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  Regina Ip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (葉劉淑儀) is a formerly prominent government official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Ip submitted her resignation letter on June 25, 2003, citing personal reasons.
Ip, one of the highest-ranking women in the Hong Kong government, said in a statement she deeply regretted that the legislative work to protect national security had not been completed as scheduled.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regina_Ip   (626 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Security secretary Regina Ip, the official who championed the controversial subversion bill which was withdrawn after massive popular outrage earlier this month, resigned for personal reasons last month, it said.
The government said Ip had tendered her resignation on June 25, just days before half-a-million people took to the streets in one of the city’s biggest demonstrations in decades to denounce the government and the planned National Security Bill.
Ip, 52, was one of the highest-ranking women in the Hong Kong government and, as the main person pushing the subversion bill, came under fierce fire from the public, human rights groups and even legal experts.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030717/asp/foreign/story_2172073.asp   (652 words)

  
 Guardian | Hong Kong cabinet faces political crisis
Regina Ip was in charge of overseeing the unpopular Article 23 anti-subversion bill that is seen as a threat to civil liberties and press freedoms.
Ip said that her decision to step down was "entirely due to personal reasons".
In particular, Ip, who was not a lawyer by profession, was made responsible for the Article 23 bill and was left to defend it point by point.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4714656-108142,00.html   (1117 words)

  
 CTV.ca - Two top officials quit Hong Kong government- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
Ip, the outgoing secretary for security, had been in charge of pushing an anti-subversion bill as required by Hong Kong's constitution.
Ip said she resigned "entirely due to personal reasons'' but also expressed regret that she failed to get the anti-subversion bill into law.
Ip is a product of the highly skilled civil service that gradually took over from British appointees in the years before the handover, and which continues to manage the territory's affairs.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1058355670060_48?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory   (829 words)

  
 Association for Asia Research- Why is Regina Ip so smug these days?
As an advocate of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation, Ip was unrivalled in her vigor, frequently engaging in wild talk and publicly exchanging abuse with legislative councilors and members of the public.
On her return to Hong Kong, Ip was wearing exactly the same clothing as she did on the day when she announced her resignation.
The second message is that the party wanted to console Ip and promise her a comeback in the future.
www.asianresearch.org /articles/1477.html   (786 words)

  
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The anti-subversion legislation that Tung's security chief, Regina Ip, tried to push through the legislature brought a half-million protesters to Hong Kong's streets July 1 and prompted a humbled government first to water down the bill, then to delay plans to pass it.
Ip said she resigned "entirely due to personal reasons" but also expressed regrets that the anti-subversion bill was "not completed as scheduled" despite her persistent efforts.
Ip was one of the least popular members of Tung's inner circle, and derided by the unflattering nickname "Broomhead" by critics who even took aim at her headline-grabbing hair perms.
weijingsheng.org /news/hk/hk071603.html   (743 words)

  
 CESNUR - Falun Gong Updates, February 2-3, 2001
Secretary for Security Regina Ip stood by remarks she made Thursday in which she accused the sect of "pointing spears" at Beijing, and warned the security bureau was keeping a close eye on them.
Ip's comments on the sect, the harshest by the government so far, have been criticised by human rights groups and commentators who have urged Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa to guarantee basic freedoms in the territory.
The remark by Secretary for Security Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee signalled a tougher stance by the government toward the sect - and came amid renewed calls from pro-Beijing figures for it to be curbed.
www.cesnur.org /2001/falun_feb02.htm   (4207 words)

  
 Top Hong Kong officials quit in wake of protests / Both had ties to leadership in Beijing
The resignations of Regina Ip, the secretary of security, and Antony Leung, the financial secretary, represent a very public humiliation for Beijing because the two had the reputation of enjoying particularly close ties to top communist officials.
Ip was widely seen as Beijing's enforcer, sending police and immigration officers to perform sometimes politically controversial raids.
Ip and Tung said in separate statements on Wednesday evening that she had actually submitted her resignation on June 25 and that Tung had tried to talk her out of it before finally accepting it.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/17/MN85309.DTL   (778 words)

  
 SCMP: Regina Ip slugs it out with critics at rowdy forum | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
Secretary for Security Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee was drawn into a [heated discussion] yesterday at a forum on the proposed anti-subversion law, during which she endured a 90-minute barrage of criticism.
However, at the forum organised by the University of Hong Kong's student's union, Mrs Ip maintained that freedom would be protected in the proposed law under Article 23 of the Basic Law.
Mrs Ip said the proposal to ban acts of treason, subversion and sedition would not affect people's freedom and human rights.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200210/7649.html   (376 words)

