Hong Kong loses bet on China
By Chris Yeung – All eyes are on China this week. The so-called “two sessions,” namely the annual plenary sessions of the Chinese National People’s…
Politics/Policies
Lam’s ‘We connect’ slogan turns ‘We divide’
By Chris Yeung – At an Chief Executive election televised debate in March, former financial chief John Tsang Chun-wah upset Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor when…
Teresa Cheng mired in credibility crisis
By Chris Yeung – Less than one month after being given a pat on her back from President Xi Jiping for having made a good…
After 106 years, HKU at juncture of change
By Chris Yeung – Founded in 1911 and at least until, if not after, 1997, the University of Hong Kong has acted as a pillar…
Lam urged to offer olive branch on anthem consultation
By Tanya Chan – With the approval of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) last weekend, China’s national anthem law has been added to…
Verdict of Lam’s 100 days mixed, real test just begins
By Chris Yeung – Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor marked her 100th day in office on Sunday with no propaganda extravagance, but an apparently…
HK a city with Chinese, British values, Patten says
By Chris Yeung – In his new book First Confession, last Governor Chris Patten waded into the issue of relationship between politics and identity as…
Universities now battlefields of politics, not ideas
By Chris Yeung – Much has been said that university is a microcosm of a society. Hong Kong is no exception. A chain of clashes…
Two young rebels with heart and will
By Chris Yeung – Alex Chow Yong-kang and Tong Kam-ting probably do not know each other. Young both are, they have one major dissimilarity. In…
Nothing wrong with populism if…
By John Tsang Chun-wah – I was asked to say a few words today on the topic- “What’s wrong with populism?” and engage in dialogue…