s China In the early I 9B0s Bob Davis travelled through China, givrng him the rare opportunity to photograph people and places thãt had not been seen by theWestem world for more than three decades, Unfortunately the film went missing only to be found

September 22 that debated and voted on amendments to the Articles of Association.

years later; having taken on a unique look created by time, heal

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37 A message from the President

Editorial

Membership

Club News

PROFILE

Arthur Hacker the artist.,. among other things To mark the anniversary ofArthur Hacker's death, photographer Carsten Schael curated the exhibition MBE Life and Work', which was on the Wall in Octoben

Regulars

CLUB MEETING

Articles' amendments resolved at packed EGM There was a lrong turnout of members at the EGM on

"Arthur Hacker

MEDIA Strong response for Human Rights PressAwards fundraising The response to the Human Rights Press Awards'fìrst fundraising drive was a headening success, and now the second drive has had a strong response,

TRAVEL Biking mad

Speakers:What they said...

Nic and BecÇ Gaunt flipped a coin to decide where they should go for íun: Hong Kong or NewYork? Hong Kong won

Obituary: Howard Coats

the toss, Nearly six years on, they are still here, despite this city seeming less than ideal for satisfing their obsession: riding motorcycles.

Obituary: Nick Fulcher

LastWord: Government by property developers,

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The yellow umbrellas are back, despite pressure from Chinese ofücials The now ubiquitous yellow umbrellas surged around the Hong Kong govemment offces to mark the frst anniversary ofthe pro-democrary Occupy movement,which shut down central Hong Kong for 79 days.

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A club is only os good os its membership, ond these post two monlhs hove shown iust how good the FCC's membership is. Mony of you hove been commilted, generous ond engoged on mony fronts.

Firstl¡ I give o heortfelt thonk you to those who responded to lhe oppeol for donotions to the Humon Rights Press Awords, o flogship event the Club coorgonizes ond which symbolises our mission to support press freedom, Mony people hove chipped in ond we hove pledges

for more. The response meons we con continue to elevole the owords,

roising lheir profìle while olso investing lo streomline ond modernise so thot lhe event remoins susloinoble over the long term. For the fìrst time, the 20th owords ceremony next Moy will be open for members lo come olong ond congrolulole the winners. There wos more goodwill in evidence ot the FCC Chority Boll,

o successful night for o good couse lhot ended with hundreds ioining in with the bond fo "Shout, shout let it oll out." The Extroordinory Generol Meeting held in September wos o less roucous offoir, but drew o sfrong lurnout. Members expressed views with eloquence ond decorum. More thon 80% of the votes meont oll three of the Boord's proposols were opproved, indicoting o willingness by the membership to support some diffìcult but necessory decisions to sofeguord the future heolth of the Club. Hundreds of members hove olso token port ín the FCC Survey on excellenf response. This is qn importonl ínitiotive for the Boord ond monogemenl to get your views on mony ospects of the doyto-doy running of the Club. The resuhs, lo be published in the next Ìssue of fhe Correspondenf, will be ínvoluoble for the committees thol

drive policy. A highlight of the hecric recenr

schedule wos the

l04th birthdoy

of Clore Hollingworth, the pioneering iournolist ond doyenne

of the FCC. Dozens turned out to congrolulote her, ond I must lhonk the tireless Cothy Hilborn-Feng for once ogoin moking the event memoroble.

And fìnoll¡ o sixth woy in which members hove stepped up is by signing the FCC's petition urging Thoilond's outhorities to drop o weopons chorge ogoinsl Hong Kong-bosed photoiournolist Anthony Kwon, who wos corrying protective body ormour essentiol for his iob. We will continue to support him in ony woy thot we con. The FCC is

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see people pulling together ond porticipoling in the life of the Club is lestoment lo our collective strenglh.

Thonk you. Neil Western President neil.western@gmoil.com

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EditorÍal

Email: fcc@fcchk.org

Website: www.f cchk,org The Board of Governors 2ot5-2o16

President Neil David Western First Vice President Tara Joseph Second Vice Presídent Kevin Barry H. Egan

Correspondent Governors Keith Bradsher, Florence De Changy, Nan-Hie ln, Juìiana Liu, Angie Lau, Natasha Khan, Carsten Schael, Nicholas centle

Journalist Governors Clifford Buddle, James Could Assocíate Governors Andy Chworowsky, Christopher Dillon, Timothy S. Huxley, Simon Pritchard

Goodwill Ambassador Clare Hollingworth Club Secretary S¡mon Pritchard

The dongers iournolists foce in conflict zones ond how they should deol with them hove been well documented over the post months on the FCC website ond through the columns of lhe Correspondenf. Two must-hqves ore bullet-proof vest ond helmet when covering trouble spots...unless you ore in Thoilond, os one Hong Kong photoiournolist found out when he wos orrested, under some militory low, for possessing such items. A bit surprising, given thot in the post few yeors mony iournolists hove been regulorly weoring these some vesls ond helmets when covering the Red

or Yellow Shirt rollies in Bongkok. The FCC hos been octively pursuing this issue by putting pressure on the Thoi ond Hong Kong governments to hove the chorges dropped.

Professional Committee Co-Conveners: Tara Joseph, Keith Bradsher, Nan-Hie ln

F¡nance Committee Co-Conveners: Timothy S. Huxley (Treasurer), F¡orence De Changy

Constitutíonal Commíttee Co-Conveners: Kevin Egan, N¡cholas centle, Clifford Buddle

Membersh¡p Committee Co-Conveners: Nan-Hie In, James Could, Simon Pritchard House/ Food and Beverage Committee Co-Conveners:

Andy Chworowsky (F&B) Juliana Liu (F&B) N¡cholas centle (House) Carsten Schael (House) Tim Huxley (House) Press Freedom Comm¡ttee Co-Conveners: Neil Western, Florence De Changy, Natasha Khan

Communícatíons Committee Co-Conveners:

Angie Lau, Natasha Khan, Julíana Liu Paul Bayfield (Editor) Wall Committee Co-Conveners: Carsten Schael, James 6ould FCC

Two stories in lhis issue show thot it con be dongerous covering noncombot zone sfories. For Croig Neeson ond his cqmeromon covering the oftermoth of Nepol's devostoting eorthquoke in April, it wos ovoiding folling mosonory from the regulor qftershocks. For Anno Heoly Fenton it wos ovoiding retoliotion while covering the orrests of suspected drug deolers in Lon Kwoi Fong.

Also in lhis issue we hove toles from members Nic ond Becky Gount's four of the bock blocks of Chino on their Horley. Apporently they were only ollowed to ride on secondory roods until towords the end of the trip, when locol motorcycle clubs got in on lhe oct ond escorted lhem ond their fellow riders on some of the well-mode superhighwoys.

Mony Club members put on their glod-rogs to oltend the l4th onnuol FCC Chority Boll, which is the cover story for this issue. Some 1,200 turned up to roise money ond rock lo the sounds of Teqrs for Feors. The money roised ot the boll is used to fund scholorships - 30 new ones this yeor, bring lhe totol to more thon 190 - os well os other FCC Chority Fund proiects including longuoge schools ond o rugby progromme thot now hos some 4,000 kids ploying regulorly.

Charity Fund Committee Co-Conveners:

Andy Chworowsky, Chris Þillon General Manager Cilbert Cheng Teli 9769

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Correspondenls: Arvid Aohluncl, Asio Reporter, lncisive Medio; Poolo Bosonin, Multimedio Producer, The Wall Slreei Journol; Nicholos Deormän, TV Operoiions, Bloomberg; Thomos Di Fonzo, Video Producer. The Wall Slreet Journol; Luizo Duorle Cordoso, Asio Correspondent, RedeTVliAmondo Käiser, Asicn Editor. WWD; Sophie Loros, Asio Editor, lncisive Medio; MocKenzie Sigolos. Writer, CNN; Quentin Webb. Associoie Editor, Thomson Reuters Breokingviews Jnurnolisls: Eric Chon Cho-biu, Chief Editor, Honq Kong Economic limes; Victor Rodriguez, Photogropher, Power Sporl lmoge; Jomes Louie Jio-chong, Deputy Edilor, Blu lnc Medio; Shuguong Yin, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Wen Wei Po Doìly News; Andreo Zovodszky, Ass¡stont Edltor. Soufh Chino Mornirrg Posl Associoles: Colin Bennett, Associote Director, CBRE (HK), Sunil Chellorom, MonogÌng Director, Gemson lndustries; Jennifer Hui Kit-mon, Director, Jennífer H LifesTyle Design; Guy Reynolds, QC/SC, Boskerville Chombers; Neil Thomoson, Responsible Officer, AK Porlers; Mike Tsui, Monoging Director, AWTC (Lo & Lom) Consuhoncíes Replocemenls - Diplonrolic: Junres Turton, Attoche Regioncl Affqirs & Sccurily, British Consulote-Generol Replocements - Corporcle: Megon Aiiken, Heod of Globol Employee Communicotions, FIL lnvestment Monogement; Jonothon Cresse¡ Regionol Heod of Tox, British Americon Tobocco; lvy Yeung Mee-fung, Director of Soles & Morketing, Sherolon Hong Kong Hotel & Towers

Chonge of membership cqlegory From Correspondenl lo Associole! Robyn Meredith, Executive Dírector, Goldmon

Sochs

On lo poslures new

Au revoir lo those members leoving Hong Kong who hove become Absent Members¡ Correspondenlsr Duvid Crclwshqw, Eclitor', The Woll SlreeT Journol; Anlhony Lin Kuon tsu, Editor, r\LM¡ Joseph Morsh, Freeloncer; Anieeto Noyor, Freeloncer; Solly Robinson, Editoriol Consuliont, Austrolion Consolidoted Press-Asio Associoles¡ Owen Dovies, Vice-President, Bonk of Americo/Merrill Lynch; Gorry Evons. HSBC Securltles; Donlel Ford, Regionol Director, Ritz-Corìton Hotels; Beniomin Furneoux, Monoger, HSBC lnsuronce; Dovid Kilpoirick, Direclor, Hondel Archilecls; Kuik Yi-shen, Monoging Direcior. Kotong Copitoi; Piush Kumor, Choirmon, Hosley lnlernotionol USA; Clemeni Liu. Senior Vice President, HSBC Privote Bonk; Roderick MocKenzie Sunil Murlidor, Director, Centiwoy

Forewell dlso lo!

