Hong Kong Discuss Forum
Encyclopedia
The Hong Kong Discuss Forum is a major Internet forum
based in Hong Kong
. As of 2010, it is the 5th most frequently visited website in Hong Kong.
adopted phpbb
2.06 forum system. Registration began on February 22, 2003. The name of the forum was "HK161" at that time. The domain(url) was hk161.com. It was a forum for adult content. This was the entire forum of HK161:：
3.0, was also adopted, in attempt to obtain reliable technical support.
Government has blocked Hong Kong Discuss Forum, unabling members in PRC
to visit to the website
.
、Dragon Centre
、Modern education etc.
, Hong Kong Discuss Forum ranks as the fourth most visited website in Hong Kong, and the eighth most visited website in neighbouring Macau
. Additionally, it is also within the top 100 most visited website globally.
The forum claims to be politically neutral and allow free speech. However, right of users will be easily & readily prohibited, down-graded and banded from posing or replying any messages if the user posts anti-communist messages, messages against Hong Kong government's public policies, or against any of the post-communist or communist peripheral organizations in Hong Kong. Many post-communist messages are placed at the default top of columns by the administrators which are intentionally twisting or misinterpreting history or news to make them favorable to the PRC communists.
Recent members' responses was that the forum was flooded with messages from the "Fifty cents Gangs" (五毛黨, the nickname of the peripheral organization of PRC communist party specially trained to manipulate communication over the Net. They are officially named "Internet Modulators" (網絡評論員) and gains that nickname on the rumor that they can earn 50 cents on every post they send.) who post massive amount of messages described above. Latest news reveals and suspects that members of iProA, a communist peripheral organizations in Hong Kong, is organizing all the above activities in Hong Kong. They are funded to distribute the said messages in the cyber space, online forums, social media, YouTube, etc., in order to "brain-washing" the people of Hong Kong. Moreover, Hong Kong governments' officials are suspected to be funding this organization indirectly by employing their services or unfairly contracting government services to the organization.
Internet forum
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based in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. As of 2010, it is the 5th most frequently visited website in Hong Kong.
HK161
Hong Kong Discuss Forum was founded on February 17, 2003. It was an Internet ForumInternet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
adopted phpbb
PhpBB
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2.06 forum system. Registration began on February 22, 2003. The name of the forum was "HK161" at that time. The domain(url) was hk161.com. It was a forum for adult content. This was the entire forum of HK161:：
| (Announcements) | (Announcements) |
| (Administration) | |
| (love affairs news) | (Report) |
| (love affairs in Hong Kong) | |
| (love affairs in Mainland China) | |
| (love affairs in Macau) | |
| (After dine) | (Photos) |
| (Sexual Article) | |
| (Chat Room) | |
| (Meet Friends) |
Sex141
On July 31, 2003, the 「馬照跑、波照踢(Horse racing and soccer)」section was added to HK161 as soccer gambling became legal. The name of the forum was changed to "Sex141". There were not many forums in Hong Kong, and the addition of a new section attracted more people to come to the forum. On January 1, 2004, the "Fashion" section was added to the forum.Hong Kong Discuss Forum
On 14 October 2003, the site of the forum was moved to www.discuss.com.hk, and the name of the forum was changed to "Hong Kong Discuss Forum". On 2 February 2004, www.discuss.com.hk was made the permanent domain. In March 2004, the forum was moved to a more stable server. A newer system, Discuz!Discuz!
Discuz! is an Internet forum package written in the PHP developed by Comsenz Technology Co., Ltd . It supports MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. It is the most popular Internet forum program used in China....
3.0, was also adopted, in attempt to obtain reliable technical support.
Blockade by PRC Government
Since 2007, PRCPeople's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
Government has blocked Hong Kong Discuss Forum, unabling members in PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
to visit to the website
Website
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.
Partnership with Uwants Forum
In December 2007, Hong Kong Discuss Forum and Uwants Forum began partnership with each other.Member Level
- Rule Braker
- Novice
- One Star Member
- Two Star Member
- Advanced Member
- Valued Member
- VIP
- Silver Member
- Golden Member
- Platinum Member
- Diamond Member
Administration Level
- Novitiate Moderator
- Moderator
- Senior Moderator
- Partition Moderator
- Super Moderator
- HR Team
- Administrator
Simplified Chinese Translation
On February 20, Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese Translator had been installed to the forum. Users can translate posts by a click, but the translation are not always correctly. There are some characters did not get translated, also there are some words has mistaken. This can be found at any posts in the forum.Income
Hong Kong Discuss Forum's income mainly comes from advertisement. Its main clients include Systematic Computer Training Centre、Dao Heng、2TheMax、Go2Tutor.com、OrbisOrbis
Orbis may refer to:* Orbis , a Doctor Who audio play, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith* Orbis , a quarterly journal of international affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute...
、Dragon Centre
Dragon Centre
Dragon Centre is a nine-storey shopping centre in the Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong; it was the largest in West Kowloon until the Elements opened its doors in above the Kowloon MTR Station.- History :...
、Modern education etc.
Users
According to Alexa InternetAlexa Internet
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, Hong Kong Discuss Forum ranks as the fourth most visited website in Hong Kong, and the eighth most visited website in neighbouring Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. Additionally, it is also within the top 100 most visited website globally.
The forum claims to be politically neutral and allow free speech. However, right of users will be easily & readily prohibited, down-graded and banded from posing or replying any messages if the user posts anti-communist messages, messages against Hong Kong government's public policies, or against any of the post-communist or communist peripheral organizations in Hong Kong. Many post-communist messages are placed at the default top of columns by the administrators which are intentionally twisting or misinterpreting history or news to make them favorable to the PRC communists.
Recent members' responses was that the forum was flooded with messages from the "Fifty cents Gangs" (五毛黨, the nickname of the peripheral organization of PRC communist party specially trained to manipulate communication over the Net. They are officially named "Internet Modulators" (網絡評論員) and gains that nickname on the rumor that they can earn 50 cents on every post they send.) who post massive amount of messages described above. Latest news reveals and suspects that members of iProA, a communist peripheral organizations in Hong Kong, is organizing all the above activities in Hong Kong. They are funded to distribute the said messages in the cyber space, online forums, social media, YouTube, etc., in order to "brain-washing" the people of Hong Kong. Moreover, Hong Kong governments' officials are suspected to be funding this organization indirectly by employing their services or unfairly contracting government services to the organization.