Commentary When the western advanced economies are losing control of inflation, China is praising herself as a global stabiliser with inflation staying as low as near two percent. True, China is one of the very few countries that can achieve the usual two percent inflation target at the moment. Nevertheless, we should question why this…
Support to Asylum Seekers Suffering Emotional Depression
After implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020, some Hong Kong people who were not eligible for the BNO passports went to the UK to seek asylum. KC (pseudonym), who had worked in the social welfare sector, and was physically fit, was one of them. But he became emotionally unstable during the…
Human Rights Group Proposes New Lifeboat Scheme to Canada; to Offer More Hongkongers Refuge
The Canadian government announced the extension of its lifeboat work visa program in May, 2021, but not many Hongkongers could apply. For this matter, human rights organizations proposed a new Hongkongers Protection Plan to the Canadian government, to expand the scope of the previous lifeboat program, so that more Hongkongers who wish to leave Hong…
‘Hong Kong Was Not a Colony?’ Scholar Criticizes CCP for Distorting History
Four of six Citizenship and Social Development textbooks submitted for review by the Hong Kong Education Bureau stated that “Hong Kong was not a former colony,” Hong Kong media Ming Pai Daily News recently revealed. Hong Kong historian Hans Yeung Wing-yu believes that this statement is not based on historical facts. In his view: “The…
Xi’s Uncertain Visit to Hong Kong Has Police in War Mode, Students Made to Meet and Greet Xi
As 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, news circulating pointed to the possibility of the China regime leader, Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong, to host the new chief executive oath-taking ceremony on July 1, 2022. The Hong Kong government is ready to lay out the red carpet for the event. …
Wimbledon Urged to Cut Ties With HSBC Over Its Support of Hong Kong’s National Security Law
June 21, 2022
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Wimbledon has come under pressure to drop HSBC as a sponsor over the bank’s support of the national security law in Hong Kong. In a letter to the tennis championship’s Chief Executive Sally Bolton, lawmakers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong Kong asked Bolton to reconsider Wimbledon’s involvement with HSBC, which they said had “repeatedly…
Father and Son Climb Highest Peak in North America
An 18-year-old Hong Kong youth Bob Tsang Long-kit has climbed the six tallest peaks on seven continents. He completed Mt. Denali, the highest peak in North America at 6,190 metres (20,310 feet)) on June 12 2022. “Compared with other peaks, climbing Mt. Denali is the most exciting and most harsh, and it is also the…
Hong Kong Offers Cash Rewards to Informants on ‘National Security’ Matters Amid Continuing Clampdown on Dissent
June 21, 2022
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China’s Ministry of State Security issued new regulations on June 6 to reward citizens for reporting so-called “acts endangering national security” to the authorities. The pro-Beijing Hong Kong government simultaneously rolled out a “Counter-Terrorism Reporting Hotline” and encouraged Hongkongers to “provide clues on terrorism-related crimes.” The cash reward for snitchers in Hong Kong can be…
Hang Seng Index is Increasingly Flooded with Mainland Stocks
June 21, 2022
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Commentary Over the 25 years after the handover of Hong Kong’s sovereignty, Hong Kong has undergone tremendous changes in all segments of society. One most notable change during the past 25 years is the “Hang Seng Index (HSI),” which used to reflect the health of the Hong Kong stock market. It is now being dominated…
Hong Kong Government Strips Merits from Pro-Democracy Activists
The Hong Kong government recently revoked the honorary merits of three pro-democracy activists and their titles of Justice of the Peace. All three persons were sentenced to more than one year in prison for participating in social movements. Some scholars believe that after the handover, the system of Justice of the Peace, and the honorary…
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