Category Archives: Blog

The Hong Kong government announces HK$200,000 bounties for no fewer than 15 people accused of ‘subversion’ (and other stuff) for taking part in elections for a ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ that few have ever heard of, probably because it doesn’t really … Continue reading →

From Thematic Markets, a long piece suggesting that China’s industrial overcapacity is deliberate and the country’s economy is incompatible with much of the rest of the global economy… …contrary to another popular myth, China’s rise has little to do with … Continue reading →

An 18-year-old is arrested for allegedly writing ‘seditious’ messages on the wall of a men’s room at Hong Kong China City… According to the police, the messages were deemed to have provoked hatred, contempt or disaffection against the constitutional order … Continue reading →

Hong Kong’s Security Secretary wants civil servants to identify and respond to ‘soft resistance’… In a newspaper interview published on Tuesday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said foreign interference in local affairs has become more diverse and covert as Hong … Continue reading →

The government is budgeting HK$1.2 billion for December’s Legislative Council election. The body these days has 90 members, but only 20 of them are returned by popular vote. Another 30 represent functional constituencies, returned by small-circle groups comprising mainly non-human … Continue reading →

The SCMP notices the success of two dishes-plus-rice (mostly take-away) restaurants and asks: ‘Why are Hong Kong eateries selling ‘poor man’s meals’ bucking closure trend?’  The paper’s sleuth-like reporters solve the mystery… The growth of such businesses has defied a … Continue reading →

Irrational fears I have seen displayed by Hongkongers: not walking on a footpath along a field in England because there were a dozen dairy cows 200 yards away; refusing to stay in a venerable old hotel in Vietnam because of … Continue reading →

An op-ed by Mark Clifford in WSJ… Publisher and freedom fighter Jimmy Lai has been behind bars in Hong Kong since the end of 2020—more than 1,650 days. Hong Kong insists all is well with Mr. Lai and rebuts any … Continue reading →

Amnesty International releases a statement… …China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong Kong 47 case stands as one of the most shocking examples of the crackdown on human rights in the city.  This appeal hearing is a chance for the … Continue reading →

Twelve of the pan-dems found guilty of subversion after taking part in the camp’s 2020 primary election are appealing their verdicts… The [Appeal Court judges] will hear appeals against convictions and sentences faced by 12 defendants, including ex-lawmaker “Long Hair” … Continue reading →