News Links - 6/9/08

[dleedlee]

Chow Yun-Fat starts work on "Shanghai"

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/p/2008-06-09 ... 3540.shtml

Tsui Hark, Angelica Lee, Guo Xiaodong at premiere

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Angelica Lee collects relief funds and promotes "Missing" in HK

Zoie Tam

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Tsui Hark at Shanghai press conference

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-06-09/09362053376.shtml

'Crossing' Depicts Plight of North Korean Defectors
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ar ... 25481.html

Chen Kaige to shoot short public service film with Yao Ming

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-06-09/15512053525.shtml

Leon Lai Launches Charity CD
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=935

Networks clash with Olympic organizers
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6236/1/

Mr HK Auditions Bring Out All Sorts
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=934

Miss Hong Kong contestants attend skin care seminar

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Canada cans immigrants' English test
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... 80606&fc=8

[ewaffle]

Canada cans immigrants' English test
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... 80606&fc=8

While I am sure that Canada can't really be the diverse, multi-cultural, immigrant friendly North American oasis that it seems compared to its neighbor to the south, at least based on what little we in the USA stumble across regarding such things, it is surprising that Canada had such a seemingly retrogressive policy.

It would also seem to be a complete nonstarter in La Belle Province where at least up to a few years ago they were recruiting potentially Francophone immigrants from former French colonies in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

[Brian Thibodeau]

While I am sure that Canada can't really be the diverse, multi-cultural, immigrant friendly North American oasis that it seems compared to its neighbor to the south, at least based on what little we in the USA stumble across regarding such things, it is surprising that Canada had such a seemingly retrogressive policy.

How DARE you, sir!! Why, some of my best friends . . .

OK, fine, we've got weird policies. It's entirely the fault of the British, you know. They gave them to us in the first place! It probably started with "40 acres (of snow) and a beaver". That'd drive anybody south!


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[cal42]

It's entirely the fault of the British, you know.

How DARE you, sir!! Why, some of my best friends . . .

[Brian Thibodeau]

How DARE you, sir!! Why, some of my best friends . . .

Beggin' your pardon, colonial master. Won't 'appen again. See? I'm right back in line 'ere!


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