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GBA integration will power Hong Kong’s future

Hong Kong is gradually integrating with the world's fastest modernizing region. Image of Guangzhou East Railway Station above by Keith Lau/ Unsplash Hong Kong has had a variety of evolving relationships with the urban areas north of the border over the years, but the latest has the most potential, says urban planner and Legislative Council…

March 29, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

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‘I’ll never give up on Hong Kong’: businessman Allan Zeman

The Canadian tycoon had a fascinating talk with our friends at Tatler Asia about his struggles with the pandemic and addresses the viral WhatsApp message he sent to chief executive Carrie Lam. Extract below, and link to the full interview at the bottom: MENTALLY, DEALING WITH the pandemic has been very difficult. We’re going on…

March 17, 20220Comments ByAllan Zeman

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Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Even though Hong Kong's Covid wave may have peaked, better coordination and mutual support is a must for a successful response, says Henry Ho MORE THAN A MONTH into the fight against the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, with the strong support of the central government of China, daily confirmed cases and…

March 12, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

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Hong Kong, mainland join hands to fight pandemic

THE NUMBER OF CASES of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has skyrocketed since the Lunar New Year. It is heartbreaking to learn of the passing away of hundreds of our citizens, including an 11-month-old baby and dozens of elders aged 80 or above. Following five rounds of meetings in Shenzhen chaired by Xia Baolong, director…

March 1, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

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Seven things I got wrong: a journalist owns up

I GOT IT WRONG. I thought Vladimir Putin would stay on his side of the border. But nope, not correct at all. I. Got. It. Wrong. Journalists get thousands of things wrong in our careers, and in that regard, I consider myself the Chief of Sinners. We try to excuse ourselves by saying that…

February 27, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong should choose cohesiveness over individualism

Communities face a stark choice in fighting Covid, says top Hong Kong lawyer Ambrose Lam San-keung: either we follow mainland China’s united action to save lives, or the West’s preservation of individual rights to sacrifice the vulnerable AS THE SPREAD of the Omicron variant continues to rise in Hong Kong, there has been much…

February 24, 20220Comments ByAmbrose Lam

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Why Putin opted to support ‘independents’, not invasion

THE RUSSIAN LEADER called the bluff of his Western critics by pointedly NOT invading Ukraine at the precise time and place that they had specified, according to many media reports. But then he did something even more surprising -- on the day of writing this article, the news media is full of reports saying…

February 22, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Finding a Hong Kong answer to the Covid problem

HONG KONG HAS BEEN caught in the fifth wave of COVID-19 since the start of the Lunar New Year, with daily infections surpassing the highest numbers seen since the outbreak started two years ago. Many voices have questioned the feasibility of Hong Kong's zero-covid policy, pointing to the fact that countries that previously had…

February 21, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

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Urgent need for UK to return to positive China relationship

It may have been wise for the UK to part from the European Union for a more global stance But the country's long friendship with China has been unfortunately soured by US hawks and UK Sinophobes It’s crucial that Britain’s next task is to defy US orders and rebuild its relationship with the country…

February 17, 20220Comments ByGrenville Cross

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Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

The city doesn’t have enough hospital beds to follow UK model Numbers will hit 10,000 within days at current rates of growth China’s 2-4-24 strategy to protect citizens has been shown to work Mainland techniques such as universal testing can be implemented here HONG KONG IS NOW reporting the highest number of Covid-19 infections since…

February 14, 20220Comments ByChow Pak-chin

Opinion

GBA integration will power Hong Kong’s future

‘I’ll never give up on Hong Kong’: businessman Allan Zeman

Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Hong Kong, mainland join hands to fight pandemic

Seven things I got wrong: a journalist owns up

Hong Kong should choose cohesiveness over individualism

Why Putin opted to support ‘independents’, not invasion

Finding a Hong Kong answer to the Covid problem

Urgent need for UK to return to positive China relationship

Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

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

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