2008: 178 cases (Jan.1-Dec.2)
of which, Olympic period: 63 cases (July 25-Oct.17)
2007: 160 cases
Total no. of incidents documented by FCCC since Jan 1, 2007 “Olympic free reporting” regulation took effect: 338
Where? Ginkgo (formerly called Room 101), Jiaodaokou
When? Saturday, 6th December 2008 (8pm till late)
What? Mulled wine, beer, mixed drinks, Stollen, savoury snacks, festive tunes, drunken Santa, annual FCCC video, plus live Cuban band playing “Have yourself a Merry Commie Christmas”
Tickets now on sale. They’ll sell like hot mince pies, so rsvp to fcccadmin@gmail.com to guarantee your place.
Tickets bought in advance: members 150 rmb; non-members 200 rmb
Ticket price on the door: members 200 rmb; non-members 250 rmb
Members can buy 2 tickets at member prices
How to buy tickets:
FCCC office: daily 2-6pm (phone first on 8532 3807), 44 Guanghua Lu, western end, opposite Brazilian embassy, above Sequoia cafe
Any FCCC event
Send a driver/assistant
Call us to make special arrangements
We are pleased to welcome Daniel Bell, Confucian scholar and author of a new book, China’s New Confucianism, as a discussion on Confucianism as a political model for China today. Please join us for a discussion of whether Confucianism could be considered a religion, Confucian views on freedom of the press, Confucian-inspired bonding over karaoke, and more.
Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2008
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: private function room (upstairs), Paddy O’Shea’s (address and map attached)
Entrance: members free, non-members 50 rmb
Bar deal: 30% off all drinks
It helps the venue to know numbers, so please RSVP to fcccadmin@gmail.com
About the speaker:
Daniel Bell is a professor of political philosophy at Tsinghua University, where he is the only foreign professor in the philosophy department. He has lived in Hong Kong and China since 1995. He graduated from McGill and received his Masters and PhD from Oxford. His latest book, China’s New Confucianism, was published in 2008
