Some posts deleted by censors from mainland microblogging site Sina Weibo have been recovered and are now available in English. WeiboScope, a program that can recover deleted posts – including those removed by government censors – has collected 200 million posts since its launch at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2011. And now … Continue reading »
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Hong Kong freemasons angered by cash controversy ‘cover-up’
It is an organisation synonymous with secrecy, but one trying hard to change its image. However, confidential documents from the inner sanctum of Hong Kong Freemasonry – seen by the Sunday Morning Post – appear to show the task may be a tough one. Some of the brethren have broken ranks to reveal what they … Continue reading »
China’s Fake Gay Marriages
Xiaojiong has the ultimate online dating success story. On a Chinese matchmaking forum, she not only found her current husband—she found her current girlfriend, too. This article was published on Newsweek/The Daily Beast on April 19, 2013. Born in Shenyang, a city in the northeastern province of Liaoning, Xiaojiong grew up not knowing another lesbian. … Continue reading »
How HK$500 million manhunt led to a new Gigi Chao
After her father’s dowry offer became a global sensation, the low-key executive was forced out of the closet – emerging as a powerful activist This was published in the South China Morning Post on April 11, 2013. At HK$500 million, it was an offer that turned heads all around the world: a father’s reward for … Continue reading »
Chinese officials: Spending less? Or hiding it better?
This was originally published on The Economist on March 7, 2013 ORDERS from China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, for government officials to ease up on their guzzling of expensive grain liquor and their lavish banqueting have left restaurants and hotels in Beijing scrambling to help put up a façade of austerity during two key political … Continue reading »
Book review: Shanghai Lalas
Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China by Lucetta Kam Yip-lo HKU Press This review was published on February 17, 2013 in the South China Morning Post The lives of lalas and transgender people in China have changed in some dramatic ways in the past two decades, with communities rapidly expanding with the help … Continue reading »
Treatment of torture claimants in breach of laws and treaties
Landmark ruling by top court over way torture claimants are screened when seeking sanctuary could lead to hundreds of cases being re-opened This was published in the Sunday Morning Post on January 27, 2013. The way Hong Kong screens people who arrive seeking sanctuary from oppression in their home countries faces a major overhaul after … Continue reading »
