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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 140

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

City Beat Tammy Tam

In US-China trade war, Hong Kong must protect its unique interests

23 Sep 2018 - 8:57pm 4

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More on Hong Kong localism and independence

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

16 Oct, 8:02am 124

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

16 Oct, 7:07am 88

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Mallet visa denial and a missed opportunity for Hong Kong

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Politics

Lam: you must be anti-independence to be involved in city’s future

13 Oct, 11:37pm 59

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

Democratic Party member set to answer for offences including common assault, dishonest access to a computer and obstructing a public officer.

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Carrie Lam speaks on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang

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

16 Oct 2018 - 3:50pm 51

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 124

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 36

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 88

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 133

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

PLA soldiers on the MacLehose Trail. Photo: Handout

In first for city, hundreds of PLA soldiers help with typhoon clean-up

14 Oct 2018 - 3:07pm 93

Hong Kong thrives on being an air-lock of free currency flows, of people, and of ideas between China and the world. Photo: Alamy

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

13 Oct 2018 - 9:11pm 140

While some welcome programme as useful for bridging understanding across borders, critics say it may lead to more pro-Beijing members in city’s administration

Is top mainland university grooming pro-Beijing talent for Hong Kong?

13 Oct 2018 - 11:37pm 36

Chief Executive Carrie Lam makes remarks hours after ousted opposition lawmaker Lau Siu-lai is banned from running for office in Kowloon West by-election on November 25

Lam: you must be anti-independence to be involved in city’s future

13 Oct 2018 - 11:37pm 59

Lau Siu-lai said she had received no questions from the returning officer for the Kowloon West by-election. Photo: Felix Wong

By-election ban on ousted lawmaker spurs pro-democracy bloc uproar

13 Oct 2018 - 12:51am 111

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung was acquitted on Friday. Photo: Winson Wong

Pro-democracy veteran ‘Long Hair’ acquitted of assaulting protester

12 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 6

Legislative Council by-election candidate Lau Siu-lai (left) accompanies Labour Party veteran Lee Cheuk-yanto as he submits his nomination papers for the coming Legco by-election at Kowloon City Government Offices in Hung Hom. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp enacts election backup plan

12 Oct 2018 - 3:39pm 10

City leader had to act now to increase housing supply, development secretary Michael Wong says

HK$500 billion artificial islands plan ‘not ignoring land task force’

12 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 102

Leticia Lee appears at Sha Tin Court on Friday morning over allegations she misspent HK$20,000 of election donations in 2016. Photo: Dickson Lee

Anti-Occupy campaigner faces corruption charge, then angry mob

12 Oct 2018 - 5:46pm

Victor Mallet was given a seven-day visitor visa. Photo: Edmond So

British journalist heads for Hong Kong exit after visa denial

12 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 65

Lee Cheuk-yan planned to hand in his papers on Friday. Photo: Winson Wong

Lee Cheuk-yan to enter by-election as backup in case Lau barred

11 Oct 2018 - 10:05pm 9

Tolls on the Western Harbour Tunnel will be reduced by HK$20. Photo: Roy Issa

I won’t change tunnel tolls plan, Lam says

11 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 9

Pressure comes as US report calls for review of city’s human rights conditions before continuing to grant it special trade status

Ex-British foreign minister, US senator urge action on Hong Kong visa refusal

11 Oct 2018 - 10:16pm 88

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she was braced for her blueprint for the future to face criticism and be unpopular. Photo: Nora Tam

Lam: don’t demonise reclamation, where would we be without it?

11 Oct 2018 - 11:33pm 33

Chief Executive Carrie Lam answers questions from the press after delivering her second policy address. Photo: Dickson Lee

Lam shows policy address does not have to be a popularity contest

11 Oct 2018 - 7:02am 11

City leader says she is not afraid to tackle issues left unresolved by predecessors as she offers solutions in her policy blueprint

‘Any problem can be solved,’ says Lam, unveiling ambitious plans

11 Oct 2018 - 3:16pm 16

Actor Andy Lau has drawn flak for his support of controversial land reclamation. Photo: Edward Wong

Carrie Lam defends star Andy Lau over support for reclamation

11 Oct 2018 - 1:04am 22

Pro-independence protesters during a demonstration in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Separatists face serious punishment, Hong Kong leader warns

10 Oct 2018 - 11:41pm 23

Lam used her policy address to stress that her government would lead “Hong Kong to make progress”. Photo: Fung Chang

Policy address brings good news for working mothers and house-hunters

10 Oct 2018 - 4:48pm 14

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announces her policy address at the Legco Chamber in Tamar. Photo: Felix Wong

Five key takeaways from Carrie Lam’s policy address

10 Oct 2018 - 4:45pm 27

Trade barriers are working ‘against market forces and human ingenuity’, the city’s former chief executive tells the SCMP’s China Conference in Kuala Lumpur

US-China tensions: really about trade? CY Leung questions motives

11 Oct 2018 - 4:03pm 56