P eople government, the pirate broadcaster Kong, and he would continue to fight and the neighbourhood started quoted the old Chinese wisdom for a better and a more harmonious to call me ‘the bull’ ever since,” The Art of War, and said: “I am and free environment for the people. he said. now taking two step forward one “When there is no justice in our Mr Tsang has a humble family step back. We cannot always take society, we must go out and protest background that both his parents action against the government, so I for our benefits.” were illiterate. After finishing form would rest for a while in these three He added that public pressure five of secondary school, he started months,” he said. is a great power that every society working at the construction He added that that the Citizens’ has. “The role of a leader does not industry. “I worked in the building Radio will be back, “On April 20, end by initiating a mass movement industry for a year and I got I will have a programme called only, a leader needs to motivate the promoted to be a leader,” he said. All are Hosts and we will do a live mass to be persistent until the goal “And within three years, I was broadcast at . I will invite is attained. If we did not protest, we put to be in charge of 200 staff. I some supporters and ask them to could be bounded the article 23, (of participated in the construction read out their names and identity Fighting bull the Basic Law, or the so-called public of the Hong Kong Coliseum,” card numbers. I simply do not by Daniel Ip security ordinance)” said the former Mr Tsang added. believe the police would arrest all of lawmaker. He said he was inspired by us. If so we can make sure that the the passion of Beijing university police do not selectively administer ormer Legislative Council Mr Tsang referred the “two confiscated three times in the past students in the 1989 Tiananmen the law,” said Mr Tsang. member Tsang Kin-shing, microphones” to King- two years. Square Incident, “It had a great Although Mr Tsang shows much “After winning over more endearingly known hon and Raymond Wong Yuk-man, “I will never give up the station. impact on me. When I saw the F persistence in giving the Citizens’ as “the bull”, lives up to his who were two famous current affairs The government should amend the government, I students being suppressed, I was Radio the right of airwaves, he told nickname in his recent row with radio commentators. Mr Cheng, the Telecommunications Ordinance, afraid that the same thing could Varsity that he had a thorough and will close my station...” the government for the Hong Kong now a lawmaker, hosted a popular which is unconstitutional, and allow happen to my sons in the future. different agenda. Citizen’s Radio. radio talk show Teacup in a Storm of the freedom of public airwaves,” the So I decided to take part in politics.” “I established the station in order Bulls bear the nature of Commercial Radio, which Mr Tsang 51-year-old rebel broadcaster said, a warrior, with a tint of bare said had reflected a lot of truth in while lighting up a cigarette. to open up the public airwaves, so Mr Tsang sees his nickname, After losing the Legco election stubbornness. Mr Tsang was not shy the society and made fair comments The conflict between the that people can have more platforms “the bull”, as a continual reminder in 2004 with no political affiliations, to show persistence in nurturing on social issues at the time. unlicensed radio station and the to express their opinion. What I do of his dream to cultivate more Mr Tsang is now a District what he regarded as “the voice of the The Citizens’ Radio broadcasted government had escalated in January, is to draw the public’s attention to grounds for his dream. He said he Councillor. When asked to comment people” for the territory. a phone-in programme every as the Department of Justice such messages. After winning over was given the nickname during his on his political career, he said: “in the government, I will close my the years I have spent in the politics, In October 2005, Mr Tsang Monday to Friday aired from initiated action against childhood. station and let others express their I would say it is bittersweet…For became one of the pioneers of the 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., which invited participants in the radio broadcast. “When I was young, my father Citizens’ Radio. The station carried a many lawmakers and politicians as The Eastern Magistrate Mr opinion instead of me.” owned a bicycle shop and its name my 20 years in politics, it has been mission “Open and be brave to say”, guests. The guests who joined the Douglas Yau Tak-hong acquitted Yet Mr Tsang said he was not was ‘Ngau Gei’ (which means the very flourishing as I have really going to quit caring about Hong experienced a lot.” which aspired to speak for people programme includes the chairman them on January 8 as he found the 牛bull’s), eventually people from school from the grass roots and to fight for of the Hong Kong Alliance in legislation was unconstitutional. IP DANIEL the freedom of expression. Support of Patriotic Democratic Subsequently, Mr Tsang, as the “The reason why I have Movements in China Szeto Wah and director of the station, announced established the station is not of a former chairman of the Democratic the station, using frequency FM business motive. It is to create a Party Lee Wing-tat. 102.8 MHz would take a temporary platform for freedom of expression. However the government halt for three months. He said they In fact, I had the idea of a radio has warned the station that it intended to show their sincerity and station before 1997. But we still had violated the Telecommunications allowed the government time to the ‘two microphones’ then. When Ordinance as it carried no amend the obsolete Ordinance. we lost them in 2004, I decided to valid licence for broadcasting. In response to some criticisms run the station,” he said. The station’s equipments were that he was surrendering to the Mr Tsang finds his political career bittersweet. The Citizens’ Radio will resume on April 20. Mr Tsang is more well known as the Bull.

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