Economic woes put litmus test to John Lee
By Chris Yeung — Former Hong Kong financial services minister Fred Ma Si-hang is not known as a pessimist. That he had talked in length…
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HK media freedom on world spotlight again
By Chris Yeung — At a time when the Hong Kong Government is launching a blitz of publicity to tell the world all is well…
Spoiled Democrats’ dinner left a bad taste
By Chris Yeung — For the sixth time over the past two years, an attempt by the Democratic Party to hold a fundraising dinner has ended…
Patriots scored own goals in silly season
By Chris Yeung — July and August in Hong Kong have been dubbed as “silly season” by veteran political journalists for obvious reasons. With both…
Election system breeds laxity in Legco
By Chris Yeung — Expectations were poles apart in Hong Kong and Beijing over the formation of a Legislative Council after the 2021 election was…
All not quiet on national security front
By Chris Yeung — Three years after the Hong Kong national security law took effect, there have been no signs of an easing of…
The phantom of foreign forces lives on
By Chris Yeung — Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying said it. His successor Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-nor ditto. John Lee, their successor, also said it….
A hard Hong Kong story to sell
By Chris Yeung — To Nobel economics laureate Milton Friedman, Hong Kong was his favourite economy, or a kind of free-market utopia. The former British…
For whom the national security bell tolls
By Chris Yeung — Ching Hoi Hau (靖海侯) is not his real name. He is said to be a former journalist at a mainland official…
Change, not continuity, is Beijing’s new HK plan
By Chris Yeung — Much has been said about the importance of continuity in Beijing’s “one country, two systems” policy for Hong Kong. Horse-racing shall…