Category: Hong Kong politics
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Yes, totally baffling. Why would Hong Kong people buy shares in Next Digital when Jimmy Lai has been arrested and charged under the National Security Act, and 200 police have searched the company’s offices. I can’t think of any reason at all why people would buy shares in a media organization that publishes one of…
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In the early weeks of the protests, damage generally got cleared up very quickly so everything could return to normal. MTR stations re-opened the next morning and services ran normally. Damaged traffic lights were repaired within a few hours. By September, things had changed. The MTR started closing stations near to protests (both planned as…
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Imagine for a moment that you have to decide whether the District Elections should go ahead. The protests give you the perfect excuse to postpone them, but that would certainly make things worse, so you need to think carefully. You’re not actually in Hong Kong, of course, but you have the benefit of advice from…
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Having promised not to provide a running commentary on the Hong Kong protests, here are a few thoughts on recent developments. The latest government strategy seems to be to make life as inconvenient as possible for everyone, in the hope that this will turn people against the protestors. The MTR has been closing stations that…
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Visitors to Hong Kong are expecting chaos at the airport and all over the city, and are shocked to find that there’s nothing to see (and delighted by the low low prices charged by hotels). The protests are still very much happening, but most last only a short time, and there’s hardly any evidence of…
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It has been apparent for at least 10 years that the government had no wish to continue subsidizing the ESF. The real surprise is that it has taken so long to make this decision – and it will only start to take effect three years from now, with some subsidy remaining in place for another…
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Why does the South China Morning keep printing these absurd letters? In defence of local school system I read your report ("Plea to improve public schools", February 14) with misgivings, appalled by the city’s self-styled democrats’ servile submission to expatriates’ blatant chauvinism in the education debate. Off to a a strong start there, with attacks…
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It’s clear that Sam Wong is not going back down on his argument that the Romans have never done anything for us: Hong Kong government doing well South China Morning Post | Friday 3 February 2012 I refer to the letter from Jeffry Kuperus ("Competitive thanks to mainland", January 17) in reply to my letter…
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The problem with the “debate” about the ESF on the letters page of the South China Morning Post is that most of the correspondents stick to whatever is their chosen line of argument, and fail to engage with their opponents. Here’s a prime example (from Thursday): ESF must accept level playing field Letters in support…
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In the early 1980s, British politics briefly became exciting. There were a series of by-elections in which Social Democrat and Liberal candidates won some stunning victories, most notably Roy Jenkins in the distinctly unpromising Glasgow Hillhead constituency. He had earlier lost in Warrington, and there was certainly no guarantee that he would win at his…
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