Patriots in, democrats out as HK enters new era
By Chris Yeung — In a sense, it is coincidental that the first of the three sets of landmark elections in Hong Kong in the…
Patriotic Alliance alleged as foreign agent
By Chris Yeung — Defying an order from Hong Kong’s national security police, a pro-democracy alliance said on Sunday they will ignore the police’s request…
End of protest group a sad Hong Kong story
By Chris Yeung — The demise of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), an umbrella body which organised all major protests in Hong Kong since…
Autonomy given away as Govt cuts ties with PTU
By Chris Yeung — In a shameless act of self-neutering, the Hong Kong Government announced yesterday (July 31) they will cut ties with the Professional…
A sad story of the vanishing June 4 candlelights in Hong Kong
By Chris Yeung — Co-leading a campaign to relaunch Hong Kong in the wake of the 2019 political turmoil, former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has…
With democrats out, CY Leung now Lam’s opposition
By Chris Yeung — With the democrats, labelled as the opposition, crushed, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is facing a more formidable opponent in…
Unions next in line of political purge
By Chris Yeung — Dr Law Chi-kwong, formerly a Democrat, an academic and now labour and welfare minister, seems to be one of the least…
An election overkill kills democrats’ desire for seats
By Chris Yeung — Days before China’s top legislature, or National People’s Congress, was scheduled to rubber-stamp a set of amendments to Hong Kong’s electoral…
Calls for a free, independent media fallen on deaf ears
By Chris Yeung — “If the media are silenced and journalists are muzzled, a key pillar of a functioning democracy is crushed. It means that…
Beijing intensifies attack on Paul Harris – and the Bar
By Chris Yeung — Stopped short of calling on the Bar Association to axe its chairman, China’s top office in Hong Kong has warned the…