https://www.scmp.com/rss/315303/feed Larry Au is a PhD candidate at Columbia University and his research examines the relationships between science, society, and the state. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ever since the pro-democracy camp’s massive victory in Hong Kong’s district council elections on November 24 – where non-establishment candidates seized some 388 out of 452 seats – observers have pointed to the knock-on effects that the election would have.  Many said the election results held only symbolic power, and that the functional consequences of a pro-democracy majority in district councils would be negligible. Law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting pointed out that by controlling the vast... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3041809/dont-underestimate-power-district-councils-help-resolve-hong-kongs https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3041809/dont-underestimate-power-district-councils-help-resolve-hong-kongs Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:15:07 +0000 The weeks following Beijing's decision on the political framework for the chief executive election have been characterised by collective shock, disbelief and anger among pro-democracy activists and their sympathisers in Hong Kong. Radio and television current affairs shows have been full of angry shouting as the public phoned in to air their discontent. Newspaper articles talked again of how "the city is dying" and questioned whether it was time to "leave dear Hong Kong". Even some... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1601011/hong-kong-and-its-people-will-continue-speak-until-they-are https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1601011/hong-kong-and-its-people-will-continue-speak-until-they-are Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:11:41 +0000 Of the seven students from Hong Kong who graduated from Brown University, my alma mater, in May, only one will be returning to the city for full-time employment after this summer. For the most part, the rest will either be in New York or San Francisco. As a recent college graduate who has spent the better part of my adult years abroad, the choice of whether to return to Hong Kong is one that many my age with similar experience face. According to government statistics released in 2011, there were... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1581794/search-generations-lion-rock-spirit https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1581794/search-generations-lion-rock-spirit Sun, 31 Aug 2014 19:40:07 +0000 There is much reason to be sceptical of the actual level of support enjoyed by the anti-Occupy Central group, the Alliance for Peace and Democracy. While the group claims that those who signed its petition and those who came out for the protest on Sunday surpassed the numbers who took part in Occupy Central's civil referendum and the July 1 march, its suspect practices cast shadows on the claims. These include allegations of coercion by employers, lax standards for verifying identity and, most... https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1576031/anti-occupy-march-much-product-political-dysfunction-pro-democracy-protests https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1576031/anti-occupy-march-much-product-political-dysfunction-pro-democracy-protests Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:00:30 +0000