Author Archives: biglychee

HKFP reports on the forthcoming election for Hong Kong’s Election Committee, which it describes as… …the powerful electoral body that chooses both Hong Kong’s top leader and almost half of the territory’s lawmakers.  The nomination period for 982 seats on … Continue reading →

…over the next few days.  Everyone debates the financial pros and cons of renting versus buying a home. Another consideration is the hassle of packing everything up every few years. A nightmare. But then again, there’s an upside to it. … Continue reading →

Environmentalists – like anyone out and about in certain parts of Hong Kong on Thursday – encountered unmanageable numbers of Mainland visitors. HKFP reports…  Crowds caused erosion along the trail, the NGO said, with plants trampled underfoot and rampant littering … Continue reading →

Pure fiction, of course. Nothing to do with this. The story starts in 1940, with Japanese forces invading southern China. A penniless teenager called Cheng flees his home for the relative safety of Macau, where a jewellery shop owner agrees … Continue reading →

From China Law Translate, some commentary on China’s Ethnic Unity Law. Includes links to general background… …the impact of these … principles is to reduce minority cultures and religion in scope and longevity. The state encourages religious leaders to find … Continue reading →

HKFP reports… Peggy Wong has stepped down from the Tai Po District Council for health reasons, a government statement published on Saturday stated.  The local politician was a consultant for the committee that approved the renovation project that Wang Fuk … Continue reading →

Outgoing Hong Kong NatSec police head Andrew Kan appears to see discussion of the lack of a list of banned books as you-know-what… “Saying there is no list of banned books or that the red lines are unclear – I … Continue reading →

A big Safeguard Defenders report on how CGTN TV operates. Includes behind-the scenes accounts of staged confessions, and working conditions in the ‘big pants’ building… Three quarters of the rundown is all Xi Jinping news…  A paper by Professor William … Continue reading →

Former Stand News editor Patrick Lam appears in court to appeal his 2024 sedition conviction. Only one of the articles found to be seditious was published while Lam was editor, and the parts deemed to incite hatred of the government … Continue reading →

Apparently spurred by a Wen Wei Po story, the government says it will take some sort of action over the film Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, which it just learned has been available on Netflix since 2017. The trailer can be … Continue reading →