Mar 30, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: March 30, 2011 One notable change in Hong Kong political life since the 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty is the annual spring trek to Beijing for meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its honorary companion, the Chinese People’s...
Mar 10, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: March 10, 2011 Rightly hailed for its current coverage of Middle Eastern people power uprisings, the Al Jazeera news network nevertheless failed its first test here on Sunday March 6, while trying to locate the whereabouts of Hong Kong’s own...
Feb 28, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: Feb. 28, 2011 Two questions from listeners revealed the current state of drift that has overtaken Hong Kong’s movement for political reform. The questions came from local members of the audience at a recent Hong Kong University seminar...
Feb 14, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: Feb. 14, 2011 All things considered, Hong Kong hardly seemed in need of any more political groups and parties, but it now has at least five that did not exist a year ago with more yet to be announced. In the 1960s, a member of the British...
Jan 24, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: Jan. 24, 2011 Fallout from the June 2010 political reform compromise is phasing into preparations for Hong Kong’s 2011-12 election cycle. This new “party updates” column picks up where “Politicking Hong Kong Style” (Nov. 15 post) left off, to...
Jan 7, 2011 | Letters from Hong Kong
Posted: Jan. 7, 2011 For all the disagreement about how to realize them, Hong Kong’s democracy movement is united in its ideals and its respect for those who dedicate their lives to the cause at whatever cost. Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Shaobo is...
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