Critical commentary and analysis on Hong Kong, China and Taiwan affairs from HKFP’s community of columnists and expert voices.
Hong Kong is Asia’s third most successful sporting power. A bold claim? Read on
“From whatever perspective one views it, Hong Kong’s sporting performance has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent decades, yielding excellent results in Tokyo and Hangzhou,“ writes Rod Parkes.
How can Hongkongers express opinion in the ‘new era’?
“With much more limited formal channels for participation, will Hongkongers turn to protest as they have in the past? Officials are making this option much more difficult,” writes John Burns.
Separation of church and state? Why Hong Kong cathedral’s National Day flag-flying left some pouting in the pews
“Patriotism is a legitimate sentiment… but it is not a part of religion, and nor is it a part of rationality,” writes Tim Hamlett.
Why Hong Kong’s law on illegal structures is a mess
“Hong Kong planning laws are an impossibly clumsy instrument when applied to low-rise housing,” writes Tim Hamlett. “[A] capricious approach in which nits are picked while elephants in the room are ignored tends to discredit the whole system.”
Hong Kong should never have sent solar panels damaged during Super Typhoon Saola to landfills
“We need to act now to develop a ‘producer responsibility’ system that would encourage proper recycling of used solar panels to prevent them from being disposed of in our dwindling landfills,” write Steven Chan and Thomas Chan.
How nightly marine light pollution harms sea life, the environment and Hongkongers
“The disturbance to coastal residents, disruption of the marine ecosystem, and compromised navigational safety underline the importance of implementing clear measures and controls,” write Steven Chan and Thomas Chan of NGO The Green Earth.
It’s time for Mirror – and Cantopop in general – to reflect on the future
Cantopop needs a distinctive image and sound to set it apart from its competitors, argues Sharon Chan, saying the reason for K-pop’s massive success is its individuality.
Hong Kong’s whale met a sad end, but do we really need a new law?
“It is a waste of time and effort to legislate for things which are seriously unlikely to come up,” writes Tim Hamlett. “The whale story was news because whales in Hong Kong waters are almost unheard of.”
Hong Kong must get serious about protecting cetaceans after whale’s death
“Mahatma Gandhi once said, ‘The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated’,” writes Pit Hok Yau. Yet a whale which stayed in our city for less than 20 days was injured and died.
Why Beijing and Hong Kong’s complaints about Fukushima wastewater are hypocritical
“Tokyo has pointed out that China discharges more tritium into the environment, and at vastly higher rates, than does Japan even if one includes the planned Fukushima wastewater releases,” writes Paul G. Harris.
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