Opinion | Tech knowledge important but Hong Kong’s advantage is in soft skills
- Scramble to keep up with emerging tech must not be at the price of the soft skills vital to the city’s connector role
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Hong Kong has repeatedly found itself in cycles of change and adaptation. Recent years have struck economic blows and the world we face looks quite different to what it was 10, or even five, years ago.
Hong Kong has often been described as a bridge between the East and the West, including by myself. The city rightly has a hard-earned reputation for bringing together leading institutions within the highest levels of business support structures with an unrivalled understanding of and reach in China.
The role that Hong Kong plays is not just as a springboard into and out of mainland China, providing the services, support and financing that companies require. Our city now needs to be a platform for discussion and market leadership, where ideas are formed and problems solved. We have much to offer in terms of experience and insight, and we need to go out with confidence about the value we can add.
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