Promises and realities: ‘Belt and Road’, ‘one country, two systems’
By Chris Yeung – With the grand “Belt and Road” initiative as the wrapping paper, China’s Number Three man Zhang Dejiang has delivered a gift…
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Conflicting, intriguing messages ahead of Zhang ‘inspection’ trip
By Chris Yeung – Conflicting signals and intriguing political acts of Hong Kong’s top three officials have emerged on the eve of the “inspection” trip…
Word play in Beijing’s Hong Kong game worrying
By Chris Yeung – Loyalists may dismiss it as an over-interpretation of a change of wordings. But the use of the word “inspection (視察)” by…
Who says politics turns mainland visitors away?
By Chris Yeung – A “surprise” surge in the number of mainlanders who visited Hong Kong on the first two days of the golden week…
Leung’s problem: ‘not my fault, others to blame’
By Chris Yeung – An attempt by the Airport Authority to clear the air over the “luggage-gate” saga surrounding a piece of left luggage belonging…
Get real with ‘pseudo’ independence issue
By Chris Yeung – Dubbed as a “pseudo-issue,” “non-issue,” the Government is now taking seriously the issue of calls for Hong Kong independence after the…
Independent journalism, at what price?
By Chris Yeung – Founded by kung fu novel giant Louis Cha, the Chinese-language Ming Pao is one of the Hong Kong brands that are…
‘Luggage-gate’ row refuses to fly away
By Chris Yeung – It may sound exaggerating to describe as “luggage-gate” the row over a piece of left luggage belonging to the younger daughter…
Tsang plays ‘See Why’ word game
By Chris Yeung – Eyebrows were raised when Legco President Tsang Yok-sing poked fun at Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in a word play in his…
Leung family hit by luggage-gate scandal
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the latest scandal surrounding Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his family. This time, it is about alleged pressure…