Vivienne Chow
Biography
Publications
Vivienne Chow is a Hong Kong-based journalist and critic specialising in arts, culture and cultural politics. She is the founding director of non-profit educational initiative Cultural Journalism Campus.
The many voices of Hong Kong
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has backed down from a disparaging and hostile stance towards using English.
Soft-power dressing: China’s moment in the US
A rare chance to dress up political motives as a form of cultural appreciation.
Attack of the Twitter bots
A surge in social media followers across Asia has raised questions about self-censorship.
The courage of youth on display in Hong Kong
An independent spirit might not mean separating Hong Kong from China, but adopting ways that threaten vested interests of the ruling class.
Hong Kong’s passport divide
The BNO passport's power lies the fact that only those 'old Hongkongers' born before 1997 are eligible to apply.
When is a border not a border? In Hong Kong
One day, many fear that 'one country, two systems' will vanish and Hong Kong will become just another Chinese city.
China and Hong Kong: ‘One country above all’
Xi’s itinerary during his three-day whirlwind visit to the city, his first as President, was packed with highly symbolic events showing Hong Kongers, and the world, who’s boss.
Lam’s election a jolt back to reality for Hong Kong
Lam’s relative unpopularity means she will face a tough road ahead the moment she is sworn in on 1 July, also the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to…
Democracy won't be the winner in Hong Kong election
When Hong Kong's former chief secretary Carrie Lam announced she would run, it was clear who Beijing's pick would be.
