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Hong Kong Chief Executive
Hong Kong Is Trying to Salvage Its Image. Who Is It Fooling?
By Eric Lai
The government is eager to tell “a good Hong Kong story” – but actions speak louder than words.
Carrie Lam’s Legacy
By John P. Burns
Carrie Lam leaves behind a new Hong Kong: less free, less capable, and more dependent on the mainland.
Carrie Lam’s Departure Signals a Further Crackdown in Hong Kong
By Joey Siu
Lam’s replacement was a key demand of the 2019 protests, but no one should be celebrating her announced retirement now.
China’s Choice for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Reveals Its Own Insecurity
By Charles Mok
John Lee’s background is heavy on security, showing Beijing values that over Hong Kong’s economic prosperity.
Carrie Lam Confirms She Won’t Seek Another Term as Hong Kong Chief Executive
By Zen Soo and Vincent Yu
Lam has been Hong Kong’s top leader during a rocky stretch, from the 2019 Umbrella Movement through the enactment of a controversial national security law.
China Remakes Hong Kong’s Electoral System
By Shannon Tiezzi
The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office.
China Commemorates Hong Kong’s Basic Law by Restricting It
By Cal Wong
China's number three leader promises increased control over Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's Chief Executive-Elect Already Struggling
By Cal Wong
Carrie Lam is finding it difficult to fill her cabinet, thanks to restrictions from Beijing.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Meddled With Investigation of Secret Payments
By Cal Wong
CY Leung admits to funneling his concerns through a pro-Beijing lawmaker on the investigation committee.
Hong Kong’s Democrats and the Chief Executive Election: Selecting a Lesser Evil?
By Steven Yet
With little hope of winning themselves, the pan-democrats plan to side with a pro-Beijing underdog.
Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Sentenced to Jail
By Cal Wong
Donald Tsang gets over a year in prison for a bribery scandal while he was in office.
Hong Kong’s Richest Man Promises to Elect Someone Who Loves the City
By Cal Wong
The influential businessman pledges to put his vote on the Election Committee to good use.
Hong Kong Has Its First Contender for Next Chief Executive
By Cal Wong
Retired High Court judge Woo Kwok-hing becomes the first to officially declare his candidacy for the 2017 race.
Political Scrambling in Hong Kong Begins
By Cal Wong
Politicians (and Beijing) are already preparing themselves for the 2017 chief executive race.
Hong Kong Chief Threatens to Sue Newspaper
By Cal Wong
CY Leung threatens to sue Apple Daily for seeking to undermine a potential reelection campaign.
Hong Kong Corruption Watchdog’s Independence at Risk
By Cal Wong
Questions arise after the Independent Commission Against Corruption's head of operations is removed.
Hong Kong Postpones Political Development
By Tim Summers
A failed attempt to reform the method of selecting the Chief Executive raises the likelihood of future protests.
Hong Kong's Democratic Dilemma
By Shannon Tiezzi
Supporters of the Beijing-backed package claim to have public backing on their side. The truth is more complicated.
At Political Impasse, Hong Kong Needs Compromise
By Tim Summers
The longer term interests of Hong Kong and its people would be best served by pragmatic progress.
Chinese President Xi Won't Back Down on Hong Kong Elections
By Shannon Tiezzi
Meeting with a business delegation from Hong Kong, Xi Jinping made it clear Beijing does not intend to compromise.
Don't Overdo the Pessimism on Hong Kong Reforms
By Nicholas Gordon
Unless Beijing actually does what outside critics fear, it doesn’t help to act like Hong Kong’s reform process is over.
The Perils of Hong Kong’s Constitutional Changes
By Kin-ming Kwong and Chiew Ping Yew
Calling Beijing’s restrictive framework ‘political reform’ is a misnomer.
The Economic Impact of Hong Kong’s Political Crossroads
By Sara Hsu
Constraints on Hong Kong’s political future could well have economic repercussions.
Hong Kong's Democrats Should Accept the NPC’s Election Plan
By Dingding Chen
A deal is better than no deal — Rome was not built in a day.
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