Yes, I've just come back from Hong Kong, and I can visit Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, etc. directly when I was in HK.
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > It has come to the attention of the Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong organizing > team that there may be confusion over the situation of internet censorship > in China and whether it affects Hong Kong. [1] > > We would like to clarify that, although Hong Kong has been nominally part > of the People's Republic of China since 1997, the city-state of Hong Kong > retains complete independence over civilian affairs. This, of course, means > that internet regulation in Hong Kong is completely separate from that of > Mainland China, and therefore internet censorship in Mainland China (the > "Great Firewall of China", [2]) does not apply to Hong Kong. > > We would like to reassure all Wikimedians, especially those considering to > attend Wikimania 2013, that *Wikipedia has never been censored in Hong > Kong*. Visitors to Hong Kong will enjoy, among other things such as > exuberant local cuisine and efficient public transport, uncensored internet > connection and unhindered access to Wikimedia projects. > > We hope to see you all at Wikimania 2012 in Washington DC and Wikimania > 2013 in Hong Kong. > > With best wishes, > Deryck Chan > Global engagement coordinator > Wikimania 2013 organizing team / Wikimedia Hong Kong > > [1] > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-05-07/News_and_notes > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall > > (cross-posted to wikimania-l, internal-l and wikimedia-l) > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- Sincerely, Shujen Chang
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