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…
Politics/Policies
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…
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…
The End of the Beginning: A Call to Youth
By John Sayer – There is optimism here in Paris that we will achieve an agreement on climate change which will, for the first time,…
Leung hits a snag in copyrights bill battle even before it begins
By Chris Yeung – At Monday night, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying headed a fleet of senior cabinet members to dine and sing with leaders of…