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A 20th Procrastination: On Censorship
Dear friends I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong and this is A Procrastination, an irregular dispatch from Hong Kong. (Hey, it’s not called A Procrastination for nothing!) You are receiving this email because you either signed up or have in the past expressed interest in my writing. You can always unsubscribe with one click via the footer at the end of this email. If you want to get in touch, you can reply directly to this email.
A 19th Procrastination: Strike Hard
I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong and this is A Procrastination, an irregular dispatch from Hong Kong. You are receiving this email because you either signed up or have in the past expressed interest in my writing. You can always unsubscribe with one click via the footer at the end of this email. If you want to get in touch, you can reply directly to this email.
An 18th Procrastination: Season finale
Dear friends I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an email dispatch from Hong Kong. You are receiving this email because you either signed up or have in the past expressed interest in my writing. You can always unsubscribe via the link at the footer of this email. In this edition: Hong Kong at year’s-end; recent writings and speaking appearances; book self-promotion; nourishment and consolation; and greetings of the season.
A 16th Procrastination: The new HK
Dear friends Welcome to A Procrastination, an email despatch from Hong Kong. I am your host, Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong. You are are receiving this because you signed up or have previously expressed interest in my writing. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the footer of this email. HOT DEAL: At the time of hitting “Send”, my book City on Fire is ON SALE for only US$2.99 in the Amazon US Kindle store.
A 15th Procrastination: An Intervention
Dear friends I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an email dispatch from Hong Kong. You are receiving this email because you have signed up or have in the past expressed interest in my writing. You can unsubscribe with one click and no recriminations via the link at the end of this email.
A 14th Procrastination: Vigil
Dear friends I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an email dispatch from Hong Kong. (Hong Kong writer Ysabelle Cheung opens her eclectic newsletter Fragments with: “If you are receiving this email, it is because you have either signed up or you have in the past expressed interest in my writing.” I like that, and intend to steal it, not least because it justifies my unilaterally adding people to my mailing list.
A 13th Procrastination: The Nuclear Option
Dear friends First to get the formalities out of the way: I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an email update from Hong Kong. You can always write to me by replying to this email, and if you want to unsubscribe you can do so with one click at the footer of this email. Well, it had to be unlucky 13 didn’t it? In this edition: Hong Kong is getting a national security law; and some much-needed consolation.
A 12th Procrastination: Black Friday
Dear friends In case you need a reminder: I am Antony Dapiran, author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an email newsletter from Hong Kong. If you are here for Hong Kong politics and human rights, read the first half; if you are here for literary and creative reflection, read the second half. (And all of you can read the shameless self-promotion in the middle.) Hong Kong update Where to start.
A 10th Procrastination: Locked down
It’s been some time so, just by way of reminder: I am Antony Dapiran, the author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is a Procrastination, an occasional email newsletter from Hong Kong. If you were forwarded this email by someone else, you can sign-up to receive these emails directly via the “Sign Up Now” button at the end of this email. And of course you can always unsubscribe with one click and no hard feelings via the link also at the end of this email.
A 9th Procrastination: The book is done!
Dear friends This is A Procrastination, an occasional newsletter from Hong Kong. You can always unsubscribe by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the footer of this email. If you were forwarded this email by someone else, you can subscribe to receive future instalments directly by clicking the “Subscribe now” button, also at the end of this email. Further below, I offer a few thoughts on Beijing’s recent Hong Kong leadership changes.
A 5th Procrastination: Downward Spiral
Dear friends This is A Procrastination, an email newsletter from Hong Kong: a City on Fire, and my home for content that lies somewhere between a Twitter thread and “something more substantial”.
A 4th Procrastination: Internet Censorship in HK
Dear friends, This is A Procrastination, an email update from Hong Kong: a City on Fire. Lawfare again The Hong Kong government threw one more log on its bonfire of Hong Kong’s rule of law last week, with another injunction obtained in the courts, this time to prevent the dissemination online of any information that “promotes, encourages or incites the use or threat of violence” to person or property.
A 3rd Procrastination: Bad Law & Lawfare
Dear friends, This is A Procrastination, an email update from Hong Kong. As always, you can unsubscribe by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the footer of this email. If you were forwarded this email by someone else, you can subscribe to receive future instalments directly by clicking the “Sign up now” button, also at the end of this email.
A Procrastination
Dear friends, This, as will soon become apparent, is a procrastination. It is also the first of what may become an irregular series of email updates to friends and other interested persons about events in Hong Kong & China, my writing and other related matters. (If none of those matters are of interest to you, please scroll to the end of this email and instantly unsubscribe with one click, zero hard feelings, and an apology for the intrusion.) An Email Newsletter?
An 11th Procrastination: The Reckoning
Dear friends First, a quick reminder: I am Antony Dapiran, the author of City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong, and this is A Procrastination, an occasional email newsletter from Hong Kong. In this instalment: Hong Kong faces its reckoning; some recent clippings & appearances; a bit of book news; and more Nourishment & Consolation. HK: The Reckoning We always knew there would be a reckoning for the events of 2019.
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