Three years ago China passed a national security law and designated 15th April as National Security Education Day. Mainland law does not apply in Hong Kong but last Sunday, the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute organised a high-profile symposium to m...

Taxpayers are paying something like HK$200 billion for Hong Kong’s contribution to two controversial infrastructure projects, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge and the Express Rail Link. Concerns have been raised about both projects and the degree to w...

Local government elections are set to take place in England on 3rd May. 150 council seats are up for grabs. It’s the first nationwide election since Prime Minister Teresa May’s ill-advised attempt to strengthen her party’s position to negotiate Brexit ...

During this long Easter holiday some people will be getting out and about for a bit of fresh air. Others will be driving parents and teachers to distraction because they’re hunched over computer screens in combat with other online gamers. But don’t sco...

On Tuesday, President Xi Jinping delivered his closing speech to the 16-day session of the National People’s Congress. Two big changes were endorsed at the “Two Sessions”. Term limits for the president and vice-president were deleted from the constitut...

It’s all over bar the shouting … and a judicial review or two. Last Sunday’s Legco by-election to fill three district and one functional constituency seat ended up with two victories for pro-democrat candidates and two for the pro-government camp. The ...

It’s that time of the year for the “two sessions”, the meetings of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Congress.

There has been a little more controversy than usual this year, both inside and outside the c...

How can a government spend a HK$138 billion surplus that’s burning a hole in its pocket this year? Give the people cash hand-outs? Or maybe a day at Ocean Park? Or with property prices at an all-time high, give tax deductions to renters? Financial Secr...

The flu season is upon us, and, not for the first time it’s led to overcrowding and a medical manpower crisis in public hospitals. According to the Hospital Authority, around 230 people have died since the start of the winter flu season in early Januar...

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