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Rising from the Ashes: Turning Mourning into Contemplation
Rising from the Ashes: Turning Mourning into Contemplation
Dr. Tingting FAN
At 2:51 p.m. on November 26, 2025, a raging fire burned down Block 7 of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. The 43-hour inferno claimed at least 160 vibrant lives, stripped more than 1,000 families of everything they had, and wiped the smiles from the faces of all Hong Kong people.
17 Dec 2025
Faculty
Mainland Chinese Firms’ Overseas Expansion Enters 2.0 Stage
Mainland Chinese Firms’ Overseas Expansion Enters 2.0 Stage
Prof. Heiwai TANGProf. Zhenhua MAO
At the New Vision Economic Summit 2025, hosted by Sing Tao News Corporation, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Vice President (Global) of The University of Hong Kong and Associate Dean of HKU Business School, and Prof. Zhenhua Mao, Professor of Practice in Economics at HKU Business School and Member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group, shared insights on how fierce domestic competition is driving Chinese enterprises toward global markets.
12 Dec 2025
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Sing Tao News Corporation (Chinese only)
Rethinking Education When AI Matches Human Creativity
Rethinking Education When AI Matches Human Creativity
Prof. Dawei WANG
A few weeks ago, the parents’ WeChat group of a top international school in Hong Kong blew up. It all started with one mother’s dilemma: “The essay written by AI is so much better than my daughter’s. Does she still need to learn how to write?” Another father immediately replied: “I’ve already signed my son up for three programming classes. In the future, kids who don’t know how to use AI will definitely be eliminated.”
10 Dec 2025
‘Home-First’ Policy vs. Real-World Charging Needs: Hong Kong As a Global EV Showroom Series
‘Home-First’ Policy vs. Real-World Charging Needs: Hong Kong As a Global EV Showroom Series
Prof. Zhixi WAN
For many electric vehicle owners in Hong Kong, driving around the car park near their home after work in search of an available charging spot has become a daily routine; on weekends, there are only a handful of charging spaces at shopping malls.
10 Dec 2025
Faculty
Ride-hailing regulation: is efficiency the key to smooth traffic?
Ride-hailing regulation: is efficiency the key to smooth traffic?
Dr. Vera Wing-han YUEN
As Hong Kong moves to formalise ride-hailing regulations, where should policymakers focus their efforts? Dr Vera Yuen, Lecturer in Economics at HKU Business School, argues in her article published on Ming Pao, that the debate must shift from limiting the number of cars on the road, to maximising the efficiency of the traffic flow.
9 Dec 2025
Faculty
Ming Pao (Chinese Only)
MINISO’s Shift in Products: Self-owned IP to be the Future Battleground
MINISO’s Shift in Products: Self-owned IP to be the Future Battleground
Dr. Tingting FAN
Dr. Tingting Fan, Principal Lecturer in Marketing at HKU Business School, emphasizes that self-owned IP will be a critical battleground of the future. She notes that the IP industry is characterized by high risk, high investment, and a winner-takes-all dynamic.
3 Dec 2025
Faculty
Bloomberg Chinese (Chinese only)
When Axes Meet the Balance Sheets: How the World is Revaluing the Forests
When Axes Meet the Balance Sheets: How the World is Revaluing the Forests
Prof. Guojun He
Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. In 2024, global losses of primary tropical forests reached about 6.7 million hectares, an increase of nearly 80% compared with 2023 [Note 1]. The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held last month in Brazil, has been regarded as the most critical climate summit since the Paris Agreement.
3 Dec 2025
Faculty
Is “bang-for-buck” the winning ticket for Chinese brands going abroad?
Is “bang-for-buck” the winning ticket for Chinese brands going abroad?
Prof. Jayson Shi JIA
According to Prof. Jayson Jia, Associate Professor of Marketing at HKU Business School, Luckin’s success lies in its ability to offer a cost-effective product, a borderline gamified purchasing experience, giving out regular discounts, and an operating model of “small profits, quick returns”.
2 Dec 2025
Faculty
BBC News Chinese (Chinese only)
Harnessing Web 3.0: Strengthening Hong Kong’s Status as a Global Financial Hub
Harnessing Web 3.0: Strengthening Hong Kong’s Status as a Global Financial Hub
Prof. Yulin FANG
Against the backdrop of the global Web 3.0 wave, which is driving the continued expansion of the virtual asset market and reshaping the international financial order, building a balanced and sound local Web 3.0 ecosystem has already become a pivotal lever for a breakthrough in Hong Kong’s financial development.
27 Nov 2025
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Prof. Xin TONG

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How the Hong Kong Middle Class Can Escape the Kill Line
11 Feb 2026
A Potent Economic Solution to the Crisis of Prowling Bears
19 Nov 2025
Mainland E-commerce Reshapes Hong Kong’s Retail Market
22 Sep 2025
Prof. Heiwai TANG

Associate Vice-President (Global), The University of Hong Kong

Associate Dean (External Relations), HKU Business School

Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics

Director, Asia Global Institute

Director, APEC Study Center

Associate Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy

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China’s Macroeconomic Shift: A Call for Firms to Go Global
6 Feb 2026
Promoting Cultural Industries and Biotech IP Development; Firms “Going Global” to Boost Hong Kong’s Trade and Financing
25 Jan 2026
Chinese Enterprises Going Global: A Strategic Opportunity for Hong Kong’s Transformation
24 Dec 2025
Prof. Zhixi WAN

Area Head of Innovation and Information Management

Professor

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Battery Swapping: A Golden Key to Electrifying Hong Kong’s Commercial Fleet
4 Feb 2026
To build Hong Kong a global runway for right-hand-drive autonomous vehicles
28 Jan 2026
Future Intelligent EV Charging in Hong Kong
21 Jan 2026
Prof. Betty Xiao WANG

Assistant Professor

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Urban decay: Hong Kong authorities trying to turn the tide
30 Jan 2026
Prof. Xin TONG

Deputy Area Head of Innovation and Information Management

Professor

BGLIS Programme Director

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The Right to Think in the Age of AI: Between Holding On and Letting Go
26 Jan 2026
Prof. Zhenhui Jack JIANG

Professor of Innovation and Information Management

Padma and Hari Harilela Professor in Strategic Information Management

Director, AI Evaluation Lab

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When AI Hallucinates: The Hidden Risks in the Global Large-Model Race
22 Jan 2026
Large Models Closing the Gap | Advanced Reasoning Still Needs Improvement
27 Oct 2025
​Multimodal AI: Image Generation Capabilities and Safety Challenges
20 Mar 2025