Education chief Ng sets a bad example for students
By Chris Yeung – Education minister Eddie Ng Hak-kim would have scored full marks if his recent deeds and words were aimed to set a…
Politics/Policies
Historicism, postmodernism, and political violence: The closing of the human mind
By Richard Wong Yue-chim – The struggle for a more democratic future electoral arrangement under the Basic Law has become increasingly confrontational. Verbal violence within…
Give more breathing space to teachers, students
By Ip Kin-yuen – For students committing suicide, there could be a host of various factors inextricably intertwined. Rarely is a suicide case caused by…
DAB keeps distance from C Y on slippery election road
By Chris Yeung – Amid speculation about the fate of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s re-election bid, the sudden departure of Starry Lee Wai-king, leader of…
Li steers clear of Hong Kong conflicts to prop up confidence
By Chris Yeung – Dubbed by Western media as China’s rubberstamp legislature, the National People’s Congress ended its annual plenary session with the usual pomp,…
Voice of the 40s-50s by 2047
By Chris Yeung – HKU Council chairman Arthur Li Kwok-cheung dismissed it as “nonsense.” Basic Law Committee vice-chairman Elsie Leung Oi-sie said the idea of…
Loyalists split over Leung second term more open
By Chris Yeung – Two lawmakers who belong to the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), Chan Kam-lam and Leung…
Is ‘China risk’ a ‘Hong Kong opportunity’?
By Chan King-cheung – China’s propaganda machine was in full swing blasting the international rating agency Moody’s after it downgraded the outlook of China’s sovereign…
Don’t go to Beijing for help on torture claims abuse, Rao says
By Chris Yeung – One day after former security minister Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong made an open appeal in Beijing for Hong Kong to ask the…
‘One country, two systems’ pledge fears missing in Lee Po case
By Dennis Kwok – Lee Po’s disappearance has occupied the city’s headlines for weeks, as Mainland China’s tacit efforts to undermine the freedom of speech…