Hong Kong’s biggest lawyer group has sent warning letters to some of its members for accepting fees from a now-defunct defence fund for protesters involved in the 2019 social unrest, after the organisation wrapped up an investigation into 16 complaints. The Law Society of Hong Kong did not reveal on Monday how many lawyers had…
To more than 27,000 people who subscribe to his YouTube channel, Hongkonger Mike Chow Yik-wai’s life appears to be a fun mix of eating delicious food, getting the latest anime merchandise and travelling. Behind the scenes, Chow, 32, makes a considerable effort to juggle his time between different jobs, describing himself as a “vlogger/drum instructor/freelance…
The Hong Kong government is taking steps in the right direction to promote the city as an international gold trading centre, but more needs to be done to catch up with rivals like Singapore and Dubai, according to industry players. “Singapore, for the last 12 years, has been pushing its gold industry by allocating land…
While the legal cases of young people involved in the protests of 2019 and 2020 are gradually coming to an end, these events do not indicate the resolution of deep-seated conflicts within Hong Kong society. It is crucial for the government to recognise that authentic reconciliation depends on restoring trust with our young people. At…
Patriotic education has become a top political priority in Hong Kong in the wake of years of social unrest, yet this emphasis is nothing new. Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first chief executive, was a strong supporter of integrating Chinese values into young people’s education. Tung’s successor, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, and his administration developed Hong Kong’s…