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Rational debate needed on Lantau reclamation for our future

20 Oct 2018 - 9:30pm 22

City Beat Tammy Tam

Does the US-China trade war mean an ironic new opportunity for Hong Kong?

15 Oct 2018 - 2:57pm 4

Curbs on Hong Kong’s freedoms could suck lifeblood out of the city

13 Oct 2018 - 9:11pm 139

City Beat Tammy Tam

Is the US-China conflict over more than trade? If so, Hong Kong should prepare

8 Oct 2018 - 3:20pm 11

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Books

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11 May, 7:31am 7

Australasia

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United States & Canada

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More on Hong Kong localism and independence

Society

Leave city for life in ‘Greater Bay Area’? No thanks, Hongkongers say

23 Oct, 11:37pm 9

Politics

Mallet case has nothing to do with press freedom, by-election hopeful insists

23 Oct, 8:50pm 15

Opinion

Is Beijing squeezing the life out of Hong Kong?

23 Oct, 3:19pm 25

Opinion

Why Hong Kong’s pan-democrats are better off without Lau Siu-lai

22 Oct, 3:19pm 9

Opinion

In Beijing’s handling of Hong Kong, one key office’s role tells a lot

21 Oct, 8:44pm 7

Letters

Freedom of speech poses no threat to our national security

19 Oct, 4:03pm 4

Wang Xizhe was detained for three hours before being allowed into Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Dissident Wang Xizhe allowed into Hong Kong – with conditions

Veteran activist wrote to Chief Executive Carrie Lam in May asking if he could visit, but was only allowed in after agreeing not to talk to the press, or any ‘politically sensitive’ people.

23 Oct 2018 - 11:08pm 1 More on Human rights in China

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Chan Hoi-yan has been endorsed by the pro-establishment bloc. Photo: Felix Wong

Mallet case has nothing to do with press freedom, by-election hopeful insists

23 Oct 2018 - 8:50pm 15

Legislator is accused of assaulting and obstructing a public officer and obtaining a mobile phone belonging to the government
Prosecutors have gathered evidence from 25 witnesses, obtained CCTV and media interview footage, and conducted close to four hours of interviews with Hui

Ted Hui pleads not guilty to three charges over phone-snatching incident

23 Oct 2018 - 8:50pm

Playwright Yan Pat-to was given a ferry ticket back to Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook

Playwright Yan Pat-to denied entry to Macau on public security grounds

23 Oct 2018 - 7:56pm 3

After two-year delay and cost overrun of billions of dollars, 55km mega bridge opens
Ceremony with about 700 guests takes place at immigration clearance facilities on an artificial island

Xi hails new mega bridge as showpiece of innovation and integration

24 Oct 2018 - 12:24am 145

Zheng Xiaosong. Photo: Xinhua

‘Nothing suspicious’ in death of China’s top official in Macau

22 Oct 2018 - 10:59pm 3

Disbarred candidate Lau Siu-lai was also removed from the event in Kowloon Bay after pro-democracy trio denounced government
The three were protesting the returning officer’s decision to bar Lau from November’s by-election

By-election candidate Lee Cheuk-yan ejected from poll briefing

23 Oct 2018 - 2:27pm 8

Chinese President Xi Jinping tours a hi-tech industrial estate in Zhuhai on Monday. Photo: Weibo

Xi to visit economic test bed in southern China as US trade war takes toll

23 Oct 2018 - 5:32pm 62

Former lawmaker Kaizer Lau, who works for Our Hong Kong Foundation, believes project will break even within 20 years
Surveyor points to potential growth in GDP from Greater Bay Area as reason to build more, and says planned development is too small

Hong Kong ‘could make trillions of dollars’ in Lantau reclamation deal

22 Oct 2018 - 10:40pm 71

The Hong Kong exhibition area at the China International Import Expo. Photo: Handout

New China import expo touts foreign investment amid US trade war

22 Oct 2018 - 10:44am 2

Former National People’s Congress Standing Committee member says it depends on whether Lau can change her stance on Hong Kong sovereignty

Lau by-election ban not necessarily permanent, Rita Fan says

22 Oct 2018 - 2:03pm 21

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Lam bulldozes ahead with Lantau reclamation idea ... but at what cost?

