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Tammy Tam is the South China Morning Post's Editor-in-Chief and is responsible for its editorial direction, strategic development and newsroom operations. She is a Board Member of the World Editors Forum, the leading network for news editors that focuses on the future of quality journalism, newsroom transformation and defending press freedom. Tammy is also the Vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong News Executives' Association. Prior to joining SCMP, Tammy spent 20 years in the television industry in leadership roles managing editorial teams and corporate development strategies.
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Unified front on surgical masks required from leadership as Covid-19 threat continues to hang over a city returning to business as usual.
Unified front on surgical masks required from leadership as Covid-19 threat continues to hang over a city returning to business as usual.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam tried to bring about changes to the city’s gender landscape, but policy and leadership matter more for any leader, regardless of gender.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam tried to bring about changes to the city’s gender landscape, but policy and leadership matter more for any leader, regardless of gender.
This year’s budget was an extraordinarily tough fiscal balancing act for Financial Secretary Paul Chan, and the government has to be careful not to send out a message to the private sector that the time for pay cuts has arrived.
This year’s budget was an extraordinarily tough fiscal balancing act for Financial Secretary Paul Chan, and the government has to be careful not to send out a message to the private sector that the time for pay cuts has arrived.
Test for liaison office director Luo Huining is to strike a balance between communicating better with the public and not being seen as meddling in city’s affairs.
Test for liaison office director Luo Huining is to strike a balance between communicating better with the public and not being seen as meddling in city’s affairs.
Xia Baolong was made head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office last week and the rapport with Chief Executive Carrie Lam will be new test for one country, two systems.
Xia Baolong was made head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office last week and the rapport with Chief Executive Carrie Lam will be new test for one country, two systems.
The city is crying out for a strong and well-prepared leadership that will free its citizens from fear and panic, while also maintaining healthy cross-border ties.
The city is crying out for a strong and well-prepared leadership that will free its citizens from fear and panic, while also maintaining healthy cross-border ties.
Praise for Vincent Fung, director of city’s trade office in epicentre Wuhan, is in stark contrast to mounting criticism of authorities back home.
Praise for Vincent Fung, director of city’s trade office in epicentre Wuhan, is in stark contrast to mounting criticism of authorities back home.
The Hong Kong government needs to find the political will and developers should focus on affordable housing as more practical and effective approaches to tackling the city’s problems.
The Hong Kong government needs to find the political will and developers should focus on affordable housing as more practical and effective approaches to tackling the city’s problems.
Hongkongers may be baffled by emphatic backing of city’s leader, but strict terms of that support have been made clear by new liaison office chief.
Hongkongers may be baffled by emphatic backing of city’s leader, but strict terms of that support have been made clear by new liaison office chief.
Unconventional style of US President Donald Trump could provide Beijing with an opportunity for dealing with unrest in city, as its future plays out in wider context of US-China relations.
Unconventional style of US President Donald Trump could provide Beijing with an opportunity for dealing with unrest in city, as its future plays out in wider context of US-China relations.
Now that chaos has been unleashed in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam and her administration have the responsibility to end it, seeing as they started it in the first place.
Now that chaos has been unleashed in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam and her administration have the responsibility to end it, seeing as they started it in the first place.
The governing principle is hailed as the best one for Hong Kong. But the chance of forging a consensus on a mutually agreeable definition of it is getting slimmer.
The governing principle is hailed as the best one for Hong Kong. But the chance of forging a consensus on a mutually agreeable definition of it is getting slimmer.
Beijing has regularly reminded Hong Kong to take neighbouring Macau as a good reference, in particular for plugging national security loopholes.
Beijing has regularly reminded Hong Kong to take neighbouring Macau as a good reference, in particular for plugging national security loopholes.
Hong Kong may have to face an awkward dilemma in deciding where to stand between the US and China, politically and economically.
Hong Kong may have to face an awkward dilemma in deciding where to stand between the US and China, politically and economically.
