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Vivienne Chow

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.

Articles by Vivienne Chow (19)

Vivienne Chow 20 Jul 2018

The many voices of Hong Kong

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has backed down from a disparaging and hostile stance towards using English.
Vivienne Chow 8 May 2018

Soft-power dressing: China’s moment in the US

A rare chance to dress up political motives as a form of cultural appreciation.
Vivienne Chow 24 Apr 2018

Attack of the Twitter bots

A surge in social media followers across Asia has raised questions about self-censorship.
Vivienne Chow 2 Feb 2018

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.
Vivienne Chow 9 Jan 2018

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.
Vivienne Chow 7 Aug 2017

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.
Vivienne Chow 4 Jul 2017

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.
Vivienne Chow 4 Apr 2017

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 China.
Vivienne Chow 17 Feb 2017

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.