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AS IA / PAC IF IC Decembe r 15 , 2014 TH E A S IAN R EPOR T ER Page 3 Depa r tmen t o f Consume r & Bus iness Se rv ices Sm a l l B u s i n e s s Om b u d sm a n : W h a t W e D o Ou r o f f ice p ro v ide s f ree con f iden t ia l a s s i s tance to bu s ine s se s tha t ha ve que s t ion s abou t wo r ke r s ' compen sa t ion in su rance . We p ro v ide in fo rma t ion abou t whe the r you need wo r ke r s ’ compen sa t ion in su rance , how to bu y i t , and how much i t ma y co s t . Wo r ke r s ’ compen sa t ion i s a comp le x s y s tem and we can he lp you na v iga te the p roce s s . Common que s t ion s we rece i ve a re : Wh y i s the p rem ium so h igh ? Wha t i s a c la s s i f ica t ion ? Wha t i s an e xpe r ience mod i f ica t ion ? Ou r o f f ice can e xp la in the te rm s and he lp you ma ke su re you a re pa y ing the r igh t p rem ium amoun t . We ha ve a s s i s ted thou sand s o f O regon -ba sed bu s ine s se s w i th i s sue s re la t ing to aud i t s , c la s s i f ica t ion s , e xpe r ience mod i f ica t ion s , co ve rage , ma r ke t a va i lab i l i t y , c la im s , law s , and ru le s . Fo r mo re in fo rma t ion , p lea se con tac t ou r o f f ice a t (503 ) 378 -4209 . To lea rn mo re abou t wo r ke r s ’ compen sa t ion in su rance , e xp lo re ou r web s i te : o regon .go v /DCB S / SBO www .dcb s .o regon .go v WE ’LL BE BACK .P r o t e s t e r s s i t a t a n o c c u p i e d a r e a o u t s i d e g o v e r nm e n t h e a d q u a r t e r s i n H o n g K o n g o n D e c em b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 . H o n g K o n g a u t h o r i t i e s s t a r t e d c l e a r i n g b a r r i c a d e s f r om a p r o - d em o c r a c y p r o t e s t c am p s p r e a d a c r o s s a b u s y h i g hw a y a s p a r t o f a f i n a l p u s h t o r e t a k e s t r e e t s o c c u p i e d b y a c t i v i s t s f o r tw o - a n d - a - h a l f m o n t h s . ( A P P h o t o / K i n C h e u n g ) Hong Kong po l ice a r re s t 209 p ro te s te r s , demo l i sh ma in camp B y K e l v in Chan Th e A s s o c ia t ed P r e s s H ONG KONG — H ong K ong au tho r i t ie s hav e d em o l i sh ed a p ro te s t camp a t th e h ea r t o f th e c i ty ’ s two -and -a -ha l f m on th p r o -d em o c - ra cy m ovemen t , bu t s c o r e s o f a c t iv i s t s tak en away by po l i ce vow ed th e i r f igh t f o r g enu in e e le c t ion s wa sn ’ t ov e r . Hund red s o f po l i ce o f f i c e r s a rm ed w i th cha in saw s and bo l t cu t t e r s m e th od i ca l ly d i sman t led ba r r i cade s , t o r e d own can o - p i e s , and removed bann e r s in a day l ong op e ra t i on to shu t down th e p r o t e s t s i t e sp raw l ed a c ro s s a no rma l ly bu sy h ighway n ex t t o the spe c ia l ly adm in i s t e r ed Ch in e s e c i ty ’ s bu s ine s s d i s t r i c t . P o l i c e sa id 209 peop le w e r e a r r e s t ed f o r un law fu l a s semb ly and ob s t ru c t ing p o l i c e o f f i c e r s . Th e ope ra t ion wa s p ea c e fu l and unma rk ed by the v io len t c la sh e s s e en in p r ev i ou s con f ron ta t i on s b e tw e en p r o t e s t e r s and po l i ce . T ra f f i c s ta r t ed f l ow ing on th e r oad by m id - ev en ing . Th e s tud en t - l ed p r o t e s t e r s had o c cup i ed s t r e e t s in th e Adm i ra l ty n e ighb o rh o od and tw o o th e r a r ea s s in c e S ep t emb e r 28 t o p r o t e s t B e i j ing ’ s r e s t r i c t i on s on th e f i r s t e l e c t i on o f th e c i ty ’ s t op l ead e r . Th e unp r e c ed en t ed campa ign , wh i ch b egan a s a s epa ra t e p r o t e s t l ed by s tud en t and a c t iv i s t g r oup s , g o t a jump s ta r t wh en p o l i c e f i r ed d o z en s o f r ound s o f t ea r ga s on a g r oup o f d em on s t ra t o r s f l o od ing in t o th e a r ea . Th e r e su l t ing m ov em en t pa ra ly z ed t ra f f i c , p o la r i z ed pub l i c op in i on , and , a c t iv i s t s sa id , ma rk ed th e s ta r t o f an e ra o f c iv i l d i s ob ed i en c e in H ong K ong , an o rd e r ly A s ian f inan c ia l hub wh e r e r e s id en t s a r e in c r ea s ing ly w o r r i ed ab ou t ma in land Ch ina ’ s in c r ea s ing sway . I t a l s o add s t o th e cha l l eng e s f o r Ch in e s e P r e s id en t X i J inp ing , wh o ha s tak en a t ough s tan c e aga in s t d i s s en t in o th e r r eg i on s a t th e c oun t ry ’ s edg e s . Hund r ed s o f d em on s t ra t o r s h e ed ed C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 1 6 T u Ph an C a l l f o r : R e f i n a n c e s P u r c h a s e s O f f e r i n g : FH A / V A /C o n v e n t i o n a l M o r t g a g e s NML S # 8 1 3 9 5 MLO # 7 9 1 6 1 2 5 5 0 S .E . 