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The SCMP interviews Hongkongers spending the holiday across the border… …[Edward Wong said] that Hong Kong eateries, which often required table sharing and imposed dining time limits, were less competitive than their mainland counterparts. “Restaurants on the mainland are more … Continue reading →

HKFP reports the closure of Undergrad, the Hong Kong U student paper founded in 1952… …after failing to recruit enough members for its editorial board …  In a statement, the 2025 editorial board attributes the move to ‘the natural ebb … Continue reading →

From a book review by Ian Johnson in Foreign Affairs…  …the country’s own leaders implicitly doubt the very concept of their nation. Government officials and many ordinary people vehemently proclaim the sanctity of China’s borders, even as many of its … Continue reading →

HKFP reports a rare thing in Hong Kong these days: a demonstration. But it’s not anti-government. Well, it’s anti-UK government… The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) on Tuesday protested against the jailing of retired police officer Bill Yuen, … Continue reading →

From HKFP… Police said in a statement just after midnight on Thursday that a woman, 33, and a man, 32, were arrested on Wednesday. The pair allegedly displayed and sold “seditious” titles and “received multiple remittances from foreign political organisations,” … Continue reading →

RTHK reports… Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she is confident the tourism sector could meet the government’s target in accounting for about five percent of the city’s gross domestic product by 2029. …Law said … Continue reading →

The SCMP reports… Hong Kong election authorities have stopped compiling voter turnout data by age and sex, citing a lack of operational need, in a move that has raised concerns about undermining the transparency of polls. Analysts and politicians said … Continue reading →

An op-ed by activist and lawyer Patrick Poon in the Japan Times joins the international alarm over the new ‘instant Nat-Sec offense’ mechanism. And it goes further… …Chief Executive John Lee, has dealt a lethal blow to the rule of … Continue reading →

The Court of Final Appeal upholds the law making it illegal to urge people to do something that is legal – namely boycott an election in Hong Kong. HKFP reports… Although casting a blank ballot or not voting is legal, … Continue reading →

RTHK reports… Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said all restaurant licences would have national security clauses by September. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department introduced the clauses in licence renewals for restaurants in May last year, prohibiting business … Continue reading →