We need to work harder on branding Hong Kong

Attempts to create a clear and positive brand for Hong Kong have been made for 20 years, but we all need to work together to make a success of it, argues Dr Norman Law CITY BRANDING, WHICH deals primarily with planning, organizing and communicating the image of a city, has been on the agenda of…

February 14, 20220Comments ByNorman Law

Opinion

Winter Games are chance to thaw icy relationship

AFTER 14 YEARS, Beijing is playing host to the Olympic Games again. While most Olympic cities in the world suffered staggering financial losses, or were plagued by bribery and other charges, China has spared no effort in demonstrating to the world its heart-warming hospitality, distinctive culture, and extraordinary capability for organizing huge events. At…

February 11, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

Opinion

Zero Covid: reactions to NZ versus China

It's amusing to compare the rapturous headlines from when New Zealand achieved zero covid, not long ago, to today's negative ones for China; This report can be read as text, by scrolling down, or watched as a video, by clicking here. HAVE YOU HEARD what the Chinese are doing now? They are forcing their citizens…

January 24, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

No ‘Little Lamb Diplomacy’ from China

FOR 109 YEARS, since the Opium War in 1840, China has suffered foreign invasions, semi-colonialisation, extreme poverty, and demonisation. We toughed them out. With the founding of the new China in 1949, we drove out the last colonialists from our land. Since then no country has ever dared to invade us again. Rising from the…

January 19, 20220Comments ByC. K. Yeung

Opinion

Democracy. . . but for whom?

Henry Ho rebuts an editorial in the Economist on democracy in Hong Kong I REFER TO THE article “Pliant patriots” in the Leaders Section of The Economist on Jan 8-14 2022. It argued that the newly sworn-in legislature in Hong Kong is a “mockery of democracy”. While no popular elections were introduced by the…

January 12, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

Opinion

Australia buys tanks: Meme

Fridayeveryday occasionally prints shared or share-able memes from contributors that make an insightful or humorous comment on the news. They do not necessarily reflect the views of our organization.

January 12, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Latest resolution enlightens HK governance philosophy

HISTORY HAS PLAYED a unique and significant role in Chinese culture. It’s not only a collection of chronological events or a summary of wars, rulers and dynasties — it embodies traditional values and ethics. More importantly, Chinese people emphasize that history has some kind of “periodic cycles” and rulers should learn lessons from history on…

December 9, 2021392Comments ByHenry Ho