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Riddle, mystery, enigma: What it means to be a Hong Kong person [China Daily]

September 19, 2013 · by Nicholas · in Articles, Opinion Pieces

I am a Hong Kong person. I was born in this city, I spent my childhood and adolescence here, I have permanent residency, and a Hong Kong identity card with three stars. I am ethnically Chinese through my mother. But…

Macau and Hong Kong enjoy the best of both worlds [SCMP]

August 1, 2013 · by Nicholas · in Articles, Opinion Pieces

This September, thousands of University of Macau students will cross a border to attend class, though they may not realise it. There will be no immigration checks in the tunnel between the new campus on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island and Macau…

Why not focus on things people can agree upon [China Daily]

August 1, 2012 · by Nicholas · in Articles, Opinion Pieces

With the breakdown of talks and the protest march last Sunday, the national education issue has reached an impasse. It is now a political argument to be won, rather than a policy question to be solved. The risk is that…

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