Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School, said during a TV interview that, night-time consumption vouchers might only be a band-aid solution in boosting the local economy.
24 Feb 2026
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Referencing insights published in the Hong Kong Economic Policy Green Paper 2026, an article published in the South China Morning Post on Sunday highlighted some key bottlenecks in technology development and talent attraction that policymakers must confront.
22 Feb 2026
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From where I sit in the office at the foot of Lung Fu Shan, the view outside the window is the lush greenery of Pok Fu Lam while the scintillating waters of Victoria Harbour in the distance can barely be made out.
11 Feb 2026
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China’s economy is currently in a period of deep structural transformation. Despite the potential of its 1.4 billion-strong domestic market, the contraction of the wealth effect triggered by the real estate correction, together with a high household savings rate (exceeding 43% in 2024) and weak consumer confidence, is constraining the release of domestic demand.
6 Feb 2026
In the global evolution of energy replenishment for new-energy vehicles, battery-swapping technology has undergone a dramatic rejuvenation. As early as 2007, the Israeli company Better Place already outlined a blueprint for automated battery swapping, attempting to eliminate range anxiety by physically replacing the battery.
4 Feb 2026
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Hong Kong faces an acute urban decay problem. The number of privately-owned buildings aged 50 years or above is rising faster than those redeveloped in the past decade. There have been urban renewal financial constraints amid a property market downturn since 2021. The authorities are trying to turn the tide this year by improving their operations. Oswald Chan reports from Hong Kong.
30 Jan 2026
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In retrospect, over the past five years, the global automobile industry has undergone dramatic changes in its first half, during which “energy defines the car” was the theme of competition, i.e. a race in battery technology and driving range.
28 Jan 2026
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Science fiction often depicts the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) through violent confrontations like those in The Terminator, but in reality AI’s encroachment is far quieter and more concealed than what we see on screen—it is not about physical destruction, but about something more fundamental to our existence: a systemic ceding of humanity’s “right to think,” which is silently taking place through our collusion with efficiency.
26 Jan 2026
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