Correspondenl: Giles Compion, Asio-Pocifìc Director, Agence Fronce Presse; Suson Li Hsico-shih, Correspondent, CNBC lnfernotionol; Cotherine Yop Lo¡ TV News Reporter/Presenter, Thomson Reuters Associoles: Geoffrey Feene¡ HeocJ of lnsuronce & Weqlth Monogement lT, HSBC, Colin Fitzgerold. Monoging Director, Knight Fronk Hong Kong

Also resigning Associoles: Stephen Lom, Chief Secrelory for Adminislrotion, HKSARG

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Correspondents: Susìe Chiong Su-hui, Choirmon, CS Culture Foundoiion; Chorles Lee. Porlner, The Editors Group; Jomes Yung Wong Howe Chun Yin, Director. nulr Ltd Associqlesr Richord Chin, Chief Execulive Offìcer, Code Agriculture Holdings; Jeffrey Evons. Principol Consultont, DTX Associotesi Lol Hordosoni, Monoging Diiector, Loi's lnsuronce Brokers; Dovid Hordoon. Monoging Director, Dunovont Asio; Joyong Jhoveri; Jimmy Jim, Monoging Directtr TtlL; Chorles Lom; Thomos Mulvey; Stephen Poyne, Direclor, JT lnternotionol (Asio Pocific); Jon Risinger; Edword Snope, Professor, Durhom University Business School

Attoining Silver Membership Correspondenls¡ Mervin Nombior, Correspondenl, Agence Fronce-Presse

Journolisls; Howord Winn, Freeloncer Associoles: Aw Sion, Choirmon of the Boord, Sing Too; Leslie Holes, Director, Knowledgeworks; Heung Shu-foi, Monoging DÌrector, Sirius pocific Consultonts; Willem Lou, Direclor, Unytec lnvesiments; Robert Miller. Choirmon. Seorch lnveslmenl Group; Brion Turner, Monoging Direcfor, Anglo-Honseotic Shipbrokers (FE); Simon Twiston Dovies, CEO, Simon TD & Associoies Asio Despotched We ore extremely scd to onnounce Ihe deoths of Journolisls: Howord Coots, Freeloncer Associole: Nick Fulcher, Executive Director, cssfillion Limited;

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Clare at L04 FCC members ond friends gothered Ìn the Bunker on 1 0/l 0 to wish Clore Hollingworth well

for her l04th birthdoy ond roise o gloss to her extroordinory contribution to iournolism. Clore kicked off her legendory coreer os o foreign correspondent by breoking the news of the stort

of World Wor ll in

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observing Germon tonks mossing on the Polish border, iust one week ofter she hod storted with the Telegroph, ond the rest, os they

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is history. ln o coreer sponning more thon

40 yeors, Clore odded mony more sensolionol scoops to her record, one of the mosl memoroble being the defection of Ml5's Kim Philb¡ rhe "Third mon", fo Russio

lYembers and friends gathered at the FCC to celebrate Clare s I o4th birthday Pictured here (left to right) are Martin Lee, lreneYau, Clare Hollingworth, Cathy Hilborn Feng, Cheung ManYee, Sarah lvlonks and Francis Moriarty

from Beirut in l9ó3. Her work took her from conflicts in Europe ond North Africo to Polestine, Vietnom

ond Chino, eventuolly moking her home in Hong Kong. The FCC become Clore's home-f rom-home from where, following her reliremenl in 1 981 , she become on iconic figure ond inspirotion for younger correspondenls ond iournolists who frequented the club.

Doily Telegroph, Chorles Moorg

described her os "one of the greotest reporters of the 20th cenÌury, o legend Ìn iournolism ond o troilblozer for women reporters."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Another scoop Soroh Monks' illunrinoting piece in fhe Correspondenf (September/October 20 I 5) reminded me of my olmostscoop obout Abyssinio's Emperor Hoile Selossie during his Auslrolion tour in Moy l9ó8. I wos o young news reporter for the ABC then ond hod been ossigned to cover Selossie's visit lo the Melbourne Zoo. I found him - o shorl, slight, rother timid-looking figure in o brown

Hong Kong's lost British governor ond frequenl visilor to the Club, Chris Potten, soid of Clore: "Clore Hollingworth is certoinly one of the most unforgettoble iournolists I hove ever mel ond one of the greotest iournolists of the 2Oth century... She wos honest, brove ond hugely well informed. Her life is o porodigm of whot greot iournolisls should be oll obout." The former editor of the

suil - surrounded by security men, but (whot ioy!) no other press, in the indigenous founo enclosure,

A koolo wos given the honour

irote emu storted chosing poor Hoile Selossie oround the enclosure. When I filed my stor¡ I omilted lhose dreodful

of being cuddled by the Lion of Judoh. The morsupiol, no doubt bqd-tempered ofter

indignilies. lt didn't seem foir or in the public interest. Besides, the ABC wqs still o government

being roused from its slumbers,

commission in'ó8 ond like my fellow iournos ot Auntie, I'd

responded by scrotching the imperiol visitor ond wos hostily removed by o keeper. Then to everyone's horror, on equolly

signed lhe Officiol Secrets Act.

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CLUB NEWS

FCC Sprouts at the CCC The Croigengower Cricket Club, os port of ils community service,

invited 120 children from the FCC/ Po Leung Kuk/Sprouts Longuoge Centres to o Fun Doy on the club premises. The children cotrte fronr low-income fomilies ond from the Po Leung Kuk children's homes. Croigengower orgonises sPeciol evenls such os fun doys to Provide sociol ond leqrning opportunities for children from undcrprivilogod fomilies. The youngslers were introduced to vorious sports like lown bowls, crickel ond lennis os well os on informotive tolk on dentol heolth core. They were qlso treoted to o mogic show ond o delicious buffel lunch. Volunteers from the FCC Chority Fund ond rhe FCC Scholorship Fund occomPonied the children during this speciol outing.

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FCC Scholars' annual lunch The FCC Scholorship Fund held its onnuol lunch in lhe FCC Moin Dining Room ottended bY ó5 eurrenl ond groduofe scholors, members of the FCC Chority Fund ond Po Leung Kuk choirmon, Pollyonno Chu. This yeor's guest speoker wos Jomes Ginns, CothoY

personol story of his rise to fhe executive level ql Cothoy Pocific.

Pocific director of service deliver¡ who inspired the FCC scholors with his professionol wisdom ond the

underprivileged children who

Cothoy Pocific is o moior sponsor of the FCC Chority Boll, the moin fundroising event of the FCC Chority Fund. The FCC Scholorship Fund wos set up in 2002 to help wislr

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To dole, the fund hos supported I ó2 scholorship winners lhrough

their college ond universify educotion. The groduote

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Rugby training pitch for PLK kids A multi-function rugby pitch hos been sel up oT the PLK Toi Tong Holidoy Comp in Yuen Long/ Tin Shui Woi thonks to the ioint

fundroising efforts of the FCC Chority Fund, Po Leung Kuk, Mocquorie Foundotion, Sovills ond the Rugby Union. Mony low income fomilies ond recent immigronts live in the Yuen Long oreo. This pitch will be used os o troining ground

for the children living in the oreo. So for, more thon 3,500 children from the PLK system hove engoged in rugby troining. The kids seem to love the gome becouse oport from the physicol lroining, they ore olso leorning oboul respecting the cooches, teomwork ond communicotion wilh eqch other.

CLUB NEWS

Thailand urged to drop charges against HK photoj ournalist The FCC, the Hong Kong Press

of the type

Photogrophers Associolion ond the HKJA ore ioinlly urging the Thoi outhorities lo drop the prosecution of Hong Kong photoiournolisl Anlhony Kwon, who wos chorged wiTh corrying body ormour ond o helmet, ond to releose him immediotely.

in Kwon's

ln oddition, the FCC hos circuloted o petilion colling for the withdrowol of chorges ogoinst

possession

ore stondord geor for reporters working in dongerous oreos oround

the world. He wos corrying the bullel-

Kwon. Following iS-o link for lhe

proof vest

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re-pelilion&utm_ medium=copylink&long=s¡-u5 "We ore dismoyed by the Thoi oufhorities' opporent decision to go oheod with the prosecutìon of Kwon, who wos ossigned by source=sho

lnitium Medio Technology to cover lhe oftermoth of the Erowon shrine bomb on August I Z in which two Hong Kong residenls

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The April 25 Nepal earthquake killed 9,000 people/ injured 23,000, and left hundreds of thousands homeless, Asia's Seven Network news correspondent, Craig Leeson, along with cameraman, Rob Brown, reported for nine days straight

T eeson and Brown were among the first foreign Ln.*, teams on the ground, w"orking arou.tJthe clock for all Seven Network news bulletins. It was a time of little sleep, high stress and basic survival skills as they covered the tragedy as ìt unfolded, using only the resources they took into the country and often "flying blind". Communication with the production desk at Channel 7's Martin Place, in Australia, was cut off for the first 36 hours, with the exception of intermittenl satel [ite reception. Craig Leeson tells the story of how they covered the disaster in some of the most remote and mountainous terrain on the planet: More than three decades in joumalism has taught me thai the most difficult stones to cover are natural disasters. Primarily, there is the human cost: lives lost,

bodily trauma, children without families, people in pain,

medical conditions demanding immediate treatment. Second, the lack of resources: taj.nted ground water, scarce food, no shelter, no warm clothing, no

power or communications. Third, telling the story: with scant power and communications the team must find ways of getting the story out as fast as possible so governments, aid workers, and families overseas can assess the situation and react accordingly Cameraman Rob Brown and I were on our way back from covering a story on the Australian prisoners of war who served at Hellfire Pass on the Thai-Burma Raiiway That story went national on the

April 25. We arrived back in Bangkok expecting an overnight break before flyrng out. But at the hotel, we heard reports of a 7 .4 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Seven Network on Anzac Day,

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Having reported from Nepal, I knew the country well enough to realise that an earthquake of that magnitude would have devastating consequences. I contacted Sevenb foreign editor Ric Carter about the hreaking story who told us to get tiì Kathmancln rr5 3oor1 as possiblc. Although all llights to Kathmandu were on hold as the airport there was closed, we booked a flight for the next day anryay. As a back-up I called the ald agencies to see if any were chartering flights or hitching rides with defence force planes. At one point we made plans to go in via the Indian border. With several options in place we spent the evening buying supplies, cold weather gear, tents, light food, and

the nine slots of Tiibhuvan Airport's apron were commercial aircraft from Air China, Turkish Airlines, a C130 Hercules and CI7 Globemaster from India,

bringing aid in, and people out. the chaos on-camera; then managed i hii-cd thc driyct'Ior t[e cla¡,, utrd proceeded to secure our 10 cases ofkit inside and on top of ihis seriously tiny machine. As we headed into town the devastation became obvious. People had abandoned buildings and were rvalking around outslde, talcing relugc on a goll course and sports grounds, as Íar away as possible from the danger of collapsing buildings. We saw buildings reduced to rubble, some stacked or1 top of each othel like fallen clominos, People were wandering around like zombies, not knowing where to go or who to turn to for help. They'd spent the pasr 24 hours outside through the aftershocks - many with family members trapped under tlrc ruhhlc:, Irying ro Vy'e captr-rrecl

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water filtration kits, in anticipation of having little or no resources on the ground. In the morning I checked the Thai flight and was surprised to find it was still leaving. We raced to the airporr and found ourselves in-bound along with international teams from NtsC, tstsC, and AP'lN. We arrived to chaos. As our plane pulled up on the tarmac, the pilot announced we'd have to fly out immediatel¡z Then, nothing. The pilot came back on to say there was no one in the control tower ancl we'cl harre to wait until someone retumed and gave us clearance to move. It tumed out Kathmandu had been hit byu 6.0 aftershock just as we touched down, and the flight controllers had fled the control tower. The airport was pandemonium, with hundreds of people standing on the tarmac, desperate to board any plane.Inside, the departures area was af capacity. Outside, people lined up for kilometres, stretching towards the citlz Ours was the last flight in or out of Kathmandu for 24 hours, due to the aftershocks. Crammed into 24

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pyres. Already, they were burning the dead, We headed to the temple area to find bodies stacked againsr the temple walls; last rites being performed, coins being placed on eyes; bodies being wrapped in shrouds; and the corpses of babies, some just six months old, many of

them with horrific injuries. And stiil, the trucks with more and more bodies.