  
 Regina Ip - TheBestLinks.com - People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Politics of Hong Kong, July 1, ...
Regina Ip - TheBestLinks.com - People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Politics of Hong Kong, July 1,...
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Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (葉劉淑儀) is a formerly prominent government official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
www.thebestlinks.com /Regina_Ip.html   (908 words)

  
 Articles - Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ip has been criticised by the press and religious groups for her zealousness in pursuing the implementation of the legislation.
Ip asserted that because the ordinary people would not understand the legal language, there was no point in consulting them on it.
On 16 July, Regina Ip resigned her position as Secretary for Security, for "personal reasons", although political commentators attributed the resignation to the protests over the Article 23 legislation.
www.junctione.com /articles/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23   (2827 words)

  
 VOANews.com - Hong Kong's Financial, Security Ministers Resign to Defuse Controversy
Ip was given the job of promoting the national security bill, but she was seen by many as arrogant and out of touch with public opinion.
Ip told reporters many people would join the march because it coincided with a public holiday and the weather was good.
Ip said she had actually offered her resignation on June 25, for "personal" reasons.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/07/mil-030716-voa08.htm   (439 words)

  
 Buenos Aires Herald
The departure of controversial Security Secretary Regina Ip and Financial Secretary Antony Leung had been widely expected following mass protests in recent weeks against the government’s controversial plans for an anti-subversion law and growing public anger at its failure to revive the sputtering economy.
Regina Ip, 52, was one of the highest-ranking women in the Hong Kong government and, as the official who tried to drive through the subversion bill, came under fierce fire from the public, human rights groups and even legal experts.
The government said she had tendered her resignation on June 25, just days before half a million people took to the streets in one of the city’s biggest demonstrations in decades to denounce the government and the planned national security bill.
www.buenosairesherald.com /the_world/note.jsp?idContent=17417   (621 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee further pointed out that even if a Hong Kong organization does not truly commit a crime, it is true that it can still be banned.
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee answered that the definition of "Subordinate" is not expanded, and that the government only took reference from previous policies regarding social organizations.
is most concerned about, news reporters asked Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee whether there is an item to clear the people's concerns on this issue, she said that the media was most concerned with whether the public has the right to make "People's Appeal and Protests" and we have sufficient reason to not discuss this issue.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2003/2/19/32332.html   (1102 words)

  
 2 Top Officials in Hong Kong Resign in Wake of Protests
Regina Ip, left, secretary of security, and Antony Leung, financial secretary, resigned Wednesday from the Hong Kong government.
Ip, who kept a sword from the People's Liberation Army at the front of her desk, has overseen the city's police, immigration, customs and other uniformed officers since July 1998.
Ip gave her resignation three weeks ago but that nobody found out about it until now struck political experts.
www.nytimes.com /2003/07/17/international/asia/17HONG.html?ex=1373774400&en=113c7c51d653f64a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (956 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | HK security chief resigns
Regina Ip was one of the least popular of Mr Tung's inner circle
A government statement said Ms Ip had offered to resign "for personal reasons" on 25 June - well before huge street protests forced the government to back down over the bill - known as Article 23.
In Ms Ip's resignation statement, issued on Wednesday, she expressed her concerns that the anti-subversion bill was "not completed as scheduled".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3071367.stm   (407 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Pressure mounts in Hong Kong as two senior ministers quit
Hong Kong's troubled leadership began to crack yesterday when the territory's chief executive was forced to accept the resignation of two of his senior ministers.
Regina Ip Regina Ip, the security secretary, paid the price for the postponement earlier this month of anti-subversion legislation she had been trying to push through.
She had become particularly unpopular after dismissing in advance protesters against it, and saying people would turn up to a demonstration on July 1 only because it was a public holiday and "they had the day off".
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/07/17/whong17.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/07/17/ixportal.html   (474 words)

  
 Regina Ip - Wikiquote
One-person, one-vote is no panacea." --Regina Ip defending the lack of democracy in China, at a forum on Article 23 at City University of Hong Kong, October 28, 2002
I respond only because there has been exaggeration, misrepresentation, and descriptions that are completely divorced from reality.
This is a matter of deceiving the public, and I feel obligated to point that out." --Regina Ip's remarks in the Legislative Council about her critics, January 15 2003
en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Regina_Ip   (346 words)

  
 Cool Running :: Regina Ruined for good?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Regina Jacobs could ingest a gallon of THG per day and still not get within 10 seconds of 4 minutes, let alone sub-4.
Regina is an excellent middle distance runner and has been for some time.
In this case Regina chose to do so, was caught and will now pay the price.
www.coolrunning.com /forums/Forum9/HTML/000604.shtml   (1601 words)

