Ex-HK head confession a warning for TaiwanBy John ChengFormer Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying (梁振英) has chosen a curious moment to speak candidly. Lai, in his view, was simply too influential, too dangerous and too effective to be left to the market. Hong Kong did not lose its freedoms suddenly in 2020. If this is the system some still urge Taiwan to trust, then Leung’s “confession” should be required reading, not as history, but as warning. John Cheng is a retired businessman from Hong Kong now living in Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times December 21, 2025 16:26 UTC