Editorial

Hong Kong used to be a popular destination for companies, tourists and residents of the People’s Republic who wanted to breathe some air of freedom. Today, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China, we do not have a lot of good news to report about the situation in the southern Chinese metropolis. This is because the new Chief Executive John Lee also will take office on July 1. Their predecessors were already strictly in line with Beijing. On Top of that, Lee, as a former man of the law, now brings with him the scent of a police state, writes Marcel Grzanna.