 Activists of an aid group, Oxfam International, donning masks of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, French President Jacques Chirac, centre, and US President George W Bush play with toy trucks, toy fruits and rice as they stage a protest in Hong Kong at the opening of the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation. The performance symbolises the negative impacts of rich countries' agricultural subsidies which threaten the livelihood of millions of poor farmers. Thousands of activists are in this Asian financial centre for massive protests against globalisation (photo: AP) parent page (15 - 21 December 2005, issue #773) |