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Two Sessions 2020 (Lianghui): All Articles

The Hong Kong and Chinese national flags are seen against the backdrop of Lion Rock mountain, symbolic of the city’s “can do” spirit. Photo: Sun Yeung

Letters | Hong Kong’s ‘can do’ spirit will not be crushed

Beijing will learn in time that love cannot be forced, even if dissent is stifled.

9 Mar 2021 - 7:00AM

Letters | Is time running out to discuss Hong Kong’s ‘red lines’?

23 Oct 2020 - 6:15AMvideocam

Letters | After Covid-19, China faces another big challenge

10 Oct 2020 - 6:10AMvideocam

China housing boom may have hit ‘potentially precarious peak,’ paper says

China’s real estate sector may have peaked and will likely become a drag on growth during economic shocks such as the current pandemic, a recent report co-authored by Harvard University’s Kenneth Rogoff argues.

17 Aug 2020 - 7:06PM

A bird’s-eye view of Xiancun, or Xian village, an urban village in downtown Guangzhou city, southern China’s Guangdong province, where prices have risen 10 times over the past 10 years. Photo: Imaginechina

Letters | New security law makes Hong Kong ready for universal suffrage

The enactment of the national security law should convince Beijing that the conditions are ideal for launching the political reform process

10 Aug 2020 - 7:05AMvideocam

Letters | Britain must make migration worth it for Hongkongers

31 Jul 2020 - 12:15AMvideocam

Opinion | Future of ‘one country, two systems’ rests in judicial officers’ hands

The Hong Kong judiciary is being called upon to calibrate the ‘one country, two systems’ formula so that it comfortably accommodates Hong Kong cultural values with national aspirations.

28 Jul 2020 - 9:30AMvideocam

Opinion | Why the struggle for same-sex marriage in China will continue

The primacy of heterosexual marriage in Chinese society means that there are negative social and economic consequences to remaining unwed. Coping strategies range from lesbian women and gay men marrying each other to couples tying the knot outside China or unofficially via an app.

26 Jul 2020 - 8:45PMvideocam

Britain’s plan to extend citizenship to young Hongkongers short on detail

Home Secretary floats proposal to include city residents born after 1997 handover to China in BN(O) passport offer.

17 Jul 2020 - 11:50PM

Opinion | Uncertainty, division over national security law clouds Hong Kong’s future

The threat to national security from Hong Kong is overblown, which makes the new law a sledgehammer that hurts the city’s international reputation. How can there be hope in a ruptured society?

9 Jul 2020 - 6:34AMvideocam

A police officer in riot gear holds up a purple flag warning anti-government protesters they may be violating the national security law during an illegal demonstration in Causeway Bay on July 1, the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Photo: Sam Tsang

Letters | Look to China’s past to grasp Hong Kong’s future

8 Jul 2020 - 6:45AMvideocam

Disciplined forces march next to a banner supporting the new national security law, at the end of a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover in Wan Chai on July 1. Photo: AFP

Letters | Hongkongers let down by lack of answers on new security law

6 Jul 2020 - 7:00AMvideocam

Immigration firms report rush of Hong Kong BN(O) renewal interest

More Hongkongers file applications after Britain outlines path to citizenship in response to introduction of national security law.

4 Jul 2020 - 2:37PMvideocam

Letters | New security law puts Hong Kong people in uncharted waters

4 Jul 2020 - 7:45AMvideocam

A large hoarding promotes the national security law in Hong Kong’s eastern district of Quarry Bay on July 1. Photo: Sun Yeung

Opinion | National security law: more questions than answers on Hong Kong’s freedoms

Much needs to be done to ensure the national security law is clearly understood and implemented in a way that limits its impact on Hong Kong’s freedoms. Some will welcome Beijing’s move if it restores order, but even if achieved, this will come at a price.

3 Jul 2020 - 6:47AMvideocam

Exclusive | ‘Terrible’ law will not change how US consulate operates, top US envoy says

Accusations of US interference ‘an effort to distract attention from the real issue by blaming a foreign scapegoat,’ says Consul General Hanscom Smith.

