Kai Tak Covid centre trapped in political maze
By Chris Yeung — Amid fears of another wave of Covid pandemic onslaught in early 2022, the Chinese central government has helped HongKong, with the…
Government faces catch-22 re-locating Carrie Lam office
Chris Yeung Former chief executive Carrie Lam is arguably the most controversial head of Hong Kong since the 1997 handover – even after she stood…
The irony of unwanted national security stories
By Chris Yeung — In a rare talk hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong last week, a spokesman of China’s Foreign Ministry’s…
What happens when think tanks stop thinking
By Chris Yeung — At a time when closure has become a normality in Hong Kong, the imminent winding up of a think tank founded…
Harassment reports deepen HK journalists’ fears
By Chris Yeung — In times of lingering fears about press freedom that have been deepened by the recent conviction of two Stand News editors…
Physical gym unfit to run amid economic woes
By Chris Yeung — Hong Kong was largely left unharmed after Super Typhoon Yagi departed on Friday morning (6/9), causing no serious damages and injuries….
One Stand News ruling, three verdicts
By Chris Yeung — Judging from the judicial proceedings and the verdicts of previous cases relating to the 2019 social movement, the conviction of two…
What do waste levy and subdivided flats have in common?
Chris Yeung — On the face of it, the now-shelved waste levy scheme and the ongoing study on the subdivided flats problem have nothing in…
Ming Pao and HK media face crisis
Chris Yeung — Chief Executive John Lee spoke highly of Louis Cha, kung fu novel guru and a founder of the Chinese-language Ming Pao at…
Has Vivian Kong united or divided HK?
By Chris Yeung Making a dramatic comeback to clinch a gold medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics, fencer Vivian Kong won applause from her fellow…