Critical commentary and analysis on Hong Kong, China and Taiwan affairs from HKFP’s community of columnists, experts and advocates.
Convicted of rioting despite no evidence of rioting? How will this work with the Poly U siege?
There is something a little desperate about Hong Kong’s senior officials insisting that we still have an independent judiciary. It seems that other civic amenities have been written off. We no longer have a vaguely democratic legislature, an accountable police force, or an elected executive. We have shredded the right to trial by jury, to […]
Hong Kong’s school system is leaving non-Chinese minorities behind
Education a long time ago stopped being seen a luxury and became a basic need. However, whether it is equal for all in terms of quality and accessibility is a moot point. The fact that the United Nations lists Quality Education as Goal #4 among 17 Sustainable Development Goals, coming right after poverty, hunger and health, […]
Timespan: iconic arches represent a rare victory for Hong Kong’s heritage campaigners
Every weekend for the past month my social media feeds have featured photographs of the dramatic roof arches at the State Theatre in North Point. People upload photos after visiting the exhibition, which has been meticulously curated to record the forgotten glories of the building. It is a smart marketing move by Adrian Cheng, CEO […]
Hong Kong’s discriminatory Covid-19 policies are placing politics above science
It is hard to tell whether this was a case of unthinking racism, deliberate racism or mere stupidity. But what is clear is that targeting foreign domestic helpers in the fight against Covid had nothing to do with science and a great deal to do with the aggressively political manner in which the Hong Kong […]
Covid-19: Why are 13,000 people in Hong Kong barred from getting vaccinated?
By Andrew Gardener, Senior Pastor of The Vine Church, Wanchai Recent actions by the Hong Kong Government have highlighted how the making of laws without proper consultation can detrimentally impact the vulnerable and marginalised ethnic minority groups in our city. The passing of the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 on April 29 is one action that has […]
Covid-19: Hong Kong is preying on the helpless again, so where is the Equal Opportunities Commission?
What is it about our government and domestic helpers? Quite the most disgraceful moment of the Covid-19 epidemic so far was the suggestion that it would be a good public health measure to cancel their days off. Now we have – in response to one case (ONE CASE!) an order that the entire overseas domestic […]
Why The Economist’s take on ‘dangerous’ Taiwan is not just scaremongering
The Economist prompted a lot of double takes last week with it cover story describing Taiwan as “The most dangerous place on Earth.” On the face of it, this seemed preposterous. As one of the most successful nations in handling Covid, Taiwan has functioned almost normally without lockdowns whilst enjoying stellar economic growth. However, looking […]
Why Hong Kong’s Covid-19 policies are racist to the core
Last week, the Hong Kong government ordered the city’s 370,000 migrant domestic workers to undergo mandatory Covid-19 tests after a worker with no recent travel history contracted the virus locally. In addition to the compulsory tests that resulted in workers lining up under the sun for over five hours on Labour Day, migrant domestic workers […]
Press Freedom Day 2021: Autocratic leaders are muzzling the media citing ‘fake news’, Covid and national security
Today is World Press Freedom Day. It is a day to mark the importance of freedom of the press and governments’ duty to uphold and respect the right of freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948. This year also marks the 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek […]
Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service
By William Nee News from Hong Kong on Monday again drew attention to the alarming deterioration of human rights there – and gave the international community a masterclass in the Chinese government’s insidious “double speak.” In one breath, the United Nations is implicitly viewed as a potentially harmful foreign force with a negative impact on […]
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