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Anti-mainland China sentiments

Latest news, features and opinion on anti-China mainland sentiments in Hong Kong, cross-border tensions, localism and Hongkongers' sense of cultural identity.

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9 September, 2024

Bunker, the Shanghai bar that went viral in China this summer. Photo: Xiu Chunlei

Food and Drinks

How Shanghai’s academic Bunker bar is redefining intellectual nightlife

Bunker went viral this year, pioneering a new trend: academic bars, where people and professors meet to discuss burning topics over tipples.

7 Dec 2024 - 10:15AM

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Nothing brings Hongkongers and mainlanders closer together than sports

25 Jun 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong society

No need for Hong Kong law banning discrimination against mainlanders: watchdog

11 Apr 2024 - 9:55PM

Trending in China

Piano-playing London live-streamer accused of staging China row to boost traffic

A British piano player who became a global media sensation after he clashed with a group of visitors from China over unauthorised filming in a London railway station is facing a backlash on mainland social media.

31 Jan 2024 - 10:49AM

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A British piano player who became an on and offline sensation over an altercation he had with a group of people from China inside a busy London railway station is facing a backlash on mainland social media. Photo: YouTube/desertrosevideos

Hong Kong

Opinion | No place for ethnic profiling of academics, whether in Hong Kong or US

Talk of a “mainlandisation” of academics in Hong Kong is baseless and only hurts the intellectual vitality and dedication of the research enterprise. Recent developments in the US should serve as a warning.

28 Jul 2023 - 4:14AM

Hong Kong

Opinion | Treating poor service on Cathay flight as a language issue ignores real problem

The better treatment afforded to people who speak English is a reflection of a nationalist complex whereby Chinese people’s belief in their cultural superiority is entangled with a need for Western affirmation. For some Hongkongers, this is complicated by a sense of superiority over mainlanders.

27 Jun 2023 - 8:15AMvideocam

Cathay Pacific

Hiring plan could help Hong Kong’s Cathay ‘compete for mainland Chinese travel market’

Move announced by airline CEO in internal memo seen by Post, with other measures including allowance for staff who are proficient in more than one Asian language.

19 Jun 2023 - 8:49PM

Cathay aims to recruit more Mandarin-speaking crew from July. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong leader likens fake organ donor withdrawals to ‘discord’ sowed in 2019

John Lee’s strongly worded remarks come after arrests of suspects alleged to have accessed government system to cancel registrations of donors.

6 Jun 2023 - 3:52PM

Hong Kong

Letters | Anti-mainland sentiment has been allowed to fester for too long

Readers discuss the urgent need to address the anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong, the rumour mongering targeting organ donation, and effective use of the government’s open data portal.

5 Jun 2023 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong

Letters | Let’s not use the Cathay Pacific scandal for political play

Readers discuss the overreaction to an incident that puts Hong Kong-mainland relations at stake, and the frustration of constant tech upgrades.

1 Jun 2023 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong

Opinion | Cathay scandal: creating an inclusive Hong Kong is everyone’s business

Many in Hong Kong already work to make the city an inclusive and attractive tourist spot but we also need legislation, education and the collective effort of all of society to eliminate discrimination.

30 May 2023 - 8:15AMvideocam

Mainland Chinese tourists, part of a tour group, pose for photos on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong on March 30. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong minister accuses ex-councillors of organising organ donor withdrawals

Chris Tang says ex-district councillors involved in wave of organ donor registry withdrawals, which could affect people waiting for transplant.

30 May 2023 - 1:42AM

Singapore

Letters | ‘Boring’ Singapore is doing quite well for itself

Readers discuss the stereotypical view of Singapore that persists in Hong Kong, and discrimination related to mainland travellers and organ donation.

29 May 2023 - 2:30PM

Cathay Pacific

Did China Southern incident draw less ire on mainland than Hong Kong’s Cathay row?

Latest incident attracted less attention than Cathay scandal because latter involves Hong Kong, which has deeper mainland ties than Singapore, observers say.

29 May 2023 - 12:03AM

China Southern Airlines has apologised for the incident. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong organ donors may have to verify identity amid spike in withdrawal requests

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau doubles down on proposed cross-border transplant mechanism with mainland China.

28 May 2023 - 10:35PM

An organ donation promotion booth set up at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in May. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong

Letters | TVB’s Night Beauties the stuff of voyeuristic male fantasy

Readers discuss a television drama’s portrayal of Hong Kong’s sex industry in the 1980s, and the easing of rules on women freezing their eggs in Singapore.

28 May 2023 - 11:30AM

Cathay Pacific

Cathay to step up efforts to rescue reputation, will ‘humbly reflect’ on scandal

In internal memo, CEO Ronald Lam calls for soul-searching within company, argues behaviour of fired attendants had compromised hard work of other colleagues.

25 May 2023 - 11:51PM

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong equality watchdog warns Cathay staff may have breached discrimination law

Ricky Chu, who chairs the Equal Opportunities Commission, also voices hope work on legislation against intra-racial discrimination will be completed soon.

25 May 2023 - 6:32PM

Cathay Pacific’s cabin crew may have violated the discrimination ordinance, according to Hong Kong’s equality watchdog. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Too early to judge reasons for Hong Kong organ donor registry withdrawals: minister

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says authorities examining the reasons for the sudden jump in withdrawals from organ donor register.

24 May 2023 - 8:42PM

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific fires 3 staff accused of insulting non-English speakers

Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam apologises for incident, saying airline has concluded investigation.

24 May 2023 - 8:30AM

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John Lee

Hong Kong to benefit from proposed organ donation scheme with mainland: experts

Authorities are reviewing jump in requests by residents to withdraw from existing scheme, with some never having actually registered.

23 May 2023 - 10:59PM

Hong Kong is considering establishing an organ donation mechanism with mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong tourism

2,000-strong mainland China tour group from e-commerce company hits Hong Kong

Tour group from mainland e-commerce company Yobesta say they plan to hit high-end stores for luxury items.

16 May 2023 - 9:18PM

Singer William So entertains a massive mainland China tour group with some of his best-known songs. Photo: Wynna Wong

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong travel expert’s top picks for budget mainland Chinese tours to city

Post looks at what’s on offer from budget mainland tours to city, finds one-day, whistle-stop visits with jam-packed itineraries.

12 May 2023 - 5:25PM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can and should Hong Kong, city of queues, embrace medical tourism?

A legislator has suggested that the city should chase the medical tourist dollar, like Thailand and Singapore. But given the long lines of tourists and epic waits for medical attention in public hospitals across Hong Kong, it is hard to see how this would be viable.

10 May 2023 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong reopens

Call to cap mainland Chinese budget tours to Hong Kong criticised as step too far

Tour group experts and sightseers from over border question financial wisdom and fairness of keeping certain visitors out.

1 Apr 2023 - 9:53PM

Mainland Chinese tourists visit Hung Hom on Saturday. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong reopens

Mainland Chinese tourists on low-cost Hong Kong trips soak up city sights

Mainland Chinese visitors on tours ranging from HK$1,888 to HK$3,288 per person pack itineraries with sightseeing and photo-taking.

30 Mar 2023 - 7:07PM

The border between the city and mainland China fully reopened in early February. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong should lay out the welcome mat for mainlanders

Harassment of visitors is intolerable and city’s equality watchdog is right to propose extending anti-discrimination law to arrivals from across the border.

29 Mar 2023 - 6:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong reopens

Hong Kong leader demands better crowd control for mainland Chinese tour groups

John Lee weighs in on issue of tourists eating on streets and packing residential areas.

28 Mar 2023 - 10:26PM

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