The lack of any swift official response hopefully means a sign of prudence from Beijing as an accurate assessment of mainstream public opinion in Hong Kong is critical.
The lack of any swift official response hopefully means a sign of prudence from Beijing as an accurate assessment of mainstream public opinion in Hong Kong is critical.
Hong Kong has been dragged into the ‘fighting-while-negotiating’ game between Beijing and Washington – and negative impacts are unavoidable.
Hong Kong has been dragged into the ‘fighting-while-negotiating’ game between Beijing and Washington – and negative impacts are unavoidable.
Sight of troops helping to clear roadblocks was bound to draw mixed response in Hong Kong, but there is no denying the symbolic implications behind this surprise episode at such a sensitive time in a city engulfed in chaos.
Sight of troops helping to clear roadblocks was bound to draw mixed response in Hong Kong, but there is no denying the symbolic implications behind this surprise episode at such a sensitive time in a city engulfed in chaos.
Recent meetings with top leaders in Beijing show they expect the local government to prioritise quelling the unrest, now in its sixth month. But local officials – who have so far failed to calm the situation – are in uncharted waters, having never been trained or required to act politically.
Recent meetings with top leaders in Beijing show they expect the local government to prioritise quelling the unrest, now in its sixth month. But local officials – who have so far failed to calm the situation – are in uncharted waters, having never been trained or required to act politically.
Criticism of the city on mainland China can be scathing, but replicating its unique features in full elsewhere cannot be achieved any time soon.
Criticism of the city on mainland China can be scathing, but replicating its unique features in full elsewhere cannot be achieved any time soon.
Communist Party plenum this week may provide some clues before chief executive reports to President Xi Jinping in December.
Communist Party plenum this week may provide some clues before chief executive reports to President Xi Jinping in December.
What can Hong Kong’s leader take from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility about not allowing emotionality to overcome reasoning?
What can Hong Kong’s leader take from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility about not allowing emotionality to overcome reasoning?
Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address on Wednesday will play a pivotal role in quelling Hong Kong’s months-long protests or triggering more unrest.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address on Wednesday will play a pivotal role in quelling Hong Kong’s months-long protests or triggering more unrest.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam passed a law she then failed to implement properly making the situation worse than before, and violence on the streets is the new normal for what used to be one of the safest cities in the world.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam passed a law she then failed to implement properly making the situation worse than before, and violence on the streets is the new normal for what used to be one of the safest cities in the world.
Hong Kong needs self initiative, rather than a push by others, to come out of the political crisis created by the months-long anti-government protests.
Hong Kong needs self initiative, rather than a push by others, to come out of the political crisis created by the months-long anti-government protests.
City’s chief executive has to find solutions before heading across the border for the National Day celebrations, allowing Beijing more time to find her successor.
City’s chief executive has to find solutions before heading across the border for the National Day celebrations, allowing Beijing more time to find her successor.
Property prices are a major frustration of city’s youth – and that could be why Beijing has recently turned up the heat on developers and tycoons.
Property prices are a major frustration of city’s youth – and that could be why Beijing has recently turned up the heat on developers and tycoons.
Mainland authorities and state media noticeably downplayed the city leader’s U-turn on the controversial legislation. Unwilling to be dragged into the mess, officials there may just let her carry on trying to quell the unrest.
Mainland authorities and state media noticeably downplayed the city leader’s U-turn on the controversial legislation. Unwilling to be dragged into the mess, officials there may just let her carry on trying to quell the unrest.
Beijing has woken up to deep social and economic divisions in Hong Kong society but, like a broken mirror that has been repaired, will things ever be the same again?
Beijing has woken up to deep social and economic divisions in Hong Kong society but, like a broken mirror that has been repaired, will things ever be the same again?
Beijing is giving up a self-imposed deadline, but opting for the ‘let the bullets fly’ approach.
Beijing is giving up a self-imposed deadline, but opting for the ‘let the bullets fly’ approach.
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