Author Archives: biglychee

The government’s decision to tighten access to vehicle registration records meets with criticism from a slightly unexpected source: a member of the all-patriots legislature. Today’s lawmakers are a bit of a haze – a few pro-Beijing stalwarts plus a bunch … Continue reading →

Remember when RTHK’s Bao Choy was cleared on appeal after being prosecuted for accessing the vehicle registration system? The government has now responded – by making access to the system much harder. Standard editorial… [The government’s measure] could also go … Continue reading →

The prosecution presents more of its case in the Jimmy Lai trial… Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was the “mastermind and sponsor” of a campaign to lobby for foreign sanctions on the city and on China, a government prosecutor … Continue reading →

The government unveils a ‘Characteristic Local Tourism Incentive Scheme’. The initiative expands on a 2020 package intended to ‘incentivize the travel trade to develop more tourism products and itineraries with cultural and heritage elements’. It is ‘characteristic’ in that it … Continue reading →

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to collusion with foreign forces and publishing ‘seditious’ materials. In a move guaranteed to provoke anger – or at least derision – overseas… The prosecution … displayed a chart labelled “Lai Chee-ying’s external political connections,” … Continue reading →

…there will be no relief from NatSec. The trials of Jimmy Lai and the HK47 will make international headlines, and no doubt there will be more arrests for T-shirts and Facebook posts, more patriotism in schools, and more bounties for … Continue reading →

The Hong Kong government says the city’s freedoms are better protected now we have the NatSec Law. HKFP reports… In a three-page report to the UN Human Rights Council published on Saturday, authorities said Hong Kong had taken a “major … Continue reading →

Standard editorial asks why few Japanese tourists come to Hong Kong any more. It’s not just that the city is expensive… …it is thought that news reports – like the one concerning a Hong Kong youngster jailed for making seditious … Continue reading →

An SCMP op-ed laments the ‘patriots only’ District Council elections for their poor turnout, low level of diversity and the system’s overall lack of popular participation… The dismal turnout for the latest election is a stark reminder of waning community … Continue reading →

Good news for writers of the Hong Kong government’s wrathful press statements: the overseas media have other things to look at than the Jimmy Lai trial. The bad news: the other things include Hong Kong’s dwindling stature as a financial … Continue reading →