Strife among local and expat pilots as Hong Kong Immigration leaves work visas hanging
Nearly 300 expatriate pilots working for Cathay Pacific and other airlines in Hong Kong have been waiting for months to hear whether their work permits will be renewed, raising fears they may have to leave the city they once called home. Local pilots made redundant when the flag carrier’s subsidiary Cathay Dragon collapsed last October […]
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Don’t judge Hong Kong judges – at least not all the time
We are urged by the Chief Justice not to level personal attacks on judges who make decisions we disagree with, a request with which I have no quarrel. His Lordship also points out, correctly, that many complaints about judges come from people who disagree with the result in a particular case. Well sometimes the results […]
Damp squib, not a smoking gun: how Hong Kong conspiracy theorists distorted a research project
Some time back in around 2015, five researchers from, respectively, Harvard, the London School of Economics, the University of New South Wales (disclosure: my alma mater), the University of Chicago and Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich got together. They were interested in the dynamics of political protest movements and directed their attention to Hong Kong. […]
If Hong Kong universities want to keep politics off campus, maybe the purge should start at the top?
As they sink slowly down the international rankings our local universities seem to have increasing problems with their student unions. This is suspicious. I had better declare a sort of interest here. Many years ago when I was the head of a department in a local university it became known that I planned to appoint […]
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Investigation: HK$500 fine after Hong Kong landowner cleared trees in Lantau country park
The government has handed down a HK$500 fine after trees were illegally removed next to an expansive private plot in a Hong Kong country park. The penalty came 16 months after villagers and activists first reported land clearing activities to the authorities. In January 2020, villagers living near Pui O and conservation activists saw construction […]
From street-side slaughter to hipster haven: Re-making the oldest wet market in Hong Kong
The oldest market in Hong Kong snakes down Graham Street in Central district, a riotous sensory overload of colours and aromas. When it was established around 160 years ago, the British colony of Hong Kong was less than 20 years old. The wet market’s starting point on Queen’s Road was not much more than a […]
Interview: Green is the colour for Taiwan’s pioneering ‘weed lawyer’
With her dyed green hair and a passion for weed, Zoe Lee is not a typical Taiwanese lawyer. Running her own law firm and an award-winning podcast, the 32-year-old has made a name for herself pushing for the legalisation of marijuana in Taiwan. “I was always really interested in cannabis, since I was in school. […]
‘It can happen anywhere and anytime’: Hongkongers in the UK face hate crimes as pro-China groups accused of stirring up hostility
The distinctive sound of bouncing ping-pong balls is the first indication that you’re approaching the headquarters of Hackney Chinese Community Services (HCCS) in east London, a charity founded by Chinese residents in 1985 to support local East Asian families. Tuesday is table tennis day and almost everyone I meet there has a disturbing personal experience […]
Living in a lockdown nightmare: How Covid-19 compounds the problem of Hong Kong’s notorious sub-divided flats
Maria recalls being consumed with fear and anxiety as she heard the news about a new virus that had broken out in Wuhan, China, and had made its way to the streets of Hong Kong. “I was very scared. We didn’t know what would happen,” Maria told HKFP. “I was thinking too much and became […]
Video: ‘I want to take as many steps as possible’: Hongkongers defy ban on Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Wearing black, clutching flowers and candles, and waving mobile phone flashlights, Hongkongers found ways to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre on Friday despite police warnings and heavy law enforcement deployment across the city. With the Victoria Park vigil banned, hundreds gathered in the surrounding streets to mark 32 years since the crackdown. Police made at least […]
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