Leung faces new battle over role in universities
Though not legally binding, the historic resolutions approved by the HKU Convocation relating to the appointment of a pro-vice-chancellor and the role of the Chief…
Parallel goods trade protestors blamed for tourism, retail downturn
A protest against parallel goods traders in northern Sheung Shui on Sunday, the first of its kind since March, has provided a convenient excuse for…
John Tsang beats C Y Leung in political football match
At the Mong Kok Stadium Tuesday night, Hong Kong was defeated by Qatar in a World Cup qualifier match. Outside the pitch was a different…
Liberals play new power game with Leung
A surprise bid by the Liberal Party’s Tommy Cheung Yu-yan to unseat an incumbent chairman of the Legislative Council House Committee raises interesting questions about…
President Xi to beef up PLA’s Navy and Cyber-warfare Divisions
While presiding over China’s largest-scale military parade on September 3, President Xi Jinping announced with big fanfare the demobilization of 300,000 troops from the People’s…
Voluntary health insurance plan ‘indirect tax in disguise’
From time to time, high officials grumble about what they bill as a narrow tax base in Hong Kong. In their book, the territory’s tax…
Zhang shots his feet in Chief Executive status remarks
When China’s Number One man in Hong Kong, Zhang Xiaoming, spoke again, Hong Kong people listened, followed by boos from some. Many were left in…
Fate of Donald Tsang still in the air despite parade appearance
The fate of former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen seems to have hung in the air despite his high-profile appearance at the military parade in…
Beijing’s claim of superior status of CE a pipe dream
Forget about the talk about what the political terms “separation of powers” and “superior status”, the heart of the heated row over the remarks by…