https://www.scmp.com/rss/322080/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Six thousand miles away from London’s Houses of Parliament, the debate over the UK’s upcoming referendum on its membership of the European Union looks even more negative and parochial than it does on British soil. Advocates of Britain remaining a member of the EU prophesize an economic apocalypse should the public vote to leave in June. “Brexit” supporters issue dire warnings of open borders and a tsunami of immigrants and, provocatively, a greater risk of terrorism if the public votes to stay.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1936788/why-little-britains-parochial-brexit-debate-totally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1936788/why-little-britains-parochial-brexit-debate-totally?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Apr 2016 05:14:25 +0000 Dour-faced and clutching an ornate sceptre, Hong Kong’s former imperial Queen sits impervious to the elements in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. In the Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Admiralty, King George VI stands proud, while Sir Thomas Jackson – one of the original architects behind Hong Kong’s banking system – casts a lengthy shadow in Statue Square. Aside from a few mutterings about replacing the last remaining colonial-era postboxes bearing the crown insignia, few of the wilder ideas to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1919703/hong-kongs-restless-youth-look-future-change-rather-seeking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1919703/hong-kongs-restless-youth-look-future-change-rather-seeking?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:33:17 +0000 The ongoing saga of the five booksellers who disappeared from Hong Kong in suspicious circumstances is a plot worthy of a cold-war spy novel. Recent revelations – notably the confirmation that Lee Po is on the mainland, and the bizarre appearance of the hitherto missing Gui Minhai on state television – continue to intrigue and alarm. As relations between Hong Kong and the mainland grow more fractious, many Hong Kong lawmakers and the media have concluded that blame for the damage to “one... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1905400/uk-walking-away-its-responsibility-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1905400/uk-walking-away-its-responsibility-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:53:41 +0000