Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods

Years after its iconic airport closed, the new stadium and community spaces will bring buzz and a renewed sense of purpose to the area.

21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Opportunities ahead for Hong Kong as increase in visitors brings cheer

17 Dec 2024 - 7:30AM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | The problem with Hong Kong officials’ rising salaries

16 Dec 2024 - 10:18AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Bond sale shortfall, ballooning deficit early warning signs for Hong Kong

The weak response to a government bond sale and deficit woes should spur leaders into urgent, resolute action.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Financial Secretary Paul Chan, centre, leads a delegation during a visit to the Northern Metropolis on November 29. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong Opinion

Low-altitude economy

Opinion | Hong Kong should look before it leaps into low-altitude economy

We must not start spending taxpayers’ money until we know what we truly need from the low-altitude economy and the goals we intend to achieve.

14 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong society

Outside In | US insurer murder a warning as Hongkongers worry about medical bills

City’s situation is not as extreme but the private sector is out of reach for too many and wait times in the public sector can be painfully long.

13 Dec 2024 - 7:29PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong culture

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take arts and culture to the next level

The city must communicate a clear vision that highlights Hong Kong’s unique position as a cultural East-West bridge.

13 Dec 2024 - 10:46AMvideocam

A fan takes a selfie with a cardboard cutout of opera master Lo Ka-ying at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on June 5. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | In reshuffling cabinet, Hong Kong’s leader was simply doing his duty

The sacking of the city’s tourism and transport ministers may have come as a surprise, but the chief executive was merely doing his job.

11 Dec 2024 - 11:29AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Minister reshuffle shows Hong Kong’s leader knows time is of the essence

The move should not be a surprise given the hints dropped and the clear need for the pace of change to accelerate.

9 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Low-altitude economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can help ‘Bay Area in the Sky’ take flight

As gateway cities to the world, Hong Kong and Shenzhen have an opportunity to carve out a leadership role in the global low-altitude economy.

7 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Drones take the shape of a horse painted by Chinese artist Xu Beihong during a show over Victoria Harbour on September 28. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?

As China expands trade and investment in Latin America, a proactive Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to connect all parties involved.

6 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM

Ursula Desilu Leon Chempen (left), Peru’s foreign trade and tourism minister, and Algernon Yau Ying-wah (right), Hong Kong’s commerce and economic development secretary, sign a free-trade agreement in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must break the taboos around end-of-life care and death

With a law passed on advanced medical directives, the onus is on government to provide life-and-death education and facilitate discussion.

5 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Entertainment

Music

Opinion | Frat-boy behaviour tainted Hong Kong Clockenflap 2024. A sign of the times?

Festivalgoers and performers took to social media with allegations of sexual harassment and bad behaviour, and noted a heavy police presence.

4 Dec 2024 - 5:45PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must cement its national security foundations to prosper

The truth is simple and profound: the stability or disarray, prosperity or poverty of every nation and region are intricately tied to the state of its security.

3 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

A woman visits the National Security Exhibition Gallery at the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui, on August 26. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Appeals to business leaders’ patriotism aren’t what Hong Kong needs

If the Hong Kong government wants businesses to help with the city’s development, it must do more to create favourable conditions.

2 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (left) talks to Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, in Beijing on September 24. Photo: Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Tension between socialism, capitalism holds back Hong Kong’s recovery

Efforts to reassure residents, investors and observers have been sidetracked by a lack of clearer parameters on what Hong Kong can or can’t do in the new environment.

2 Dec 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong commuters, be thankful you’re not in London or San Francisco

Could we send a brigade of transport planners, engineers and experts from Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to help organise and run their systems?

1 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s stock market must continue to look north

There is no alternative of comparable potential for Hong Kong than the mainland and its deep pool of household savings.

1 Dec 2024 - 5:24PMvideocam

Women walk past a screen showing the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong, on October 8. The index has declined 16 per cent in the past 10 years while the S&P 500 index has increased almost 190 per cent during the same period. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Beijing’s message to Hong Kong’s business community is clear and simple

It’s easy to overthink it but the message is this: embrace challenges, collaborate to seize chances to make profits and a positive impact.

29 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Hong Kong society

Opinion | How Hong Kong can prepare top talent arrivals for success

To bridge expectation gaps, Hong Kong must do more to help talented professionals adapt to the city’s labour market.

28 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM

Asia Opinion

US-China trade war

Opinion | Why Asia is in denial over Trump’s threat and its own economic problems

Not only is China unwilling to admit the severity of its downturn, many Asian officials believe Trump’s tariff pledges are a bluff.

27 Nov 2024 - 6:45PMvideocam

Employees work on a motorcycle assembly line in Chongqing on November 13. Chinese manufacturers hoping to export goods to the US are bracing for higher tariffs with the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Photo: Xinhua

OPINION

Richard Breslin

Opinion | Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods

21 Dec 2024 - 10:56AM

SCMP Editorial

Editorial | Opportunities ahead for Hong Kong as increase in visitors brings cheer

17 Dec 2024 - 7:30AM

Alice Wu

Opinion | The problem with Hong Kong officials’ rising salaries

16 Dec 2024 - 10:18AM

Mike Rowse

Opinion | Bond sale shortfall, ballooning deficit early warning signs for Hong Kong

15 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM

Dennis Lee

Opinion | Hong Kong should look before it leaps into low-altitude economy

14 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM

David Dodwell

Outside In | US insurer murder a warning as Hongkongers worry about medical bills

13 Dec 2024 - 7:29PM