Northern Shaolin is a complete martial art, with an exhaustive array of strikes, kicks and grappling techniques. Lai Hung, the inspiration for this book, is Northern Shaolin's most famous fighter, with numerous wins in full contact bouts back in the 1950's and 1960's, using very little padding and almost no rules. Combat Shaolin is the first time the famous two-person fighting form of Northern Shaolin has been revealed to the public.

This book explores the challenges to news professionalism and media autonomy stemming from the state, market pressure, the digitalization of communication, and a polarized civil society in Hong Kong. China is tightening its control over post-handover Hong Kong, which includes press freedom. Harsh market competition, coupled with shifting readership from mainstream media to digital platforms, is squeezing the business viability of media organizations. The polarization of civil society in po...