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We do it because YOU deserve it. If you are weary of the pompous sensational or copycat stories that flood mainstream media headlines every day, if you are repulsed by the political squabbles constantly being fired across platforms, and if you are annoyed at being pushed around by advertisers shrouded in the guise of "edutainment"... Then FactWire is for YOU. We sniff around for social signals. We mine Big Data for facts. We investigate backgrounds. We research for knowledge. We work hard and persistently to bring you the full picture of the truth behind the news.
In times of the proliferation of "alternative truth" and position-led facts, we, CitizenNews, hope to decode the complexities of current affairs; we want to tell the truth. Our mission is to build a new strategic platform for press freedom and the grooming of young journalists. We need your support! We hope CitizenNews will be funded by our citizens. Through crowdfunding, we plan to raise HK$3 million for our operation this year.
We lodge this campaign to crowd fund and gather the power and support of the people to support further investigation into CY Leung's UGL payment saga. Funds raised under this campaign will be used to support investigation into CY Leung's UGL payment saga in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Australia, including the engagement of legal and accounting services, professional advisory services, liaison with overseas stakeholders, and gathering of evidence. Funds raised under this campaign will be audited by an independent accountant annually. All income and expenses will be made public to ensure transparency and proper usage of funds.
In the initial stage, the Monastery's goal is to raise a sum of HK$500,000 in order to retain a professional consultant company to make various government applications, demolish illegal structures and to offer public tender for designers and architects. Once the renovation plan and the quotation for the estimated renovation fees are solidified, the Monastery will move to the second stage to raise further funds to start the work.
Hong Kong Free Press has been hailed as a "breath of fresh air" for the city, publishing over 1,300 news and comment pieces in our first quarter alone. During that time, we attracted almost 1.5 million unique visitors, serving up over 5 million web pages. Proudly free-of-charge, not-for-profit and completely independent - we want to keep it this way. In the run-up to 2016, we are fundraising to a new target in order to: invest in original reporting, sustain our talented team, expand our operations with freelancers, ease our reliance on volunteers and hire a digital marketing expert.
With The World of Tim Burton touring exhibition opening in Hong Kong in November, long-awaited Tim Burton fans certainly would not miss out. Yet more exciting is the opportunity for everyone to truly be part of The World of Time Burton and play a part to bring about the success of the exhibition.