https://www.scmp.com/rss/509257/feed Tom Fu is a solicitor of Hong Kong and England & Wales. He is a partner at a major law firm and heads its Beijing office litigation team. He has extensive experience in dispute resolution and is listed on various arbitration panels in the Asia-Pacific region. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There is a risk that Hong Kong’s adherence to “one country, two systems” has for too long meant a closed-minded and uncritical approach to governance structures established under British rule. To clarify, I oppose neither love of country nor local authority over local matters and fervently support both. British rule at times did a lot of good for this city and beyond. However, the future progress of Hong Kong will require government reforms and bold vision. The colonial government’s interests in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182690/hong-kong-must-not-cling-governance-structures-past?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3182690/hong-kong-must-not-cling-governance-structures-past?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:30:14 +0000 Technology, unmoored from moral and political control, is the unsteady foundation of the modern world. It has revolutionised how we work, live, travel and interact in both positive and negative ways, but we are slowly realising that not all artefacts and processes of modern science are beneficial, nor are all impingements on them harmful. Marshall McLuhan famously argued in The Gutenberg Galaxy that the printing press, by broadening literacy, created the modern nation state, but also fostered... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3172788/chinas-tech-crackdown-nothing-be-alarmed-about-blind-faith?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3172788/chinas-tech-crackdown-nothing-be-alarmed-about-blind-faith?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Apr 2022 04:30:09 +0000 As Hong Kong enters a new political era, amid not entirely unfounded fears, patriotism will soon become a criterion for the city’s leaders at all levels. Provided patriotism is not the only benchmark, we should see this as a reasonable requirement and not a threat. It is what any country would expect of its public servants. Indeed, this sentiment should be championed. But how? Establishing any kind of a common ground has been a challenge. Radicals on both sides of divided Hong Kong trumpet their... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3126019/why-patriots-governing-hong-kong-does-not-mean-closing-door-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3126019/why-patriots-governing-hong-kong-does-not-mean-closing-door-foreign?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:30:09 +0000