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The riverside was like a scene from hell: fires burned up and down the dirty waterway, white smoke and the acrid smell of flesh and wood filling the air. We captured these rituals, interviewing locals, trying not to let our emotions overcome us, then returning later that evening to film a piece-to-camera for the morning bulletins. While we still had lighr we had to find somewhere ro base ourselves. Almost all hotels were shut or destroyed. Guests were camped on the lawns. The only hotel we

found open was the Shangri-La as the management had decided to 1et guests back in, reasoning that it was probably safer than being outside. Although lhere was no power or running water, we managed to convÌnce the desk staff to give us the

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room of a panicked guest who had fled to the airport This became our base of operations. We were lucky, because many journalists who entered the city in the days to come had no accommodation. Next, we needed some way of communìcating with HQ and getting our stories out. Rob walked around the grounds of the hotel and carpalk with a satellite transmissir¡n device, called a BGAN, tÐ/mg to find the best spot for a signal. He found it on top of an air conditioner unit at the edge of the carpark. Even even though our transmission speeds were reduced to kilobites, it was the only place it would work. Wlth most of Kathmandu's mobile network down, filing stories was difficult and time consuming. Bandwidth was limited and as more crews arrived, the upload speed decreased. But it was working and we got our first story through. Once we filed we hit the road. We travelled around the city as best we could, filming bodies being pulled out of the rubble, some intact, some Ìn pieces. Hospitals overflowing with medical emergencies, but without power, 1ight, or medical supplies. Aid agencies setting up operations in tents. People calling for help. Sirens wailing. And everywhere, people walking the streets, many still covered in dust, dazed and confused. We filed for every bulletin we could, often going live from the scene of the devastation for five news bulletins per day We worked the first two days without sleep. Communication was difflcult and often we were flying blind, only assuming Sydney was receiving our messages. By the third day rescue workers began to arrive, some with dogs, and we followed them into the failen buildings, crawling through the rubble. Praying another shock wouldn't turn us in to victims as well. The danger of aftershocks was ever-present. Some days, the country experienced upwards of 200. But the rescue workers toiled on, and we joined them to tell their stor;z We filmed people miracuiously pulled out of the rubble days after the quake. One baby was discovered sti.ll alive after six days. We travelled outside the city, deep into the countryside to find ancient villages completely destroyed, families sitting in the open, in the dark and wet, with no water or food, waiting for rescue workers, or anyone, to help them dig through the rubble and search for family members.

In the village of Shanku, about an hour from the capitol, the entire interior town wal1s and hundreds ofbuildings had collapsed. The safest Counting the cost of Nepal's earthquake that left thousands homeless.

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way Chinese rescue workers at the scene could see what was going on inside was with a camera drone. They offered us the use of their technology to provide Australia audiences with some remarkable pictures showing the dlfficulties aid workers faced, and the equipmenL needed to search the rubble for

survivors. Thanks to our very well-connected fixer, Balram Neupane, we were able to gain entry to the airbase at Kathmandu and film supplies being helicoptered out and the wounded coming in. We heard stories of entire mountain villages desLroyed, with no way in or out other than via helicopter. Many of these villages took weeks by donkey and trekking to get to on the best of days. Now, beset by landslides and with roads and trails blocked, survivors would face weeks without aid, without food and possibly water. After the first few days we began to hear stories of the tragedy that had unfolded at the Everest base camp. \Me were told 19 people died on the mountain, mostly Sherpas and Western climbers. We secured a commercial flight to Lukla, entry point to Everest and the Himalayas. Lukla was a tiny landing strip

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When you're talking of refugees and new immigrants, all roads still lead to Chungking Manslons, so long hours have been spent ln there, drinking sticky masala tea and chatting to African communitlr leaclers and looking for ancl talkì.ng to often reluctant Gambians. Several different police in different departments have been consulted. The LKF drug cases are heard in Eastern Magistrates Court, so that's necessitated several jaunts to Sai Wan Ho, where FCC member and lawyerJames McGowan is often to be found defending the Gambians. He thinks they get a raw deal. Talking to Immigration will be left untll last, with low expectations of any firm comment. By now, a picture is beginning to emerge. Now it's time to hit LKF at night. Would the police let us go out with thcm? lnJanuary thcy dccidcd cnough sleaze was enough and deployed Central Police District's Special Duties Squad to clear out LKF and SoHo's drug traffickers. Led by a d1'namic young local inspector named Rick, the sma1l unit has been spectacularly successful, with 37 convictions for cocaine trafficking and nine for possession so far this year in LKF alone. To date 39, mostly Gambians, have been jaiied for I0 to 21 months each. Three more await court appearances. I learn from his awe-inspired colleagues that one undercover expatriate officer has so far nicked an

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fhere was a strong turnout of members at the I ¡Ctr¿ on September 22 that debated and voted on amcndmcnts to the Articles of As¡ociation. There was a reasonable amount of civilised debate, although most of the issues had been aired at a special consultative meeting in March and ìn a detailed report of the issues in the Juþ August issue of The Correspondent. This report was also circulated to all members with the "notice of

meeting" package. "I'm grateful to members who voted and attended to contribute to the debate," said FCC President Neil Western."Some of the issues are not easy rlnes and that is wliy we held a lurrg cutrsulLativË pr'ocess. "Some interesring ideas were put forward by members and the Board can now go on and consider. "I'd like to thank the staff and volunteers for their hard work and dedication that enabled the new procedures legally required for such meeiings were smoothly implemented. And also thanks to the volunteers who spent many hours on the timeconsuming task of drafting the amendments over the

past 18 months." The meeting itself lasted for about one hour, followed by two hours of counting overseen by 34

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three member scrutineers and three from the Club's auditors. The rest of us retired to the bar to continue the debate or to predict the outcome. Many members chose to vote by proxy, which was closely monitored, lt4embers rvho clid attencl also hacl to go through careful security before they could vote. There were lour resolutions: The first dealt with of series of amendments - which had been approved by the Registrar of Companies - to bring the Articles up to date and to codify some bylaws.

This was approtedby 96.5% of the totes (ø minimum of 75% is required to amend the Articles). Those ín.fawur 7,+98. Those against 27. Ahstainc¡| 27. The second resolution dealt with amendments to the Silver Membership category which raised the minimum qualifying period to 30 years, from 20 years.

This wøs approtedby 81.60Á of the votes. Those in fmour 7,302. Those øgainst 247. Abstaineå 52. The third resolutìon dealt with the qualifying period for Life Membership, which was reduced to 2,0 years, from 25 years.

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This was approwdby 86oÁ of the votes. Those in favour 7,436. Those øgainst 205. Abstained 29 The fourth resolution dealt with term limits for Board members. It stated that after six consecutive terms a Board member was not eligible to stand for election.

This resolution did not reach the required

møjority of 75% of the votes. Those in føvour 853. Those agøinst 590. Abstained 777. Not surprisingly, there was some active debate over the Silver Membership and term limits for Board members proposals.

Silver membership debate Board member Simon Pritchard, in response to a query from Paul Christensen about the lack of projectlons relating to the results of the proposal, said a range of scenarios had been evaluated, bu¡ it dldn't change the overall results. For instance, the llabllity was reduced by 60'/oby 2020, meanì.ng that rather than 280 members being eligible for Silver Membership, the number would be about 140-150 instead. "There had been some lively discussions withÌn the Board and one option was to follow other clubs' examples and make much larger increases, and while it was felt that the proposal would be a very good start to solving the problem, it wouldn't fix it entirely" Tieasurer Tim Huxley agreed that it didn't fix the problem, but "if the proposal was not passed then [inflation aside] the lost revenue would necessitate a minimum ol a 5o/o increase in F6sB prices in 2018, with a further l0o/"-I5o/o increase in 2019 and a further 20o/o rise in 2020, which would be applicable to all members." Huxley also said the proposal had started as a simple financial issue and the Board was trying to maintain the standards, quality and location of the Club by being commitied to finding other ways to increase Íevenue. Paul Harris said there \Mas an assumption that members would remain in Hong Kong after reaching 65 years of age, and suggested the monthly subscriptions be altered to be fairer for each member,

rather than having different categories. Pritchard responded that anecdotally more people were staying in HK and more people were taking up Siiver Membership. The sample size had been small, but the numbers go up or down depending on economic conditions abroad. However, from his experience, the numbers remaining in Hong Kong are quite high. Viswa Nathan suggested only new future members should be affected. Pritchard replied that unless action was taken now the Club would not exist in the future. He said that in the next three years, it

had been calculated there would be a surge of Silver Membership applications from members who had

joined in the 1990s. Term limits debate This motion was first introduced at the March consultative meeting and came from members rather than from the Board. Former Board member Francis Moriarty said that although he did not oppose term limits in principle, he had opposed the proposal on previous occasions as members had already been consulted and had been overwhelmingly against it. Member Tim Bruce commented that he had been quoted in the EGM briefs as saying "we aheadyhave term limits, that's the electlon process", which he thought was to some degree accurate, but not as he fu1ly saw it. He said he had an issue of principle in that the Club projected itself as a defender of democracy and he could see that the proposal was a way of trFng to change the rules simply because something was not working out the way people thought it should. Viswa Nathan said that the reason stated in the EGM briefs for term limits being introduced was to follow other clubs and companies'procedures as well as other reasons. However, he didn't think j.t was necessary to introduce term limÌts as seven new members were elected to the Board in 2015 which had stimulated change. If term limits were introduced, four Board members with valuable experience and knowledge could be removed and he asked the membership to reconsider, advisìng against the resolution. He recommended that the President be able tcr conduct a survey asking why members were not participating more in the CIub and its elections.

