How much are you willing to pay for your first trip in three years? Well, depending on who and when, it could be quite costly for Hong Kong travellers. Travellers who want to go outside Hong Kong duri ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
At least 500 new buildings are constructed in Hong Kong every year which generates substantial carbon emissions. The construction industry must urgently look for more environmentally friendly construc ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
Until fairly recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping touted his zero-COVID policy as proof that authoritarian one-party states like China are better equipped to deal with pandemics (or any other crisis ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
A nation that trumpets its own success, that heralds its ostensibly inevitable trajectory towards greatness, and that frames its relations with competitors and rivals as one defined by a moral hierarc ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-17
The extreme weather around the world recently has forced us to think seriously about the big issue of global warming. Buildings currently account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon emissions glob ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-17
... ely held consensus among analysts and investors. Given all the disappointments in 2022, the outlook for the new year is quite downbeat. Major corporations are announcing layoffs, and the International ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-17
I was invited to address the Harvard-Sciences Po Conference last Saturday; the convenors had wanted a keynote on the intersection of media, technology, and geopolitics – and thus I obliged, with a for ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-16
Technology underpins practically every aspect of our life. It’s the backbone behind how we work, how we connect to friends and family, and how we relax in our free time. But what role does technology ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-16
... iwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), so that it can start production in December 2024. Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), in Kikuyo, is costing US$8.6 billion and is a join ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-16
Artificial intelligence (AI) depends on massive amounts of data being available. As many countries have tightened privacy protection measures, therefore, synthetic data that does not violate personal ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-13
The 2022 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP27, was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. It was an implementation-focused COP, meaning ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-13
The United States’ recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes hundreds of billions in federal subsidies for green technologies and renewable energies, marks a long-overdue shift in ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-12
So what sort of experience is COP27? It was a hustling 2-week meeting. The week 1 negotiation was slow for national delegates, and there was a more delightful moment when the negotiation got extended ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-12
... at attention and raised even greater questions. In just its first week, ChatGPT attracted more than a million users and was used to write computer programs, compose music, play games, and take the bar ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-12
... Andrew is one of thousands of Hong Kong migrants to Bri ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2023年01月12日
