The guanxi game has defined China's modern business culture — and no one played it better than Xu Jiayin, the CEO of Evergrande. Now, however, the game seems to have changed on him.
17 Oct 2021
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正當全國經濟實力雄厚的城市紛紛招賢納士、擴張高等院校、興辦科技園之際，筆者不禁想起自1999年起，在深圳舉辦的中國國際高新技術成果交易會，那本地、海外的科研人才蜂擁而至，濟濟一堂的盛況。深圳至今發展成首屈一指的科技大城，香港在科技產業的發展瞠乎其後。面臨新一波創新及科技熱潮，如何後來居上，甚至脫穎而出，無疑是本港未來經濟發展的一個迫切問題。
13 Oct 2021
Economics
Striding into the ballroom of one of his company’s hotels, glad-handing football stars and pouring champagne into a tower of flutes, Evergrande boss Hui Ka Yan was riding high. It was 2015, and former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari had just guided Hui’s football team, Guangzhou Evergrande, to victory in Asia’s Champions League. Also in the ballroom were team co-owner Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma and Britain’s Prince Andrew.
8 Oct 2021
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基層家庭疫下面臨前所未見的挑戰，善用資訊科技能否有助推動創新家庭服務?由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金策劃及捐助的「賽馬會智家樂計劃」舉辦一連四日的研討會，主題為《疫中求變： 創意思維、融入科技，促進家庭及兒童抗逆力》，匯聚政府、學術界及社福界等不同界別的專業人士及機構代表，進行跨界別深度交流，探討如何以創意思維融入科技，提升家庭幸福感及抗逆力。
8 Oct 2021
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最近美國國會有幾項引人矚目的法案亟待審核，均涉及美國政府的財政。其一是有關社會安全網及應對氣候變化、建議總額達3.5萬億元（美元·下同）的法案，這裏簡稱社安法案。其二是總額達一萬億元的基礎建設投資方案，這裏簡稱基建方案。兩者均由民主黨提出。由於資金龐大，有論者將這兩個法案與三十年代羅斯福總統的「新政」和六十年代詹森總統的「偉大社會項目」相比。若成功通過及實施，將被視為現屆拜登政府的主要政績。
6 Oct 2021
Economics
隨着港府宣布啟動跨境理財通計劃，並預計本月內正式開展，金融行業將迎來更大的市場機遇。
6 Oct 2021
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Property behemoth Evergrande may be best known in China for building millions of apartments and being at least $300 billion in debt, but it seems its founder and chairman, Hui Ka Yan, may also have wanted to become the country's next Walt Disney. Within Hui's real estate empire lies a lesser-known subsidiary — an assortment of amusement parks aimed at promoting Chinese culture by using next-gen tech.
5 Oct 2021
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The APEC Studies Programme of the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) released its quarterly Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast. Hong Kong’s real GDP is estimated to grow by 6.9% YoY in 21Q3, slightly slower than the 7.6% growth in 21Q2.
5 Oct 2021
Economics
自從國家主席習近平提出三次分配的說法，坊間對於幾多次分配的討論沸沸揚揚，這涉及到社會責任誰負。這個分工問題，涉及到各個機構，包括企業、政府及社會其他團體要盡的責任。以下會先陳述理論，然後以影響香港最深的房屋問題作例。潮流興講環境、社會和企業管治（Environmental, social, and governance, ESG），但由於我讀的都是舊書，以下還是主要用企業社會責任（Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR）論述。
5 Oct 2021
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