Critical commentary and analysis on Hong Kong, China and Taiwan affairs from HKFP’s community of columnists and expert voices.
Why I lit a candle
“We might be foreigners, but we are not foreign to Hong Kong’s struggle,” writes Polish exchange student Filip Kamer, who was confronted by police on Sunday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown.
Before books are deemed unlawful, lawyers should read them. I should know, I was once a censor in Hong Kong…
“Librarians should not be removing books from the shelves on the say-so of the chief executive,” Philip Dykes writes. “The only criterion for harvesting books for burning should be whether a book infringes a current law.”
Hong Kong’s Cathay flight attendant scandal: Can we all grow up?
“After all adopting a servile attitude to complete strangers is an effort. One does it as part of the job but a certain subconscious resentment inevitably builds up,” writes Tim Hamlett. “Griping about the customers is inevitable and probably universal.”
Combatting ‘job-hopping’ isn’t the solution, solidarity with Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers is
“If migrant domestic workers – who were already vulnerable and were made even more so during the pandemic – find the strength for solidarity, how can we do less?” writes Lydia Catedral.
District Council overhaul: Hong Kong never had democracy, but that is no reason to deny it
“Election winners do not rush to change the election system. Losers are quite another matter, losers who have lost really badly are even more desperate for change,” writes Stephen Vines.
District Council overhaul: Remembering the failures of Hong Kong’s democratic experiments
“The plan to reform the district councils is not a democratic regression. The British administration never intended Hong Kong to be democratic and there was no agreement between China and Britain on the city’s democratic development,” writes lawmaker Regina Ip.
Why offering more medical support could help stop Hong Kong’s birth rate from falling further
“Vitally, for a city as patriarchal as Hong Kong, it is important to understand that infertility is not solely a women’s issue and to work to end the stigmas attached to the issue regardless of gender,” writes Francesca Chiu.
Hong Kong District Councils: Where has public opinion gone?
“To shut out the voices of ordinary people in the lowest level advisory committees, which is after all what the District Councils are, seems like an unwise move,” writes John Burns.
Hong Kong District Councils: Why reforms are a positive step for the city
“[T]he restructuring of Hong Kong’s local administrative bodies should be regarded as a positive step toward effective and efficient governance. It heralds a new period of stability and advancement for locals, allowing them greater control over their own lives,” writes lawmaker Adrian Ho.
Why I am giving up writing about Hong Kong politics
“We are, of course, in dangerous times for people who do not share our government’s high opinion of itself. But the need to tiptoe through a legal minefield is only part of the problem,” writes Tim Hamlett. “[T]he inside of a Hong Kong police cell is not on my bucket list.”
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