Hong Kong has political prisoners, and it’s time we all admitted it. Three years after the start of the ‘Illegal Occupy Movement’, the Hong Kong courts are finally dishing out some serious jail time. This week could see the founding fathers of the Illegal Occupy Central movement jailed for several years each for their part […]
What a fine week it’s been. With the election out of the way and the boss up in Beijing, life in the Liaison office has been pretty much laid back. We’re enjoying the peace while we can. The boss was at a Party party in the Great Hall of the People, to celebrate the 20th […]
Much fuss at the weekend, when my esteemed colleague Wang Zhenmin accompanied Comrade Wolf to a birthday party for the Basic Law. Under normal circumstances, this shouldn’t have been a controversial event. We’d invite a few loyal friends, have a nice dinner and a patriotic singalong and share ideas on annoying the democrats. But with […]
Hong Kong will never have democracy. Not if we can help it. The dream of a utopian, independent city state, a financial dynamo at the heart of Asia, where the people confidently go about their business, safe in the knowledge that their culture and prosperity are advanced by an elected legislature, and defended by an […]
Hong Kong’s ‘Dark Corner’ cops are enjoying a lucrative spot of paid leave since being jailed for beating a social worker during the Occupy protests. There are few occupations where you can be convicted and jailed for committing a crime during office hours and still get to keep your job. There’s even fewer where you can […]
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