Editor’s note: This is the second part of a review on the performance of China’s implementation of the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This article aims at examining the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region mainly through the lens of the International Covenant on […]
The John Lee Ka-chiu administration is about to release its first budget. From any point of view, the upcoming budget will be a bellwether of the government’s post-pandemic strategy for economic recovery and future development. When I met with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po a few days ago, he talked about the difficulty of formulating […]
HONG KONG, Feb 15, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 2023開年，美國計算機學會（ACM）宣佈了2022年ACMFellow名單，深睿醫療首席科學家俞益洲教授隆重當選，是本次入選的全球13名華人學者之一，彰顯了中國科學家在計算機領域的成就與貢…
Another hypocritical farce was played out when US President Joe Biden announced on Jan 26 an extension by two years of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents program, which is claimed to protect Hong Kong residents in the United States from deportation. In the Memorandum on Extending and Expanding Eligibility for […]
It was noteworthy that President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen issued a statement recently to express strong disapproval and staunch opposition to the United Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s decision to withdraw its invitation to the Hong Kong legislature to attend the 2023 Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments. […]
I had advocated the introduction of a minimum wage in Hong Kong for a long time, and was happy to see that a statutory minimum wage was finally introduced in 2011. I had also advocated a wage subsidy for a long time, and was overjoyed to see the idea taken up by the Hong Kong […]
HONG KONG, Feb 13, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – EC Healthcare (the “Company”, which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the “Group”, SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical group in Hong Kong*, is pleased to announce that the Group formed partnership with Prudential Hong Kong Limited (“Prudential”) to jointly […]
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a delegation of senior government officials and 30 high-level representatives from various sectors on his first overseas trip this year to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As post-pandemic Hong Kong reopens to the world, the visit enhances connections between Hong Kong and […]
Washington must come back to rationality in approach toward Beijing, including HK trade In January, Vice-Premier Liu He met with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Zurich, Switzerland. The meeting, which attracted worldwide attention, was supposed to be followed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to China this month. However, Blinken […]
Although not widely known beyond legal circles, the London-based Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) bills itself as “the independent international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales”. Having been around since the 1990s, it says it works “to protect the rights of advocates, judges and human rights defenders around the world,” and […]
HONG KONG, Feb 10, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Since the recent reopening of the Hong Kong-mainland border, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) embarked on a week-long business mission to the Middle East, led by Mr John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Hong Kong […]
The UK Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) had invited Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) to send representatives to attend the 2023 Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments, which is going to take place in March, and Carmen Kan Wai-mun and myself had been selected to attend the seminar on behalf of LegCo. However, at […]
Instead of seeing it as a complicated, expensive problem, aging buildings represent opportunities to improve livability and enable Hong Kong to achieve its carbon-neutrality goal by 2050. Hong Kong’s vision of itself is as “Asia’s World City”, the images of which are the city’s gleaming high-rise buildings. Hong Kong also advertises itself as the region’s […]
I recently recalled the famous opening line in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This seemingly contradictory statement referred to life in Paris and London at the time of the 1789 French Revolution, with life in each city being compared to […]
DUBAI, Feb 9, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – A delegation of business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the city’s Chief Executive and principal officials and organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week to strengthen existing business […]
Hong Kong, February 09, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Outset Global, the leading provider of innovative buyside trading solutions announced today that it has…
HONG KONG, Feb 9, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 踏入2023年，生物科技B類股持續上揚，市場持續關注生物科技及醫藥股後續的走勢。預期醫藥板塊受益於疫情政策優化後醫院流量及藥品銷售復甦，生物醫藥科技企業的股價和市值可重新審視，但相較此前爆發，…
The biggest talk of the town now is whether the financial secretary will continue to distribute consumption vouchers to every resident in his budget announcement on Feb 22. There are strong voices both pro and against. For those who are against it, they quote Article 107 of the Basic Law, which stipulates that the Hong […]
By virtue of the high degree of autonomy enjoyed by Hong Kong, many have likened the city to a ship. Whether or not this metaphor is appropriate, the “Hong Kong ship” must anchor firmly to the motherland amid a sea change in the global political landscape. China’s economic performance this year is set to stand […]
HONG KONG, Feb 8, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 又一家美股上市公司準備登陸港交所。2月1日，陸金所控股（LU.US）向港交所遞交上市申請，擬於主板掛牌。公司主要為小微企業主提供獲取普惠型產品和服務的便捷管道，並賦能機構合作夥伴使其能高效地觸…
Immediately before and after Hong Kong’s most high-profile national security trial — which involves 47 defendants charged with participating in a conspiracy to commit subversion — began on Monday, people who have a political axe to grind stepped up their efforts to draw “global attention” to the case by trying to associate it with “human […]
Since the pursuit of reform and opening-up, the main goal of China’s international strategy is to promote modernization, maintain national security and enhance its influence in the world. Over the past decade or so, the United States and its Western allies have stepped up their efforts to contain China’s rise. To resist and counter their […]
The Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong expressed strong dissatisfaction with and strong opposition to fallacious remarks made by certain public figures of the West who associate detained opposition activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong with so-called “human rights” issues to denigrate the city’s rule-of-law status. Such insidious efforts to […]
Gregory May, United States’ consul general to Hong Kong and Macao, recently made remarks at a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies that highlight the US’ prejudice toward Hong Kong. May criticized Hong Kong for its alleged decline in academic liberty, media freedom and rule of law while conveniently overlooking the […]
The Shanghai authority organized a citywide conference on optimizing the business environment immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday, unveiling 10 initiatives and 32 policy measures aimed at creating a first-class business environment. Addressing the audience, Chen Jining, Party chief of Shanghai, emphasized that the city will deepen high-level reform and opening-up with an enterprising […]
To rejuvenate rural municipalities and to reduce population concentration in the capital, the Japanese government is set to offer families with children relocating from the Tokyo metropolitan area a subsidy up to 1 million yen ($7,800) per child, up from 300,000 yen, with effect from April this year. If an eligible couple with two children […]
The US consul general to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Gregory May, recently lamented that the latest interpretation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is tantamount to an erosion of the independence of our judiciary. That Mr May seemed to harbor such a notion […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb 6, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – A delegation of business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the city’s Chief Executive Mr John Lee and principal government officials, has arrived in Riyadh to explore collaboration opportunities with the business community of Saudi Arabia. Several Memoranda […]
HONG KONG, Feb 6, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 2023年1月10日前後，國內疫情防控顯著優化，隨著更多地區走出感染峰值，消費行業進入穩步的復工復產期，加上中央和地方擴內需促消費等政策逐步見效，多個城市客流量持續增加，春節期間居民消費需求大…
HONG KONG, Feb 3, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The United World College Hong Kong Committee (UWCHK) and Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (LPCUWC) jointly host an exhibition under the theme of UWC education for peace and sustainability to mark the 50th anniversary of Hong Kong students in overseas […]