Separate checkpoints for high-speed rail link a ‘better choice’, Wu says
By Wu Chi-wai – Known as the world’s most costly railway per kilometer, the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link does…
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One country, two seat settings
By Chris Yeung – Speaking from his prepared speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, President Xi Jinping has sought to reassure Hong Kong…
Will the Cultural Revolution make a comeback?
By Willy Lam – The year 2016 being the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) (1966-76), not only intellectuals…
Can electronic road pricing break our traffic gridlock?
By Patrick Lau – Electronic road pricing (ERP) had been on and off the Government policy agenda in the past few decades, and public consultation…
Leung faces test of Beijing leaders, then voters
By Chris Yeung – On the eve of the annual duty visit of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to Beijing on Monday, the Civic Party has…
Country parks not quick fix for Hong Kong’s housing woes
By Wilson Lau – Country parks have once again been propped up as a quick fix solution to the city’s housing woes. But in reality…
Get back onto university, not individuals, Mathieson says
By Peter Mathieson – The twelve months since last year’s meeting of (University of Hong Kong) Court has been a very challenging period for everyone…
Xi says order safeguards freedom in Internet world
By Chris Yeung – Story No. 1: A long-time friend of mine based in the mainland has dropped me a note about what she’s up…
Greece on a knife edge
By Isidoros Karderinis – It is exactly five years since Greece joined the European Support Mechanism with the close cooperation of the International Monetary Fund…
Eddie ‘no good’ Ng fails assessment test
By Chris Yeung – A row over a city-wide assessment exams, known as Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA), in Hong Kong has shown no signs of…