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Anti-mainland China sentiments

Anti-mainland China sentiments
Latest news, features and opinion on anti-China mainland sentiments in Hong Kong, cross-border tensions, localism and Hongkongers' sense of cultural identity.
Many Hongkongers now prefer to spend leisure time in Shenzhen, which offers attractive places to relax like Jingtian Coffee Street, April 7. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland China

The city’s future lies in discarding the prejudice that has clouded its judgment to embrace mainland success and align with the national trajectory.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong can live with cosmetic changes. Just don’t change its core

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United States

Opinion | Even in the West, the era of consequence-free expression is over

Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Think twice about letting more non-locals into Hong Kong universities

While a more diverse student body is beneficial, the impact on Hongkongers of raising the non-local quota too much too soon should not be taken lightly.

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The University of Hong Kong campus at Pok Fu Lam on June 23. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs real talent, not troublemakers and misfits

The city should recalibrate its talent admission policies to ensure they attract the best and brightest and can’t be exploited by bad actors.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must fix talent scheme as mainland Chinese ‘exam immigrants’ draw ire

Tensions are rising as mainland Chinese exploit loopholes to get their children into Hong Kong’s education system.

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Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Mark Twain was wrong. Travel is not as fatal to prejudice as hoped

For every traveller open to learning from our differences, there is another impregnably confident in the superiority of his or her culture.

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Foreign tourists relax on Kuta Beach on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in November 2023. Photo: AFP
Food and Drinks

How Shanghai’s academic Bunker bar is redefining intellectual nightlife

Bunker went viral this year, pioneering a new trend: academic bars, where people and professors meet to discuss burning topics over tipples.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Nothing brings Hongkongers and mainlanders closer together than sports

Enthusiastic rendition of the Cantopop anthem Red Sun in Hong Kong Coliseum as China beat Turkey in women’s volleyball showed Chinese sporting pride.

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Hong Kong society

No need for Hong Kong law banning discrimination against mainlanders: watchdog

New chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission Linda Lam says social atmosphere has become more peaceful following reopening of borders.

Linda Lam, the new chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Commission. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Trending in China

Piano-playing London live-streamer accused of staging China row to boost traffic

A British piano player who became a global media sensation after he clashed with a group of visitors from China over unauthorised filming in a London railway station is facing a backlash on mainland social media.

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A British piano player who became an on and offline sensation over an altercation he had with a group of people from China inside a busy London railway station is facing a backlash on mainland social media. Photo: YouTube/desertrosevideos
Hong Kong

Opinion | No place for ethnic profiling of academics, whether in Hong Kong or US

Talk of a “mainlandisation” of academics in Hong Kong is baseless and only hurts the intellectual vitality and dedication of the research enterprise. Recent developments in the US should serve as a warning.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Treating poor service on Cathay flight as a language issue ignores real problem

The better treatment afforded to people who speak English is a reflection of a nationalist complex whereby Chinese people’s belief in their cultural superiority is entangled with a need for Western affirmation. For some Hongkongers, this is complicated by a sense of superiority over mainlanders.

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Cathay Pacific

Hiring plan could help Hong Kong’s Cathay ‘compete for mainland Chinese travel market’

Move announced by airline CEO in internal memo seen by Post, with other measures including allowance for staff who are proficient in more than one Asian language.

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Cathay aims to recruit more Mandarin-speaking crew from July. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong leader likens fake organ donor withdrawals to ‘discord’ sowed in 2019

John Lee’s strongly worded remarks come after arrests of suspects alleged to have accessed government system to cancel registrations of donors.

A booth promoting organ donation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Letters | Anti-mainland sentiment has been allowed to fester for too long

Readers discuss the urgent need to address the anti-mainland sentiment in Hong Kong, the rumour mongering targeting organ donation, and effective use of the government’s open data portal.

Hong Kong

Letters | Let’s not use the Cathay Pacific scandal for political play

Readers discuss the overreaction to an incident that puts Hong Kong-mainland relations at stake, and the frustration of constant tech upgrades.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Cathay scandal: creating an inclusive Hong Kong is everyone’s business

Many in Hong Kong already work to make the city an inclusive and attractive tourist spot but we also need legislation, education and the collective effort of all of society to eliminate discrimination.

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Mainland Chinese tourists, part of a tour group, pose for photos on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong on March 30. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong minister accuses ex-councillors of organising organ donor withdrawals

Chris Tang says ex-district councillors involved in wave of organ donor registry withdrawals, which could affect people waiting for transplant.

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Singapore

Letters | ‘Boring’ Singapore is doing quite well for itself

Readers discuss the stereotypical view of Singapore that persists in Hong Kong, and discrimination related to mainland travellers and organ donation.

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Cathay Pacific

Did China Southern incident draw less ire on mainland than Hong Kong’s Cathay row?

Latest incident attracted less attention than Cathay scandal because latter involves Hong Kong, which has deeper mainland ties than Singapore, observers say.

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China Southern Airlines has apologised for the incident. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong organ donors may have to verify identity amid spike in withdrawal requests

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau doubles down on proposed cross-border transplant mechanism with mainland China.

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An organ donation promotion booth set up at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in May. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Letters | TVB’s Night Beauties the stuff of voyeuristic male fantasy

Readers discuss a television drama’s portrayal of Hong Kong’s sex industry in the 1980s, and the easing of rules on women freezing their eggs in Singapore.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay to step up efforts to rescue reputation, will ‘humbly reflect’ on scandal

In internal memo, CEO Ronald Lam calls for soul-searching within company, argues behaviour of fired attendants had compromised hard work of other colleagues.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong equality watchdog warns Cathay staff may have breached discrimination law

Ricky Chu, who chairs the Equal Opportunities Commission, also voices hope work on legislation against intra-racial discrimination will be completed soon.

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Cathay Pacific’s cabin crew may have violated the discrimination ordinance, according to Hong Kong’s equality watchdog. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Too early to judge reasons for Hong Kong organ donor registry withdrawals: minister

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says authorities examining the reasons for the sudden jump in withdrawals from organ donor register.

A resident registers for the city’s organ donation scheme at a hospital booth in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific fires 3 staff accused of insulting non-English speakers

Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam apologises for incident, saying airline has concluded investigation.

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John Lee

Hong Kong to benefit from proposed organ donation scheme with mainland: experts

Authorities are reviewing jump in requests by residents to withdraw from existing scheme, with some never having actually registered.

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