SCMP Editorial

China’s new generation has a very different mentality, more akin to American counterparts, in the sense of living on borrowed money, and spending on a luxurious lifestyle. Photo: Bloomberg

Insight & Opinion

Uncertainty haunts China’s middle class

16 Aug 2018 - 10:33pm 1

Andy Chan, the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party, said that Beijing was a threat to all free people and the only solution for Hong Kong was independence. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

A national security law must reflect the special rights of Hong Kong

16 Aug 2018 - 10:33pm 6

Law and medicine may be highly valued by parents, but there are positions that could be more satisfying for their offspring. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Insight & Opinion

Career choices best left to Hong Kong youngsters

15 Aug 2018 - 11:14pm 2

As the lira falls, Turkish businesses find it increasingly difficult to repay debts denominated in foreign currencies. Photo: Xinhua

Insight & Opinion

Differences must be put aside to contain the crisis in Turkey

15 Aug 2018 - 11:14pm 5

Hong Kong has built a fine reputation for compassion, especially in times of other people’s need and distress. Photo: SCMP

Insight & Opinion

Tougher oversight of charities required

14 Aug 2018 - 10:06pm 4

What sets the protest at the Weizhou Grand Mosque apart is that it reflects perceptions the government’s crackdown on Islam in Xinjiang, heartland of the mostly Muslim Uygur ethnic group, is spreading to Hui Muslim strongholds. Photo: Handout

Insight & Opinion

Mainland officials need to show sensitivity in dealing with places of worship

14 Aug 2018 - 10:06pm

Donald Trump should be seeking out and encouraging China’s help with the Korean peace process, not trying to curtail or prevent it. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Trump must recognise China’s role in achieving peace in Korea

13 Aug 2018 - 10:51pm 9

Five days of leave for new fathers should not be too big a burden for businesses, despite lawmaker Tommy Cheung, above, arguing they should not get a single day off. Picture: Edward Wong

Insight & Opinion

Give Hong Kong workers the benefits they deserve

13 Aug 2018 - 10:51pm 2

Introducing the cheaper form of petrol would provide more choice and make a statement about the government’s intentions to make the market more competitive. Photo: Felix Wong

Insight & Opinion

Rejection of most petrol market reforms is disappointing

12 Aug 2018 - 10:13pm 2

A planned amendment to the personal income tax law would require Hongkongers who live and make their main income on the mainland for more than 183 days a year to pay tax on other earnings they have made elsewhere.

Insight & Opinion

Review mainland China’s tax rules

12 Aug 2018 - 10:13pm

From left: celebrity choreographer Shing Mak; singer Yanki Din; and hip-hop dance teacher JM ‘Justin’ Vergara show off their moves. Photo: Handout

Insight & Opinion

Accept this challenge: don’t copy stupidity

11 Aug 2018 - 10:57pm 3

Questions were raised about whether an “ambitious” plan to reclaim 2,200 hectares of land to the east of Lantau Island was as feasible as think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation had claimed. Image: Our Hong Kong Foundation

Insight & Opinion

Reclamation is not the only answer

11 Aug 2018 - 10:48pm 10

Amid volatile pressures on the market, buyers need to keep prudence at the top of their checklists. Photo: Nora Tam

Insight & Opinion

Prudence needed as lenders raise rates

10 Aug 2018 - 10:11pm

Judges’ ruling in case of teachers who leaked school entrance exam questions to parents via their mobile phones has wide implications for law enforcers. Photo: Fung Chang

Insight & Opinion

Cybercrime law must not be a catch-all that compromises police

10 Aug 2018 - 10:11pm

By imposing sanctions on Iran after leaving the nuclear accord, Donald Trump is creating more instability. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Nations must stand by deal with Tehran

9 Aug 2018 - 10:12pm 8

The thought of uniformed soldiers freely roaming the city streets may still cause unease among Hongkongers. Photo: EPA-EFE

Insight & Opinion

Time not yet right for PLA to change its city policy on uniforms

9 Aug 2018 - 10:12pm 3

Cody Wilson, who claims to have made the world’s first 3D-printed firearm, briefly distributed the software in 2013 before authorities stepped in. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Laws must be ready to target 3D-printed guns

8 Aug 2018 - 11:10pm 3

The MTR Corp was seen as a world-class operator until recently, but the spate of construction scandals has put its reputation to the test. Photo: Nora Tam

Insight & Opinion

MTR has to get back on track now that heads have rolled

8 Aug 2018 - 11:10pm 3

Singer Ellen Joyce Loo was found dead after falling from her home in Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Insight & Opinion

City needs a greater awareness of depression

8 Aug 2018 - 10:46am 6

That Apple could grow to be the world’s biggest company by market capitalisation was no doubt thanks to its rapid innovation and popular products. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

Rise of Apple a reminder of the benefits of global trade

7 Aug 2018 - 9:28pm 5

The draft code of conduct Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to with his 10 Asean counterparts is a welcome step towards peace and stability

Insight & Opinion

Single solution can help calm waters of the South China Sea

7 Aug 2018 - 2:16pm 16

Serious medical blunders still occur far too frequently at Hong Kong hospitals. Photo: Dickson Lee

Insight & Opinion

Review needed after blunders at hospitals

6 Aug 2018 - 10:55pm

Tourists pose for a photo with a junk boat in the background at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. Photo: Felix Wong

Insight & Opinion

Greater Bay Area offers a chance for tourism success

14 Aug 2018 - 11:53am 2

Charming Garden in Mong Kok where a 592 sq ft flat Garden estate, a Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) project, sold for HK$10.65 million. Photo: Sam Tsang

