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3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

A boy in Hong Kong ended up with three parental figures. Top brains in the legal sector tried to unravel the legal issues this raised—but initial success was overturned by an unexpected judgment. This is the second section of a two-part report by top legal mind Henry Litton. Click this line to read part one.…

October 23, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Hong Kong News Opinion

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?

Advances in medical capability meant that a boy in Hong Kong ended up with three parental figures. This raised new legal issues that senior people in the legal sector tried to sort out—but initial success was overturned by an unexpected judgment. Top legal mind Henry Litton tells the story. This is the first of a…

October 16, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

China news Culture Opinion

Trump’s Department of War and China’s forgotten letter

‘U.S. Department of war’ is a more honest title—and that is proved by the extraordinary story of a forgotten 1964 letter from China TLDR SUMMARY: The world knows the importance of the nuclear “no first use” pledge but forgets that only two countries signed it, neither of which are in the west IN 1964,…

September 6, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Opinion

Is God antisemitic?

The Jewish people, some Jewish people say, have suffered so much over the years that it appears that God Himself may be antisemitic. Richard Cullen examines a curious debate. THE SHRILL ESCALATION in claims of antisemitism since October 7, 2023, explained by David Dixon, former Dean of Law at the University of New South Wales…

August 25, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Hong Kong News Opinion

Judiciary spent 2 ½ years examining which toilet a person should use

Asia has largely avoided the unhelpful “which toilet should ‘x’ use?” debate that has divided the west. But Hong Kong sometimes drifts in that direction, warns former top judge Henry Litton. THERE IS A LATIN MAXIM which says De minimis non curat lex: “The law does not concern itself with trifles”. This principle protects the…

August 12, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

News Opinion

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

A shocking Pentagon plan for the US's open-ended dominance of the world, leaked in 1992, remains the underlying end-goal for the cluster of countries supporting Washington. But while China demonstrated a new way of governance, lifting 100s of millions of people out of poverty, the US has clung to its need to dominate the…

July 28, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong’s balancing act on same-sex marriage

Hong Kong is performing a tricky balancing act on same-sex marriage. While some legal practitioners push towards western liberal attitudes, other community representatives feel Hong Kong, as part of Asia, will naturally be more traditionally family-focused. But there are also legal issues at stake, with the judicial and executive branches of the government each needing…

July 15, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong, now safe from hostile interventions, is back on the map

Hong Kong is number one on the global economic freedom index, number one in a study of best university cities, number one in the world IPO chart, and so on. There's much to celebrate on its 28th post-colonial birthday, says Grenville Cross. TODAY, THE HONG KONG Special Administrative Region celebrates the 28th anniversary of its establishment. With…

July 1, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

News Opinion

Three US-aided black ops that devastated Israel’s neighbors

Israel, with US help, quietly implemented three tech-based operations to lash out at neighboring countries: Iran, Lebanon and Syria. The operations were clever, ruthless, and outside international law. Jeffrey S Myers tells the incredible story. A STUDY OF THE TIMELINES leading to Israel's illegal attack on Iran reveals that the operation was planned long in…

June 20, 20250Comments ByJeffrey Myers

China news Opinion

Why China has a father or ‘grandpa’ and the US has a commander-in-chief

Professor Wang Pei (汪沛教授), a young scholar at Hong Kong University, has recently published a new extended essay that draws on Jungian archetypes to investigate: “Hero and Father: Contrasting Leadership Styles in the USA-China Rivalry” (available here). AMERICA JUMPS THE RAILS Just over a year ago, at Fridayeveryday, I maintained that, “America bombs while China…

June 4, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen