GOTV2008 LegCo Election

GOTV 5th issue

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:50:00 +0800

In this issue, we look at IT and electioneering.

Technology has been revolutionising the way politicians communicate with the public at large, rallying their supporters and potential voters. Today, most campaign teams have employed a variety of Internet tools, such as interactive websites, videos, and other user-generated interfaces like Facebook, to spread their message to the public.

GC voter registration - By age

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:15:47 +0800

FC voter registration

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:59:23 +0800

Smear campaign (6 September)

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:00:00 +0800

In the context of election, smear campaign often refers to attempts to convince electors that certain candidates or parties have done something perceivedly wrong or detrimental to public interest.

Election fora and IT

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:50:00 +0800

Democracy Online?

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:30:00 +0800

Around the world, technology is proving to be a disrupting force in politics. The internet and mobile phones have changed the way political campaigns are conducted. It is not just a mattter of mobile phones and email accelerating communications among political campaign staff and improving their organisation.

A Guide to the Urban Jungle: Candidates' positions on urban planning [LSD]

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0800

Wong Yuk-man, Lee Wai Yee

The League of Social Democrats' website does not mention anything about urban planning or the environment at all. Their platform deals exclusively with democracy, civil liberties, Mainland-Taiwan relations, government-business collusion, and economic inequality. The environment simply does not register on their radar.

A Guide to the Urban Jungle: Candidates' positions on urban planning [Independents]

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0800

Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, Edward Leung Wai-kuen, Aaron Lam Ka -fai

Professor Leung's entry into electoral politics has received quite a lot of media attention. Leung has a fairly detailed platform dealing with urban planning.

Like Starry Lee, Leung also advocates the creation of a long waterfront promenade along the Kowloon shore of Victoria Harbour, although Leung’s is comparatively shorter. Her promenade would start in the west at Tai Kok Tsui and West Kowloon, loop around the Tsim Sha Tsui peninsula to Hung Hom, and finally extend up to To Kwa Wan and end up at Kai Tak airport where a new cruise terminal is planned.

A Guide to the Urban Jungle: Candidates' positions on urban planning [Independents]

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0800

Lau Chin Shek

Lau Chin Shek, former member of the Democratic Party, is running this year as an unaffiliated independent. His platform, which can be found at , consists of a list of brief bullet points. It mentions three urban planning-related issues: he advocates reducing the density of urban development in order to mitigate the "wall effect", promoting cultural conservation, and reforming Hong Kong's urban renewal model to put the vitality of communities first.

A Guide to the Urban Jungle: Candidates' positions on urban planning [Independents]

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0800

Roy Tam Hoi-pong

Tam is the president of the environmental group Green Sense, and is running on an explicitly pro-environmental platform. While Tam stands very little chance of winning a seat (in late August, he was polling just 1.3% of the vote), he may succeed in attracting more publicity for environmental causes.