Recent Articles & Broadcasts
- Interview with Taiwan Plus TV on HKSAR’s 25th anniversary, 1 July 2022
- Sunday Times review of The Gate to China by Michael Sheridan — a new history of the People’s Republic and Hong Kong
- 25th anniversary of the SAR look back for Sunday Times, 26 June 2022
- Interview with Times Radio – memories of 25 years of the HKSAR
- The Observer op-ed 8th August
Archive of articles and broadcasts from Hong Kong
Green Bean Media
Green Bean Media was formed by journalists and TV producers from Hong Kong now living overseas as a result of the crackdown on freedom of speech. It has become one of Hong Kong’s leading news and current affairs platforms with very high viewership within Hong Kong and around the world. Stephen Vines is the presenter of its Let’s Talk programme.
Latest:
- Interview: Challenges facing Hong Kong immigrants to the UK , published: 23/10/2025
- Interview with James Naish MP , published: 09/09/2025
- Interview with Andrew Heyn, British Consul General during the 2109/20 protest movement , published: 06/08/2025
- Interview with Mark Sutcliffe CEO Hong Kong Football Association , published: 22/07/2025
- Wera Hobhouse – first UK banned entry to Hong Kong , published: 25/06/2025
Apple Daily
Until 2021 when it was forced to close Apple Daily was Hong Kong’s only mass circulation newspaper supporting the democracy movement and as such was the target of considerable government pressure culminating in the arrest of its senior management and police occupation of its premises.
Latest:
- closure of Apple Daily , published: 24/06/2021
- When it comes to real questions of security will the CENO be there for Hong Kong? , published: 21/06/2021
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong Free Press is Hong Kong’s leading English language independent news platform.
Latest:
- District Council overhaul: Hong Kong never had democracy, but that is no reason to deny it , published: 21/05/2023
- Press Freedom Day: Vestiges of independent media still detected in Hong Kong , published: 03/05/2023
The Pulse
The Pulse was a multi-award winning flagship English language current affairs show aired by the public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). It was terminated in July 2021.
Latest:
- Last Edition of the Pulse , published: 02/07/2021
- Hong Kong’s new talent wave & discussion with Anthony Fung , published: 25/06/2021
Morning Brew
Vines made weekly appearances on Morning Brew, broadcast on radio by RTHK, until April 2021 when it was decided that his irreverent approach to current affairs was no longer required.
Latest:
Other publications
Articles by Stephen Vines in a various publications
Latest:
- True Patriots on Trial in Hong Kong , published: 22/10/2025
- Nikkei Asia – Hong Kong’s crackdown on humour is not funny and not a surprise , published: 29/10/2022
- Review of the Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten for The Literary Review , published: 01/07/2022
- Times Radio – memories of Hong Kong in the past 25 years , published: 30/06/2022
