“If the mainstream opinion of Hong Kong people renders me unsuitable to serve as chief executive, I will resign,” chief executive candidate Carrie Lam declared during a televised debate on Tuesday nig ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
Despite the wide speculation that former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has already been handpicked by Beijing for Hong Kong's top job, mainland officials have been circumspect on the matt ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
When the Election Committee gathers on March 26, it wil ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2017年03月16日
Just two weeks ago, retired judge Woo Kwok-hing was still very much in the pan-democrats' favor, and thanks to their endorsement, he was able to secure his candidacy without having to tap into pro-est ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-15
I wasn't surprised at all that retired judge Woo Kwok-hing was able to get enough endorsement votes from the Election Committee to become an official CE election candidate. However, what really surpri ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
“In an election elsewhere, a candidate or aspirant needs to put forward his own platform before canvassing votes, but here in Hong Kong, some Election Committee members have already made up their mind ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
In early 2007, the worst financial crisis in almost 80 years began to unfold, coming to a head 18 months later with the collapse of Lehman Brothers and shock waves felt around the world. Desperate gov ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
Growing up in the shadow of Lion Rock, I have developed a strong affection for this magnificent mountain. A hundred years ago, when the entire Kowloon Peninsula was a rural farmland, Lion Rock stood o ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
I've been a coffee lover for almost half a century. But two years ago I was diagnosed with heart rhythm problems. And since caffeine could contribute to heart palpitations, I was left with no choice ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
Chief executive front-runner John Tsang announced his election platform a couple of days ago. Tsang didn't mention how he is going to fight for universal suffrage, not a single word. All he said is th ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-08
We met the Tien brothers, James and Michael, on the same day at the end of last month. We first bumped into Michael, the younger Tien, at a McDonald’s outlet in a public housing estate in Tuen Mun tha ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
In my article last week I urged pro-establishment members of the Election Committee (EC) to not rubberstamp whoever Beijing handpicks for the office of the next CE, advising them that they should inst ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-26
John Tsang has said it, finally, that he is going to run for Hong Kong’s top job. He and his team had bided their time until the day came, and if you think his campaign press conference on Thursday af ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-20
The pan-democratic bloc has managed to put 325 of its people on the 1,200-member Election Committee, giving the group, for the first time since the handover, some real heft in the CE election. How to ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-18
Mainland officialdom has issued orders to ban all forms of public discussion and commemorative activities concerning the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution. Meanwhile, both th ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-13
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The same goes fo ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2017年01月12日
Recently Wang Guangya, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, gave a rare interview to the Zijing magazine (Bauhinia), an official periodical published by Beijing. In the interview, Wang ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-05
US President-elect Donald Trump is filling his cabinet with rich people. According to the latest count, his nominees include five billionaires and six multimillionaires. This is what is known as oliga ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. The United States has been an expanding power since its start in 1789. It battled its way across North America in the 19th century and gained global dominan ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
It has been my fourth year collaborating with a local magazine. In each issue I present a recipe and do a cooking demonstration as well. The job is challenging but I love it because I am able to pass ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
