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Hong Kong localism and independence

A commemorative assembly marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on September 23, 2021. Hong Kong’s continued prosperity depends on our leaders understanding China’s political psyche. Photo: Nora Tam

Opinion | For a better future, Hong Kong’s leaders must study China’s past

In the ‘struggle’ to safeguard national security, self-criticism is implicit. Yet Hong Kong politicians on both sides often fail to reflect on their actions. We need leaders who can, through studying history, assess the mood accurately and discern where Hong Kong’s evolution within China can lead.

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Hong Kong police arrest man for allegedly posting seditious messages online

Hong Kong localist party Civic Passion disbands

Clerk, student remanded over leaflets advocating Hong Kong independence

Chloe Cho, 45, and Wong Chun-wai, 17, were charged under Crimes Ordinance; magistrate presiding over case has adjourned hearing by eight weeks.

Exterior view of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Felix Wong

Carrie Lam’s Olympics TV deal: a bid to reignite Hong Kong’s patriotism?

As Hong Kong snaps up the broadcast rights to the Tokyo Games, observers wonder if what it really seeks is a national pride pick-me-up from a bygone time when most Hongkongers identified as Chinese.

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Editorial | Hard work needed to restore confidence in Hong Kong

The government must do more to reassure youth about the future, or risk seeing even more leave the city for good.

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Foodies put politics aside, share reviews in online ‘concern groups’

Popularity of dedicated sites reflects obsession with food, pride in localism, observers say.

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Hongkongers’ passion for food reflects a sense of politically neutral localism, according to social scientists. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Fugitive handed back to Hong Kong arrested for allegedly conspiring in escape bid

Andy Li was allegedly one of the conspirators behind fugitives’ escape bid last summer, according to a police source.

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Japanese firms will leave Hong Kong due to China crackdown, SBI boss says

Yoshitaka Kitao, chief executive of financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, said that ‘without freedom, there is no financial business’.

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Hongkongers who challenge Beijing’s authority are separatists, says CY Leung

In five-minute speech, former chief executive says city is not independent like Singapore and any autonomy Hong Kong has comes at China’s discretion.

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Former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying. Photo: Nora Tam

Chinese University of Hong Kong warns students against engaging in illegal acts

Candidates vow to push ahead with radical localist agenda and publish manifesto attacking the national security law.

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Candidates running for the student union cabinet of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook

Hong Kong arrests threaten EU-China deal, European Parliament members say

‘No one should make the mistake of assuming there are built-in majorities for any deal’, says Bernd Lange, head of the parliament’s trade committee, though European Commission is still keen to get it done.

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First volume launched in HK$780 million ‘Chronicles of Hong Kong’ project

Organisers deny the undertaking – which aims to publish a total of 30 million words over eight years – is a political mission by the central government.

Founder of banned pro-independence party acquitted of protest-related charges

Andy Chan was accused of disrupting public order alongside 200 others and hitting a sergeant in the head in Sheung Shui on July 13 last year.

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Andy Chan at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

UK minister meets Hong Kong activists as she finalises BN(O) settlement plans

Minister holds discussion with campaigners including Nathan Law and sister of Andy Li, who was held in mainland China while trying to flee.

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Hong Kong activists Nathan Law (front left) and Beatrice Li (front right) with British Home Secretary Priti Patel (centre). Photo: Handout

Exile bid by ex-Hong Kong opposition lawmaker may box in other activists

After arriving in Copenhagen, Ted Hui declares intention to resettle in Britain. He faces charges related to protests in Hong Kong and by leaving the city could push courts to reconsider bail conditions for activists awaiting trial.

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Teachers should report ‘problematic’ study materials to superiors: education minister

Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung also says school authorities should be held accountable over any failure in gatekeeping duties.

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Letters | Parents have a right to know about teacher misconduct

The Education Bureau would not be unique in publishing the results of its investigation into complaints against teachers, as the Teaching Regulation Agency in England does so as well.

Hong Kong teachers rally for complete withdrawal of the extradition bill at Charter Garden in Central on August 17, 2019. Since the protests, concerns have increasingly been raised in some quarters about teachers politicising the school environment and promoting independence. Photo: Dickson Lee

Letters | Teachers have rights, but also a duty to leave bias out of class

Teachers have a moral duty to be objective and professional, not least because impressionable students are inclined to believe whatever they say.

Junius Ho facing disciplinary hearing by British legal body

Ho, a Hong Kong legislator who is licensed to practise law in England and Wales, could be removed from the British register depending on the outcome of the hearing.

Letters | Was life ban on Hong Kong teacher really necessary?

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Students at a primary school in Wan Chai pray for the coronavirus situation in Hong Kong to ease, after classes resumed briefly in June. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong pro-independence figure denies slapping officer at 2019 protest

Andy Chan, founder of the now-banned Hong Kong National Party, is on trial for allegedly assaulting an officer and taking part in an illegal assembly.

Andy Chan at Fanling Court last year after being accused of unlawful assembly and assaulting police. Photo: Dickson Lee

Opinion | ‘Bad apples’ in education: No reason to lose sight of due process

The Basic Law also does not specifically prohibit teaching about the pro-independence movement, raising questions over the grounds on which he was deregistered.

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Letters | Education Bureau can do more to halt independence talk in schools

Bringing the subject into the classroom – even to point out that separating Hong Kong from China is not feasible – is best avoided. The Education Bureau must make monitoring and scrutinising schools its primary responsibility to avoid students being brainwashed by their teachers.

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‘I’m ready for jail’: the Hong Kong dissidents who chose to stay and fight

Uncertainty, death threats and surveillance. Post-national security law Hong Kong doesn’t sound so welcoming to dissidents. Even so, to some the risks are worth it.

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People chant anti-government slogans in Jordan, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s exiled dissidents: world’s listening, but for how long?

For the first time in the city’s history, Hong Kong has dissidents abroad. But who are they, what do they want, and what will they do when the world moves on?

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Hong Kong school head laments decision to strip teacher of right to work

Principal of Alliance Primary School Kowloon Tong breaks silence over Education Bureau’s move to deregister male staff member over accusations of pro-independence bias in lesson plan.

More than 20,000 join campaign against teacher’s deregistration

But Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily praises move by officials as ‘important step’ to ‘bring things back to order’.

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Hong Kong localism and independence
Calls have mounted in the city in recent years for Hong Kong officials to focus on issues perceived as serving local residents first and emphasise greater self-determination distinct from the authority held by the central government.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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