  
 Endicott College Athletics & Recreation - Official Site - Baseball
300 020 400 - 9 15 4 Salve Regina........
Salve Regina - inning 6 Holleran reached on an error by 3b.
Salve Regina - inning 7 Freitas to dh for Sousa.
ecgulls.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/stats/sru.html   (1166 words)

  
 Security chief reveals inner thoughts on cults   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Security chief Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee yesterday listed what she said were the characteristics of a cult in her most detailed speech on such groups' activities.
She quoted American academic Margaret Singer on the nine general characteristics of a cult, which included requiring total commitment from followers to reach "enlightenment" and a complete change of lifestyle.
Mrs Ip rejected suggestions the Government contradicted itself by monitoring and criticising the doctrines of Falun Gong while studying a French cult law that targets actions rather than beliefs.
www.rickross.com /reference/fa_lun_gong/falun231.html   (381 words)

  
 Hong Kong Launches Enactment Process for Article 23 of the Basic Law | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
Regina Ip explained Article 23 of the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
However, the part regarding banning the branches of a banned organisation in Mainland China remained unchanged in the new draft.
Ip said that organisations in Hong Kong could be banned even if they didn't commit a crime for the aforementioned reason.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200302/10530.html   (602 words)

  
 Transylvania vs Salve Regina (3-08-04)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
000 101 06 - 8 6 1 Salve Regina........
Transylvania Softball Transylvania vs Salve Regina - Play-by-Play 3-08-04 at Ft. Myers, Fla. Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------ Transylvania........
Salve Regina 6th - Foley to dh for Karman.
www.transy.edu /pages/athletics/w_softball/3804sb7.htm   (832 words)

  
 Carroll College vs Salve Regina Univ. (Mar 09, 2004)
010 001 01 - 3 5 3 Salve Regina Univ...
Salve Regina Univ. 6th - Bradley to 3b for Erickson.
010 001 01 - 3 5 3 (1-4) Salve Regina Univ...
www.midwestconference.org /Softball/CCSR3-9.html   (1313 words)

  
 Salve Regina vs Lakeland College (Mar 11, 2004)
Lake Michigan Conference Softball 2004 Salve Regina vs Lakeland College - Play-by-Play Mar 11, 2004 at Lee County Park (Field 2) Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Salve Regina........
Salve Regina - inning 5 Wudtke, Meg to cf.
Salve Regina 3, Lakeland College 2 (Mar 11, 2004 at Lee County Park) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Salve Regina........
www.lakemichiganconference.org /softball/stats/2004/lc07.htm   (1019 words)

  
 CNN.com - Hong Kong admits to immigration 'blacklist' - May 22, 2001
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and is run under the "one country, two systems" model.
Speaking at a special session to discuss police actions during an international economic forum held earlier in May, security chief Regina Ip defended the government's decision to local legislators.
Ip met diplomats from a number of countries, including the United States and Australia, last week to address their concerns over the barring of their nationals during the economic forum.
edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/22/hongkong.blacklist.security   (643 words)

  
 Lowtax News Story
In her opening speech at the Plenary Meeting of the 13th round of the FATF in Paris this week (5-7 September), Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Mrs Regina Ip, spoke of the jurisdiction's firm commitment to international co-operation in tackling international crimes, money laundering activities and drug trafficking.
Mrs Ip was speaking to an audience of over 280 comprising policy makers, experts in the fields of finance, legal and legal enforcement from member jurisdictions, as well as representatives from international organizations including the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations.
She explained: 'In an effort to continuously improve our anti-money laundering regime, new legislation requiring money changers and remittance agents to identify customers and keep transaction records was introduced and came into effect in June 2000 and we have also recently introduced a bill to enhance the confiscation provisions and penalties on money laundering offences.
www.lowtax.net /asp/story/frontstory.asp?storyname=5250   (722 words)

  
 Informal Talk of Regina Ip Photo Gallery by Chu Hai College at pbase.com
Informal Talk of Regina Ip English Department espcially the students who study "English in Media" has a memorable day on May 19.
Secretary for Security, Ms Regina Ip, was invited to Chu Hai College and held a informal talk.
The topic was "Hong Kong as an International Metropolitan".The time span was very tidy, only 45 mins for the whole talk, although that, our preparations were still heavy.
www.pbase.com /eng_dept/19may   (122 words)

  
 New England Col. vs Salve Regina (Apr 22, 2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
000 000 0 - 0 3 3 Salve Regina........
Salve Regina - inning 6 Inman to rf for Foy.
Salve Regina - inning 7 Dubay to 1b for Derry.
www.nec.edu /athletics/varsity/womsoftball/stats/sb0422a.htm   (882 words)

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