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To: Liatris Spicata who wrote (9534)	3/6/2000 10:38:00 AM
From: Rolla Coasta	Respond to of 9980

Larry, The truth is....yes, there are opportunities for poor children to become richer. But they often do this thru entertainment business....and that is, they have to be idol-like figures and can sing and act. Then they can really make some big bucks. Otherwise, they have to go thru really hard work and office politics, facing a possibility of layoff during depression and things like that. In the corporate society of hong kong, the rich folks basically control every aspect of the economy. If they want to layoff low-skilled workers, they can do so only to face some public criticism, which doesn't really stop them, because of the money power they have. If the poor folks are not knowledgeable enough, as in the case of investment, they can really get ripped off by the rich folks too. My impression towards hong kong is there are still a mass of poor people who have to fight thru their lives to face competition among each other and from the foreign high-skilled labor forces. Not too many high-tech companies can really hire the suitable workers for them. But in all, the hong kong gov did a reasonable good job to fight off the rich people from all over the world to influence the hong kong economy and its dollar. Some social aspects have to be considered by the rich, before pumpin' & dumpin' in a 3rd world economy. THe only victims are STILL the poor people who blindly follow the rich. regards, Ernest

To: Liatris Spicata who wrote (9534)	3/10/2000 4:30:00 PM
From: Liatris Spicata	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Rumbles From Rangoon: > >"The Seoul meeting is nothing more than a scheme hatched by western countries to give pressure on Myanmar... (and) would surely not bring about positive results-- Statement by Burma's military Junta > >This Special Posting contains: > > 1). Myanmar rebukes participants in Seoul conference From: Euro-Burma <beaudee@euro-burma.be> >Myanmar rebukes participants in Seoul conference > >YANGON, March 7 (AFP) - Myanmar on Tuesday spat vitriol >at countries which took part in a meeting in South Korea on its >bitter political deadlock, painting the talks as a plot to pile more pressure on its military rulers. > >"The Myanmar government is unhappy and unappreciative of the >holding of the meeting," said a foreign ministry statement. > >The meeting, in a remote Seoul's hotel, which ended Monday was >shrouded in secrecy and attended by representatives from Canada, >Australia, Japan, Britain, France and the United Nations. > >Also there, to Myanmar's fury, were its fellow Association of >Southeast Asian Nations members Thailand, Malaysia and >the Philippines. > >"The Seoul meeting is nothing more than a scheme hatched by >western countries to give pressure on Myanmar," the statement said, adding it "would surely not bring about positive results." > >Sources and reports have indicated the talks were aimed at >kickstarting a long-frozen dialogue between Yangon's military rulers and the democratic opposition of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. > >But Myanmar's government made clear in the statement that it did not look kindly on outside attempts to ease the political stalemate. > >"Myanmar is committed to building a democratic society and it is doing so according to its own special conditions," adding that therefore there was "certainly no need for such a meeting." > >The outcome of the two-day meeting was unknown with officials involved remaining tight-lipped even about the purpose of the session. > >Myanmar is accused of gross human rights abuses and of >suppressing the pro-democracy movement of Aung San Suu Kyi >which won elections in 1990 which have never been recognised by the military government. > >A South Korean official speaking on condition of anonymity said >the forum was "partly aimed at improving the human rights >situation there and of course is related to Aung San Suu Kyi." > >Another official said the low-profile meeting would produce no formal or written results, and he refused to elaborate on the politically sensitive forum. > >The Seoul meeting was on the lines of a retreat in Chilston, England in 1998 which reportedly came up with a "carrot and stick" formula for diplomacy designed to nudge the junta into making concessions. > >Soon after the talks, Western states working in conjunction with the World Bank reportedly offered Yangon a one billion dollar package of aid in return for reforms. The approach was later rejected by the ruling generals. > >Diplomats in Yangon have denied any specific figure was >discussed at Chilston and have ever since been loathe to comment >on the status of the stalled process. > >The Myanmar statement confirmed that the government had made >its displeasure known to its ASEAN partners. > >"The views of Myanmar have been made known to all the ASEAN >countries as well as to the other countries," it said. > >ASEAN has always operated on a principle of non-interference >in fellow members affairs although some countries like Thailand >and the Philippines have recently backed the introduction of a >more flexible approach dubbed "enhanced interaction." > >Reports in Thailand last week said Yangon sent a letter to urge >Thailand not to go the meeting in a move which angered >Thai officials. > >Relations between Thailand and Myanmar have been stormy in >recent months after two hostage crises led by ethnic Karen rebels >fighting the Myanmar government. > >As a neighbour of Myanmar, Thailand must bear many side-effects >of its political crisis, and has to cope with tens of thousands of >refugees who have fled fighting between the government and >insurgent groups. > >we elect big criminals to protect ourselves from petty ones. > -- democracy and the masses, u sparrow, 2010 ======================================================== The above was forwarded to me from my step-daughter, who is active in the Free Burma Coalition. I'm glad to see Asian governments even tepidly attacking another Asian government for human rights abuses. Who knows where such a movement might lead!