Handover

Andrew Li Kwok-nang wants clear timeline for talks on 2047 issues

20 May 2013

Andrew Li Kwok-nang, who retired as chief justice in 2010, made the call when he reflected on the 30th anniversary of the "Young Professionals Delegation", which headed north to express their...

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Thirty years on, a young turk recalls historic trip

20 May 2013

When the 12 members of the "Young Professionals Delegation" met National People's Congress vice-chairman Xi Zhongxun in Beijing in May 1983, they could hardly imagine that the state leader's son,...

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Old master Thatcher's lesson in realism on handover

11 Apr 2013

The two British architects of Hong Kong's return to China are now dead. First it was Percy Cradock. Now, it's his boss Margaret Thatcher. Yet, the logic of their arguments for preserving Hong Kong...

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Could Hong Kong use some of Thatcher's 'conviction' politics?

10 Apr 2013

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's longest-serving leader of the 20th century, once claimed credit for "New Labour" and Tony Blair, who served almost as long as she did as prime minister. That the...

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Hong Kong thriving as Asia's hot spot for diplomacy

6 Jan 2013

Growing diplomatic activity in Hong Kong has made it one of the most cosmopolitan centres in the world.

Figures obtained by the Sunday Morning Post show that 12 fully fledged overseas...

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Handover blamed for private hospitals not providing free beds

4 Dec 2012

Officials blamed the 1997 handover as well as missing documents for some private hospitals having not been required to set aside 20 per cent of their beds for the needy.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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No need to fret about a land lease 'cliff' in 2047

All the talk now in world business circles is about a so-called financial "cliff", when savage spending cuts and sharp tax increases are scheduled to kick in to compensate for past failures to...

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Let patriotism in HK evolve naturally

Since 2004, the government has produced three videos to broadcast with the national anthem every night before the television news. Starting next week, a new one will be shown. This averages one...

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Hong Kong mascot aims to meet Becks

Hong Kong's 2009 East Asian Games mascot will race across the harbour on Sunday, soon after he (or she, or it) is unveiled, to meet a bigger icon - David Beckham.

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Talkover/Handover - Dialogues on Hong Kong Art 10 Years After 1997

1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village

Reviewed: Jul 7

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Anniversary celebrations look set to fizzle rather than sizzle

I share John Shanahan's frustration concerning the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ('Marks out of ten', April 7).

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Tale of two handovers

1. Post-handover Hong Kong legislative Council: 60 provisional legislators; no through train; full direct elections by 2007 at the earliest.

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