12 Jun 2011

Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, the former president of the Legislative Council and now a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, dropped a bombshell recently by suggesting that...

28 Aug 2010

Is there no limit to the political opportunism that can be extracted from tragedy? Lamentably, the answer is 'no'.

29 Jan 2003

The security chief yesterday dismissed fears that retaining the power to ban Hong Kong groups linked to outlawed mainland counterparts would mean the introduction of mainland standards in the...

19 Nov 2002

I refer to the letter from 'Name and Address Supplied' headlined 'Born in Hong Kong, but still denied a passport' (South China Morning Post, November 7) concerning the eligibility for applying for...

6 Jun 2002

Welcome to SAR, a daily column about our city.

A Hong Kong business representative has proposed setting up a high-technology talent training centre with Shenzhen in a meeting with a Shenzhen vice-mayor.

Instead of crying over spilled milk, I would suggest that we start to think about damage control now an estimated 600,000 candidates are eligible to come to the SAR following the Court of Final...

Travellers from Taiwan are having their travel documents stamped with warnings saying that they should not embarrass the SAR during their stay.

The Government has shown 'a troubling lack of commitment' to the rule of law despite the mainland's hands-off approach, according to a Washington-based democracy watchdog.

I refer to the letter headlined 'Post-handover status fears' (South China Morning Post, June 2), inquiring about the need to return to Hong Kong before July 1 this year in order to retain right of...

We are entering the final month of British rule not with a whimper but with a bang. Some Cassandras, particularly the Democrats, have predicted apocalypse with shrillness or glee.

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