In response, Western said in fact a survey had aheady been prepared, but he hadn't wanted to send

it out until after the EGM. Former FCC president Anna Fenton agreed

with the problem being apathy and said it wasn't due to the correspondents and journalists; but to the Associate membership. She said that existing AssocÌate governors had prevented new Associates

joining the Board. "The Associates are the largest group of the C1ub, but had the lowest representalion and they should be the most interested in seeing a turnover of Associate Board members." Regarding rules for uncontested elections, Christensen suggested that Ìf there was only one candidate standÌng for election, there should be a box denoting "none of the above", where votes for the candidate should exceed votes against the candidate. If the "none of the above" vote rvon, then a separate byelection should be held. He felt that it could go some way to addressing some of the concerns of people being elected where there is no alternative. K THE CORRESPONDFNT

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Arthur Hqcker the qrlisl... qmong other things By Annemarie Evans

v name's Arthur Hackaaar." Art and map IVl,speciattst Jonathan Wauis, close friend io the late artist and FCC stalwart, can pull off an impression with the best of them, elongating the Hacker drawl, that went well with a vodka cocktail, cheroot, and disappeared in a whire beard.

Hacker died two years ago this month at the age of 81, and yet the many who knew him still envisage the artist, historian and writer at the bar, \Mith his tweed hat and backpack, and a raucous laugh that filled the room. To mark the anniversary ofhis death, photographer Carsten Schael has curated an exhlbition of some of the huge collection of memorabilia and art that Hacker left. Not only was he an artist and designer, but he was aiso a collector of old photographs and postcards of Hong Kong dating back to the 19th century, among other

memorabilia.

In October's wall exhibition in the Main Bar, "Arthur Hacker MBE - Life and Work", Schael shows Hacker's work in Hong Kong, but also prior ro arriving in Hong Kong in 1967. "One of the earliest pieces in the exhibition is a poster he designed for the llondon] EveníngStandard and it's very pop art and very 60s," says Wattis, "and it's called 'The Plus Girls observed byJonathan Aitken'. It's a portrait of a young lady with union jack sunglasses. Very much of its era."

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It's very Andy Warhol, I'm about to add. But, says Wattis, Hacker was of the opinion pop art didn'r start with Warhol, "it had been around for several hundred yeaß". Wattis knew Hacker from the 1980s onwards. He had a number of exhibitions at Wattis Fine Art gallery and also used to help Wattis along with late historian and publisher Geoffrey Bonsall. Schael had a bit of trepidation, wanting to mark Hacker's life, but having only met Hacker a couple of times. So as he looked through Hacker's extensive collecrions, he relied on his impressions of the arr work and photos to tell him what di.rection to go in. Wattis gives the exhibition the full thumbs-up. In

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I went with my gut instinct. I had seen his work ancl I wanted also to show aspects of his life that people might not know about." Schael also wanted to show the multiple layers of Hacker's work, and what goes into creating a drawing or design. "I sometimes chose half-finished pieces, and some ln the early stages of a piece to illustrate his working development." Next [o the pop art design lrom the 1960s, there's a small black and white photo o[ Hacker and 30 other staff members of the Government Informalion Service attending a Chinese language course. "My Chinese was as good as my French," Hacker told Wattis of his linguistic efforts. Back on to things he could do, the exhibition shows a letter from the former governor David Wilson's private secretary thanking hj.m for a government poster campaign. Schael also highlights Hacker's stamp designs - he desì"gned 16 stamps,

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to put you box and his box was "cartoonist", but here, Mr Hacker, you ale a vety fine cartoonist. "He was irascible and rascally and the only person I know who lived on a diet consisting exclusively of bacon sandwiches," says former FCC president Anna Healy-Fenton, oh and Salty Dogs, a vodka special. The bar is the poorer without him, she says. She and a support committee were central to assisting Hacker after a fali that sent his health into decline. "For me, I much prefer his earlier pop art stuff," when compared to the later curly-cues, she says. i.n a

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and they have become collector's items among Hong Kong's philatelic com m unity. Hacker's apartment was filled with his drawings at different stages, but also their final print, which he insisted should be done on fine French paper, says Wattis.

In "Doctor! Doctorl An Investment Analyst on the Couch" byJake van der Kamp, Hacker shows the very recognisable van der Kamp on a couch put together with basically two curly-cues and a couple of donuts to support it. "He was very sparing," says Wattis, yet very skilled. "The Zoo" is a marvellous depiction of a fat, down at heel journalist - Hacker always seemed to depict journalists, male ones, that is, as rather grubby fellows, unkempt, dishevelled. He's asking then prime minister Margaret Thatcher, "ls the joint declaratlon bullet proof, Mrs Thatcher?" Hacker's Thatcher is curly-cued bouffant hair, more squiggles

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antilitter poster campaign is the reason

why he's widely remembered by local Hongkongers. Disgusted by the city's condition, then governor Murray Maclehose announced a clean-up campaign Hacker created what was supposed to be a revolting, slimy creature with spots called Lap Sap Chung, THECORRESPONDENT 39

something that would crawl out of your drains, if you didn't put your rubbish where you were supposecl to. But Lhis little fcllow was rather endearing, says Wattis, and could have been made into a cuddly to;r An ìdea for lkea perhaps, now the clamour fol a chief executive wolf has ebbed? The poster featured Lap Sap Chung, women in miniskirts, it'ell, come on, this is Hacl..er, and l'as launched u,rth the arm)/, burstrng balloons - and more young women in miniskirts. Talking of more scantlly clad languid ladies. Schaei has pickeci out a pop art ciepiction of a taii bar girl in a cheongsam who is picking the pocket of a stout drinker and the caption reads: "i've been Shanghaied". "This shows the inflnence of one of Arthurls favourite cartoonists on the China coast," says Wattis, "and this was Friedrich Schilt trom the 1930s who depicted various bar girls in Shanghai in the 1930s and he also drew murais for bars in Shanghai. Arthur also did murals for a strip club in London so there was an affinit;r" Hong Kong-based British lauyer Angus Forsyth is a

very old friend of Hacker and the executor of his

estate.

While Hacker was interested in drawing as a chiid, he says, his artwork hadn't achieved its later sophistication.

"l think it's important to reflect both on his membership of the FCC for many years and his career as a gifted designer and artist for 40 years," says Forsyth. "We met in 1951, when our lathers were both olficers in the arm;r We lived nexi door

to one another ln Aldershot, the home of the British army lin Hampshire, southern England] . Our fathers clicln'L rcally know one another. But our mothers became very good friends over many years. His mother was a gifted poet. They both studied at the West Surrey College of Art and Design in larnhan, in Surrey" Fors;'th arrived in Hong Kong in 197I. "He had a huge collectron of old postcards of Chrna and Hong Kong, r.vhich will be sold at auction [in December] ", says Forsyth. "These included Britons in beards anci soiar topees lpith heimetsi having parties rn Happy Valley, with a huge empty racecoulse in the background." The planned M+ visual arts museum is interested in taking some items to showcase Hacker'-s cleslgn work. Some FCC members have also questioned what aspects of Hacker the FCC will also retain for display But it seems the little chubby Lap Sap Chung is in good hands. "The model of Lap Sap Chung is with the FCC," says Forsyth. "And there will be other items." For Erica Hacker, 43, the FCC is full of memories of her uncle, who she was great friends with. She is rhe daughter ol Hacker's elder brother, a rerired bishop in the UK. Erica lives in Australia and has three daughters. She's delighted to see her uncie's work on show.. "We used [o go to a Sichuan restaurant where he'd make me play Russian roulette on the spicy dishes. And then one time a friend of his came into the [FCC] bar and we decided not to let on that I was his niece," she says, breaking into laughter. lß

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was like a wall. There was no power so refrigeration was not possiblc. But thcrc wcrc so many bodics they couldn't be accommodated even if ihere was. Morgue staff were doing their best to make the job o[ identifying victims as paÌnless as possible for relatives. We witnessed workers trying to put back together the two halves of one body on a table so the family wouldn't have to deal with the shock ofwhat had happened to their loved one. Outside, trucks filled with corpses arrived one after the other. The extent of the tragedy in terms of the human cost in lives was more than evident. After nine days in country, Rob and I were

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reluctantly withdrawn. We had covered every angle of thc story and w'c had sccn all but one Australian safely evacuated. Sadl¡ I would find myself back in Nepal two weeks later, reporting on another 7.0 magnì.tude quake whì.ch turned the job of recovery back to one of rescue. Nepal was one of the worst natural disasters I have witnessed; and one of the greatest journalistic and logisticai challenges I have faced. Sadly, the country is stìÌ1 in ruin. What it needs more than anything is for the tourists to return so that much needed capital will keep families employed and help rebuild their homes. K

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Whqt they sq¡d... The FCC's lunch speaker programme is back in full swing covering a wide range

of subjects, from how to be a winner to China society and politics to the rise of financial technology.

signed to a label. And Virgin Airlines came out of his lrusiration with the experience

of flyrng: rubbish food, uncomfortable seatÌng and no entertainment. Hut'fington Post founder Arianna

Huffington anticipated the impact digital technology would have on newspapers and decided [o create an online platform for good journalism that was free and avallable to all. Simple ideas, but they solve peoples' problems or adapt to change ln the worid. ç They are resilìent. Talent is imporlanL, r but it isn't everything. Most successful people have experienced failure and i; rejection in their time. The editor of American Vogue, Anna Wintour, saÌd that getting sacked fro:nr Harper's Bazaar was a turning point in her career. Richard Branson has had numerous business failures, includÌng Virgin Co1a, Brides and Cars. But what marks out winners is their ability to bounce back from setbacks and get back up when they've been knocked down. They also work incredibly hard.

