While attedning a conference in Hong Kong this week I shopped in a local book store in the Pacific Place Mall which is attached to my hotel.
What I was most interested in seeing in the book store story were book titles such as --
"Why the Dalai Lama Matters"
Yes I know - while Hong Kong is officially a part of Red China it has greater autonomy than the rest of China. Additionally its citizens clearly enjoy greater freedom of speech and less censorship. The very fact that this book sits on a book shelf for sale is clear evidence that the citizens of Hong Kong can easily buy books that do not agree with official Chinese policy regarding the Dalai Lama as it tightens its stranglehold on Tibet.
Freedom of speech is the "Art of Happiness",
Todd
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