Wing Chun Practitioners Caught In-fighting, Macau Holds One-Man CE “Election”, and Tai Po Runs Out Of Ice
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Wing Chun Practitioners Caught In-fighting
Wing Chun groups are arguing over who gets to officially represent the martial arts form. After Guangdong’s Department of Culture named Wing Chun master Ip Man’s 90-year-old son Ip Chun as the official representative of the martial art form last week, nine mainland Wing Chun groups submitted a letter protesting the choice, saying that Ip Man’s style is only one of the many factions within Wing Chun. They also argued that Ip Chun is a Hongkonger and had not contributed greatly to Wing Chun’s development in Foshan, where the martial art originated. Ip Chun established the Ip Man Memorial Museum in Foshan and assisted in the production of a series of Ip Man movies. Guangdong authorities are considering the request.
Our take: There should be a film about this. With punching.
Macau Holds One-Man CE “Election”
Macau held its fourth Chief Executive election last Sunday. Incumbent Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai-on, the only candidate, was re-elected to the position. The voting began at 10am and was done in about 20 minutes: the entire election process took about an hour. Chui received 380 of the 396 votes cast by the 400-member election committee. An unofficial civil referendum organized by pro-democracy activists closed the same day: 8,259 out of the 8,688 participants said they wanted universal suffrage in the 2019 CE election. Bill Chow Kwok-ping, an expert on Macau politics, warned that Macau could fall into a governance crisis if it continues to crack down on protest activities and does not act on social issues.
Our take: Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse than Hong Kong…