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My Take Alex Lo

For once, government would do well by doing nothing

22 Nov 2016 - 2:29am 1

City Beat Tammy Tam

Don’t read too much into handshakes with Beijing leaders for Hong Kong’s chief executive race

20 Nov 2016 - 10:36pm 12

My Take Alex Lo

Watch out for Joshua Wong’s new-found friends in Washington

19 Nov 2016 - 1:15am 47

My Take Alex Lo

Government left high and dry after suspending go-to consultant

15 Nov 2016 - 12:57am 3

More on Hong Kong chief executive election 2017

Insight & Opinion

Good governance must remain the focus despite political turmoil

22 Nov, 1:11am

Politics

Too early to ‘grade’ CY Leung’s performance, engineer group contesting Election Committee polls says

21 Nov, 10:33am 12

Politics

Xi Jinping sends anti-independence warning to Hong Kong

21 Nov, 11:26pm 42

Insight & Opinion

Don’t read too much into handshakes with Beijing leaders for Hong Kong’s chief executive race

20 Nov, 10:36pm 12

Politics

Hong Kong cardinal wishes for peace after leadership race

18 Nov, 11:44pm

More on Hong Kong reform vote

Insight & Opinion

How to save Hong Kong from its whack-a-mole politics

20 Nov, 5:38pm 2

Politics

CY Leung: Hong Kong chief executive would have ‘greater legitimacy’ if elected by ‘one man, one vote’

5 Jul, 11:51pm 14

Business

Populist or liberal: What kind of democracy does Hong Kong really want?

24 May, 2:39pm 22

Insight & Opinion

Hong Kong must find the courage to restart electoral reform dialogue

20 May, 11:33am 1

Insight & Opinion

Calls to relaunch political reform process are fraught with danger

3 May, 8:36pm

Global Economy

How Hong Kong came to be governed by an oligarchy

29 Mar, 3:40pm 4

Politics

Nomination period opens for Hong Kong's district council elections

3 Oct, 2:54am 1

More on Universal suffrage

Politics

As it happened: Andrew Leung elected Legco president 38-0 over pan-dems’ objections in dramatic ending to raucous day

13 Oct, 9:50am 63

Politics

Macau denies entry to Hong Kong activists and filmmaker on same day Thailand deports Joshua Wong

6 Oct, 4:11pm 7

Politics

Interpretation on Hong Kong independence is unnecessary, former justice minister Elsie Leung says

7 Oct, 11:01am 24

Politics

Giant pro-democracy banner draped on Hong Kong hillside to mark second anniversary of Occupy movement

29 Sep, 3:51pm 13

Politics

CY Leung: Hong Kong chief executive would have ‘greater legitimacy’ if elected by ‘one man, one vote’

5 Jul, 11:51pm 14

Insight & Opinion

Hong Kong must find the courage to restart electoral reform dialogue

20 May, 11:33am 1

Street hawkers in Mong Kok. Photo: Nora Tam

For once, government would do well by doing nothing

Our government has an uncanny ability to create trouble for itself. The latest is a proposal to set up a food bazaar for hawkers during the upcoming Lunar New Year in Mong Kok.

22 Nov 2016 - 2:29am 1 More on Mong Kok riot

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21 Nov 2016 - 10:16pm 10

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21 Nov 2016 - 12:53am 8

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Hong Kong’s asylum seekers demand better support to help and protect refugee children

20 Nov 2016 - 10:55pm 34

Alan Leong replaced Audrey Eu as Civic Party chair. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong’s Civic Party pledges to focus on livelihood over political reform

19 Nov 2016 - 10:55pm 15

Pro-independence lawmakers Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching. Photo: AFP

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19 Nov 2016 - 6:42pm 93

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19 Nov 2016 - 1:15am 47

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Hong Kong cardinal wishes for peace after leadership race

18 Nov 2016 - 11:44pm

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18 Nov 2016 - 11:41pm 14

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18 Nov 2016 - 6:20pm 6

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21 Nov 2016 - 7:31am 1

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21 Nov 2016 - 1:09pm 5

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18 Nov 2016 - 4:15pm 12

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Chinese Foreign Ministry hits back against US report questioning Beijing’s commitment to Hong Kong rule of law

18 Nov 2016 - 12:20pm 2

Lau Siu-lai took long pauses between words the first time she read her oath and explained later on Facebook that she had meant to render it meaningless. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong lawmaker Lau Siu-lai wins one legal challenge, but faces yet another

18 Nov 2016 - 11:24pm 33

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18 Nov 2016 - 1:02am 31

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18 Nov 2016 - 12:03am 53

“Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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17 Nov 2016 - 10:56pm 20

Martin Lee Chu-ming SC said the interpretation suggested key officials had to pledge allegiance to both China “and its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Lawyer who helped draft Basic Law says Beijing interpretation has destroyed ‘one country, two systems’

17 Nov 2016 - 5:48pm 56

Students hold up signs during the ceremony. Photo: David Wong

Chinese University chief condemns student graduation protest at Beijing’s Basic Law ruling

17 Nov 2016 - 11:01pm 35

Joshua Wong meets Senator Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Chinese government rebukes US over comments on Hong Kong removal of legislators-elect

17 Nov 2016 - 11:45pm 90

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No stay of execution for disqualified Hong Kong lawmakers Leung and Yau

17 Nov 2016 - 9:56pm 11

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Disqualified Legco duo file court appeal against their dismissal

17 Nov 2016 - 11:57pm 3

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