week7-香港佔中-Hong Kong, occupy central, Leung Chun-ying, (umbrella revolution)

Hong Kong student protesters consider pulling up stakes

HONG KONG Thu Dec 4, 2014 5:50am EST

(Reuters) - One of the main student groups leading pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong said on Thursday it was considering ending more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city.

The Hong Kong Federation of Students will decide in the next week whether to call on protesters to pull up stakes despite having failed to achieve their goal of ensuring open nominations in the election for the city's next leader in 2017.

"Some people wish to stay until the last minute and we respect that - but we cannot occupy without meaning," federation spokeswoman Yvonne Leung told local radio. "We will decide within the next week whether to stay or retreat."

The federation is one of several groups driving the protests in the former British colony. Some members of another student group, Scholarism, have gone on hunger strike while leaders of the pro-democracy "Occupy Central" movement surrendered to police on Wednesday and called on students to retreat.

Student leaders held talks with Hong Kong officials in late October but failed to break the deadlock after the government said their demand for open nominations was impossible under the laws of the former British colony.

Last month, three student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing to take their fight for greater democracy to the Chinese government. Airline authorities said their travel permits were invalid.

Hong Kong returned to Chinese Communist Party rule in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" formula that gives it some autonomy from the mainland and a promise of eventual universal suffrage. Beijing has allowed a free vote in 2017, but insists on screening any candidates for city leader first.

The protests at their peak drew more than 100,000 into the streets but the numbers have now dwindled to just a few hundred.

(Reporting by Diana Chan; Writing byClare Baldwin; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-hongkong-china-idUSKCN0JI0LE20141204

Structure of the Lead：

WHO- Joshua Wong

WHEN-Thursday

WHAT- Ending more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city.

WHY- not given

WHERE-Hong Kong 

HOW-not given

Keywords：

1. stake:賭注

2. democracy:民主

3. demonstration:示威

4. dwindle:萎縮

week6-年輕演員吸毒-actor, Ko, Jaycee, drug, arrest

Jaycee Chan and Kai Ko Arrested for Drugs in China News

BY LIN CHEN · AUGUST 18, 2014

 Jackie Chan‘s (成龍) son Jaycee Chan (房祖名) and Taiwanese actor Kai Ko (柯震東) were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities for drug use last week. Authorities seized over 50 grams of drugs at the site of Kai and Jaycee’s arrest. Due to their criminal offenses, Kai and Jayce may face three to five years in prison in China.

Hong Kong actor and singer, Jaycee Chan, is known for his extravagant lifestyle and nightlife. Jaycee was born in California and largely raised by his mother, retired actress Joan Lin (林鳳嬌), with little involvement from father Jackie Chan. Frustrated by Jaycee’s escapades and box office failures, Jackie had declared that he will give all of his financial assets to charity after death while forcing Jaycee to earn his own money.

Kai Ko debuted in 2011 through the Taiwanese film You’re the Apple of My Eye <那些年，我們一起追的女孩>, which set box office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Shooting to instant fame, Kai released his debut album that same year and received numerous love calls to star in mainland Chinese dramas and films. The 23-year-old was previously linked with Elva Hsiao (蕭亞軒) and rumored to be dating Dream Girls’ Tia Li (李毓芬).

Manager Said Kai Ko Must Be Held Responsible

A Chinese netizen on Weibo first leaked the news of Kai Ko’s drug arrest on August 17. The netizen wrote, “Kai Ko was arrested for doing drugs. My father interrogated him overnight.”

The news was at first met with speculation by Kai’s manager, Angie Chai (柴智屏). Losing contact with Kai Ko over the last few days, Angie and her lawyer flew to Beijing to confirm that Kai has been detained by mainland authorities for 14 days.

In a press statement issued today, Angie expressed her disappointment in Kai’s behavior. “The company emphasized that young people, no matter what they play with, cannot touch drugs. Kai also told me in person that he promised his mother he will not touch drugs!” Angie said that Kai’s “youth is not an excuse” and that “he should be held legally responsible” for violating the law.

To add further irony to the situation, Kai had previously promoted an anti-drug campaign. At the time, he stated, “Perhaps people think that using drugs can help them relax and solve problems. But I don’t think this method has any effects.”

Jaycee Fong’s Arrest Confirmed 

Last night, Jaycee Fong’s management company confirmed his arrest for drug use. In the press statement, the company stood firmly behind Jaycee and asked the public for forgiveness: “We believe in Jaycee’s character. We are willing to monitor him, along with the public and involved agencies, to allow him to correct his mistakes and go back on the right path”.

The press was unable to reach Jackie Chan for comment on the drug arrest.

http://www.dramanewsnetwork.com/jaycee-chan-and-kai-ko-arrested-for-drugs-in-china-news/

Structure of the Lead：

WHO- Jaycee Chan and Kai Ko

WHEN- last week

WHAT-They were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities for drug use.

WHY-not given

WHERE- China

HOW- They may face three to five years in prison in China.

Keywords：

1.extravagant:奢華

2.escapade:越軌行為；惡作劇

3.previously:先前

4.interrogate:審問

5.speculation:推測

6. anti-drug campaign:反毒運動

week5-美警槍殺黑人-Ferguson, Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, Missouri

Ferguson officer, Darren Wilson, who shot Michael Brown resigns

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has resigned, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the confrontation between the white officer and unarmed black 18-year-old that ignited protests in the St. Louis suburb and across the nation.

Darren Wilson, who has been on administrative leave since the Aug. 9 shooting, resigned effective immediately, said his attorney, Neil Bruntrager. He declined further immediate comment.

The Brown family attorney, Benjamin Crump, didn’t immediately return phone and email messages from The Associated Press.

Wilson told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he was stepping down out of his “own free will” after the police department told him it had received threats of violence if he remained an employee.

“I’m not willing to let someone else get hurt because of me,” he told the newspaper.

A grand jury spent more than three months reviewing evidence before announcing Monday that it wouldn’t indict Wilson, who had testified that he feared for his life when Brown hit him and reached for his gun. Some witnesses have said that Brown had his hands up when Wilson shot him following a confrontation in a street in Ferguson.

The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting and a separate investigation of police department practices.

Wilson’s resignation didn’t seem to affect protesters outside Ferguson police headquarters Saturday night.

Rick Campbell said he didn’t care about the resignation, saying: “I’ve been protesting out here since August.” Several other protesters merely shrugged their shoulders when asked about the resignation.

“We were not after Wilson’s job,” civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a written statement. “We were after Michael Brown’s justice.”

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson didn’t immediately return a message left on his cellphone seeking comment.

Wilson spent months in hiding and made no public statements following the shooting. Wilson, who recently got married, broke his silence after the grand jury decision, telling ABC News that he couldn’t have done anything differently in the encounter with Brown.

Wilson said he had a clean conscience because “I know I did my job right.” Brown’s shooting was the first time he fired his gun on the job, he said. Asked whether the encounter would have unfolded the same way if Brown had been white, Wilson said yes.

Wilson began his career in nearby Jennings before moving to the Ferguson job a few years ago. He had no previous complaints against him and a good career record, according to Jackson, who called Wilson “an excellent police officer.”

A few months before the shooting, Wilson had received a commendation for detaining a suspect in a drug case.

http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20141129/ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-who-shot-michael-brown-resigns

Structure of the Lead：

WHO-Darren Wilson

WHEN-Saturday

WHAT-shot Michael Brown

WHY-not given

WHERE-not given 

HOW-The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has resigned

Keywords：

1.attorney:律師

2.confrontation:對抗

3.administrative:行政

4.commendation:讚許