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Just Saying777: A lesson in numerology for those who hate Carrie Lam

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Yonden Lhatoo
Yonden Lhatoo
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My TakeTo fool others, pan-dems are fooling themselves first

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Alex Lo
Alex Lo
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OpinionCarrie Lam’s track record shows she’s no ‘CY 2.0’

Gary Cheung
Gary Cheung
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Mind the GapHow should Hong Kong ‘drain the swamp’?

Peter Guy
Peter Guy

Jake's ViewAn appeal for tax overhaul to rise above populism

Jake Van Der Kamp
Jake Van Der Kamp

My TakePoll raises questions for central government

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Alex Lo
Alex Lo

My TakeWhy Beijing prefers Lam for Hong Kong’s leader

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Alex Lo
Alex Lo
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City BeatHousing thorniest issue for next Hong Kong leader

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Tammy Tam
Tammy Tam

LettersCarrie Lam should pay the price for failing to govern Hong Kong

At a media briefing on September 24, Chief Executive Carrie Lam pledged to listen to the public with a sincere and humble attitude. Photo: Xinhua
  • The chief executive triggered the protest crisis with her introduction of the hated extradition bill, failed to empathise with the reasonable demands of the people and did not manage to reassure Beijing about Hong Kong. She has to go
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Carrie Lam shows she has a mind of her own

Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam arrives in Kowloon Tong on a minibus for her interview last week at Commercial Radio. Photo: Felix Wong

Carrie Lam’s success depends on recognition of common interests

The interests of Beijing and Hong Kong need not be in conflict so long as both sides adhere to the Basic Law and the ‘one country, two systems’ formula
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Carrie Lam must wow doubters with substance and style

Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam takes a photo with Hong Kong residents, a day after she was elected. Probably the majority of Hong Kong people agree that we need to make progress on economic opportunities, the cost of housing, the education system or air quality. Lam will need to deliver in terms of policies that serve the interests of the broad community. Photo: AP
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Election over, Hong Kong must try again on political reform

Ronny Tong is disappointed by the lack of effort on the part of all three chief executive candidates to bridge the gulf in society, and believes the winner cannot wish away the main source of the disagreement – democratisation
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The leader Hong Kong needs

Hongkongers visit Government House in early March, during its annual open day. Hong Kong’s new leader must try to see ordinary people’s needs from a non-civil-servant angle, or progress on livelihood issues including a universal pension, housing and education will never see the light of day. Photo: Edward Wong

A chance for the city to move on and prosper

Hong Kong’s new leader will face great challenges, and must be competent, innovative, and most importantly, have the trust of the central government to protect the one country, two systems concept
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The chief executive election Hong Kong could have had

David Zweig considers what might have been under a rejected electoral reform plan, on the eve of the vote for Hong Kong’s next leader

Regina Ip: can Carrie Lam balance China’s might and HK’s autonomy?

Chief executive candidates John Tsang and Carrie Lam attend an election debate on Tuesday. Beijing has made known its preferences through various channels from an early stage – no to Tsang, the former financial secretary who is leading in the opinion polls, but full support for former chief secretary Lam, the likely winner. Photo: Reuters
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NewA chat with Regina Ip, the insider and outsider of Hong Kong politics

A conversation with Chief Executive candidate Regina Ip at her Wanchai campaign office. Photo: Edward Wong

HK youth face their moment of truth in politics

Umbrella movement leaders (from second left) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow at Eastern Court in Sai Wan Ho last September. Hong Kong needs its youth to demonstrate a willingness and openness to embrace contrasting views in society. Photo: David Wong
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HK Palace Museum plan puts politics before the people

Commuters on the walkway between the Central and Hong Kong MTR stations pass giant posters advertising the local Palace Museum project, on January 10. The posters, part of a HK$1.58 million “exhibition”, sparked a demonstration the previous day by pro-democracy protesters who said they were reminiscent of the June 1989 crackdown on students at Tiananmen Square. Photo: EPA
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Why Carrie Lam is set to assume Leung Chun-ying’s mantle

Former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa gives Chief Secretary Carrie Lam a hug during the official ceremony in Shau Kei Wan to commemorate the Nanking massacre. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Blame adversarial politics, not CY, for Hong Kong’s divisions

Carrie Lam (left) and Regina Ip have both been targets of online scorn after they indicated they may run for the post of Hong Kong chief executive. Photo: David Wong
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Put the city’s interests first

Vote counting at AsiaWorld-Expo on Lantau Island. Photo: Edward Wong

After Leung, Beijing doesn’t need another hardball leader

Gary Cheung believes the chief executive’s departure signals the changing scope of the city’s top job, as the central government now wants someone who can rally the people
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This year, electing the electors is a relative stab in the dark

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attending the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Cancer Day 2016 in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong has had enough of coy chief executive wannabes

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has announced he will not seek re-election. Photo: Sam Tsang