Amid threats such as climate change, more exchanges and dialogues between young people in the US and China can help forge trust. Hong Kong also has a crucial role to play when it comes to connecting youth across the Pacific, owing to its unique concentration of intellectual capital.
Despite governments around the world fretting over falling birth rates, society still puts up many barriers to mothers returning to the workforce. This Mother’s Day, let’s work to help mothers feel truly supported rather than penalised for choosing to have children and also wanting to work.
Hong Kong’s new minimum wage formula is a win-win for employers and employees and shows the city is finally taking action to support low-income workers. Contractors and subcontractors must also be held accountable to protect the rights of outsourced workers and prevent accidents on the job.