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Taiwan: 2012 Election Sets Example for Mainland Chinese Democratization

China 2011: From Jasmine Crackdowns to Grassroots Uprisings

From the crackdowns on any Jasmine revolution and grassroots uprisings, to debates about future development models, 2011 was another eventful year for China. Oiwan Lam rounds up.

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Hong Kong: Sexual Orientation Conversion Advocated by Government

In June 2011, the Hong Kong Government Social Welfare Department invited Christian Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy organisation New Creation, to train its social workers. The move has caused anger in the LGBT and wider community.

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Hong Kong: Why Occupy Central? 21 October 2011
China: Sex, Censorship and the Rise of ‘People's Porn' 7 September 2011
Technology for Transparency: Final Report 22 May 2011
Hong Kong: Brainwashing Education 12 May 2011
Hong Kong: Panic Over Milk Powder Shortage 14 March 2011

Latest stories about Hong Kong (China)

11 February 2012

Hong Kong, China: Cross-border Self-drive Tour Instigates Fear and Anger

Written by Ronald Yick · Environment, Governance

Tension between Hong Kong and mainland China has mushroomed in recent months. While small conflicts, such as a train scuffle, has ignited fury, the recent introduction of a cross-border self-drive...

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8 February 2012

Hong Kong, China: Netizens Mock the University of Hong Kong

Written by Oiwan Lam · Education, Politics

One netizen has recreated the University of Hong Kong's logo to mock its centennial celebration last year, arranged to take place during premier Li Keqiang's visit to Hong Kong.

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27 January 2012

Video Highlights: Music, Indigenous Initiatives, Indignation and Wonder

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Arts & Culture, Disaster

A selection of Global Voices' recent and interesting stories including video from Latin America, East Asia, Middle East and North Africa and Eastern and Central Europe, selected by Juliana Rincón Parra.

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24 January 2012

Hong Kong Rethinks its Relationship with Mainland China

Written by Andy Yee · Development, Politics

15 years after Hong Kong's return to mainland China, Hong Kongers have little mood for celebration. Tensions run deep between Hong Kongers and mainlanders. Bloggers and social critics explore recent conflicts from the social, cultural and economic perspectives.

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20 January 2012

China and Hong Kong: Train Scuffle Ignites Cross-Border Fury

Written by Oiwan Lam · Travel, Ethnicity & Race

A passenger scuffle over mainland Chinese tourists eating food on a train in Hong Kong, is the latest of a series of cross-border controversies between China and Hong Kong, amidst mounting resent over Beijing's influence in Hong Kong.

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15 January 2012

Video Highlights: Activism, Freedom of Speech, Identity and Culture

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Breaking News, Freedom of Speech

A selection of Global Voices' recent and interesting stories including video from Middle East and North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, Western, Eastern and Central Europe, East Asia and Latin America, selected by Juliana Rincón Parra.

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Updates about Hong Kong (China)

8 February 2012

English

Asia Sentinel has a news story about the latest development of the oldest English newspaper, South China Morning Post, in Hong Kong. The writer believes that the appointment of the newspaper's new Chief editor, former China's Daily's reporter and a CPPCC member Wang Xiangwei is part of the trend of the China Communist Party's move in media takeovers in Hong Kong.

• Oiwan Lam

25 January 2012

Chinese

Amid a series of social and cultural clashes between Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong netizen Marie Meow has written an open letter (English translation here) on Facebook exploring the reasons, possibilities and limitations for a Hong Kong independent from China. The letter has gone viral on the Hong Kong Internet, attracting lots of positive feedback.

• Andy Yee

19 January 2012

Chinese

Having witnessed Taiwan's 2012 presidential election, Derrick Tao, a Hong Kong photographer, made a video (with English subtitles) to contrast democratic development of the two societies. As a prosperous but undemocratic city state, “Hong Kong could either join Taiwan as pioneers of freedom and democracy in the Chinese societies”, or “accept the status quo and let go of her ideals and beliefs.”

• Andy Yee

13 January 2012

English

Zhongnanhai looks into the identity politics in Hong Kong in relation to mainland China, a motherland and a new colonizer.

• Oiwan Lam

30 November 2011

Chinese

“I am who I am”, produced by an activist group, Nutongxueshe, is a series of video for the LGBT community in Hong Kong to come out and speak about their experience, very often painful because of discrimination and bullying. (via acopy.net)

• Oiwan Lam

14 November 2011

English

David Webb noticed that Hong Kong government is adjusting towards an Interventionist approach to the city's economic and financial market. First of all, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be moved to the old government campus. Secondly, the government has shifted to a sealed-bid tender approach in land sale rather than an open auction.

• Oiwan Lam

8 November 2011

English

The 2011 Barcamp (Hong Kong) will be taken place in the City University of Hong Kong this Saturday.

• Oiwan Lam

Comments on "Hong Kong (China)"

Hong Kong Rethinks its Relationship with Mainland China

There are definitely some problems and conflicts existing between the Hong Kongers and Chinese from the mainland. However, as a...

I don't want to offend anybody, but I see a lot of classism here. I don't know if mainland chinese...
I am from Canada. we support all the people in hk to dump D&G. they are totally against the right of...