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…
Politics/Policies
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…
PLA show a sign of Macau ‘mainlandisation’
By Chris Yeung – To add insult to injury, the Macau authorities had denied entry to four Hong Kong journalists who were given the job…
Protesters’ return a warning to Govt
By Chris Yeung – The people are angry. Tens of thousands of protesters have braved torching heat in the biggest rally since the Umbrella Movement…
Beijing plan to rein in HK almost complete
By Victoria Hui – Storms have taken over Hong Kong in recent weeks: the disqualification of four more legislators on July 14, the jailing of…
Mystery of Lam case may stay
By Chris Yeung – An air of mystery is lingering over the alleged kidnapping and torture of Democratic Party member Howard Lam Tsz-kin purportedly linked…