This month’s Legislative Council election once again put Hong Kong’s political participation in the spotlight. Despite official calls for civic engagement and a modest improvement over the previous election, voter turnout remained historically low. Among younger voters in particular, a sense of distance from institutional politics was palpable. This was not simply a matter of…
A leading university in Hong Kong has appointed a veteran academic administrator to be its vice-president in administration – the third person in the role in as many years – after his predecessor resigned less than twelve months after taking up the position. Albert Chow Hing-pong’s tenure at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)…
One way or another, the aftermath of the tragic Tai Po fire is going to dominate Hong Kong’s political life throughout the coming year, possibly for the whole of the new Legislative Council term. In the closing stages of the recently completed election, candidates pledged their support for recovery efforts. There is no reason to…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the city’s largest opposition force, will dissolve after 31 years, after most members present in a meeting voted to pass the motion, marking the end of an era. The Post learned on Sunday that nearly 100 people attended the two-hour meeting, with some representing others. A total of 117 members,…
Hong Kong’s much-awaited Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass is undergoing final testing before its debut on December 21, authorities have said, adding that a core challenge has been tunnelling beneath 240 structures in the area. The new 4.7km (7.56-mile) transport corridor in Kowloon, which includes a 3.9km three-lane, two-way tunnel linking…
Christine Fong Kwok-shan, a long-time district councillor in Hong Kong known for defending constituents’ rights with fiery and sometimes controversial political acts, has pledged to abandon her past protest methods, now that she has been elected as a lawmaker. The city’s new “Queen of Votes” in the Legislative Council election, who previously positioned herself as…
Judge David Lok Kai-hong, who chairs the Electoral Affairs Commission, will lead an independent review committee set up by the government to investigate the Tai Po fire that killed at least 160 people, Hong Kong’s leader has announced. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Friday that the appointed committee members included Legislative Council finance…
Hong Kong authorities should look into the impact of social media on the city’s teenagers and explore ways to tighten control over their internet usage, education and health experts have urged. Their comments came on Thursday after Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 as it ordered 10 of…
Hong Kong’s largest political party has proposed five relief options for those displaced by the Tai Po fire, such as a government buy-back of ruined homes and community redevelopment, after gathering views from more than 1,000 Wang Fuk Court residents. The party’s 20 elected lawmakers and two of its district councillors on Wednesday met the…
Newly elected and outgoing Hong Kong lawmakers have met the media jointly for the first time, pledging to work closely with the government in the aftermath of the deadly Tai Po fire, with the Legislative Council president urging them to communicate and serve the city. “Lawmakers should leverage their professional expertise, networks and resources to…