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Hong Kong localism and independencei

Calls have mounted in the city in recent years for Hong Kong officials to focus on issues perceived as serving local residents first and emphasise greater self-determination distinct from the authority held by the central government.

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If the government does not trust teachers and schools to develop their own materials related to sensitive political topics, it should provide them with a proper curriculum

Localist district councillor goes against own comrades to defend tormented families as online photo does rounds while inquest is held into tragic teenager.

Hong Kong’s response to the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown was seen as subversive and prompted Beijing to adopt a more hardline approach to the drafting of the Basic Law. Those effects are still being felt today.

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As Hong Kong snaps up the broadcast rights to the Tokyo Games, observers wonder if what it really seeks is a national pride pick-me-up from a bygone time when most Hongkongers identified as Chinese.

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‘No one should make the mistake of assuming there are built-in majorities for any deal’, says Bernd Lange, head of the parliament’s trade committee, though European Commission is still keen to get it done.

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After arriving in Copenhagen, Ted Hui declares intention to resettle in Britain. He faces charges related to protests in Hong Kong and by leaving the city could push courts to reconsider bail conditions for activists awaiting trial.

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The Education Bureau would not be unique in publishing the results of its investigation into complaints against teachers, as the Teaching Regulation Agency in England does so as well.

Ho, a Hong Kong legislator who is licensed to practise law in England and Wales, could be removed from the British register depending on the outcome of the hearing.

Bringing the subject into the classroom – even to point out that separating Hong Kong from China is not feasible – is best avoided. The Education Bureau must make monitoring and scrutinising schools its primary responsibility to avoid students being brainwashed by their teachers.

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Uncertainty, death threats and surveillance. Post-national security law Hong Kong doesn’t sound so welcoming to dissidents. Even so, to some the risks are worth it.

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For the first time in the city’s history, Hong Kong has dissidents abroad. But who are they, what do they want, and what will they do when the world moves on?

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Principal of Alliance Primary School Kowloon Tong breaks silence over Education Bureau’s move to deregister male staff member over accusations of pro-independence bias in lesson plan.