" ..-Wikimania had the support of the state department so the bureaucracy was handled quite smoothly"
Really? You think so? I don't think so. On Aug 16, 2013 8:59 AM, "Deryck Chan" <[email protected]> wrote: > No, the person who didn't receive his visa on time submitted everything > well ahead of the deadline. It was their local Chinese Embassy which was > being generally unhelpful and delaying the application beyond Wikimania. > > Since the application was stuck at the embassy rather than Hong Kong, > there was basically nothing we can do from the Hong Kong side. > > The advantage of Hong Kong was that the vast majority of Wikimaniacs did > not require visas to enter Hong Kong. But the disadvantage is that Hong > Kong is not an independent sovereign state, therefore the bureaucracy is > extra-difficult to navigate through for the few who did need visas. This is > the opposite problem of Wikimania DC - huge amounts of people needed visas, > but Wikimania had the support of the state department so the bureaucracy > was handled quite smoothly. > > Deryck > > > On 16 August 2013 00:31, Amir Ladsgroup <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think I have to clarify a thing: the guy that couldn't get his visa >> in time There was just one reason. he didn't send his documents in >> time. It wasn't the committee's fault at all or policy of the >> government >> >> Best >> >> On 8/15/13, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Next year, WMF and Wikimania London are hiring the company which got the >> > visas for everyone in London Olympics! Fingers crossed. >> > >> > Also, unfortunately, this year we did have one person who didn't get his >> > visa on time. One is too many for Hong Kong! :( >> > >> > >> > On 15 August 2013 16:02, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Without doubt, Wikimania HK has been a successful one. >> >> >> >> For the first time, a Ghanaian from Ghana could attend the event. This >> >> brings us much joy. >> >> >> >> That wouldn't have been possible without the keen support of the local >> >> organizing team in terms of Visa acquisition. Though through a lot of >> >> inconveniences in acquiring Visa, Ghana was represented. >> >> >> >> I see their support as a very practical and effective approach in >> helping >> >> countries like ourselves obtaining a visa to enter such high-ranking >> >> countries. >> >> >> >> I believe and hope such visa assistance mechanism and approach is >> adopted >> >> and improved upon by LOCs of upcoming Wikimanias to enable persons from >> >> semi-banned countries like Ghana attend such wonderful events. >> >> >> >> Rexford >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> +Rexford <https://plus.google.com/107174506890941499078> | +CG >> >> Central< >> https://plus.google.com/b/103109918657638322478/103109918657638322478/posts >> > >> >> | >> >> +233 266 811 165 l >> >> BFCT<http://www.blendernetwork.org/member/nkansah-rexford-nyarko/> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> Amir >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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