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…
‘Authoritative figure’ without name lacks credibility
By Chan King-cheung – As the Chinese economy entered a stage of “new normal,” there is a need for the central government to give detailed…
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…
The ‘third way’ to nowhere
By Chan King-cheung – Is it possible that a “middle-of-the-road” line can emerge in Hong Kong politics? The question has been raised in a lengthy…
Labor Market Consequences of Public Rental Housing
By Richard Wong Yue-chim – Urban housing is one of the most important issues in economic development. How society chooses to supply housing to meet…
Resumption of multiple-entry scheme ‘wishful thinking’
By Chan King-cheung – The number of mainland tour groups who came to Hong Kong during the Labour Day golden week holiday has dropped 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…
2047 fears breed separatism
By Shih Wing-ching – Looking back, 1997 only saw the return of power in Hong Kong from the British government to the Chinese government. The…
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…