Thirty years ago on June 4, I sat around a small television screen at my grandmothers home in Hong Kong. I was nine years old. My grandmother sat closest to the television, on a small plastic stool. All of my family in Hong Kong were there in that room, in front of that small screen. I sat cross-legged on the floor, beside my mother, who held me firmly. As we watched I felt her grip tighten. At several points she embraced and kissed me, and I felt her tears on my cheek.

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Having publicly stated he believes it wrong that a Cambridge college award Carrie Lam an honorary fellowship, Evan explores how he arrived at this conclusion. Ms.Lam may be a good candidate on paper, but the Hong Kong that she has shaped is increasingly authoritarian in nature, and represents the antithesis of what the university should champion.

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編按：《金融時報》亞洲新聞編輯、香港外國記者會 (FCC) 副主席馬凱 (Victor Mallet) ，被入境署拒絕工作簽證續期申請，外間質疑這是與早前主持民族黨午餐會引起，是打壓新聞自由之舉。 Evan 認為事件已顯示香港已撤底地改變，馬凱為新聞自由而作的行為不單是不被接受，更會被懲罰。

Let there now be no shadow of doubt. Any pretence that Hong Kong has not changed fundamentally, and that the city’s core values, way of life and institutions remain intact and functioning has now to be dropped.

The news that the Hong Kong authorities refused to renew a working visa for Financial Times Asia editor Victor Mallet has deservedly caught the headlines not only in Hong Kong but around the world. Questions will be raised in the UK parliament and statements will be made by the relevant government departments. Academics, journalists and other China-watchers are twittering privately.

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