Salute to all women, especially mothers! Today is a day to remember their reproductive rights, especially in a kid-unfriendly city like Hong Kong. Thanks to the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, w ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-08
An agile, speedy and proud animal, the rabbit can leap over obstacles and maintain its pace as it navigates the complex landscapes it finds itself in. A symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in t ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-02
Last week I had lunch with my former instructor at graduate school who is a China expert. Naturally, I took the chance to ask questions on the thorniest geopolitical topic in Asia Pacific – whether Ch ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-26
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
One of the biggest geopolitical events in 2022 was the Russo-Ukrainian War. The war is making to its one-year mark but has shown no signs of ending. There have been numerous discussions in media on ho ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-09
2022 was a tumultuous year in many ways. While climate-related shocks became even more prevalent and severe, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a global energy crisis that continues to affect mill ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-06
One would be forgiven for thinking that the above is a most mundane proposition. After all, it is clearly true that geopolitics is a universal, all-encompassing, and ubiquitous phenomenon. Yet this st ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-05
As climate chaos threatens the Global North and the lifestyles of the world’s richest people, we might expect to hear elites demand a rapid exit from reliance on fossil fuels. Instead, a controversial ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-13
The world heaved a sigh of relief this month when the feared “red wave” of Republican victories in the US midterms failed to materialize. While the Republicans took the House of Representatives by a n ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-07
Leaders of both autocracies and democracies alike put on the impression that their regimes are flourishing – and that their way of governing is best. In practice, setting aside the fact that most of t ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-02
To undertake tasks for which one may not be viewed as sufficiently equipped. To be asked to step up to challenges that are above one’s “pay grade”, “age range”, and out of one’s comfort zone. These th ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-24
Two days after the midterm elections in the United States, the Financial Times reported that US inflation has slowed, markets are “giddy,” and the Federal Reserve may now ease up on its interest-rate ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-23
Ask two different climate experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP27) to characterize their feelings about the future, and you may get quite different answers. “We are see ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-11
The big lesson of the past 60 years of US economic policy, according to former vice chair of the US Federal Reserve and current Princeton University economist Alan S. Blinder’s new book, A Monetary an ...More
EJ Insight2022-11-04
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, “How can we help the youth of Hong Kong?” Alternatively, “Is there hope still for the youth of Hong Kong?” The standard answers by many to such que ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-27
For the 2022 Policy Address, I have a few more suggestions as listed below: Smart environment: Fully utilise underground spaces As cities become increasingly crowded, developing underground space to c ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-17
Reactionary populism is now the biggest obstacle to tackling climate change. With outright climate denial no longer an option, populist politicians have increasingly positioned themselves as climate d ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-05
Who doesn’t want to be a spaceman for China? Young Hong Kong and Macau patriots are excited to learn that the China Manned Space Agency has started its recruitment process for up to 14 astronauts, inc ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-05
My very kind and considerate cosmetic surgeon arranged, at very short notice, to excise some basal cell carcinoma from my face, for which purpose he booked an operating theatre at a private hospital i ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-03
Entry points are not just for tactical investors. It is usually assumed that only tactical investors pay close attention to market entry levels. But we would argue that in fixed income investing, entr ...More
EJ Insight2022-09-22