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Winners qnd how they succeed How do sportsmen excel, entrepreneurs thrive, or individuals achieve their ambition? Drawing on the wisdom of an astonishing array of talented people - from ellte athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires - Alastair Campbell, former chief spokesman and strategist for Tony Blair, used his forensic skills, as well as his own experience of politics ancl sport, to get to the heart of success. At an FCC lunch on September 8, Campbell - who was Blair's chief spokesman and strategist who helped guide the Labour Party to victory ln three successÌve general elections * analysed how winners deal with unexpected setbacks and new challenges. He judged what the very different worlds of politics, business and sport could learn from one another. And he set out a blueprÌnt for winning that we could all follow. The former spin doctor's new book, "Winners and how they succeed", explores what it takes to get to the top. He says successful people share several traits: They solve problems. Many of Richard Branson's best ideas come from personal frusirations. He started Virgì.n stores because he loved music but found record shops so boring. His record label came about because he found a grear artlst he couidn't get

They hove o winning mindsel. Whìle researching the book, Campbell spent some time with Formula One teams and was completely blown away by their attention to detail, their use of data and their obsession with innovation. They have a mindset that says: "no matter how fast we go, we should have gone faster". Successful entrepreneurs are exactly the same. Perfectìon doesn't exist - there is always room for improvement. They ore slrolegic lhinkers. Whlle it is widely accepted that sports people need to study the behaviour ofwinners - and get psychological support - to become winners themselves, the worlds of politics and business haven't really caught up. Like rop sporting minds, successful business leaders practise something called OST: objective, strategy, tactics. ThÌs is about setting a clear objective, devising the strategy, then taking the tactical steps THE CORRESPONDENT

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Gunboqt iustice The 19th century unequal l9th-century rreaties that opened China, Japan and Korea to the West exempted foreigners from local laws - leaving them to be tried by their own consuls and their own laws, said author and barristel Douglas Clark aL an FCC lunch on October 14. The system of extraterritoriality lasted for many decades in Japan and Korea and for over a century in China. Britain and America even established formal court systems. Clark talked about these courts and the many challenging issues they faced including war, riots, rebellion, corruption, murder, infidelity and, even, afalled hanging. But this is not just history The reactions of China and Japan to the unequal treaties

what they're doing. However, the Britlsh press have been somewhat critical of Campbell's book. The New Statesman calls it a brainwashing guide to success that fails to impress and says that instead of praising boldness it often praises "bullshit". According to the FT, "the real difficuiry, as Campbell acknowledges, is that all these winners are entirely different. So when, at the end, he has to produce the promised blueprint, it is so lame rhat he has the grace to admit it is a bit obvious." The Telegraph says "rhe big idea of Campbell's book is that what drives winners is not the love of winning but the hatred of losing." View the full speech on the FCC's websire: http ://www. fcchk. org/event/ciub lunch-winners-and-

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Chinese economÂĄc medicine The panel discussion on Chinese economic iils, held at the FCC on the evening of October 15, included: Huang Yasheng, associate dean for international programmes and action learning, professor of international management, international programme professorship in Chinese economy and business and founder of China/lndia Labs ar MIT Sloan School of Management. He looked at the need for the roie of the government to change in order to transition out

of the current investment-led growth model. Lu Xiongwen, professor of marketing and dean of the School of Management, Fudan Universlty He talked about whether innovation is crucial medicine for China's econom)Âż Xu Xinzhong, professor of finance and dean at Lingnan University He spoke about China's deepening reform and liberalisation, and upgrading of manufacturing. View the

full discussion on the FCC's wehsite:

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and extraterritoriality still affect to this day how both countries view the world and each other. China resisted change and became weaker and weaker,

whileJapan opened up ro the world, instituted reforms and became a world power, eventually invading and occupying most of China. Today, as a newly strong China asserts itself, understanding how Japan became China's Public Enemy No. I is viral to anyone interested in world affairs. Clark is a barrister pracricing in Hong Kong who has lived in East Asia for over 25 years. Previously a solicitor, he practiced for 11 years in Shanghai and was managing partner of an international law firm there. He has just written "Gunboat Justice: British and American Law Courts in China andJapan (L8421943)", published by Earnshaw Books. View the full speech on the FCC's websire: http ://www fcchk. orglevent/clublunchgunb oar-

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ls it time for renminbi peg for Hong Kong?

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on October 13. However, as investors are often warned, past performance is not a guide to future retrlrns. Hong Kong's financial ancl economic links are increasingly dominated by mainland China, and in China's financial despite the recent turbulence .- ì ) ,- i-:--^.-^-^:--l*capÌ[aI acçoullt Is llrLlcasrrr6ry markets, Lne collnrrys open. Has the time come to move to a peg against the renminbi? lnnes-I(cr, who joincd the EIU in 2005, heads up a team of analysts covering the region, and is personally responsible for compiling economic and political forecasts for a number of countries, inclucliug Cl rina alrd l long l(ong. He was born in Hong Kong and raised in Asi,a. He first liverJ in Chjna in tg9:, aÀd was most recently based in Beijing from

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leadership try to pull this staggering task off? What powers do they have, and how are they likely to èxercise them? Most importantly of all, could they achieve al1 the things they had been prorrrising in the last three years? And what would China look hke if they do?

r Kerry Brown: Game ofthrones.

Duncan lnnes-Ker:Time for the renminbi.

View the ful1 speech ori the llCC's website: http ://www. fcchk. orglevent/clublunch-it-time-hongkong-lose-u-s-dollar-peg

How lo win qnd lose ol politics in Xi's Chinq

Politics has always been a game of high stakes in the People's Republic, ever since the era of Mao. And 35 years after reform started, the stakes have never been hrgher, according to Kerry Þlo*, Professor of Chinesã politics, University of Sydney and former British diplomat, at an FCC lunch on September 30. For natlonal leader Xi Jinping, delivery of the centenni.al goal by 202L of moderate prosperity could also mean a China more powerful and prominent globaþ than ever before, he said. For the Chlnese middle classes, one of the mosl important economic groups on the planet, it means good houstng,_secure landìights and well-paid jobs. But there will be winneri and losers along this path. For the polìticians at the top, the room for failure is minimal, and the expectations as they rise would create greater and pressure. greater " Brown's speech, which you can view in full on the FCC's website, looked at the following questions: How would the Communist Party and i,ts elìte

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Previously, Brown had been Director of the Lau Chìna Institute and Professor of Chinese Studies at l(ings Coilcgc, Lonclon. From I998 to 2005 he wrr:; ir rìiplomat in the British Forci.gn Scn'ice . He was fhe author of over ten books on modern China, including "The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China" (201+) and "What's Wrong with Diplomacy: The Case of the UK and China" (2015). His study, "China's CEO: XiJinping" wil1be published in early 20J 6. View the full speech on ùe FCC's website: http ://www. fcchk. orglevent/clublunch-gamethrones-how-win-and-1ose-politics-xi-j inpings-prc

lndividuqlism ond upheovol dmong Chino's youlh In the aftermath of the l9B9 Tiananmen Square protests, China's Communist Party had to re-establish legitimacy among the youth demographic that had spãrked the movement, said Eric Fish, journalist and cãntent producer for Asia Society, at an FCC lunch on September 17. lt dld so by overhauiing the way it educated its young citizens and striking a tacit bargain: stay out ofpolitics, and you can get rich.

For two decades of torrid economic growth, this bargain had held firm, with China's post-Tiananmen youth supposedly numbed away from politics by nationalism and materialism. But as China's economy slows and a host of demographic and social problems worsen, China's millennials are being dìsproportionately affected while concurrently losing their inhibitions to speak out. Fish looked at these emerging trends and the socioeconomic challenges among Chinese millennials that were posing an evergreater challenge to China's leaders. Fish lived in China from 2007 to 2014 as a teacher,

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student, and journalist. He worked for the Economic Obseryer in Ber¡ing and wrote on Chinese politics, social issues, and education for outlets including Foreign Polícy, The Atlantic, The Dtplomat, and The Telegraph. For his book, "China's Millenníais: The Want Generation", he spokc with diverse youth

and browsing to offer specific products based upon people's actions, lifestyle choices and relationships. Paul Schulte, chairman of Schulte Research and former head of global strategy for CCB Intl. Securities, created the Far East Research desk for Credit Suisse from scratch in1992 and created the Asian strategy and team for Lehman Brothers in 2005. He also spent l7 years teaching in MBA programmes including courses in capital markets, financial technology, corporate credit and banking at HKU, USI Northwestern, FGV (Rio), London Business School, Fudan (Shanghai), Tsinghua (Berjing), NYU and Tufts. View the full speech on the FCC's website: http ://www. fcchk. orglevent/club-book-launch-

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from around China born in the 1980s and 1990s to explore how people of this generation were navigating the soci.oeconomic and political shifts

unfolding in their country View the full speech on the FCC's website: http ://www. fcchk. orglevenlclub-lunchindividualism-and-upheaval-among-chinas-yourh

The rise of finoncioltechnology Paul Schulte's book "The Next Revolution in our Credìt Driven Economy: The Advent of Financial Technology" explores the ways in which credit is being choked offby the excessive credit creation of the 2000s, and shows how these crises were predlctabie and indeed, how the financial system was designed to create black swans. In the wake of the global financial crises, thousands of taiented people were fired from financial institutions. These people decided to harness the many new technologies that were being created and replicated the services of traditional investment and commercial banks as

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Strong response for Humqn Rights Press Awqrds fundrqising By Joyce Lau

Th. response to lhe Human Rights Press Awards' I first fundraising drive was a heartening success, worked together to heip the organisation both financially and in other ways. This is the largest show of public support since the HRPA was founded 20 years ago. An appeal letter sent in September resulted in a dozen donations, rangÌng from HK$1,000 to HK$f 0,000. About HK$80,000 has already been received. I was personally touched to see names from people who had had no previous involvement with our organisation - who sÌmply gave out of the goodness of their hearts. Donors ranged from local journalists on tight budgets, to major figures in business and politics. Likely because of the sensitive nature of the HRPA, many asked to be kept anonymous. We would like to thank those who gave generously without expecting any public recognition. Mrs. Anne Marden, who has backed the HRPA every year sÌnce its inceptÌon two decades ago, gave in addition to her usual annual grft. Other supporters included the barister James McGowan, professional coach Robrn Wong, and the conservationist Nancy Nash. Also in September, concerned FCC associate members formed an Human Rights Press Awards as FCC members

fundraising committee, to put the organisaiion on firmer llnancial footing in the long term. Figures from the worid of PR - including Kate Kelly, Elaine Pickering and Marily'ri Hood - all lent thelr experrise. They will continue to help us shore up gifts of both money and time. Henry Steiner, one of the world's top graphic designers, gave us a huge surpnse by offering to redesign our logo pro bono. His masterpiece will be unveiled on December 10, which is when the HRPAb 20th anniversary season will kick off with a fundraising lunch. December 10 is also the UN Human Rights Day The HRPA has always been run on a tight budget, and the organisaiion has not always had the staff to keep great records. Some of the new funds sent in by donors will be used to archive or restore the amazing historic works we have awarded over the years. We hope to showcase some of these with a retrospectÌve photo exhibit to be held on the FCC Wall inJanuary

The HRPA is a non-profit group that honours top rlghts-related journalism from across Asia Pacìfic. In order to maintain a level playing field, it charges no fees for journalists to enter, or for winners to attend its annual awards lunch. Last year, the HRPA added cash prÌzes, student categories and a youth fellowship, which were all very well received. Its 20th anniversary gala will be held on May 6,2016. Joyce Lau is the HNPA\ directox For more informøtion, go to HumanRightsPressAw ards. org. W

