資深時事評論員、香港大學專業進修學院常務副院長暨署理附屬學院校長。此前為前香港教育學院文理學院副院長、社會科學系教授兼系主任。他專長研究香港及澳門政治、大中華跨境犯罪問題，學術成就備受國際肯定。他出版了11本個人學術著作，包括《澳門的政治轉變》（Political Change in Macao），該書於2009年10月獲得澳門基金會頒發一等奬。
With the globalization of soccer gambling, quite often some young and inexperienced players and even experienced ones may be tempted to risk their good reputation in exchange for short-term monetary benefits.
It is time we took our land use discussion to another level, where the wider public interest takes precedent over other vested interests, including those so-called local kingpins.
Being a legislator also entails the responsibility of articulating voters’ interests and demands, and most importantly to legislate with the larger interest of the community in mind. Lawmakers will find that rational discussion and political moderation are far more likely to bring the results they seek.
It is unclear whether the reduced elite sports would perform better, but some non-elite sports which did improve internationally, such as soccer, should receive more funding support.
Hong Kong’s response must be more proactive, more comprehensive, more coordinated, and more ambitious in terms of the scope and networks of collaboration.
If one of our common values is to embrace a tolerant society and a happy society, then we should consider how we can achieve a more peaceful, more calm and more productive way of dealing with politics.
Carrie Lam’s comments open the door to the dialogue on electoral reform in the next government of the Hong Kong SAR. Nevertheless, she has not spelt out the meaning of “proper conditions, environment and atmosphere”.
Hence, other cases similar to Lam’s in the future would be handled more formally, especially since under the new notification system the mainland police would be expected to inform the Hong Kong police of their detention within the 14-day time frame and in the interests of the protection of human rights.
The separation of membership of ExCo from LegCo could be accompanied by, as mentioned above, a new office serving both councils so a new constructive executive-legislative working relationship could emerge.
