Opinion
Comment and analysis from Hong Kong Free Press
Crime, punishment and politics: the legal suppression of opposition in Hong Kong
Can the Hong Kong establishment at least pretend to be rational about violence?
Smart card, dumb city: is Hong Kong laissez-faire, or just lazy?
Tear down that wall: Donald Trump should put human rights at centre of North Korea talks
Lawfare waged by the Hong Kong government is crushing the hopes of democrats
China’s new internet industry group signals growing party involvement in private firms
Hong Kong’s two systems – one for the rich, and one for the poor
Forget self-indulgent stunts… here’s how Hong Kong’s democrats can still win hearts and minds
How Hong Kong’s legislature is turning into a loyal, patriotic mini-National People’s Congress
In China’s digital era, the humble bulletin board still attracts readers… and secret policemen
‘New Era, New Thought, New Journey’: Chinese tech firms tilt toward the Communist Party
Hong Kong’s shifting symbolism: forget the colonial flower, try the micro flat
Censorship ‘maybe’? Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam fails to reassure on press freedom
The Ted Hui debacle: Tragedy, farce, and the hypocrisy of Hong Kong’s pro-establishment camp
Free speech: Hong Kong’s new limits, new punishments, and the fate of academic Benny Tai
Mr Wang Zhimin, Hongkongers’ core values include truthfulness
Benny Tai: Hong Kong should consider the many possible forms of China’s post-Communist future
Grenville Cross SC: Returning fugitive offenders – let’s make a start with Macau
Honour, morality and the lost art of ‘doing the right thing’
In Translation: When does a China tech firm’s corporate apology become a political ‘confession’?
As Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent continues, is independence the secret dream in many hearts?
CY’s legal barrage: why does it not include the newspapers which started the whole thing?
Remembering Michael Wright: the architect who guided the reconstruction of post-war Hong Kong
Good riddance to Rodrigo Duterte – the president who makes Donald Trump look good
New movie on pro-independence activist Edward Leung reveals human cost of Hong Kong’s political paralysis
Why Carrie Lam’s Youth Development Commission will do nothing for youth development
The world’s best human rights books: Winter 2018
Decolonise street names? Why not honour Hong Kong’s literary and cultural heroes instead?
The Notorious D.S.E. – Is Hong Kong’s high-stress exam really necessary?
China’s global vision? A rosy future for us, and huge debts for everyone else
Where is a Good Samaritan when your car needs charging?
The voters speak, and surprise: Democrats no longer do ‘better than expected’
Never mind the partisan labels: the real loser of Hong Kong’s by-elections was our political system
Judges should be more circumspect in using power to convict for contempt of court
The case of the legal externality: Au Nok-hin, Wong Tai-hoi and political games in court
We wouldn’t recognise a world in which China calls the shots
Youth commissions? Hong Kong should stop prosecuting and disqualifying young people to regain their trust
Hong Kong deserves a system of public finance founded on 21st century values
Liberals had high hopes for the Chinese constitution – then came the ultimate insult
Were the by-election results a ‘stunning defeat’ for Hong Kong’s democrats? Not quite
Int’l Women’s Day 2018: Here’s how we can #PressforProgress and accelerate gender pay equality
Hong Kong in 2018 – time to pack your bags, or is there still room for utopianism?
High Court ruling on ‘live-in’ rule guarantees further abuse of Hong Kong’s domestic workers
With the media on lockdown and no term limits, how will China’s President Xi Jinping stay informed?
US mass shootings: Fewer guns means fewer shootings – a simple case of cause-and-effect
‘Just the way things are’: What will future generations make of Hong Kong’s inequality?
A New Year’s message to Hong Kong: let us celebrate our diversity
Clueless finance minister offers the usual budget pile of unspent cash and unsolved problems
Baptist University’s Mandarin row: Why are local universities teaching languages anyway?
Responsible media should not act as Beijing’s pawns when reporting on staged, forced confessions
Mapping the Silk Road: State propaganda and the race against history
Let Hong Kong choose its marching style – Beijing can stay out of it
How Hong Kong’s trash problem became more visible on January 1
Thanks for the bones, but dogs do far more for people than people do for dogs
Punishment, deterrence and the Joshua Wong case: How the Hong Kong gov’t turned defeat into victory
Independent publishing in Hong Kong – a once-flourishing industry annihilated by fear
‘Hurting the feelings of the Chinese people’ is just a way of registering state displeasure