Insight & Opinion

Resale of HOS flats needs flexibility

5 Aug 2018 - 11:12pm 2

The trial in Tsim Sha Tsui of street maps with directions to landmarks is a refreshing change in a district notorious for being difficult to navigate. Photo: Winson Wong

Insight & Opinion

Make Hong Kong’s streets pedestrian-friendly

4 Aug 2018 - 11:27pm 6

A study by scientists in the US says large parts of China are at risk of deadly heatwaves as a result of climate change in the latter part of this century. Photo: Xinhua

Insight & Opinion

Coordinated response needed to fight threat of climate change

4 Aug 2018 - 11:22pm 1

When the electronic waste recycling scheme was finally rolled out this week, neither the industry nor consumers were clear of the details. Photo: SCMP

Insight & Opinion

Recycling scheme risks being a waste

3 Aug 2018 - 8:54pm 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Africa was about partnership, particularly with projects involving the “Belt and Road Initiative”. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

China’s bonds with Africa give hope

3 Aug 2018 - 8:54pm 4

Under a “zero burial” policy introduced about six months ago, Chinese officials have seized or destroyed coffins that many poor families have spent their lives saving up to buy. Photo: Handout

Insight & Opinion

The way coffins were seized is deplorable

2 Aug 2018 - 10:32pm 3

Introduced by the colonial government in the 1970s, the small-house policy allows all males born of indigenous origin to build a three-storey villa, with a maximum floor area of 2,100 sq ft. Photo: Roy Issa

Insight & Opinion

Let the city’s courts decide on small-house policy

2 Aug 2018 - 10:32pm 8

Justified or not, the mainland has been serving as Hong Kong’s dumping ground for many years. Photo: SCMP

Insight & Opinion

New strategy needed on public fill

1 Aug 2018 - 11:32pm 2

Western allies perceive Chinese overseas development policies as being aggressive and aimed at giving Beijing a strategic advantage at their expense. Photo: Bloomberg

Insight & Opinion

Investment in infrastructure requires cooperation not competition

1 Aug 2018 - 11:32pm 1

The pedestrian zone in Mong Kok turned into a free-for-all, leaving the authorities little choice but to shut it down

Insight & Opinion

Restraint, self-discipline and regulation key to street performance

31 Jul 2018 - 10:19pm 2

Imran Khan’s understanding of the West and support among Pakistanis, particularly young voters, stand him in good stead. Photo: Bloomberg

Insight & Opinion

Why Beijing can have some confidence in Imran Khan

31 Jul 2018 - 10:19pm 5

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf may have seen his firm’s deal with NXP fall apart because of the US-China trade war. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

China’s risky game plan on trade war

30 Jul 2018 - 9:57pm 14

Where Hongkongers are participating, such as at the Olympics or Asian Games, it may be worthwhile spending public money on broadcasting rights

Insight & Opinion

Government has role in broadcasting some sports events

30 Jul 2018 - 9:57pm

A baby receiving a vaccinations in Handan, China. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed stern action over the latest safety scare to hit the country's pharmaceutical industry Photo: Imaginchina

Insight & Opinion

Policies needed to ensure orderly vaccinations

30 Jul 2018 - 5:32pm 1

While there is great interest in last week’s announcement of new banknotes, the government should ensure Hong Kong keeps technologically in step with the nation and rest of the world

Insight & Opinion

Take note of move to cashless payments

30 Jul 2018 - 3:14am 2

Few Hongkongers have had as much influence in people’s daily life as feng shui master Choi Park-lai. Photo: SCMP

Insight & Opinion

Choi preserved Chinese culture

28 Jul 2018 - 10:39pm

Imposing tariffs on all or most countries, then resorting to divide and rule tactics by appearing to take away from China and give to Europe, may reflect a strategic and tactical perception of trade wars. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

It still stands that there are no winners in trade war

28 Jul 2018 - 10:34pm 11

Low smoking rates have been referenced by Hong Kong health experts as being among reasons for Hongkongers living longer than people in Japan and other developed economies. Photo: EPA/EFE

Insight & Opinion

High longevity rates not guaranteed

27 Jul 2018 - 9:53pm 2

Mesut Ozil was once championed as a model of integration in Germany. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

Mesut Ozil’s decision is a courageous one

27 Jul 2018 - 9:47pm 2

Global collaboration is needed to benefit from the latest technologies, so the biggest losers of the Trump administration’s senseless policy is humankind itself

Insight & Opinion

US is wrong to bar Chinese scientists

26 Jul 2018 - 10:45pm 14

Hong Kong’s move to restrict Haruki Murakami’s latest work, which can be freely read on the mainland and in Taiwan, undermines the perception of our public morals and judgment. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

Time to review the Obscene Articles Tribunal

26 Jul 2018 - 10:45pm 1

Facial recognition has been installed at the Shenzhen Bay and Lo Wu border checkpoints to help monitor and process travellers between Hong Kong and the mainland. Photo: Sohu.com

Insight & Opinion

Hi-tech surveillance needs safeguards

25 Jul 2018 - 10:40pm 1

Australia and New Zealand have also viewed China’s financial largesse, mostly through big infrastructure projects, with suspicion. Photo: Alamy

Insight & Opinion

Unnecessary concerns about China’s role in South Pacific

25 Jul 2018 - 10:40pm 13

The MPF remains the basic platform of self-financed retirement income for many. Photo: Martin Chan

Insight & Opinion

Plan to raise MPF contributions is simply playing catch-up

24 Jul 2018 - 9:00pm 5