High stakes in Sunday District Council polls
By Chris Yeung – Conflicting signals are aplenty in the upcoming District Council elections on Sunday. On the face of it, the overall atmosphere of…
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Unreported messages in Xi-Leung meeting
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the meeting between Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins…
Another fireworks-like campaign, this time ‘Appreciate Hong Kong’
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the “Appreciate Hong Kong” campaign launched by the Hong Kong Government on Monday. Kicking off the campaign, Chief…
Stakes are high in Hong Kong-China World Cup qualifier
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the World Cup qualifier between Hong Kong and China at the Mong Kok Football Stadium in Kowloon on…
Carrie Lam not silent lamb in war with Democrats over anti-bribery motion
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the salvos fired by Chief Secretary, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong’s Number Two, against the Democratic Party…
Can money mend the broken hearts in ‘lead-in-water’ scandal?
By Chris Yeung – Three quick points from Wednesday’s government announcement of a promise by four contractors to pay HK$20 million to help 29,000 households…
Tung’s think-tank floats housing, land policy overhaul in maiden report
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the package of proposals in a 108-page report published by Our Hong Kong Foundation, a high-level think tank…
Mr Xi versus Mr Ma ends in a 3-3 draw
By Chris Yeung Three points from the historic summit between Mr Xi Jinping, whose official title is Chinese President, and Mr Ma Ying-jeou, the outgoing…
‘No-show’ education minister fuels discontent over TSA
By Chris Yeung New People’s Party chief Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee is right to say the fate of the Territory-wide Systems Assessment (TSA) tests for…
Xi-Ma talk long in symbolism, short in substance
By Chris Yeung Billed as the first encounter between the two leaders across the Taiwan Strait after 1949, the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping…