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John Burns is an honorary professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He was dean of HKU's Faculty of Social Sciences from 2011 to 2017, and is the author of titles such as Government Capacity and the Hong Kong Civil Service. He teaches courses and does research on comparative politics and public administration, specialising in China and Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong’s national security law reveals the depth of Beijing’s distrust

by John Burns09:00, 14 July 202012:29, 15 July 2020
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Beijing’s national security law dilemma: Transparency… with Hongkongers?

by John Burns10:00, 7 June 202017:29, 7 June 2020
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Restoring impartiality: Are Hong Kong’s administrative officers on the way out?

by John Burns17:00, 26 April 202011:56, 27 April 2020
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Constitutions matter: Hong Kong, New York City and the coronavirus

by John Burns15:28, 6 April 202015:30, 6 April 2020
Coronavirus: ignore the propaganda - regimes of all kinds failed the epidemic test
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Coronavirus: Democracy is not the problem – regimes of all kinds failed the epidemic test

by John Burns15:44, 16 March 202000:01, 1 April 2020
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Governing without legitimacy: How Beijing can begin to rebuild trust in the Hong Kong authorities

by John Burns10:00, 15 December 201923:51, 31 March 2020
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Beijing takes swift revenge against Hongkongers, and universities are the first victim

by John Burns12:00, 30 November 201923:52, 31 March 2020
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Hong Kong’s honours system needs reform – too often the gov’t gives awards to itself

by John Burns21:00, 16 November 201923:40, 31 March 2020
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The Party’s plan for Hong Kong: more control, less observance of Basic Law

by John Burns10:30, 10 November 201923:41, 31 March 2020
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Hong Kong government efforts to ‘peel the onion’ end in tears

by John Burns18:00, 11 October 201923:39, 31 March 2020

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