Sign-up for HKJA lf you ore o Hong Kong Journolists Associotion member, this is o friendly reminder thot your 2014/2015 membership expired on September I. lf you're not o member, this is o greol time to ioin, whether you ore o medio professionol or not. The HKJA [hkio.org.hk] is one of the few orgonisotions consistently trocking censorship ond deteriorotìng conditions in the Hong Kong news medio - on issue thot greotly

offects oll of us. On top of olorming news obout politicol pressures, HKJA cites storting solories qs low os HK$10,000 o month in the locol Chinese press. On top of thot, young reporters' editors moy be under pressure from Chïnese-bocked componies, odverlisers or bosses to olter their reportoge. Hong Kong needs free-flowing, occurote informotion to thrive. An under-funded medio industry - one increosingly prone lo budget cuts, loyoffs, tobloid reporting ond bending lo politicol pressure - horms oll of us. Both iournolists cnd ossociote members poy HK$250 for theÌr first yeor with fhe HKJA, ond HK$200 per yeor subsequently. Regisrered iournolism students poy HK$50. The HKJA con olso help orronge o locol press cord or IFJ lnternotionol Press Cord. These qre useful documents to hove in your wollet. especiolly if you ore o freeloncer. (And, on o rondom note, if you ore o iournolist member, they give you free occess to mony French museums). The HKJA works closely with the FCC. lt cooperotes with the Press Freedom Committee on stotements obout ioiled or troubled iournolists oround Asio, lt is olso o portner, olong with the FCC ond Amnesty lnternotionol, in fhe Humon Rights Press Awords. To opply to lhe HKJA, downlood o form here, httpr// www.hkio.org.hk / site /Host /hkio f UserFilesf tile / Applicotion_Form.pdf You con send in the form - wilh o photo ond poyment - either by moil or emoil. New members need on endorsement by o current HKJA member. There ore plenty oround the FCC, including myself - you ore welcome to seek me out qnytime ot info@HumonRightsPressAwords.org

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Lost World - êGrrly l98Os Chinq Photogrophs by Bob Dqvis the eorly 1980s Bob Dovis trovelled through Chino, giving him the rore opportunity to photogroph people Iond ploces thot hod not been seen by the Weslern world for more fhon three decodes. Unfortunofely the film

went missing, but wos found yeors loter ofter hoving token on ils own creotive chorocteristics. "l wos lucky enough to be oble to frovel with o Mondorin-speoking friend, without the then obligotory minders. This gove me o free hond to shoot Chino before lhe tronsformotion storted by Deng Xiooping's Open Door policy hod reolly begun," Dovis recolls' ln the course of o month I visited Suzhou, Shonghoi, Beiiing, Xion, Hongzhou ond Noniing, shooting more thon 30 rolls of KodokTRl-X film. I eventuolly left Bei¡ing for Poris on lhe Trons Siberion troin, leoving my film of Chino with the stoff of the Austrolion Embossy who were to send it to o friend in Hong Kong. He misloid the pockoge, ond thot, I thought, wos lhol, untii three yeors ioter when he wos ieoving town he found it while pocking up his house. I took the porcel home thinking I might os well dump it os the film would hove lorgely disintegroted. but I wos curious to see whot shodows might remoin so I processed one roll. The result wos remorkoble. The originol imoges could still be discerned, but the possoge of time ond exposure to heot meont thqt the film hod become reticuloled - o photogropher's technicol term meoning thol o network of crocks hod formed in the films emulsion. This produced o groin¡ oged effect, suggesting thot much more thon three yeors hod elopsed since The pictures were token. Thirty yeors on, ofter so much chonge in Chino, thof seems porticulorly oppropriote. I processed the rest of the botch, ond this exhibition comprises the best of the imoges so preserved ond occidentolly modified. They copture o different ond in mony woys o more innocent time ond counlry. Cleorly they were intended to be lost."

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The Po Leung Kuk/Macquarie GroupÆoreign I Corr.rpondents'CIub Tackling Life Rugby Programme is now into its fourth year, and going strong. "it came about through a conversation with Dave Garcia, who was interested in a programme we do in conjunction wlth a charity ca1led Operation Breakthrough," explains Robble McRobble, the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union's general manager for rugby operations. "Dave was impressed al the way sport was being used to have a positive impact on at-risk youngsters

in the community, and thought it would be interesting to see whether we could devise a similar programme to help youngsters both in the Po Leung Kuk residential centres and in the wider Po Leung Kuk school community." Tackling Lj.fe has now given more than 3,700 children the opportunìty to learn the game, which McRobbie is convinced can have an impact on thelr lives beyond the obvious benefits of healthy exercise. "l think the key values of the game revolve around respect, teamwork, and friendship," he says. "That'.s the essence of the Tackling Life Rugby Programme. The youngsters are taught the etiquette of the game 50

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that it's absolutely essential that they have respect not

just for the match official, but for their opposition and fellow teammates. "Allied to that is the fact that rugby is a sport in which you are never going to be successful just on the basis of one star player in your team. It is probably one of the most team-oriented sports in as much as it is a game for all shapes and sizes, that everybody has a role, and rhat for success each of the players on the pitch, whether it's seven or 15, has to perform. i thìnk that's a fundamenial life lesson." Equally important, he believes, is the social dimenslon of involvement in the game. "The opportunity for youngsters to interact and meet together with their peers from other schools within the Po Leung Kuk community, I think, is also very important. Building friendships through sport is very central to the ethos of what we are trying to do. The schools are enjoyi.ng having rugby programmes and the youngsters certainly seem to have taken to the sport. Bul1t into the programme we have a number of fun days during the course of the year that bring together all the Po Leung Kuk schools that play rugby i think that's a realIy nice opportunity for the youngsters to mix together," he says.

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playing rugb¡ he adds, is in line with a growing interest in the game among girls and women

in Asia generall;u "Glrls rugby has bccn growing dramatically over the past few years. It certainly seems to be a sport that local girls have an alfinity towards, and that's very encouraging. It's not what one might have expected, but the girls and women's

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strongest in Asia and

continues to grow" he says. A significant achievement of the programme this year has been the success of the PiLch Perfect Pro.¡ect rn

creating a new rugby pitch ar the Po Leung Kuk Tai Tong Holiday Camp near Yuen Long where the children can put into pracrice the skills they have learned on the basketball courts ol their schools. "There was a lundraising campaign based around last year's Corporate Sevens Tournament," McRobbie

explains. "A number of corporates clubbed together to raise money to convert three under-utilised tennis courts at the Tai Tong Holiday Camp into a small artificial sports pitch. The Rugby UnÌon ropped up the funds that were raised, and that conversion was completed a few months ago. The facillty is now being used." AII in all for the programme, McRobbie rhinks, 2015 has been a rewarding year. "There is no doubt that sport helps to build the youngsters' confidence, and to build their self esteem. It's not a universal parracea. It's not that if you take up sport your life is going to be inherenrly better, but havlng said that, it can certainly play akey part in helping youngsters to lead a posltive lifestyle and have a good lifestyle balance," he concludes. Following the success of the girls' rour in 2014, TourAid invited residential boys from PLK to join the Touraid Festival of Rugby 2015, sponsored by Standard Chartered, from September 30 to October 10, along with boys from nlne other countries. K THECORRESPONDENT

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TsangFanlee,Nicole æ fr E ?^"- CaritaslnstituteofHigherEducation BachelorofSocialscience(Honours) - B ' inSocialWork It ¡s a great chance to win the FCC schotarship' Thanks for the FCC in trying their best to help and encourage us to study' The 4 years' programme gives me opportunityto learn and galn more life experience and skills to enrich my

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andTechnologY School of Business & Management I will be studying Business in the Hong Kong University of Science and TechnoloÊly in the coming 4 years. I am interested in handball' I also joined the HandballTeam in my secondary school life. I have an elder sister and brother, and three of us are still study¡ng. I am very thankful to receive the scholarship. I will study hard in order to prepare for my future.

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I feel grateful that I am one of the scholarship winners this year. Thank you FCC for giving me a chance to make my dream comes true' I hope that I can use the scholarship to finish my study and use the knowled$e to help other people.

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I am much honoredto receive the scholarshþ from these kind=hearted people' With their support, I can concentrate on my study and also spend some time servingthe community. This encouragement is definitely a motivation for me to do better in the UniversitY.

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ln case I have the honour to receive the scholarship, I must not fall short of supporters' expectations. Not only would I work hard with utmost patience and perseverance to gain satisfied academic performances, lwould also college's activities so as to develop myself into an all-rounded person, wishing that I can make contributions to the community one day.

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GhengHiulai HongKongDesignlnstitute H¡gher D¡ploma in Visual Gommunication

I was very surprised that I am one of the scholarship winners this year; the scholarship can help me to reduce the financial burden of life, so that I can concentrate in my studies' Besides, I can use the scholarship to buy some references books. After lfinished my programme, I want to be a graphic designer!

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It would be my pleasure to be awarded' With

this scholarship I could chase after my dream - let justice be done all over the world - with fewer worries and less restraints. I would like to express my gratitude to Po Leun$ Kuk and FCC. I promise I will 'pay it forward' in the future and contribute to our beloved city and the globalvillage.

YikMonDin,Vivien Ft University f.a. I HongKongShueYan BachelorofArts(Hons)inHistory U É ìa FCC scholarship gives me a lot of opportunity to have more resource to explore the world and it's really useful for me to solve my fínancial problem, so that I can enjoy my University life. Moreover, ¡t ¡s a good platform to meet different University students, which improve my social network. Most thank you to FCC!

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ChowTsz Ching, Alice The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Thank you for the scholarship, as it can less the financial stress! I will make good use of the money, and I promise lwill get better result in the future. I hope that I can complete the degree programme, so that I can become a land surveyor in the soon future! | believed my mother must be very proud of me!

WongWingKwan, Leo The Ghinese University of Hong Kong

Global Business (GBUS) Program

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBGhB) Studying medicine is a longjourney. Aside from

Receiving this scholarship would mean a lot to me. Hereby, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to allthe donors of FCC, who have shown their support in assisting students from grassroots families, so that they can further pursue tertiary education. Each and

strong faith and a caring heart, I am also in need to the money to pay my tuition fees, equipment, daily expenses, etc. For being one of the scholarship winners, I would be really grateful to FCC, and would try my best to become a professional doctor to repay their support.

every dollar donated has its value to me and would undoubtedly help in my education.

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As a child from a single-parent family,

understand the difficulties faced by nderpr¡v¡leged fam ly. However, su pported by my mother, lam goingto pursue my dream of scientific research instead of getting into some 'prosperous jobs' programme, like doctor or BBA. I wish I can make use of my knowledge to contribute to the society! I

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I would be truly grateful for this scholarship provide by FCC!This scholarship would definitely lessen the burden off myfamily. lwish lcould pursue my dream in studying civil engineering.

CheungTsz Kwan Hong Kong Communig Gollege Associate in Health Studies

When I was informed that I was selected as one of the scholarshíp winners, I wonder it is what a great encouragement for me to pursue my dream. ln my eyes, the scholarship is my hope and future. I can focus on my studying and not to worry about money. Thank you very much for your generosity. I will do my best and show you that you have chosen the right candidate.

