Under Xi's leadership, Hong Kong has been reshaped, with officials cracking down on protest and freedom of speech and introducing a more patriotic curriculum in schools.
How Hong Kong was swallowed by the Chinese dragon: Just 25 years after Britain's handover, IAN BIRRELL laments how, despite Beijing's promises, the vibrant beacon of freedom ...
A ruthless dictatorship has crushed the former British colony with dizzying speed since the eruption of the 2019 protests, using local stooges to stifle the rule of law.
New Asian restaurant Hou Hou Mei set to open in Inverness this weekend
OWNERS of the latest restaurant opening in Inverness are looking to bring something new to the Highland capital.
The World-Making Aesthetic of Hong Sangsoo
While he has long been seen as an apolitical filmmaker, his work is anything but. The auteur’s films engage with the dreams and contradictions of Korea like no other.
Ruan Maia hoping turnaround can continue with hat-trick seeker Ace One
With just six victories in the first three months of the season, Ruan Maia was seriously considering his future in the city but the trickle of winners has now started to turn into a steady flow. The ...
HK Business Poised To Rush Back To The Mainland
This week's relaxation of China's quarantine rules promises to lift various Hong Kong businesses with production lines, suppliers and other opera ...
Towards greener farming with biogas power plant
AN ANIMAL waste biogas plant will be built on a 1ha plot of private land in Jalan Valdor 17, Perkampungan Valdor, Sungai Bakap near Nibong Tebal in Penang.
Professor Dennis Baker
Dennis J. Baker, “The Impossibility of a Critically Objective Criminal Law,” (2011) 56(2) McGill L. J. 349-394. Journal Articles Hong Kong Dennis J. Baker, “The Doctrinal and Normative Vacuity of Hong ...
Hong Kong scholar files legal bid against Law Society decision to file complaints against him
A Hong Kong legal scholar accused of breaches of confidentiality has applied to legally challenge the Law Society’s decision to submit two complaints about him to a group that deals with the conduct ...
Traditional musician Dennis Cahill dies aged 68
The death has been announced of the renowned guitarist and Irish traditional musician Dennis Cahill. Dennis Cahill, whose parents were from Co Kerry was born on June 16 1954 in Chicago. He started ...
A Murder Erased movie review: Hong Kong detective mystery so abysmally conceived it has to be seen to be believed
B-movie veteran Dennis Law’s films are so consistently dire as to be entertaining in an ironic way. A Murder Erased, about a cold-case killing, fits the pattern and reminds us what an incompetent ...
Van Damme meets Tsui Hark: Double Team and Knock Off
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Tsui Hark double bill of Double Team and Knock Off… Jean-Claude Van Damme was riding high in the mid 90s. He was coming off the back of a string of ...