9 3 r d A v e n u e S u i t e 3 5 0 C l a c k am a s , OR 9 7 0 1 5 ( 5 0 3 ) 4 9 6 - 0 5 3 1 < t p h a n@ a l p i n em c . c om > <www . a l p i n em c . c om > Ch ina ma r k s Con s t i tu t ion Day am id lega l pu sh BE IJ ING (AP ) — Ch ina ma rk ed i t s f i r s t Con s t i tu - t i on Day a s pa r t o f P r e s i - d en t X i J inp ing ’ s d r ive t o sh ow tha t the coun t ry emb ra c e s ru le o f law wh i l e en su r ing tha t the ru l ing C ommun i s t Pa r ty ho ld s on t o i t s un r iva l led au tho r i ty . Th e ho l iday wa s com - m em o ra ted w i th na t ion - w id e a c t iv i t ie s in s choo l s , g ov e rnmen t o f f i ce s , and s ta t e - owned compan ie s . I t i s pa r t o f X i ’ s campa ign t o in s t i tu t iona l i ze the pa r - ty ’ s p owe r s wh i le s t reng th - en ing the coun t ry ’ s lega l sy s t em to redu ce co r rup - t i on and imp rove gove rn - m en t e f f i c ien cy . S co re s o f s e rv ing and re t i red top o f f i - c ia l s have been de ta ined on c o r rup t ion cha rge s . “Th e con s t i tu t ion i s th e h igh e s t law o f the coun t ry and embod ie s the w i l l o f th e pa r ty and the peop l e , ” X i sa id in rema rk s pub - l i sh ed on the f ron t pag e o f th e C ommun i s t Pa r ty f lag - sh ip n ew spape rP eop l e ’ s Da i l y. Ch ina need s mo r e awa r en e s s o f the con s t i - tu t i on and be t te r und e r - s tand ing o f the ro le o f law , X i sa id . C r i t i c s po in t to inhe ren t c on t rad i c t ion s in the ru l e o f AVA ILABLE NOW CONST ITUT ION CONTRAD ICT IONS .S t u d e n t s s i t u n d e r a b a n n e r t h a t r e a d s , “ T s i n g h u a a f f i l i a t e d C h a o y a n g S c h o o l , t h e l aw a n d m e t o g e t h e r , l e g a l s e r i e s o f t a l k s , ” d u r i n g a m e e t i n g c o i n c i d i n g w i t h C h i n a ’ s f i r s t C o n s t i t u t i o n D a y a t t h e i r s c h o o l i n B e i j i n g , C h i n a . C h i n a m a r k e d i t s f i r s t C o n s t i t u t i o n D a y a s p a r t o f P r e s i d e n t X i J i n p i n g ’ s d r i v e t o s h ow t h a t - t h e c o u n t r y em b r a c e s r u l e o f l aw w h i l e e n s u r i n g t h a t t h e r u l i n g C omm u n i s t P a r t y h o l d s o n t o i t s u n r i v a l l e d a u t h o r i t y . ( A P P h o t o /N g H a n G u a n ) law campa ign , in c lud ing th e pa r ty ’ s r e fu sa l t o a c c ep t ind ep end en t ov e r s igh t and h on o r c on s t i tu t i ona l gua r - an t e e s su ch a s th e r igh t t o f r e e sp e e ch and r e l ig i ou s a s s emb ly . A c t iv i s t s wh o hav e adv o ca t ed s t r i c t e r ad - h e r en c e t o th e c on s t i tu t i on a s a way o f h o ld ing th e c oun t ry ’ s l ead e r s a c c oun t - ab l e typ i ca l ly hav e b e en t r ea t ed a s subv e r s iv e s and d e ta in ed . Ch ina ha s ena c t ed f ou r c on s t i tu t i on s s in c e th e c ommun i s t s ta t e ’ s f ound - ing in 1949 , w i th th e cu r r en t v e r s i on ad op t ed in 1982 . I t s f i r s t a r t i c l e f o rb id s any cha l l eng e t o th e c oun t ry ’ s s o c ia l i s t sy s t em , th ough i t d o e s n o t exp l i c i t ly m en t i on th e C ommun i s t Pa r ty ’ s c on t r o l o f th e c oun t ry . H ow ev e r , in an ed i t o r ia l , P e op l e ’ s Da i l y a s s e r t ed tha t th e p r ima cy o f th e C ommun i s t Pa r ty wa s an e s s en t ia l e l em en t o f th e c on s t i tu t i on . “Th e na t i on ’ s C on s t i tu - t i on r e f l e c t s th e a ch i ev e - m en t s f r om th e r ev o lu - t i on s , c on s t ru c t i on s , and r e f o rm s mad e by th e p e op l e und e r th e pa r ty ’ s gu idan c e , and i t e s tab l i sh e s th e l ead ing s ta tu s o f th e C om - mun i s t Pa r ty o f Ch ina , ” th e ed i t o r ia l sa id . In -T own mo ve s f rom TRUCKS $ 1 9 . 9 5 TRA ILERS H ITCHES AUTO TRANSPORTS P lu s M i leage 503 -538 -2008 RESERVEone now F i rs t Un i ted Eng inee r ing R ead Th e A s ian R epo r t e r on l in e ! V i s i t <www .a s ian r epo r t e r . com> .