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night." He then introduced Dr Pollyanna Chu, chairman

of the Po Leung Kuk, who thanked the FCC Charity Fund for its support over the past 14 years. "I could not imagine more dedicated and caring partners to share our dreams v'ith," she said. "Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the less privileged children of Hong Kong. What we do here tonight will change the course of many young lives, so I encourage you to give freely with an open heart and open wallet to our young scholarship winners." These were engaged in selling raffle tickets, and she had a few words of advice for them. "I congratulate every one of you. And many years THECORRESPONDENT

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This year's batch, as ever, look promising. Siu Shuk Yan is going to study nursing and hopes to "use the knowledge to help other people", law srudent Alison Li Pui Wan promrses to "pay it lorward in the future and contribute to our beloved city and the global village", and Sun Yusen, who is going into the Hong Kong University of Science and Technologyb International Research Enrichment Programme, wants to "make use of my knowledge to contribute to society". There are scholars who want to go into law and advertislng as we1l, but somebody has to make the money to subsidise the scholars of the future. The presentation of the scholars was followed by the presentation of the cheques - quite large ones from UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lltich, Flexbox and the Georgina Hope Foundation, before another appreciatively received dance performance from the students of the Po Leung Kuk HKTA Yuen Yuen Primary School. THECORRESPONDENT 63

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- whlch went lor HK$60,000. A copy of "Are you Experienced?" signed by all three members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a1l sadly now deceased, attracted llvelier bidding. This was the American edition with a different tïack listing to the UK LP version, but since the eventual buyer is unlikely ever to pur needle ro vinyl that probably doesn't mauer. Biddlng srarted ar HK$40,000 and it

went for HK$70,000. The Harley Davidson mororblke is always one of the star lots. lt came in this year to a recording of "Wild Thing" - not, oddly, theJimi Hendrix version - rather than the rraditional "Born ro be Wild". This started at HK$90,000 and wenr to HK$260,000. An unmelodious attempt to slng a few bars of the Marseillaise from Anthony preceded rhe other big auction earner of the night. Bidding for a documenr signed by Napoieon Bonaparte starred ar HK$ó0,000. Anthony then demonstrated an impressive bilingual facility calling out the numbers in both French and English and managed to get a bidding ftenzy gotng That lot also went for HK$260,000. The silent and live auctions between them raised around HK$3 million, and the Power Pledge, for which the crowd was still in a generous mood, around HK$400,000. It was time for Têars for Fears. I can't honestly claim to have any great nosialgia invested in their back-catalogue, and nostalgia is of course now at the heart of the appeal of all the bands who have performed at the ball over the years, but I do remember the radio hits from the 1980s. They started, bravely I thought, wirh their biggesr hit, "Everybody wants ro rule the world", rather than saving it until the end, and performed a solid well paced set that the crowd certainly seemed to enjoy The sound was very much herter than for The Jacksons last year, although it seemed to me a 1itt1e over-compressed, reinforcing the impression that TFf; as they call themselves, are a srudio band at heart rather than a group which becomes most fully alive when onstage. They played all the hits, but recognising perhaps that not everybody would know some of the 2 other songs, also threw in some covers, including, ! surprisingly, a slow version of Michael Jackson's ; "Billie Jean" which went over well on the dancefloor. : They finished off with the first single from the album $ "Songs from the big chair" - rhe 30th anniversary of ç which they are celebraring - "Shout". È Ol Pop Fugitive was on next, and for many the È night was far from over, but for me it was time to e retire. See you all there next year, ì hope. @ ñ

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moving here, despite this city seeming less than ideal for satisfying their

obsession: riding motorcycles. Jonathan SharB reports,

ic Gaunt says the first thing hc did on arrival in Hong Kong was to buy a motorbike. lt was not his first and is unlikcl¡' to be his last. He and Becky, who got togcther when they were stuclents in the UK 27 years ago, have always been mad abclut motorbikes. It's not a recreation or a hobby. As they both agree:

e. to a way cl on ano always lived with motorcycles," says Nic. To give some idea of their mania: Nic's course at

universlty was photography'and the motoltycle subculture. For a while the ccluple even hacl a motclrbike parked in their living roorn. (That arrangement didnl work out. "lt was always in thc wayl" says Nic.) 81' far the most

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looihardy'- of their biking adventures cantc in China in 20 I l, madc with a group ol fcllou' biking devotees belonging to an organisation callccl thc V-Twin Club. Members are mainly Hong Kong Chincsc but include a handful of Westerncrs. Club members comc lrom alì walks of lifc br-rt hal'c one thing in cotnuron: thcy' ride Iìarlc1'-Daviclsons.

Nol so Eosy Riders The itinerary for the trip by 25 bikers driving 18 bikes stretched through some of the poorest backand-beyond regions of southern China down to Vietnam and then circled back to Hong Kong. Total journey was 2,500km, which had to be SCVCN

That might not sound too extreme or taxing for experienced bikers riding high-powered machines, except for one vital handicap they faced. According to the highly structured itinerary and timetable overseen by Chinese authorities, they were not allowed to go on A-roads, only on secondary roads. And many of those so-called roads gave the term "secclnclary" a bad name. "Which is where it got inl-eresting," says Becky. The roads hacl typicalll, bone-jarring surlaces that rnight have sectiorls ol black tr'rp, but also inclucled gral'el, n"rbble or, on occasion, no surlace at all. As Bcckl' says, some clesignated roacls would disappear for no rcason whatsocr"er.

feeling I have ever had on a motorcycle. Your senses were just overloaded." The big bikes alone were å soutce of openmouthed astonishment to the resìdents of towns they passed through. On occasion there were surreal scenes greeting the group and their aching bodies at the end of the day In one town, the vibrations emanating from the 18 mighty HarleyDavidsons as they thundered down a street set off the alarms of rows of mopeds parked along the street, accompanying like a demented chorus. "Then hundreds of people on their little bikes tried to join us. lt was incredible," says Becky. A more hair-ralsing experience came when the group crossed from Hong Kong into Shenzhen, even before they reached what passed for the open road' As Nic describes iL, Llte scetre was like sûllletb.ing out of the cult action movi.e "Death Race 2000". "There were traffic, cars, motorbikes, people coming at you from every possible angle, lgnoring the Lights and every possible road sÌgn. It was a complete learning experience. "What we did was we rode as a tight group, fending people off." lt felt almost like the bikers were under attack. "It was a case of looklng out for each other. Otherwise I don't think we would have got through Shenzhen i.n one piece." One of the more bizarre episodes came in Guangzhou at the end of the trip when the group was greeted by a motorbLke ra1ly set up by scores of Chinese bikers. As Becky describes the scene, there was much singing of non-politically correct songs, 78

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and many of the locals appeared to be "drunk as skunks". Their bikes lacked number plates, but that didn't secm to mattcr. z\.fter hearing about the rough roads Nic and Becky's group had endured, the local bikers - who seemed to be well-connected - made a fèw phone calls. The next day the entire gathering of bikers was allowed not only to go for a joy ride alonga main highway, but was even provided with a police escort.

more reflective note, Nic described the trip

as "one o[ Lhe last greåt adventures because iL was

literally about riding the bikes, it wasn't about the final destination, it was about the journey It was a bit like life - the journey was everything." He adds: "I don't think you ever feel more alive than when you are actually ridlng a bike and experiencing the country and thc placc. Your senses are sr¡ much nrore heightened. You expelieuce a place in a completely different way than if you were

a car." Muses Becky: "People are always so obsessecl with always reachìng the goal, We don't do that in life. We don't try and reach the goal. We enjoy the journey That's the way we iive our life. Bikers in general tend to be like that." Nic and Becky have been on other cross-border biking trips but nej.ther lived up to the 201I venture - because they were too easy The routes were through more prosperous regions and the roads were safer, which for Nic and Becky took a lot of the fun out of it - almost boring. "The difference was that it became more like holidays, whereas before we felt

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like we were exploring, like being in the Wild West," says Becky

"When we went hn 20111, although lt was heli at the time, it was better."

Off the rood When they are not madly blking, Nic and Becky are a close-knit business team. Their minimalist business cards describe them as "Photographer" and "Image Consultant", respectivel)¿ But that hardly does justice to the enormous range of creative activities they are engaged in, with their work admired not just in Hong Kong but by a widening international audience. Over-modestly, they sum themselves up as Nic being the ideas person, while enabler Becky makes them happen. Look at Nic's website www.nicgaunt.com for a selection of his wondrous images that for sure back his claim that he is "not a run-of-the-mill photographer". And check out Becky's profile to get a taste of her own high-energy contribution to their joìnt endeavours. And as if their creative and biking activities don't keep them busy enough, Nic and Becky take the time and trouble to give back to the city they came to for fun by supporting charitable causes. They include one, The Distingulshed Gentleman's Ride, which is a g1oba1 annual event in which participants raise huge sums for prostate cancer research by riding - you guessed - motorcycles. Indeed, that flip of the coin six years ago by Nic and Becky is assuredly a case of New York's loss being

Hong Kong's gain.

Photos by Rebæca Gaunt

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The now ubiquitous yellow umbrellas surged around the Hong Kong government offices to mark the first anniversary of the pro-democracy Occupy movement, which shut down central Hong Kong for 79 days,

Wi',';",",','ü,f Ij'å'"'Í,:ü:i5å',il:å:ãL'l' political activism was alive and well in the city In the build-up to the rally, China typically unleashed a rash of tired political rhetoric warning Hong Kong of dark days ahead. Readers of last year's September/October and November/December issues of The Correspondent will remember Be¡ing's almost daiì.y threats about the protests. First, we were surprised to hear that Hong Kong's 80

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economy "lags" behind regional rivals Singapore and Macau because Hong Kongers have failed to "decolonise" after the i997 British handover. This was from Chen Zuo'er, former deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. This startling assertion has, unusually, been met with a string of rebuttals from Hong Kong officials and Beijin g-friendly poli ticians. Chen's remarks - whìch appear to reflect concerns that the central government's authority was being

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À Last year's student-led Occupy protef may not have achieved its immediate goals, but has far reaching implications, and a still to be

realised impact for Hong Kong's political future.

challenged in Hong Kong - have also ignited debate on whether they might presage new hardline policies towards the citlz A few days before this China's top man in Hong

Kong, Liaison Office director ZhangXiaoming, caused alarm when he said that separation of powers does not exist in Hong Kong, and that the Chief Executive enjoys "a speclal legal status that transcends the executive, legislature and judiciary". Not to be left out of the fun, an anti-Occupy group attacked the leaders and participants of the Occupy movement, saying the activists had faiied to "show repentance" over their conduct. "I have not seen leaders and participants of the Occupy movemenl sincerely repent what they have done," said Stanley Ng Chau,pei, spokesman of the pro-Ber.ling Alliance for Peace and Democracy People should not forget the negative consequences of the protests, Ng said. While he admitted rhat he has no idea ar the moment on how Beijing can improve relations with Hong Kong, Ng - who is also chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Tiade Unions and a deputy to China's National People's Congress - said people should not put the cart before the horse by blaming

Beijing for what happened last year. Meanwhile, during Chinese President Xi Jlnping's first state visit to the US, Scholarism convenor Joshua Wong, Occupy co-founder Benny Tai, and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee were honoured at the pro-democracy and freedom monitoring organisation Freedom House's 75th anniversary event Ìn Washington. Lee said he has yet to see any evidence ofXi pushing for human rights reforms in China. He said that local students still support "one country two systems" and are not advocating for Hong Kong to be independent. He also said that the central government should keep their promise and implement universal suffrage in Hong Kong. Joshua Wong said that a list of rhe names of 200 Scholarism members were made public after their

computers were hacked, causing 90o/o of them to be refused entry to the mainland and Macau, which could affect their future. In May, Wong was denied entry to Malaysia by immigration aurhorities.

