https://www.scmp.com/rss/522992/feed The latest news and top stories on Edward Leung Hei. He serves as a Hong Kong legislator for the Hong Kong Island East constituency, representing the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alice Wu Alice Wu These are interesting times in Hong Kong politics. Rarely has the city seen the government get so involved in galvanising voters ahead of the Legislative Council election. These things have traditionally been the work of political parties and groups. And that is one prominent feature of the development of Hong Kong’s “patriots-only” political system. Before the overhaul of the election system, voter turnout was a barometer of sorts for the election outcome. Conventional wisdom was that the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3332826/hong-kongs-legco-election-should-priortise-substance-over-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3332826/hong-kongs-legco-election-should-priortise-substance-over-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:30:08 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong should not impose a blanket ban on storm chasers, legal experts have said, while one lawmaker has suggested taking a leaf out of Macau’s book to designate high-risk zones as off limits for people and vehicles during a typhoon. Lawyers and lawmakers weighed in on Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung’s suggestion to introduce a law to curb storm chasing after dozens of residents ignored government warnings and gathered to watch the ferocious waves during Super Typhoon Ragasa on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3327067/blanket-ban-storm-chasing-hong-kong-unnecessary-lawyers-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3327067/blanket-ban-storm-chasing-hong-kong-unnecessary-lawyers-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:20 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Hong Kong authorities have been urged to set up a mechanism to suspend the importation of labour for certain jobs when their unemployment rate hits a threshold, after the city leader announced tighter importing rules for only two catering roles. The appeal was made by a construction workers’ union and a lawmaker on Thursday, after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the new rules on the importation of waiters and junior cooks in his policy speech on Wednesday. Lee told lawmakers on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3326022/halt-labour-imports-jobs-hong-kong-high-unemployment-rate-john-lee-urged?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3326022/halt-labour-imports-jobs-hong-kong-high-unemployment-rate-john-lee-urged?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:47:47 +0000 Angel Woo,Oscar Liu Angel Woo,Oscar Liu Two Hong Kong lawmakers representing the business sector have made a last-ditch effort to delay and partially lift the implementation of the government’s tobacco control measures by moving amendments to a bill set to be discussed on Wednesday at the earliest. The amendments by lawmakers Michael Lee Chun-keung and Peter Shiu Ka-fai, both from the pro-business Liberal Party, included a call for the government to lift a proposed ban on selling flavoured conventional smoking products. They also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324927/2-hong-kong-lawmakers-seek-delay-partial-lifting-tobacco-control-measures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324927/2-hong-kong-lawmakers-seek-delay-partial-lifting-tobacco-control-measures?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:56:56 +0000