21 Oct 2018 - 11:01pm 59

Zheng Xiaosong was 59. Photo: Xinhua

Head of Chinese government’s liaison office in Macau dies in fall from home

21 Oct 2018 - 11:34pm 48

Its scale may be unprecedented but we must continuously seek out-of-the-box solutions to the daunting challenges facing us, writes Ken Chu

Rational debate needed on Lantau reclamation for our future

20 Oct 2018 - 9:30pm 22

The raft of family-friendly measures announced in the chief executive’s policy address may not be enough to deal with entrenched attitudes and practices
Hong Kong’s working culture blamed for low female workforce participation and lack of women in senior positions

Despite coming changes, mothers still face uphill battle in workplace

20 Oct 2018 - 10:20am 9

Hung Hom station is undergoing modifications to service the Sha Tin-Central link. Photo: Sam Tsang

Fresh cover-up accusations hit MTR over more shoddy construction

19 Oct 2018 - 10:24pm 15

Siu Sai-wo gave his initial comments on Tuesday after the meeting in Beijing. Photo: RTHK

Media boss to sue Hong Kong paper over altered quote of Beijing official

19 Oct 2018 - 3:12pm

Former lawmaker Lau Siu-lai (left) and Lee Cheuk-yan at a protest. Photo: Roy Issa

Labour Party veteran gets green light to run in Legco by-election

19 Oct 2018 - 7:03am 14

Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office director Zhang Xiaoming reinforces ‘zero tolerance’ towards issue, and says warnings reflected central government’s long-standing policy on matter

Hong Kong will have freedoms but can’t allow anti-China talk, says official

19 Oct 2018 - 12:59pm 75

Siu Sai-wo speaks to the media in Beijing on Tuesday night. Photo: RTHK

Media urged to explain removed Beijing propaganda chief quotes

18 Oct 2018 - 2:13pm 7

Sing Tao News Corporation executive director Siu Sai-wo speaks to the media in Beijing. Photo: RTHK

‘Don’t let Hong Kong be turned into base for interfering with mainland’

17 Oct 2018 - 11:25am 26

Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung was arrested in May over the incident. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Charges for Hong Kong lawmaker over phone-snatching incident

16 Oct 2018 - 11:32pm

Carrie Lam speaks on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang

We never build what we can’t afford, Hong Kong leader says

16 Oct 2018 - 11:32pm 69

Bar Association chairman Philip Dykes points to Britain and Australia as countries where those turned down for a visa are given written explanation for decision

Mallet visa refusal made us ‘look silly’ to world, says city’s top lawyer

16 Oct 2018 - 8:02am 155

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam (left) and other senior officials take an express train on September 22 during opening celebrations for the high-speed rail line. Photo: ISD

‘Special privileges’ row after official passes immigration with no ID

15 Oct 2018 - 11:36pm 38

City’s top silk suggests taking job away from returning officers would remove suspicion of political interference

Let lawyers decide who can run for election, says Bar chairman

16 Oct 2018 - 7:07am 102

Stephen Wong said weighing infrastructure costs against the size of government’s fiscal reserves was illogical. Photo: Jonathan Wong

‘Benefits outweigh costs’ of plan to reclaim land around Lantau Island

15 Oct 2018 - 3:09pm 52

Members of Students Independence Union and dozens of their supporters urge United States to take punitive measures against officials

Pro-independence protesters rally at Hong Kong’s US consulate

15 Oct 2018 - 4:00pm 134

Thousands of marchers gather in Causeway Bay to protest against Carrie Lam’s reclamation proposal. Photo: Edward Wong

Thousands take to streets to protest against Lantau reclamation plan

15 Oct 2018 - 1:16am 115