Carrie Lam not silent lamb in war with Democrats over anti-bribery motion
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the salvos fired by Chief Secretary, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong’s Number Two, against the Democratic Party…
Politics/Policies
80% home ownership a goal too remote
By Chan King-cheung – There are always two lines of thinking in Hong Kong’s housing policy. One is that the main aspiration of people is…
Can money mend the broken hearts in ‘lead-in-water’ scandal?
By Chris Yeung – Three quick points from Wednesday’s government announcement of a promise by four contractors to pay HK$20 million to help 29,000 households…
Tung’s think-tank floats housing, land policy overhaul in maiden report
By Chris Yeung – Three points from the package of proposals in a 108-page report published by Our Hong Kong Foundation, a high-level think tank…
Pan-democratic camp fighting uphill battle in District Council polls
By Joseph Cheng Yu-shek In the District Council elections to be held on November 22, 2015, the pro-democracy political parties presented about 200 candidates; if…
Institutional autonomy key to academic freedom
By Dora Choi Po-king Two cases of infringement of academic freedom in Hong Kong after 1997 have led to greater awareness in the academic community…
Wish List for 2016 Policy Address
By Patrick Lau Over the years, before and after 1997, the Hong Kong administration has issued calls for the public to express their wishes for…
Climate Clash – Will Hong Kong be lost in Paris?
By Albert Lai Kwong-tak “We can be the first generation to succeed in ending poverty; just as we may be the last to have a…
‘No-show’ education minister fuels discontent over TSA
By Chris Yeung New People’s Party chief Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee is right to say the fate of the Territory-wide Systems Assessment (TSA) tests for…
When Regina meets Jasper
By Chris Yeung – Three thoughts from the encounter between Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing and legislator Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee at a forum…