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Artist to run for Legco functional seat
Chow Chun-fai, an artist known for his paintings with political themes, will announce his candidacy for the sports, performing arts, culture and publications functional constituency in the September 9 Legco election. Ma Fung-kwok, a former chairman of the Arts Development Council and a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress, has also expressed interest but has yet to declare his candidacy. The incumbent, Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, has yet to indicate whether he will attempt to retain his seat. In his manifesto, Chow calls for the abolition of the constituency by no later than 2020.
2,000 years old but still in style
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles & Clothing holds a Fashion Terracotta Warriors Inspired Fashion Design Competition at the Hotel Icon in Tsim Sha Tsui. Prizes worth HK$60,000 will be given for designs on the theme of the Qin dynasty (221-207BC) terracotta warriors buried in Xian , Shaanxi province. The competition coincides with the opening of a multimedia display at the Museum of History featuring figures from the terracotta army.
Privacy chief to discuss Sony and Google
The privacy commissioner for personal data will brief the media to discuss security breaches at Sony PlayStation and concerns over Google Map. In March, the commissioner, Allan Chiang Yam-wang (pictured), said he would continue to put pressure on Google to clarify its privacy policy after Google combined more than 60 privacy policies for its different services into one.