Foreword Ian Grenville Cross 6

Foreword Regina Ip 9

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Chapter 1未來發展

Can Hong Kong’s government replicate

the “Korean wave”? It’s unlikely 14

District Councils back to past, minus politics 24

Relaunching Hong Kong: Let the facts speak for themselves 34

City must not “miss the boat” 46

Luo Huining charts future development of Hong Kong 56

The administration that changed Hong Kong forever 66

Hong Kong has a PR problem – time to put an expert

in charge of its information department 76

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Chapter 2民主與選舉

An experiment in democracy 86

Hong Kong must continue to adapt to changing times 97

China charts its own course 108

A chance to forge our future 118

US-led rebukes of Hong Kong election hollow 128

Hong Kong charts its own course 138

The fantasy of democracy 148

Media Freedom Coalition remarks a gross distortion 157

Chief Executive election marks dawn of new era 167

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Chapter 3政治與政策

Reforms pave way for stability 178

Badly needed education reform must continue 187

Land of hope and new deals 198

Significance of overseas judges on SAR’s Court of Final Appeal 207

A bad case of self-delusion 217

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Chapter 4疫情之下

Xi lends impetus to Hong Kong’s drive

to end COVID crisis 228

All or nothing in virus fight 239

Pandemic makes civil service reform a must 248

After COVID-19 ravaged Hong Kong’s residential care homes, reform of how we look after our elderly is needed 257