A lot of ink has been spilled on the economic significance of the Qianhai geographical and functional expansion to Hong Kong. However, its political impact on Hong Kong will be as great, if not greater. In 2010, Beijing laid out the plan to develop Qianhai, a small area within Shenzhen, into a hub of modern […]
A major shift in the political atmosphere has attracted the public’s attention. Luo Huining, the director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, visited “cage home” tenants and fishermen the day before National Day. The outreach visits to the most-deprived were the highest profile yet. Local […]
An observer of Hong Kong politics recently suggested that lack of progress in dealing with our housing woes showed that Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, had wasted the last four years. This raised an eyebrow, given that these years have been dominated by relentlessly grim dysfunction within the Legislative Council, a terrifyingly […]
Actions speak louder than words. But in face of a malicious smear campaign against China and interference in Hong Kong affairs by US-led external forces, it is never too late to set the record straight. Mired in the protracted US-China tension, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is at grave risk of being used as […]
In her fifth and last Policy Address for this term, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor unveiled the grand Northern Metropolis Development Strategy to set the path for Hong Kong’s future growth. In all honestly, it’s a relief to see the Hong Kong government, with this Policy Address, finally leading the way to the future. […]
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s final Policy Address visualized the future of the city at the final stage of her tenure. The address focused mostly on housing and land supply, the chronic issue that has been getting on the public’s nerves for decades. The bold plan for a Northern Metropolis proposed by Lam raised […]
Hong Kong’s upheaval, or “color revolution a la Hong Kong” as understood by many analysts, which broke out in mid-2019, ended abruptly with the promulgation and implementation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong, a national law enacted by the central authorities in June 2020. Before that, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the imposition […]
The chief executive gave the last Policy Address of her five-year term of office on Wednesday. As expected, much focus was on economic and new town development. Economic development is the basis on which all government and social services can be effectively funded and delivered and on which people can make a living and thrive. […]
‘Bold” and “ambitious” are the right words to describe Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s fifth Policy Address delivered on Wednesday. When the major objectives set out in the new policy plan are fully achieved, it will become a game changer for Hong Kong. Inarguably, at the root of all major deep-seated socioeconomic problems which […]
Since Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the last policy address of each of the three previous chief executives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was a document mainly to outline the major achievements during his term of office. Rarely would he put forward policy suggestions with the intention to shape the policy agenda […]
Underpinned by thepicture of national development, Hong Kong is anticipating a brighter future in the coming years. Among others, the national 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) indicates clear support for Hong Kong’s development into an international innovation and technology center, better integration into the overall development of the country as well as deepening co-operation between the […]
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, while soaking in exuberant celebrations on China’s National Day, stays in perfect peace and order, a hard-earned, well-deserved fruit that residents have been yearning for for years. Last National Day, I remember, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor mentioned that “stability has been restored to society while national security […]
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government published the “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities” last week in response to concerns about the future of Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world. The report is the first of its kind issued by the HKSAR government […]
Friday witnessed the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Seventy-two years ago, when the country’s leaders announced the establishment of the republic, they aimed at beginning a socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics. According to the founding members of the republic, democracy is an outcome of its political civilization that fulfills […]
Shortly before the National Day, it was most fitting that on Sept 27, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po launched the “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities”. As businesses around the world look to secure growth opportunities after the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report could not […]
Hong Kong’s enduring strengths as an international financial center are well-documented in a report published by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s government titled “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities”. The report highlighted that Hong Kong’s financial system remains robust and stable — despite unprecedented challenges including […]
HONG KONG, Sep 30, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced today (September 29) a series of promotions building upon the “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment: A Place with Unique Advantages and Unlimited Opportunities” (www.hkeconomy.gov.hk/en/environment/index.htm) published this week by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). […]
Hong Kong is emerging from two rough years, with 2019 turning out to be one of its most traumatic periods because of the civil unrest, while 2020 and 2021 have not been any easier either because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the last two challenging years, Hong Kong is as strong as ever. We […]
The latest Global Financial Center Index results were announced last week, and Hong Kong once again placed third in the global ranking, just one point ahead of Singapore. We know that the competition for higher ranking is very keen, as many cities are making a huge effort to become important global financial centers. In the […]
The Hong Kong business report the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government released on Monday indicates that the city remains one of the most attractive destinations for business and investment from around the world. The introduction of the National Security Law, as the Hong Kong business report released by the HKSAR government shows, has helped […]