The National Security Law: 4 Major Impacts to Hong Kong’s Judicial System

(Photo by Colin Tsoi) 23 years ago today, Hong Kong was under spotlight, as it was returned to China by the United Kingdom, ending its rule there for over 150 years. Although the UK left, a lot of its spirit did not, such as capitalism and its legal system. Common law (combined with minimal customary …

Beijing’s National Security Law in Hong Kong Is Nothing, Compared to This:

(Photo by Incendo) The whole world is in all kinds of chaos right now, so I made a phone call to God. He said, "Yeah, the world is about to come to an end. Just enjoy the rest of the days, sweetheart". (I feel like only dark humor can help us cope with all this.) …

The Danger of Collective Irrationality

(Photo credit: Lam Yik Fei | New York Times) The best game I have ever played on my phone is called Risk. Originally a board game, the online phone version was also made available. To explain it very briefly: it starts with occupied territories randomly assigned to you. Every round, you get a few additional …

How Can Biology Help Explain a Protest?

(Photo credit: Associated Press) Young Hong Kong protesters, mostly male, are playing with fire, literally. The protests in Hong Kong were originally about the extradition bill, which would allow the government to extradite people in Hong Kong to mainland China. But the problem grew much bigger than that. The focus has shifted to police brutality. …

If You Can’t Speak, You Can’t Lead. Here is how.

(Photo by Inmediahk) After looking at a conflict in the Pacific Ocean, let us switch to East Asia. Hong Kong is now stuck in a political conflict which has brought it multiple mass marches and violent protests (or "riots"). To put it briefly, the Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, attempted to amend the law so as …