4 Jul 2020 - 3:20PMvideocam

Hong Kong security law’s long-arm jurisdiction ‘extraordinary and chilling’

They say it goes further than mainland Chinese legislation and could affect Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre, but pursuing offences committed outside the city may be difficult.

9 Jul 2020 - 2:32PMvideocam

Letters | Hong Kong pan-democrats can’t complain over new security law

1 Jul 2020 - 8:00AMvideocam

Pan-democrat lawmakers protest against a new national security law for Hong Kong, outside the central government’s liaison office in Sai Ying Pun on May 22. The law was unanimously passed by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on June 30. Photo: Felix Wong

Letters | Security law means no middle ground for this Legco election

The passage of the law indicates that Beijing will no longer negotiate with Hongkongers, who are now at its mercy. Pressure from the international community on ‘one country, two systems’ is Hong Kong’s last line of defence.

1 Jul 2020 - 7:25AMvideocam

EU ‘deplores’ Beijing’s move to pass national security law for Hong Kong

Brussels says legislation passed on Tuesday ‘risks seriously undermining the city’s high degree of autonomy’.

1 Jul 2020 - 1:05PMvideocam

Letters | To backers of national security law: where is Gao Zhisheng?

30 Jun 2020 - 7:30AMvideocam

In this 2015 file photo, Gao Zhisheng walks past photos of his relatives in a cave home where he is confined in Shaanxi province. He tried to escape in August 2017 but was captured and his whereabouts are unknown. Photo: AP

Keep calm and carry on: it’s the only way to deal with national security law

Given that the national security law on the mainland targets those who oppose the Communist Party, the same could be expected for Hong Kong. Nevertheless, it would be best for Hongkongers not to panic, but get on with their lives.

30 Jun 2020 - 6:33AMvideocam

A man walks up a road where a banner promoting the national security law is displayed in Central, Hong Kong, on June 20. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Opinion | With Hong Kong in political paralysis, no wonder Beijing is stepping in

Toxic politics has crippled Hong Kong. While Beijing officials act quickly on important legislative work in the shape of a new national security law, we cannot even enact a waste disposal charge, vacancy tax on property or an extension to maternity leave

29 Jun 2020 - 7:14AMvideocam

Letters | Can national security law restore social order to Hong Kong?

Hong Kong’s protest movement shares some similarities with those in Spain and Brazil in recent years. These largely decentralised, youth-led movements demanded better governance, an end to inequality and other reforms beyond the national security law’s scope.

28 Jun 2020 - 7:20AMvideocam

Letters | A Hong Kong father stays on, hoping a better future will dawn

Other professionals around me speak of migrating for a better future for their children. I am torn. This is the ‘barren rock’ my father and his generation – and many before them – transformed into a prosperous city. We have inherited this. Now we must pass it on.

28 Jun 2020 - 12:53PMvideocam

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” Photo: Handout

Letters | Why EU is misguided on Hong Kong national security law

28 Jun 2020 - 6:40AMvideocam

A day after the National People’s Congress voted in favour of a national security law for Hong Kong, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the autonomy of Hong Kong had been weakened by the decision. Photo: AFP

Letters | Security law a test of trust between Beijing and Hong Kong

Despite concerns about broad definitions and jurisdiction, Hong Kong needs the national security law for the protection of its people and the nation. In its favour, Hong Kong has an independent judiciary and a vocal press to guard its core values and freedoms.

27 Jun 2020 - 7:55AMvideocam

Could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?

As some Hong Kong firms consider an exit strategy in the wake of Beijing’s national security law, Asian cities are angling for a piece of the action.

29 Jun 2020 - 5:25PMvideocam

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Two Sessions 2020 (Lianghui): All Articles

Two Sessions refers to China's annual parliamentary meetings, where the two main political bodies of China - the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - reveal plans for China's policies involving the economy, military, trade, diplomacy, the environment and more. Normally held in March, the 2020 gatherings were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Restoring the economy that was badly hit by the Covid-19 outbreak is expected to be a top priority for China's leaders.

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9 September, 2024