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Stephen Vines is a journalist, writer and broadcaster and ran companies in the food sector. He left Hong Kong with great reluctance in July 2021 following the crackdown on freedom of expression. Prior to departure he had been the host of the RTHK television current affairs programme ‘The Pulse’, a columnist for ‘Apple Daily’ and a contributor to other outlets. He continues to be a columnist for ‘HKFP’. Vines was the founding editor of 'Eastern Express' and founding publisher of 'Spike'. In London he was an editor at The Observer and in Asia has worked for international publications including, the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, BBC, Asia Times and The Independent and, during Hong Kong’s 2019/20 protests, for the Sunday Times. Vines is the author of several books, the latest being Defying the Dragon – Hong Kong and Worlds’ Biggest Dictatorship

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Hong Kong 25: Did it have to end like this, after all the early optimism?

by Stephen Vines11:00, 1 July 202215:41, 30 June 2022

Was it always going to turn out like this? The effective termination of the One Country, Two Systems concept, the trashing of the electoral system, the clampdown on civil society and, well, all the rest of it. Twenty-five years on from the foundation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, this question is asked with […]

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‘Patriots’ election: Why did the Hong Kong government set itself up to be snubbed?

by Stephen Vines12:41, 20 December 202114:54, 20 December 2021
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The case of Tennis star Peng Shuai only widens China’s credibility gap

by Stephen Vines12:00, 28 November 202111:46, 27 November 2021
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Steve Vines: The future of press freedom in Hong Kong

by Stephen Vines17:01, 19 November 202117:02, 19 November 2021
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In the new Hong Kong, is there nowhere for people to seek redress against the authorities?

by Stephen Vines10:00, 30 October 202123:29, 29 October 2021
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Why did Hong Kong need 8,000 police to help it celebrate National Day?

by Stephen Vines17:08, 7 October 202115:58, 8 October 2021
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Hong Kong’s small-circle election: an incompetent, predictable farce

by Stephen Vines11:00, 22 September 202113:08, 21 September 2021
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How Hong Kong’s tyrants are taking baby steps towards dictatorship

by Stephen Vines10:00, 4 September 202110:22, 6 September 2021
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Britons do know – and care – about the plight of Hong Kong

by Stephen Vines11:00, 21 August 202115:26, 19 August 2021
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Steve Vines: Loving Hong Kong has become a suspect activity – why, at last, it was time to leave

by Stephen Vines16:55, 6 August 202117:01, 6 August 2021

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