Aclivist ond seven police on ossqull chorges On the same day activist Ken Tsang and seven police were charged with assault in the same incident. Tsang allegedly poured a liquid from an overpass on to police during Occupy exactiy oneyear ago. The police then allegedly assaulred Tsang when they arrested him. Tsang also allegedly resisted arrest. ll( THECORRESPONDENT

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By Peter Cordingley

oward Coats, long-time FCC member and former managing editor of the Far Eastern Economic R¿víew (amon gmany

other things ìn a long career), died

in August aged70 in Pl)¡mouth, in the UK.

Howard had suffered a succession of medical problems in recent years, including amputation of both legs helow the lcnees, a heart bypass, ancl a kiciLrey tr-arispiairt (pius a i<icìney rejection), but, in true Geordie fashion, he treated everything as little more than a bloody nuisance The strange but enchanting thing about Howard was that he was a bit of a gloomy old sod (he once accurately described himself as grumpy), but everything was lifted .

sense of humour that mocì<ed Iileis unpleasant surprises.

by awry

"If this goes on much longer, I won't have much left that I started out \¡/ith," he once said after his second lower-leg was amputated.

Howard was born in Tpremouth, in the north of England, where his first couple of years were spent under the Luftwaffe bombs that targeted the local shipyards and heavy iirdustries - plus, hc always insisted, homes in his street. Howard did his apprenticeship injournalism as a reporter on the Shields Weehly Nøws and then The N or ther n Echo, b

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Local officials were probably happy to see the back of him when in 1972he took off for the Thompson Foundation in Kuala Lumpur to begin his 30 or so years in Asia. This north-country boy relates how sliockecl he was by the tropical heat, but he soon lound a remedy: rehydration in the form of whisky sodas - a technique lhat was to follow him all the way to the bar of the FCC

many years iater. After the Thompson Foundation became the Press Foundation of Asia, in Kuala Lumpur and then Manila - the latter being a posting that Howard saw as a major lifestyle mistake and a body blow to his first marriage. Kldnappings, corruption, crooked cops, floods, typhoons. For years afterwards he would talk about the distaste he had for the city A letter to Derek Davies, editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, supported by a reference from Press Foundation of Asia colleague Mj.chael O'Neill, provided Howard's release from Manila. At the Review, Howard went through a number of jobs,

inch"rcling news eclìtor, chief srlh

;rrrtì rrr.rrragirrg ccliL.-'r. "Fui u time, I was the only person who read every bloody word of its considerable contenL, sometimes many times over," he later wrote. Talking to HowarrJ aholll those days at tlne Review, he seems tu have rnainly enjoyed the experience and was clearly proud of both the magazíne and his

contrihution to its success, He talked with admiration of his work-horse colleagues, among them Peter Fish, Mike

Lynch, Mike Maclachlan, Garry MarchanL, Dave Srnith arid Rodney Tasker, as well as a few of the correspondents, but he had problems with some management decisions. He lamented the politickìng that went on-a point he makes in

his self-published autobiograph¡ "An Open Book", where tales are told of egos getting in the way of journalism. Howard sometimes said that it was those years aÍ the R¿view, with long hours under intense pressure, boozy lunches and then evenings at the bar of the FCC, topped with 40 Marlboros a day, that set in motion the health problems that

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were to follow.

Almost inevitably, those Reyiew days came to an end when Howard and Derek Davies mutually decided it was time he wasn't there any more. Next stop: the South China Morning Post, where Howard took over as editor-in-chief of the ramshackle publications division - and where I first met him. Howard appointed me editor of TV 6¡ Entertainment Times in 1982 and I grew to iike this dour northerner who said little but gave me full backing for the task of reshaping the magazine, even to the point of facing down Robin Hutcheon, the redoubtable editor of the Pos¿. The way Howard recounted it to me, Hutcheon had objected to my appointment. The ensuing conversation went something like this: "lt's none of my business, Howard, but I'm surprised you have hÌred such a controversial figure as Peter Cordingley." Howard's reply: "You're quite rÌght, Robin, it's none of your business." It was the kind of attitude lhar was to lead to more trouble. When Rupert Murdoch bought the PosÍ, he brought in new editors for the daily and the Sunday, as well as a new managing director, Tom Lennon. It wasn't a love story, and before very long Howard was walking back up Tong Chong Street on the way, after an extended break, to thejob of senior publicity manager for the Tiade Development Council. A failing kidney and then a heart attack took care of that career move, and once more Howard was what he liked to call a free man but not belore sharìng some parting views with senior management at the Tiade Development Council about the ills of bureaucracy and scheming coileagues. There were more editorial adventures in Hong Kong, but Howard always agreed that none of them matched the role that the Far Eastern Economic Reyiew played in his life.

Away from editorial duties, Howard teamed up with me to form the worst two goifers in Asia. Games at the newly open Zhuhai club in China were interminable, with frequent warnings about slow play and hours spent deep in the countryside lool<ing for r.va1'ward balls. A golf ball is just plastic and rubber, I'm told, but pennyconscious Howard hunted down the runaways as if they were signed by Tiger Woods and wrapped in

gold leaf. On one occasion we didn't even make it to the course. That was when Howard, after a punishing evening at the FCC the night before, passed out in the immigration line in Hong Kong, clubs scattered among the startled travellers. I had already gone through immigration, but, after half an hour or so waiting for him, I retraced my steps and found him lpng on a bench surrounded by assorted worried officials.

Old-timers will remember Howard's wife, Lan Ying (usually known as Sunshlne). Most evenings in the Club she seemed to be more than he could handle, as she waltzed around the bar, chatting to friends and strangers alike, all the while seeing off copÌous quaniities of vodka, lemon and soda. Howard would normally look on stoically, whisky soda in his hand, sometimes shrugging and sometimes pretending he didn't know who she was.

Between them the pair were one of the cabare: highlights of an evenlng in the Club and there can't be many members from those days who don't have a story or two to tell. In "An Open Book", Howard writes with great affection for Sunshine, recounting her beauty, how he courted her and their many memories, high and low, including the occasion at an official dinner when her head drooped slowly lnto her soup after a lew too many warm-up wines. In 1994, worryingly unwell,

Howard withdrew to London,

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An Open Book, Howard's which he writes about many thrngs and many people, including the highs and lows of his years at the Far Eostern Economic Review,

where for a while he soldiered on as a sub on The Times. But his health problems continued to undo his plans, and eventually he gave up work and moved to Plymouth, which has one of rhe best kidney units in the country. Howard's closing years were far different from his hardliving Hong Kong days. He abandoned hls beloved whlsky sodas, gardened a bit, moaned a lot about the state of Britain, lost and won a blt on the stock market and spent therapeutic hours in the kitchen, cooking with the skill of a professional chef. As Howard's health deteriorated, Sunshine and their son, Timothy, now 20, were his constant

companions, helping him through the setbacks as one medical crisis followed another. OnJuly 22 rhís year, he was admitted to hospital for a further amputation, above the knee on his left leg. He seemed to be recovering wel1, but relapsed due to a weak heart and died on

August 16. When the end came, friends from Hong Kong and elsewhere gathered for his luneral in Pl)'rnouth. His remalns were then scaltered at the fool olan ancÍent oak tree close to his favourite pub deep in Dartmoor National Park. lK THECoRRESPoNDENT 85

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Subversive humour of N¡ck Fulcher By David Price

never knew Nick to be solemn.

conversation.

one such spot. He'd pour over the never-changing menu for hours before always, always ordering the lamb chops. There was a story of him once opting for the pig's knuckle, though I don't believe it.

I flrst met him in the bar of the City of London Polytechnic in

Nick pitched up in Hong Kong tn L979 and planted himself on

1972. He had Barry Gibb halr and was arguing with the bar staff over the temperature of his Newcastle Amber. He believed it should be cellar cool. "This," he said, "is on the warmer si.de of warm." This fussiness over food and

the couch in my Pokfulam shoe box. He loved Hong Kong from the moment of arrival and we'd

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never lar from the surface, nor his love ol random associalions

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lunch at establishments where the harried staff were aware oî his peculiar peccadilloes. Jimmy's Kitchen, on Wprdham Street, was

in the evenings in

a dai pai always the same one - in Kennedy Town. On such visits, eat

dong

Nick would insist on wearing amas, declaring it to be only right to at least try to blend in. He arrived here as a rep for

a London-based publisher,

though found little appetite for establishing for them a Far East

market. He was curiousl¡ and almost immediately, drawn to the use oI rather odd advertising slogans in this part of the world. He pondered for hours over the line on a pack of Marvel cigareltes - "Worth crowing about" - and came l-o the conclusion Ít was really rather good. Modelling brought hÌm into contact with advertising agencies and he managed to get hired as a junior copywriter on HK$6,000 a month A creative career in advertising began, much sustained by hislove of lateral thinking. And spoof. Nicholas Maurice Fulcher was born in Chelmsford, England in 1952 and died in the Tung Wah Hospital in Western on his 63rd birthdaiz @ Left to right: Old friends of Nick, Colin Ruffel,Adrian Chedore, Andrew Shepherd,Tim Hancock, David Price, Terry Duckham,

Andy Chworowslç¡ Chris Slaughter and

Walter Kent gather

to remember Nick at a favourite Fulcher eatery the Shek-O Thai Restaurant, in Sheko.

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developers - and only property developers. Granted, this is somewhat exaggerated, but it's not too far from the truth either. Several stories making headlìnes in Hong Kong the past few weeks explain the public's oft-repeated grievance, lending credence to this clnical view and should put to rest once and for all the public's repeated concerns and frustration that the government is run by propefty developers - and the people be damned. The one-dollar

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