If there is no silent majority, there is also no realistic scenario under which Beijing would negotiate a viable electoral reform with the local opposition

Journalists from Hong Kong covering demonstrations in France were hurt as a direct result of police actions. Will protesters here visit the French consulate and demand an official inquiry?

In his first meet-the-press event as new Hospital Authority chairman, Henry Fan Hung-ling should have focused on public funding being withheld by the government that is much needed for medical training and facility expansions.

Piecemeal handouts and economic reliefs are in the past. The government must overhaul its conservative fiscal policy and boost social safety nets across the board

One of the tragic ironies of the violent anti-government protests is that young Hongkongers are becoming unemployable, especially in well-paid jobs with good career prospects

Pledges by the winners of the district council elections to re-examine ridiculously expensive vanity projects and abolish proxy votes are welcome

The deafening silence about the wanton destruction of campuses and theft of dangerous chemicals by rioters says much about the complicity of their enablers and cheerleaders

However effective rioters and their enablers have been in lying about Hong Kong police and the murders and rapes officers supposedly committed, the truth will eventually come out

Once the city becomes a political flashpoint, it can kiss its status as a global business hub goodbye

Americans only care about democracy, freedom and human rights when they can be used against enemies, and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is testament to that

With the awesome financial resources available to them, pan-democrats on district councils are now in a position to launch a constructive rebellion and put an end to the destruction

Many of those elected purely for their anti-government credentials rather than experience or ability will not be up to the job and quickly exposed

It’s clear the government will have to meet at least a few of the protesters’ demands if its allies are not to be decimated in the coming Legislative Council election, and to return the city to normality

The unusual level of freedom available in Hong Kong is being cynically exploited by China’s enemies to turn its people against each other and their own country

Anything out of Hong Kong is now exploited by Washington and London as ammunition against Beijing, but Cheng’s claims of torture during mainland detention are badly compromised.

A Hong Kong court has backed the opposition by ruling the government’s ban on wearing face masks at protests is unconstitutional but in the long term, the backlash from Beijing could erode our judicial independence

Should Donald Trump sign off on bill targeting Hong Kong, the city will be labelled a trouble spot to be exploited by Washington and taught a lesson by Beijing

Critics scoff at police warning, yet history is full of independence movements that turned to violent extremism

America’s attempt to exploit the city’s months-long unrest against China has been so transparent that no one is fooled, least of all Beijing

Chandran Nair, who runs independent think tank the Global Institute for Tomorrow, has called on the local news media to dedicate their front pages to the declaration of a ceasefire that may allow for peaceful leadership to emerge

Sooner or later, people in the city will have to acknowledge mainland China is the only power that can rewrite our social contract, relaunch government and restore institutions.

Despair has replaced reason as young people trash their own city while their elders cheer them on.

The city’s future is being threatened by lawlessness as radicalised youth will not go away even if the current crisis is resolved

Pan-democratic lawmakers have condemned police shooting of protester, but appear intent on downplaying horrific torching by rioters

The people of Hong Kong cannot continue to demonise each other as the city burns; surely there must be a way forward

The city’s tertiary institutions must protect their mainland students and staff from political violence and anti-China bigotry

Many protest messages and graffiti may have lots of miswritten Chinese, but their writers only care about their effectiveness as political weapon

As a student fights for his life, the time has come for responsible adults to stand up and call a halt to the misery and heartbreak engulfing Hong Kong.

Chief executive’s meeting with President Xi Jinping has made one thing clear: she needs to clean up the mess that she created