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Hong Kong is rolling out its first-ever five-year plan by the end of September. Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute shares with South China Morning Post that Hong Kong should not be the last defender of laissez-faire.

With Hongkongers flocking north to shop, how can Hong Kong’s heritage brands survive? Speaking to Mediacorp’s Focus, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute, says that Hong Kong’s surging labour costs have left traditional craftsman very limited room for profit.

Multiple media outlets interviewed Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School, during the 11th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy organised by the HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy.

In an SCMP interview, Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School, noted that the northbound spending trend is unlikely to reverse. He said that with mainland operators benefiting from economies of scale, a price war is not sustainable.

Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute, was recently quoted in The New York Times, weighing in on the EU's intensifying scrutiny of Chinese tech giant Nuctech and the rising geopolitical tensions surrounding global trade.

In a recent Bloomberg interview, amid the surge in chip trade between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute, explained that Hong Kong continues to play a role in assuring quality, verifying standards, and protecting intellectual property (IP) for products with high IP content. He also highlighted that the city retains strong institutional advantages.

As Hong Kong prepares to unveil its first five-year plan, the city is entering a new phase of economic growth and structural transformation. In an interview with Wen Wei Po, Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School, shared his vision for Hong Kong’s next decade.

In an interview with BBC Chinese, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute explained that today’s global economic environment is fundamentally different from the 1980s. China’s position in global supply chains, its capital controls, and its economic structure mean it cannot be treated as “another Japan” under a copy and paste Plaza Accord.

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan is now open for public consultation. In recent media interviews, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of HKU Business School, shared some insights.