Hong Kong drops out of top 10 busiest ports for the first time after posting 7th year of consecutive volume declines. It has now lost a third of its container traffic over the past decade. Shanghai and Singapore retain #1 and #2 spots, followed by Ningbo. gcaptain.com/hong-kong-fall…

Lawmaker Joephy Chan has questioned how a government film subsidy fund vetted projects, citing “views” that the scheme had backed movies promoting “soft resistance” and with “negative energy.”

HK NSL expenditure is secret. Ok! But do authorities know how much they spent? Was it audited? Are taxpayers getting value for money? Tell us! thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/…

'Hong Kong can best serve China by providing Beijing with a more accurate picture of its global image and being a site for forward-thinking experimentation.'

-CCCW Fellow Brian Wong writes at South China Morning Post: t.ly/EoNqv

Former CE Carrie Lam's annual tax-payer funded expenditure increased by 32% year-on-year.

2023 expenditure was $9.17 million, with office rent accounting for $5.6 million.

Lam has attended 700+ promotional or ceremonial events over the past two years.

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• “so-called” ☑️☑️
• “political manoeuvre with fact-twisting and scaremongering remarks” ☑️
• “intruders trying to plunder and loot” ☑️

A great write-up by Zichen Wang on Professor Lan Xiaohuan's book on local government and economic growth, looks like it tells the story of land finance very well. I missed buying this when I was in China, shucks pekingnology.com/p/chinas-land-…

Last month, John Lee said more security legislation must be passed so 'Hong Kong to move forward without worry or burden, and focus on developing the economy and improving people’s livelihoods.'

Today:

“If we miss this opportunity, how could we live up to the expectations of young people? What message we are delivering to the youth?” Wong Kam-sing, who was Hong Kong’s secretary for the environment from 2012 to 2022, said.

Do not delay Hong Kong waste tax further, ex-environment official and expert urge government

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A 43-year-old accountant was jailed for 33 months for rioting on July 21, 2019 for throwing items at men in white - the attackers - and holding an umbrella to cover for others.

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A representative of Reporters Without Borders has been deported from Hong Kong on arrival to the territory to monitor the trial of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai:

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BREAKING: NGO Reporters Without Borders says it has been denied entry to #HongKong after 6-hours of searches, questioning. In full: hongkongfp.com/2024/04/10/bre… Said the move was 'unprecedented' worldwide.

After 3 were at a water-splashing event for splashing water at police, Songkran festival was moved off HK's streets, with compulsory registration.

Video👇shows Songkran-in-accordance-w/the-relevant-rules-&-regulations-w/HK-characteristics. #DiscoverHK

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In the past 20 months after John Lee took office, monthly PSI has not changed wildly, the highest point was in Feb 2023. Yet, the recent overall PSI has gone downward due to the continuous drop of the Government Appraisal score from Dec 2023 to Mar 2024. #HKPORI

'Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an…

Prof. at the LSE & CCCW Senior Fellow Keyu Jin recently spoke to NZZ about China's economy and misperceptions in U.S.-China relations In China, she says, 'the legitimacy of politics is still economic.' Read more: t.ly/k4c2N

After a decade of BRI, how do Global South leaders view costs, benefits, and outcomes of PRC-financed development? AidData's latest report reveals insights from new survey data.
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First rebuttal and condemn letter from HK’s security chief since enactment of #Article23 goes to an op-ed by Maya Wang 王松蓮 on New York Times Opinion The New York Times .

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