City Beat by Tammy Tam

Anti-mask law effectiveness is in doubt. Now Hong Kong is on the brink and we will all go down with the ship

Chief Executive Carrie Lam passed a law she then failed to implement properly making the situation worse than before

What happens next is anyone’s guess but violence on the streets is the new normal for what used to be one of the safest cities in the world

Tammy Tam

Published: 5:17pm, 6 Oct, 2019

Updated: 9:56am, 10 Oct, 2019

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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.

Anti-mask law effectiveness is in doubt. Now Hong Kong is on the brink and we will all go down with the ship

Chief Executive Carrie Lam passed a law she then failed to implement properly making the situation worse than before What happens next is anyone’s guess but 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

What happens next is anyone’s guess but violence on the streets is the new normal for what used to be one of the safest cities in the world