Politics of Hong Kong

CY Leung lays out problems but lacks substance on solutions

18 Oct 2012

Good leaders rule with a vision. They outline the challenges ahead, map out an action plan and get the people to rally behind them. In the Hong Kong context, this is done with a policy address,...

Left-right split in Legco seating plan

27 Sep 2012

As was the case in the previous Legislative Council, the pan-democrats in the new Legco will sit to the left of the president's seat, while the pro-establishment camp will sit on the right (as...

Henry Tang backers set to form powerful Legco bloc

27 Sep 2012

Pro-business group Economic Synergy is apparently leading the race to court independent lawmakers to strengthen its clout in the new Legislative Council.

Legislators who break Basic Law pledge should resign

20 Sep 2012

After a fierce and rip-roaring round of campaign battles, the Legislative Council election is now over, and the elected candidates are preparing for their inaugural session next month. The day...

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15 Sep 2012

I believe Chinese all over the world are angry at Japan invading our lands

Hong Kong activist Tsang Kin-shing vows to sail again to the Diaoyu Islands after Japan's government purchased...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Starry Lee sidelined DAB veteran Lau Kong-wah for 'super seat'

Veteran politician Lau Kong-wah failed to become a "super seat" lawmaker apparently because his party colleague, Starry Lee Wai-king, took away many of his potential votes in the New Territories,...

'Long Hair' laments failed poll strategies

Mistakes in election strategy cost the major pan-democrat parties four directly elected seats, radical legislator and veteran activist "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung said yesterday.

Carrie Lam suffers approval dip over national education row: HKU poll

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's public approval rating declined amid the controversial national education row, the latest University of Hong Kong poll has found.

But Lam is...

POLITICS

Tearful Carrie Lam says she put reputation on the line

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor broke down in tears in a televised interview, admitting her credibility has suffered in the new admin

HKU tracking poll has pan-democrats winning 15 geographical seats

An opinion poll has forecast a big victory for the pan-democratic camp in the geographical constituencies in tomorrow's Legislative Council election - but pan- democrats have been warned not to...

POLITICS

'Anti-red' sentiment takes centre stage in Legco election for first time

For the first time, "anti-red" sentiment has taken centre stage in the city's politics amid the fight for Legislative Council seats - a battle that has mixed debate with mud-slinging - political...