So, what does the future of Hong Kong entail? The urgency of searching for a better answer to this question is precisely why a collective effort from all segments of society, private and public, must ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-27
... n, voters were told not to worry about losing their jobs to automation and globalization. New and better opportunities were on the horizon. Workers could sign up for retraining programs, and welfare b ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-27
In January, the Finance Secretary Paul Chan went to Davos as part of an effort to encourage the world to join the government in its “embrace of a new start” for Hong Kong and to sell its numerous inhe ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-27
... ndon last week. He was there to promote opportunities in Hong Kong’s financial services. An estimate by UK advocacy group Hong Kong Watch said that the HK migrants were being blocked from withdrawing ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-26
... of days. We note that this is consistent with past episodes, suggesting that stress in the banking system can lead to a stronger dollar. The US dollar tends to strengthen if bank stress reappears Com ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-26
... s crisis, we saw the tipping of pressure points around social inequality, elevating issues like diversity, health care, education, and equality higher up the political and business agenda. Meanwhile, ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-25
... team’s prowess in an international competition would be hailed as demonstrating that we are back in business. Sadly, but with that unerring propensity for petty-minded nit-picking that various of our ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-25
With the shutdown of its last three nuclear power plants, Germany has completed its phase-out of nuclear power. As the minister responsible for nuclear safety in Germany, I believe that this was an ex ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-24
... days of sweeping military exercises around the island this month and its warm reception to a visit by former KMT President Ma Ying-jeou. On April 12, the DPP chose Vice-President William Lai Ching-te ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-20
... days of sweeping military exercises around the island ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2023年04月20日
... te dreams were about to take off, the high-tech start-up sector’s bank of choice went bust, and commentators are warning of a looming slowdown in “the transition to clean energy.” Yet, rather than ham ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-18
... es. While we are pleased with the Bank’s progress on internal reforms, at least four areas require more work before its annual meetings in October. First, the WBG must reaffirm its commitment to promo ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-18
... 稱「我們見識過政治(we have seen politics)」，並指蘇聯末代元首戈爾巴喬夫，也不一定支持其 ...全文
Those keenly following economic data for signs of a recession in the US and globally were in for a surprise in recent weeks. Financial sector stress came to the fore and dwarfed positive economic data ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-14
... ntry, may well find themselves benefiting through their aggressive publicity campaigns. Politicians often resort to such measures for they are by far the most visibility-garnering means of acquiring p ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-14
No one seems to know how the United States would react if China were to invade Taiwan. For decades, US leaders did all they could to avoid this question. Then, in September of last year, President Joe ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-14
Every once in a while, we may find ourselves doing things that are quite clearly beyond our comfort zone. Such actions may confuse us. They may also thwart us and catch us off guard at our most vulner ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-13
