Author Archives: biglychee

The Development (sic) Bureau announces plans to cover coastal areas in the New Territories and outlying islands with oh-so original tourism/luxury housing eco-concrete, starting with southern Lamma…  The site – a disused quarry on Lamma Island covering an area of … Continue reading →

None of them about Speed or Coldplay…  SCMP op-ed by a couple of academic/think-tank types suggests that the government sell public housing units at (pluck random number out of thin air) 25% below their market value in order to tackle … Continue reading →

A man is imprisoned for 10 months for writing graffiti on and around pedestrian walkways… [Ernest Lee] stood accused of “destroying” lift doors and banners in multiple locations, including pedestrian bridges in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, between May and … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wondered whether or how rents have reflected population changes in different Hong Kong districts over the last five years. Joel Chan comes up with the data. Anything expensive (that’s all apartments in Hong Kong island, plus big ones … Continue reading →

If you thought we had heard the last of ‘soft resistance’, you were wrong. Security Secretary Chris Tang warns against the phenomenon ahead of the 10th National Security Education Day on April 15… “Citizens must think critically and not be … Continue reading →

The Diplomat has a Hong Kong-centric take on the CK Hutchison ports saga. There are some debatable points (for example, whether the company sought Beijing’s approval). But it poses some interesting questions… This backlash reflects Beijing’s increasingly uneasy relationship with … Continue reading →

Secretary for Security Chris Tang issues a response to Ming Pao‘s response to his earlier response after a reporter asked him a question he didn’t like. Details at HKFP, which adds… Over the past two years, the Hong Kong government … Continue reading →

The Standard reports that Hong Kong Talent Engage (it’s a thing) is posting a video on China’s Little Red Book social media platform warning would-be skilled Mainland migrants of the dangers of scams when they get a visa to work … Continue reading →

New Bloom describes how China’s ‘soft power’ has failed to work in Taiwan. Essentially: Chinese popular culture has become politicized and alienating to Taiwanese; punishment of Taiwan companies that fail to endorse Beijing’s line has similarly alienated public opinion; and … Continue reading →

The SCMP reports on the office glut… How do you solve a 15-million-sq-ft empty office space problem in Hong Kong, a size larger than all the space in existing prime office buildings in the city’s main business district in Central? … Continue reading →