Tanya Chan

Civic Party defends election strategy despite two big losses

11 Sep 2012

The Civic Party on Tuesday continued to defend its election strategy that ended with two of its star members losing their seats.

4:15PM

Hong Kong Island contenders battle for every last vote

10 Sep 2012

Incumbent lawmakers from the pan-democratic and pro-establishment camps went head-to-head in the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency showdown yesterday, with the Civic Party's Tanya Chan...

4:20AM

Zimmerman backed for 'super seats' poll

25 Jul 2012

The Civic Party's Dutch-born district councillor Paul Zimmerman says he has enough nominations to contest the 'super seats' race in September's Legislative Council election.

But the...

10:12PM

Politics for laughs

27 May 2012

Lawmakers are often the subject of political satire, but one has taken to the stage for a stand-up comedy routine mocking herself, her colleagues and the city's political and social scene.

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3:57PM

Culture chief must have street cred, lawmakers say

23 May 2012

Lawmakers warn that appointing someone who is not recognised by the cultural sector as culture minister will impede the operations and policies of the next government.

3:33PM

Putting it to the test

10 Jan 2012

HONG KONG - Doubts arise again over whether liberal studies - an exam without model answers - will be graded fairly after public figures received inconsistent marks in trials.

5:03AM

Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's to blame for election fall?

It may seem harsh to take the Civic Party to task so soon after the shellacking its members received in the district council elections, but it is sometimes necessary to be cruel to be kind.

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12:37AM

Huge election triumph

The pro-government camp emerged as the biggest winner in Sunday's district council elections, strengthening its prospects in next year's Legislative Council poll.

12:12AM

The inside track

1. One of the giant-killers in the election was Liberal rookie Joseph Chan Holim, who defeated Civic Party star lawmaker Tanya Chan in The Peak constituency in Central and Western district.

12:11AM

More power to the Ombudsman

Fighting bureaucracy and maladministration can be a frustrating experience. Often, officials do not readily admit they have been wrong until they have absolutely no other choice.

2:32PM

Watchdog widens scope for complaint

Hong Kong's Ombudsman could be in line for a much bigger caseload after redefining who is eligible to make complaints.

2:12PM

Lawmakers' patchy record in declaring their assets

Some lawmakers disclose their interests frequently, and many of the more candid are directly elected. Civic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan listed HK$6.45 in 'goods' as a donation from fellow party...

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