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From the Guardian – Lord Sumption does an interview with BBC radio… “The real problem, I think, in Hong Kong is the paranoid atmosphere there,” he continued. “This is said to be a response to the 2019 riots, but there … Continue reading →

The government and its supporters could refrain from making too much of ex-Court of Final Appeal judge Lord Sumption’s harsh words about rule of law in Hong Kong. But, if the fuss over Stephen Roach’s straightforward economic analysis is anything … Continue reading →

Jonathan Sumption, one of the UK judges to recently resign from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, writes in the FT about his reasons for quitting… The Basic Law … expressly authorises Legco to reject the budget, and provides … Continue reading →

Former Morgan Stanley boss Stephen Roach came back to Hong Kong a few weeks ago after a previous spat… “There ain’t gonna be any resilience here if China continues to underperform, period,” he said, pointing to the parallel slowdown in … Continue reading →

So intercepting US 8964 – a sort of Alfa Romeo-ish sports car – is an annual thing. China Media Monitor tries asking Mainland AI chatbots some awkward questions about a historical event… My most candid query about June Fourth was … Continue reading →

It was impossible for anyone in Hong Kong to forget that yesterday was the anniversary of the 1989 Beijing massacre: thousands of cops plus their ‘Sabretooth’ armoured vehicle were on the streets to provide a high-profile reminder. They kept an … Continue reading →

It’s ‘police overtime’ day. Ronny advises that you remember Tiananmen privately. What’s going on elsewhere. Some random recommended reading… From Asian Crime Century – picking up from the UK arrests of three men for conducting illegal activities for ‘Hong Kong intelligence’, … Continue reading →

The Guardian… The panel of Hong Kong national security judges had set down two days for the hearing but dispensed with the core business in about 15 minutes. In the city’s largest ever national security trial – involving the prosecution … Continue reading →

Fourteen pan-democrats of the HK47 are found guilty of conspiracy to subversion. Chief Superintendent Steve Li gives his NatSec Police section a pat on the head for a job well done. Does the phrase ‘like shooting fish in a barrel’ … Continue reading →

While some government officials expressed satisfaction when Glory to Hong Kong disappeared from certain online platforms, there wasn’t much overt gloating. Which was just as well, since the subversive song is back. The news last week was that the UK-based … Continue reading →