[IP] more on Your people are growing increasingly worried about a 'police state.' For such an educated audience,
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From: Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 6, 2004 11:48:14 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Your people are growing increasingly worried
about a 'police state.' For such an educated audience,
On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 04:59:13AM -0400, David Farber wrote:
For instance:
1. Now we have to show our IDs to travel by airplane. And I understand,
that we will soon be forced to show our IDs when traveling on trains
and busses. How is this any different from the former Soviet Union or
China (before the current "liberal" government) where one had to show
one's internal passport to travel?
Dave,
This reminds me of a song by Hong Kong singer George Lam published
around
the time Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Loosely translated, a
phrase from the song goes: "There will be trains and buses and there
will
be taxis, but perhaps we will be asked 'what for?' when we travel."
Cheers.
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Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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