Hong Kong Government

Hong Kong needs an effective regime for access to data

16 Feb 2013

Government organisations collect a wealth of personal data about citizens they are not at liberty to disclose. A lot of it, however, yields information indispensable to good government. In using...

Secondary pupils critique society in news commentary competition

27 Jan 2013

More than 7,500 pupils took part in a series of competitions organised by the Hok Yau Club, a non-governmental organisation, from September to January.

Improve public access to information

26 Jan 2013

Hong Kong appears to stand out as a centre for the free flow of information in the region. But it lags behind countries that long ago enacted laws protecting public archives and access to...

Hong Kong must be watchful of city's growing bureaucracy

23 Jan 2013

Concerns have been raised after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced the creation of yet two more high-level committees during his policy address.

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All too common case of dithering

19 Jan 2013

Mainlanders had a bit of fun recently mocking official clichés on a microblog hosted by the People's Daily, after the country's new leadership called for an end to long speeches and meetings in a...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Relaxing maids' live-in rule means less room for conflict

Peter Kammerer

In Hong Kong, affordability is off the menu

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Rallies offer CY Leung a chance to lead

Unlike elsewhere in the world, where 2013 has been celebrated with joy and festivity, Hong Kong has ushered in the new year with politically charged rallies and protests.

Hong Kong government has created season of ill will: archbishop

Poor government is to blame for the social divisions and distrust splitting the city, Anglican Archbishop Paul Kwong has said in an outspoken Christmas message.

On disability services, a government push could go far

Did you notice all the events taking place in Hong Kong last week to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities? No? Me neither.

Home turth

Owning a home is what most Hongkongers aspire to, as it enables them to feel committed to the place where they live, and helps form part of their identity.

Hong Kong has a key role in international legal services

Today, December 13, 2012, is an important date in Hong Kong's development as an international legal services centre. It is the date set for the opening ceremony of the Asia Pacific Regional Office...

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Revive Hong Kong's can-do spirit

The art of politics - compromise - has been lost. Obstructionist politics has taken the city and its residents hostage: 2012 is turning out to be a year of high-strung rhetoric with very little...

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