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…
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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…
Pan-democrats urged to mull primaries for 2016 Legco poll
By Joseph Cheng Yu-shek – Since the 2003 District Council elections, the pro-democracy camp has been able to rely on its co-ordination mechanism to avoid…
Hong Kong competition law comes to life
By Anna Wu – Dear Jimmy, I understand this is a particularly exciting time for you as you make final preparations for the launch of…
NPC co-location model for high-speed rail sparks autonomy fears
By Chris Yeung – First, Hong Kong’s justice minister Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung told his fellow citizens after meeting Beijing officials last month mainland cadres being…
Some reflections on academic freedom
By Johannes Chan – People have asked, what is academic freedom? Why is it important? How is it different from freedom of expression that we…