Actress Mia Farrow to speak in Hong Kong as Olympic torch arrives
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Hong Kong - Actress and human rights activist Mia Farrow is to speak in Hong Kong on the day the Olympic torch is carried through the former British colony, a news report said Saturday. The outspoken 63-year-old star will speak at a Foreign Correspondents' Club lunch on May 2 and will urge China to act on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, the South China Morning Post reported. Hong Kong will host the first torch relay on Chinese soil after its worldwide tour which has been marred by protests over Tibet. Foreign Correspondents' Club president Christopher Slaughter told the newspaper the date for Farrow's speech was selected by the activist group Dream for Darfur, which she chairs. It was "understandable" for the group to pick the date of the torch relay, Slaughter said, but he added: "I can't see how a luncheon speech can affect the (torch relay)." A number of protest groups plan to highlight the unrest in Tibet during the Hong Kong torch relay, but a survey Friday suggested more than 93 per cent of Hong Kongers oppose anti-China protests. Beijing has also drawn criticism for its continued investments in Sudan, despite the atrocities being committed in Darfur. The city's Beijing-appointed Chief Executive Donald Tsang is expected to be the first of 120 torch-bearers to run in the 33- kilometre relay, which will be marshalled by 3,000 police. Hong Kong, a former British colony, reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" arrangement guaranteeing political freedoms and the right to protest.
Copyright DPA
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support chinese
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Roger ,
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:24:09 GMT
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chinese against chinese are a Stupid. A chinese are alway chinese you can not change. East is east. west is west. forever same.
If chinese help the western to againt chinese .This person think they are first class to western nation. Think carefully, you are a dog to them.
I am Chinese too. I am english educated. I am very disappointed the way the western nation feel the Chinese people. I call upon Chinese people around the world must stand-up and be united stand-up to boycott the western nation. The western nation is trying all means to break-up Chinese people and also all Asia nations. I believe they are very afraid of losing power to eastern nation. Japan is the dog to western nation. So the people follow the them to boycott Chinese.
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Mia Oriental Hatred
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Soon-Yi ,
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:30:12 GMT
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Since Woody chose a Korean over her, Mia is reckless in trying to spoil anything good for Asia, beware HongKong!
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Hollywodd career over
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Malaysian ,
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:52:44 GMT
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Mia, just like Richard Gere your Hollywood career is over so don't try to revive it at the expense of the Chinese people. Go to Palestine and Gaza if you are sincere.
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Mia Farrow
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Charles Sia ,
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:07:54 GMT
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Mia Farrow must learn how to pick what she may do best. The war in Iraq involves people being killed most everyday. Therefore, if Mia Farrow thinks she has the charm "still", she should try to voice what could bring the war and sufferings to a possible better ending.
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