Hong Kong National Security Law

​After Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s safeguards tighten

A white paper on safeguarding China’s national security released a day after the sentencing of media mogul Jimmy Lai sends a clear signal: the government will not relent in its efforts to uphold national security in Hong Kong. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing speaks with academics to find out the implications.

Tai Hing Shing

Can Hong Kong’s economy thrive under China’s tightening grip?

As Beijing tightens its grip under the national security law, Hong Kong’s vaunted economic freedom faces a crucial test. Academic Toru Kurata examines how the Northern Metropolis plan and a push for high-tech growth could reshape the city’s future.

Toru Kurata

Hong Kong’s new pivot: From Western gateway to Middle Eastern bridge

Hong Kong is embedding itself in a multipolar, collaborative network linking Asia and the Middle East, says US academic John Calabrese. For Gulf economies diversifying beyond hydrocarbons, it offers trusted legal and financial structures; for Chinese firms, a safe entry point into Middle Eastern markets; and for Gulf investors, a strategic partner facilitating informed access to Chinese assets.

John Calabrese

Leung Man-tao’s podcast was erased. The message is loud and clear.

After Leung Man-tao’s podcast Eight and a Half vanished from major platforms in China, listeners are left questioning the limits of expression — even for careful and moderate voices. Lianhe Zaobao senior correspondent Chen Jing tells us more.

Chen Jing

Under typhoon skies: Rediscovering the Hong Kong I thought I’d lost

After a recent trip to Hong Kong that coincided with Typhoon Wipha, ThinkChina’s Candice Chan muses about the Hong Kong she knew and loved before, and the Hong Kong she got to know again, under the wind and rain.

Candice Chan

[Video] Retreat or rebirth? How Peng Chau became a cultural refuge in Hong Kong

As part of Lianhe Zaobao’s “Seeing the new Hong Kong” series, marking five years since the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Lim Zhan Ting speaks to several Hong Kongers who, in the wake of the 2019 protests, have sought healing and a slower pace of life in Peng Chau, one of Hong Kong’s offshore islands.

Lim Zhan Ting

Hong Kong makes a comeback as an international financial centre

As part of Lianhe Zaobao’s “Seeing the New Hong Kong” series, marking five years since the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, associate China news editor Fok Yit Wai takes a look at Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre. Will the city be able to grasp new opportunities amid the China-US rivalry and the mainland’s crackdown on several sectors?

Fok Yit Wai

[Big read] After the fire: Can Hong Kong still be Hong Kong?

As part of Lianhe Zaobao’s “Seeing the New Hong Kong” series, marking five years since the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, correspondent Lim Zhan Ting and associate China news editor Fok Yit Wai speak with Hong Kong residents to understand how they are adapting to their new normal following the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement.

Lim Zhan Ting

Drifting or settling? The rise of the new Hong Kongers

New migrants from mainland China to Hong Kong, or xin gang piao, do not have it easy, as they have to adjust to a whole new culture in the workplace and society at large. As part of Lianhe Zaobao’s “Seeing the New Hong Kong” series, marking five years since the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, correspondent Lim Zhan Ting interviews new migrants to learn about their experiences.

Lim Zhan Ting

The ‘fatal’ deadline of 2047

Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes that while people are worried about land leases in Hong Kong ending in 2047, Beijing is signalling that there is no need to be overly concerned.

Tai Hing Shing

No place for pan-democrats in today's Hong Kong

Political analyst Wang Qingmin notes that given the near-total power of the Chinese government over Hong Kong, perhaps Beijing can afford to show more tolerance towards the people and government of Hong Kong. This might actually encourage the moderate pan-democrats who love Hong Kong to contribute, which would also benefit mainland China.

Wang Qingmin

Hong Kong issue only an insignificant part of US diplomacy

Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing notes that even as evidence shows that the US does not value Hong Kong as much as pro-democracy Hong Kongers think it does, overly idealistic Hong Kongers still buy into the narrative that the US will step in on Hong Kong's behalf in dealing with Beijing. It is time for this group to wake up.

Tai Hing Shing