Category Archives: Blog

Slightly maverick lawmaker Paul Tse criticizes Hong Kong’s Legislative Council for no longer exercising oversight over ‘serious matters’… “…only two reporters attended the Public Accounts Committee press conference in May, and Legco has yet to convene a Committee of Inquiry … Continue reading →

The Committee for Freedom in HK report on Hong Kong companies helping Russian, North Korean and Iranian entities avoid sanctions is here. A synopsis from author Samuel Bickett… Some of our most significant findings: Story in tech publication the Register, … Continue reading →

Following the WSJ’s firing of Selina Cheng, China Media Project looks at how most international and local media in Hong Kong dissuade employees from campaigning for press freedom… In other parts of the world, getting elected to lead one’s local … Continue reading →

Hong Kong’s number-one glutton for punishment does an interview with a not-very-sympathetic London Times. It’s paywalled, but I’m going to force you to see the worst bits anyway… Regina Ip, convenor of the executive council, Hong Kong’s de facto cabinet, … Continue reading →

Some reading from the weekend… Bloomberg report on Hong Kong migrants in the UK unable to get their Mandatory Provident Fund savings… Leo moved to Manchester in 2022 on his BN(O) passport, and in March 2023 started the process of … Continue reading →

Despite relocating to Taiwan a few months ago, RFA has not forgotten its former base, reporting at some length on the falling number of school children in the city… Hong Kong is expecting a sharp fall in the number of … Continue reading →

Can Hong Kong ever devise a publicly funded project – especially of the ‘hub’ variety – that doesn’t end up with a real-estate play? RTHK says… The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority will be allowed to sell residential developments within … Continue reading →

Chief Executive John Lee wants young people to stick to private-sector homes… Hong Kong’s leader has called on young people not to waste “potential and opportunities” by “deliberately” depressing their income below the limit allowed to apply for public housing. … Continue reading →

Following a regular UN review of Hong Kong, all-patriots lawmakers vie with one another to think up ways the city’s ‘civil force’ – business folk and (no doubt publicly subsidized) sports and cultural figures – can counter foreign criticism of … Continue reading →

Regina in LegCo quizzing officials on their reluctance to change the taxi licensing system and enable ride-hailing services to operate legally. How, she asks, can the authorities still allow speculators to hold and trade the colonial-era permits for perpetuity? Some … Continue reading →