Hong Kong election brings in younger, fresher faces

THE NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS in Hong Kong will be characterized by having more young newcomers and professionals after the latest council election was held on Sunday. With a turnout rate of 27.54%, the composition of the new District Council underlines the fact that Hong Kong is an open and pluralistic community. Steven Ho Chun-yin is…

December 12, 20230Comments ByHenry Ho

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Monet steals the show at extraordinary Hong Kong art exhibition

WANT TO LEARN the history of western art in a single afternoon? The Hong Kong Palace Museum is showcasing the UK National Gallery's prestigious painting collection - with 52 of the world’s finest masterpieces painted by fifty influential artists over a 400-year period. All the big names are there, including Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt,…

December 12, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Citizens Radio: a cautionary tale from the Magistrates Court

An ultra-simple magistracy-level case in which the facts were not in dispute was blown up into a years-long string of high level hearings by the improper injection of headline-friendly concepts from the west. Below, top legal commentator Henry Litton looks back at a notorious lawsuit which illustrates how Hong Kong's legal sector has been…

December 10, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Is America a normal country?

If one country out of the 200 nations on earth starts behaving in an erratic, anti-social way, it shouldn't worry the entire planet. But when it's the United States of America, which is following its "God-given right" to lead the world, the rest of humanity is understandably concerned, and growing more so by the day.…

December 5, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

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How EU human rights laws are distorting our legal processes

The concept of “human rights” has triggered distortions in the legal process in Hong Kong that are causing serious problems for the judiciary, says Henry Litton, a senior legal commentator. This is the second of two parts, but can be read independently. To read the first part, click this line. To read an earlier essay…

December 4, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Has the Hong Kong judiciary lost its way?

Hong Kong’s superb legal system was often rated best in Asia, and better than that of many places in the west. But it has been gradually undermined by absurd cases slipped into the system under the guise of “human rights” awareness, says former top judge Henry Litton, one of the world’s most respected legal minds.…

November 27, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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How the Human Rights Industry hijacked Hong Kong’s legal system

“Human Rights” sounds like such a worthy, positive concept. But it has been used to poison the Hong Kong legal system, says former judge Henry Litton, one of the most widely respected legal minds in common law. THE HUMAN RIGHTS INDUSTRY found its first roots in 1991 when the Hong Kong Bills of…

November 26, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Our changing world: the positives

WHILE NEWS HEADLINES are filled with reports of war, let's not forget that the world has been developing positively in many ways, said Prof Herman Hu in a speech on November 2, 2023. We need to work together to transition to a positive future, he said in his welcome speech at Leading in a Time…

November 8, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

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Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support

Believe it or not, this wide, green open waterfront space (pictured above) is in Hong Kong, a place more famous for developers frantically crowding buildings into every spare centimeter. This area should be celebrated, but the West Kowloon Cultural Center is being criticized for not being profitable. That argument is missing the point, says Brian…

October 31, 20230Comments ByBrian Renwick