Patriotism

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17 Apr 2013

On roadside air pollution levels soaring to dangerous heights on Monday, and the meaning of patriotism as it relates to Hong Kong's future.

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Patriotism seems straightforward, but not in debate on Hong Kong's future

12 Apr 2013

The meaning of the word patriotism seems straightforward, but not so in the debate on Hong Kong' s future, where it has a long history of flux.

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HK's young politicos confident in patriotism, divided on one-party rule

12 Apr 2013

They are Hong Kong's politicians of the future and, despite coming from different parties, they all consider themselves patriots. But while each has no problem defining their idea of patriotism,...

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Hong Kong has no need for patriots who don't know right from wrong

12 Apr 2013

On March 26, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was finally pressured to "confess" to phoning Beijing ahead of announcing the new stamp duty for non-local homebuyers. "Notifying" Wang Guangya,...

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What's wrong with requiring the Hong Kong chief executive to be patriotic?

10 Apr 2013

Although the central government and Hong Kong citizens have reached a mutual consensus that there will be universal suffrage, how the chief executive election in 2017 should be conducted has...

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Patriotism need not be laid out in law: Elsie Leung

21 Mar 2013

The city's chief executive must be a person who loves the country and Hong Kong to ensure good governance, but it is not necessary to set out this criterion in law, a Beijing-loyalist heavyweight...

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Opinion

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Howard Winn

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Hong Kong needs to get real on national interest

National interest means different things to different people. So it's interesting that President Xi Jinping cited it in his maiden speech as head of state to urge Hong Kong and Macau to rally...

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Patriotic appeal states the obvious

For some in Hong Kong, the truth can be hard to swallow. State officials have several times over the past week reiterated a long-standing dictum that whoever leads our city has to be able to work...

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Henry Tang: All Hongkongers who love the country and city can stand for chief exec

The newly elected member of Beijing's top advisory body said yesterday that anyone who cared about the country and Hong Kong's development could be viewed as loving the nation and the SAR -...

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Civility v patriotism in Hong Kong courts

I learned something new about Hong Kong this month: in this great city, in our law-abiding society, if you really must burn something, better that it be your neighbour's dog than the national flag...

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POLITICS

Beijing failed HK administrations on patriotism, says ex-think tank chief

The administrations of Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang Yam-kuen never fully responded to Beijing's call to groom "patriotic forces" in Hong Kong, a former top government adviser says.

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Patriotism, Hong Kong style