When HK, Taiwan pro-independence forces align
By Chan King-cheung – Beijing has copied the basic thinking behind its Hong Kong policy in its policy towards Taiwan. In short, it is a…
Politics/Policies
How to turn waterfronts into urban treasures
By Maura Wong – On May 19, 2016, over 200 people congregated in a container box-cum-exhibition hall in Ngau Tau Kok for a masterclass with…
CY Leung the loser in Zhang visit
By Chris Yeung – Superficially, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying stood to gain from the visit of a state leader to the place he governed except…
Hong Kong will be better the sooner C.Y. is booted
By Sin Chung-kai – National People’s Congress Standing Committee chairman Zhang Dejiang ended his 3-day inspection visit to Hong Kong. All eyes are on his…
Promises and realities: ‘Belt and Road’, ‘one country, two systems’
By Chris Yeung – With the grand “Belt and Road” initiative as the wrapping paper, China’s Number Three man Zhang Dejiang has delivered a gift…
Conflicting, intriguing messages ahead of Zhang ‘inspection’ trip
By Chris Yeung – Conflicting signals and intriguing political acts of Hong Kong’s top three officials have emerged on the eve of the “inspection” trip…
Word play in Beijing’s Hong Kong game worrying
By Chris Yeung – Loyalists may dismiss it as an over-interpretation of a change of wordings. But the use of the word “inspection (視察)” by…
The ‘third way’ to nowhere
By Chan King-cheung – Is it possible that a “middle-of-the-road” line can emerge in Hong Kong politics? The question has been raised in a lengthy…
Labor Market Consequences of Public Rental Housing
By Richard Wong Yue-chim – Urban housing is one of the most important issues in economic development. How society chooses to supply housing to meet…
Resumption of multiple-entry scheme ‘wishful thinking’
By Chan King-cheung – The number of mainland tour groups who came to Hong Kong during the Labour Day golden week holiday has dropped by…