In an article on Sino-US competition for South Pacific allies, Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted on his views on concerns over debt sustainability and political influence in the region.

In an article on China's number of working people falling by more than 41 million in the past three years, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that the drop reflects factors such as higher youth unemployment due to the pandemic as well as a shrinking number of people in the classic age group of the working-age population.

In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she elaborated on how the plans and projects announced in the 2023-24 budget can be carried out with a collaborative, future-forward mindset.

In an article by Prof. Charles BEDFORD, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), on real climate action, he said HK is quickly becoming a hub for the global carbon market and is ideally situated to provide the finance expertise and connection to mainland China to build the future carbon marketplace.

In an article on mainland China’s plan to reform its funded pension system, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that proposed pension reform is never popular because it involves "either paying more money in, getting less out, working longer or more commonly, all three”.

In an article on the battle of Asia hubs between Singapore and HK, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that some Hongkongers may want to move away as the political situation in HK has become intolerable, while some people may change their mind as the economic conditions in UK/US may not be as good as expected.

In an article on Hangzhou’s launch of measures to boost birth rate, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), explained how low marriage rates or marriage delays could be symptoms of other challenges, blockages, or malfunctions in society.

In an article discussing if the tax incentives rolled out in the Budget could overcome HK’s low-birth-rate crisis, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), pointed out that monetary incentive is “never enough” to compensate for what the mothers give up such as their career.

In an article on Iraq’s decision to allow trade with China be settled in RMB, Prof. Edwin LAI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that it will not have a significant impact on the overall degree of RMB internationalization since Iraq's imports to China are relatively small, but it still has some significance in the sense that there may have been a shift from using other currencies before, such as the USD.

In an article on the government’s launch of five initiatives in the Budget yesterday to develop the city into an international green tech and finance center, Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), said it was encouraging that the Financial Secretary saw the Mainland’s decarbonisation goals as an economic opportunity for HK, and she believed the government’s support for green-tech and digital technology development could go hand in hand with re-industrialization.