My new English electronic book Smart City 4.0 demonstrates to the younger generation and startups how spatial data and geographic information system (GIS) revolutionises our lives through sharing of r ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-11
Russia’s shocking invasion of Ukraine has awakened the European Union to the urgent need to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels. But, as the EU attempts to escape the Russian energy yoke, it m ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-11
The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded us of the unforeseeable disruptions constantly confronting the global economy. We have been taught this lesson many times. No one could have ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-08
Food prices are surging to record highs in many countries, driven by factors including climate change, violent conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply-chain disruptions. This perfect storm has exp ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-07
Physical infrastructure has a critical role to play in supporting the post-pandemic recovery and in laying the longer-term foundations for green, resilient, and inclusive development. A growing body o ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-07
The onslaught of the 5th wave of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has sparked a dramatic surge in the number of severe cases and isolation orders, overwhelming the healthcare system with hospitals running out of ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-04
The global economy has suffered two large negative supply-side shocks, first from the COVID-19 pandemic and now from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The war has further disrupt ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-01
For more than two years, COVID-19 has taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, disrupted daily routines, and dominated political discussion around the world. As the acute phase of the pandemic comes to an ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-31
Many who now worry about rising inflation in the United States may disagree, but the US Federal Reserve should take a victory lap. Just consider what the Fed has achieved over the past two years. At t ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-29
The global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was always fragile, especially in the developing world. With Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine, it has been all but shattered. But the invasion ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-28
To be effective, economic sanctions depend on multilateral coordination. Freezing the Russian central bank’s holdings and kicking Russian banks out of the SWIFT financial messaging system for internat ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-24
行政長官表示，倘疫情沒有反彈，政府會由4月21日起分3階段解除大部分防疫措施。關於餐飲業，首階段餐飲處所可恢復 ...全文
