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…
Politics/Policies
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…
Ask what government can do to win trust in ‘Article 23 of the cyberworld’
By Chris Yeung – Dubbed as the “Article 23 of the cyberworld,” the Copyright Amendment Bill, shelved in 2011 amid protests, is scheduled to return…
The election is over, the winner is …
By Chris Yeung – Every vote has been counted, the results of the November 22 District Council elections declared. The contest is over. It is…
Time for finding solutions to Hong Kong deep-seated conflicts
By Wang Zhenmin – What are the deep-seated problems facing Hong Kong? This is the question the central government and everyone in Hong Kong should…
Parents up in arms again, this time against pupils’ assessment tests
By Chris Yeung – Will history repeat itself? This is the question raised in the Hong Kong society as a parents-led campaign against the abolition of the…
Leung caught between rock and hard place in Arthur Li appointment
By Chris Yeung – The graduates and staff of the University of Hong Kong have spoken. They say no to the much-publicised plan by Chief…
Pan-democratic force gains strength from ‘localist’, Occupy movement
By Joseph Lian Yizheng – The just-ended District Council election has given new impetus to the pan-democratic camp for them to recuperate from their setback…