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Michael Chugani
A Hong Kong-born American citizen who has worked for many years as a journalist in Hong Kong, the USA and London.
Identity crisis is the root of an unhappy Hong Kong
Michael Chugani
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Feb 14, 2019 9:00am
Hong Kong is undeniably one of the world’s wealthiest cities. The jobless rate is a mere 2.8 percent, over half the population lives in government-subsidized flats, healthcare in government hospitals is heavily subsidized, and life expectancy...
Is Carrie Lam’s honeymoon with the opposition over?
Michael Chugani
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Jan 31, 2019 9:00am
Slowly but surely it seems we are heading back to the bad old days when mutual contempt between then-chief executive Leung Chun-ying and the opposition ran so deep that the two sides wouldn’t even acknowledge each...
To have or not to have a national anthem law
Michael Chugani
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Jan 17, 2019 9:00am
There is nothing wrong in promoting respect for the national anthem of your country. As a naturalized American, I stand respectfully with my right hand over my heart whenever the Star Spangled Banner – my county’s...
Can the Greater Bay Area really rival Silicon Valley?
Michael Chugani
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Dec 20, 2018 9:00am
What exactly is the Greater Bay Area? Those who came up with the concept are branding it as China’s answer to America’s Silicon Valley. Hong Kong and mainland leaders proudly boast it will rival and replace...
Has democracy camp lost its appeal after two election defeats?
Michael Chugani
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Dec 6, 2018 8:30am
Don’t ever read too much into an election outcome. Doing so could make you misjudge which way voters are leaning in the next election. Never forget that an election outcome reflects only the mood of voters...
Do eroding freedoms mean the death of Hong Kong?
Michael Chugani
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Nov 22, 2018 8:30am
Is Hong Kong really dying? That was the topic of a seminar last week organized by veteran politician Emily Lau Wai-hing at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club. A controversial topic at a sensitive venue, especially after the...
Is Carrie Lam capable of rekindling hope in Hong Kong?
Michael Chugani
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Oct 25, 2018 9:02am
“It’s morning again in America.“ The late US president Ronald Reagan used this 1984 TV campaign commercial to great effect during his re-election campaign. It so resonated with voters that even to this day it’s rated one...
What Carrie Lam didn’t address in her policy speech
Michael Chugani
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Oct 11, 2018 9:00am
No one disagrees that Hong Kong’s most urgent issue is the abysmal state of its housing. Even the opposition admits this although it insists the housing crisis doesn’t give the government an excuse to ignore political reforms...
Does banning the National Party put HK on a slippery slope?
Michael Chugani
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Sep 27, 2018 8:30am
Hong Kong stepped into uncharted terrain this week by banning a separatist party which advocates independence from China. By taking such unprecedented action, the government has put us in a legal and political minefield. It would...
Obama speech, Trump, and true democracy
Michael Chugani
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Sep 13, 2018 9:00am
We in Hong Kong like to talk a lot about democracy. But what exactly is democracy? The opposition insists it will only accept so-called genuine democracy. It loosely describes this as one person one vote without...
The double-edged sword of political reforms and Article 23
Michael Chugani
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Aug 30, 2018 8:30am
No one knows which came first, the chicken or the egg, but which should come first – political reforms or Article 23 national security legislation? Beijing loyalists have joined forces to demand the speedy enactment of...
Donald Trump or Xi Jinping: Who will win the new Cold War?
Michael Chugani
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Aug 2, 2018 8:30am
Less than two months after Donald Trump completed his first year in office as America’s most unconventional president in recent history, China’s National People’s Congress amended the country’s constitution to extend indefinitely Xi Jinping’s term as...
Why Hong Kong’s property bubble won’t burst anytime soon
Michael Chugani
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Jul 19, 2018 9:02am
If you think Hong Kong’s insane property market will magically find sanity one day, don’t hold your breath. You will only suffocate. Forget that dream about owning a flat anytime soon. It will remain a dream...
Does Carrie Lam have a Hong Kong dream for Hong Kong?
Michael Chugani
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Jul 5, 2018 9:00am
A picture is worth a thousand words, as the old saying goes. I saw a recent picture in the media that told much more than a thousand words about Hong Kong as it marks 21 years...
Blame a dysfunctional HK for the jailing of Leung Tin-kei
Michael Chugani
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Jun 21, 2018 9:01am
If hundreds of young people armed with makeshift shields set fires, hurl bricks at police and kick them to the ground, would you describe such violence as a riot? Before you decide, you need to know the...
Hong Kong’s disillusioned young people: A ticking time bomb
Michael Chugani
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Jun 7, 2018 9:00am
Can Hong Kong ever be like mainland China? That question came up at a recent private dinner I attended. One businessman gave this blunt answer: Hong Kong is part of China but it will never be...
Will democracy weaken Trump’s hand in the US-China trade war?
Michael Chugani
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May 24, 2018 8:30am
In today’s internet age, democracy can sometimes be its own worst enemy. Just look at the huge role social media is playing on how democratic societies exercise democracy. Social media can be a boon in budding...
Hong Kong’s Lion Rock spirit is gone forever
Michael Chugani
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May 10, 2018 8:30am
Hong Kong people love to boast about their core values. But what exactly are these values they say they so cherish? Some are easy to pinpoint. They say they are proud of Hong Kong’s rule of...
Does Carrie Lam have the guts for drastic property measures?
Michael Chugani
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Apr 26, 2018 9:00am
Will Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor dare go where no other chief executive has gone before to tackle Hong Kong’s housing crunch once and for all? Will her administration have the guts to shut Hong Kong’s housing...
Trump’s trade war disadvantage against a communist state
Michael Chugani
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Apr 12, 2018 9:00am
Not all trade wars are created equal. But as the saying goes, all’s fair in love and war. A trade war between the United States and the European Union would be more equal than a trade...
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