Opinion
Comment and analysis from Hong Kong Free Press
Obituary: The Li Xueqin I knew – a leading Chinese archaeologist who trod carefully around political pitfalls
Spare a thought for these desperate Hong Kong lawmakers – they got what they wished for
Climate Strike Hong Kong: Gov’t reaction to class boycott is ironic, short-sighted and dangerous
The detained Canadians: Brace yourselves, China’s ‘disappearances’ are coming to the west
Volkswagen in China: will the Germans again claim they ‘didn’t know’ about the concentration camps?
Pledging allegiance: How Beijing purged an entire generation of political talent from the legislature
Climate strike: Hong Kong’s students are right, and – sorry ESF schools – personal cutlery is not an adequate answer
Dear Hong Kong Polytechnic – call yourself a university? Act like one
Rapping the ‘two sessions’: China’s propaganda remains solidly in the self-parody zone
Int’l Women’s Day: Let’s get past corporate platitudes and drivel to break barriers and achieve parity
An update to Hong Kong’s extradition law with China could be crippling for human rights – especially for foreigners
A story not fit for print: the sorry decline of Hong Kong’s traditional media
Viva the Lion Rock Spirit: Singapore has the cushy life for expats, but Hong Kong has soul
Another group of immigrants to Hong Kong we don’t like… pigeons
Colleges should punish int’l students who engage in threats, racial hatred and intelligence gathering for Beijing
Getting to the bottom of prison life
For Hong Kong democrats, a time to reflect: is there a way forward?
Long hair’s legal bid to win back his legislative seat: A long judgement with long delays
Big brands at Davos are eager for solutions to the plastic waste crisis… which they created
Why Hong Kong’s proposed e-cigarette ban is wrong in principle – as well as stupid
Extradition to Taiwan: why is Hong Kong ignoring an obvious solution?
A strange first for Regina Ip: a plan to control a real estate firm makes you a Communist?
The dawn of the little red smartphone and China’s digital dictatorship
Planning for a 1000-year empire in a changeable world: hits and misses of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Will Carrie Lam show remorse? Or will it be the Year of the Pig-headed?
Still the Heritage Foundation’s darling: Hong Kong has the freest poor people in the world
China’s top brass converge for media convergence, as the Party seeks to dominate the digital sphere
Dreaming of Taiwan’s return: Chinese President Xi and the story of Hong Kong’s ‘great success’
Government by brainwave, or by bull? How Hong Kong civil servants were robbed of their power
The opening of Hong Kong’s legal year: singing songs of praise with wigs
How a pro-Beijing newspaper celebrated 10 victories against Hong Kong’s democrats in 2018
Don’t waste your pity on Donald Tsang, we’re still paying for his megalomania projects
‘Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves’? Why Hong Kong’s national anthem bill deserves a resounding ‘boo’
Trade war optimists are ignoring the lesson of recent history: China is not changing
Hong Kong is the crossroads where internal authoritarianism meets external bullying
The non-prosecution of ex-Hong Kong chief CY Leung: No perception of bias? Really?
Elderly care and the M&M test: How pro-gov’t lawmakers voted for the budget without reading it
Thanks but no thanks! – Hong Kong’s autonomy was meant to entice Taiwan… now it’s a warning
Words and ships: a terminal error?
Why your surname is a sir-name: the implicit sexism of our naming traditions
Whatever your newspaper’s views are, editorial opinions belong… in editorials
In Hong Kong, a playground for the rich has priority over decent housing
Leung, Lam and Cheng: a legacy of arrogance that should have departed on the Royal Yacht
The ten best human rights books of 2018
Something to hide? This Christmas, it was not a rights lawyer on trial, but the Chinese legal system itself
How Hong Kong’s public political discourse was mainlandised in 2018
Why I hope you will find ‘hang fook’ in 2019
Remembering Paddy Ashdown: The ‘action man’ of British politics and a good friend of Hong Kong
Dear Xi Jinping, Hong Kong people are quite gullible…
New Zealand’s relationship with China: is it really a bridge… or a doormat?
In shock news, China is speaking up for human rights… in Canada
How Xi Jinping is being placed at the very centre of China’s story of reform
Come back George Orwell, we need you
Five cans of beer: a binge… or an aperitif?
The best human rights books, October to December 2018
China state-run newspaper People’s Daily growls over arrest of Huawei exec. Human rights infringed
Disqualifying Eddie Chu from a minor office has major implications
