Election 2015 preview
Whoever said the internet has changed politics never visited Lantau. The battle for Hong Kong’s biggest electoral district is strictly analogue. No Twitter wars here. [...]
Green candidate: Clara Tam
This is the second Q&A with a Lantau District Council candidate. Clara Tam (candidate no. 4) stands out in the race as the only conservation candidate. In Lantau terms [...]
Dissing Amy
A reminder that the District Council election is about more than just local politics. Today’s SCMP has run this news-free story boosting Amy Yung’s opponent in Discovery [...]
The establishment candidate: Randy Yu
This is the first of our Q&As with candidates standing for Lantau in the coming District Council election. Each will be asked the same ten questions and the answers [...]
Election time. Welcome to District Council world
Hong Kong’s 18 District Councils are not exactly a model of democratic accountability. They are a branch of the Home Affairs Bureau with no power to pass laws or raise [...]
The boondoggle infinite loop
For once it was not just Lantau people fretting about our transport problems. This past weekend we had not one but two accidents which threw the spotlight on Lantau and our [...]
Macau bridge could be the biggest fail of them all
More evidence that the HK-Macau bridge is shaping to be an even bigger disaster than the other budget-busting SAR mega-projects. Howard Winn (the former SCMP Lai See editor) [...]
Fixing our broadband problem
The SCMP gave the islands’ broadband problem a run today with this story: The Post had been alerted by Merrin Pearse’s complaint on the PCCW Facebook page after [...]
The case against opening S. Lantau roads
For a well-reasoned case on the problems of adding more traffic to South Lantau, read the Living Islands Movement (LIM) submission to the Transport Department. The paper, [...]
So much for consultation
Remote as Lantau may seem, you get a sharp view of the workings of Hong Kong. The dysfunction, the cronyism and the unresponsiveness to community needs all come into focus. [...]