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Parallel to the National Party Congress in Beijing, Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee delivers the first keynote speech of his term in office. The former police officer plans to create housing and solve the shortage of skilled workers. But the central element remains national security, which brought large parts of the political opposition behind bars.
By Marcel Grzanna
Johannes Hack, President of the German Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, criticizes the uncertainty caused by the Covid policy of the last couple of years. Mainland China is building the walls around itself higher and higher. On the one hand, this could again strengthen Hong Kong's status. But because foreigners from Hong Kong can no longer travel freely to China, the island becomes increasingly unattractive. The interview was conducted by Ning Wang.
By Ning Wang
Samuel Chu is one of the last activists of the Hong Kong democracy movement with direct political influence. In the US Congress, his political work has even been so successful that Hong Kong authorities issued an arrest warrant against him based on the National Security Act – the first one ever issued against a US citizen. Chu's new goal: Bringing the Tiananmen artwork "Pillar Of Shame" to Berlin and committing the protest movement to long-term strategies. Fabian Peltsch spoke with Samuel Chu.
By Fabian Peltsch