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love the way fifa desperately tries to ;
* keep it quite
* blame the VICTIMS for living
enjoy the last EVER world cup on the african continent
Chinese journos robbed as World Cup frenzy kicks off
Rebecca Yu and agencies
Friday, June 11, 2010
Three Chinese journalists have been robbed in South Africa in the latest incident to highlight the dangers for the media and visitors as the World Cup kicks off today.The journalists were ordered out of their taxi at gunpoint in broad daylight at Johannesburg traffic lights on Wednesday and robbed of cameras and equipment worth HK$78,000.
No one was hurt.
They were on their way to the main stadium for the opening match in Soweto just hours after arriving in the country when the robbery occurred.
The incident follows another armed robbery of Spanish and Portuguese journalists at a lodge north of Johannesburg on the same day.
FIFA said three arrests have been made in connection with the robbery at the lodge and that all property taken has been recovered.
Journalists are angry at FIFA's handling of the matter, particularly as a photographer was held at gunpoint during the robbery. For its part, the international football agency pointed out it had not sanctioned the lodge as safe for use.
Safety concerns may have led to a plunge in the number of football fans heading for South Africa from Hong Kong.
"Compared with the number who went to Germany for the World Cup in 2006, bookings for South Africa have been comparatively small," Wing On Travel assistant general manager Simon Ma Sai-man said.
Only 100 travelers are due to fly out over the next month to see matches - with packages for the final costing HK$59,999. Ma said other reasons for the lack of booki
ngs include the winter weather and poor connections to Europe for side trips.
Hong Thai Travel also reported a plunge in bookings from four years ago, with only around 50 fans due to fly out, compared to 200 in 2006, Packages cost from HK$50,000 to HK$200,000, said deputy general manager Daniel Chan Kin-pang.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department in Hong Kong urged travelers to keep copies of their travel papers, including passports and identity cards, for faster processing if they are robbed.
Meanwhile, a six-strong TVB crew is hoping to steer clear of robbers.
The six - artists Samantha Ko, sports anchorman Keyman Ma, two producers, a cameraman and a researcher - arrived in Johannesburg on Sunday and will stay until the competition ends next month.
love the way fifa desperately tries to ;
* keep it quite
* blame the VICTIMS for living
enjoy the last EVER world cup on the african continent
Chinese journos robbed as World Cup frenzy kicks off
Rebecca Yu and agencies
Friday, June 11, 2010
Three Chinese journalists have been robbed in South Africa in the latest incident to highlight the dangers for the media and visitors as the World Cup kicks off today.The journalists were ordered out of their taxi at gunpoint in broad daylight at Johannesburg traffic lights on Wednesday and robbed of cameras and equipment worth HK$78,000.
No one was hurt.
They were on their way to the main stadium for the opening match in Soweto just hours after arriving in the country when the robbery occurred.
The incident follows another armed robbery of Spanish and Portuguese journalists at a lodge north of Johannesburg on the same day.
FIFA said three arrests have been made in connection with the robbery at the lodge and that all property taken has been recovered.
Journalists are angry at FIFA's handling of the matter, particularly as a photographer was held at gunpoint during the robbery. For its part, the international football agency pointed out it had not sanctioned the lodge as safe for use.
Safety concerns may have led to a plunge in the number of football fans heading for South Africa from Hong Kong.
"Compared with the number who went to Germany for the World Cup in 2006, bookings for South Africa have been comparatively small," Wing On Travel assistant general manager Simon Ma Sai-man said.
Only 100 travelers are due to fly out over the next month to see matches - with packages for the final costing HK$59,999. Ma said other reasons for the lack of booki
ngs include the winter weather and poor connections to Europe for side trips.Hong Thai Travel also reported a plunge in bookings from four years ago, with only around 50 fans due to fly out, compared to 200 in 2006, Packages cost from HK$50,000 to HK$200,000, said deputy general manager Daniel Chan Kin-pang.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department in Hong Kong urged travelers to keep copies of their travel papers, including passports and identity cards, for faster processing if they are robbed.
Meanwhile, a six-strong TVB crew is hoping to steer clear of robbers.
The six - artists Samantha Ko, sports anchorman Keyman Ma, two producers, a cameraman and a researcher - arrived in Johannesburg on Sunday and will stay until the competition ends next month.
