(EXPLAINER) The by-election and Lantau
Q: What did we learn from the Sunday by-election? It’s been widely interpreted as a defeat for the pan-Democrats – not least by the democrats themselves, who [...]
HK politics
Lam won’t condemn wetland dumping or amend law to stop it
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has refused to condemn wetland dumping and has ruled out any changes to the law to preserve Lantau and other threatened areas. Lam admitted in [...]
Protestors dump Lantau waste at Govt House, warn of further action
Demonstrators dumped construction waste outside Carrie Lam’s residence today to protest landfilling and wetland destruction, with Legco member Eddie Chu warning of [...]
Lam promises Lantau conservation cash and a start on Shek Kwu Chau
Cash for local conservation projects, a solar power trial and the start of work on the Shek Kwu Chau incinerator top the list of measures affecting Lantau in Carrie [...]
Convicted democracy activist Nathan Law arrives at Tong Fuk prison
Nathan Law, former legislator and one of three high-profile democracy activists jailed last week, will serve his sentence at the Tong Fuk Correctional Institution. Law was [...]
A masterclass in waffle: govt officials meet Lantau community
In Hong Kong, public consultations are like elections; they happen but they mean little. Last night’s meeting between officials from the CEDD and the Planning Dept and [...]
Carrie Lam to review land supply plans
New Chief Executive Carrie Lam has promised to reopen public debate over the government’s land supply policies. She says she will set up an expert panel to hold [...]
Eddie Chu: Pan-dems, greens must target village elections
Legco member and rural land justice campaigner Eddie Chu has called on democrats and environmentalists to contest the coming 2019 village elections. Speaking at a Living [...]
We can build in country parks – if we protect them
The Leung government is going about its country park housing plan in exactly the wrong way. It has already identified two sites and has hired a property developer with no [...]
Carrie Lam makes flying visit to Tai O
Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam made a lightning visit to Tai O on Friday, one of a number of locations she has dropped in on since winning the CE poll in March. She spent [...]