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Opinion | The grand chess game behind a JoyYou card From the end of this year, elderly residents will be able to keep their JoyYou Card—Hong Kong's concessionary travel pass for seniors—in their mobile phones, and hop on a bus or train with a single tap. The arrangement is simple, the convenience immediate; it looks like nothing more than a small improvement to daily life. Yet there is more to it than meets the eye. It is one of the 25 livelihood measures in the Policy Address delivered by the Chief Executive on September 16 this year, and a telling footnote to the "livelihood-oriented" philosophy of Hong Kong's first-ever five-year plan.
Kevin Lau
2026.09.23 09:26
Opinion | When policy is within reach, people-centered governance becomes real Whether a policy truly touches people's lives depends not only on the richness of its content, but also on whether citizens can find it, understand it, and use it. Recently, I came across an interactive online guide themed "Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan × 2026 Policy Address". Users simply select their identity—"parent/expectant parent", "driver", "elderly", "employee", and so on—and the site instantly lists the applicable programmes and specific arrangements. The design is thoughtful and genuinely citizen-centric, and it deserves full recognition.
Kevin Lau
2026.09.19 11:35
Opinion | Building a family-friendly HK: Child welfare at the heart of the five-year plan Hong Kong's demographic challenge is no longer a distant forecast; it is a pressing reality. With a total fertility rate hovering around 0.75 in recent years—among the world's lowest, according to the Census and Statistics Department—the question confronting policymakers is not whether to act, but how to do so with sufficient depth and persistence.
Kevin Lau
2026.09.17 19:32
Opinion | From a single hub to a connected system: HK's new mandate in Asian innovation Rankings come and go, but some merit more than a passing headline. The white paper "Inside Asia's Fast-Track to Global Tech Scale," jointly released on 31 August 2026 by the HKSTP and CB Insights, is one of them. Hong Kong's innovation and technology ecosystem scored 370 on CB Insights' proprietary Mosaic index, ranking first in Asia and fifth globally, ahead of Taipei, Singapore and India. The index, which assesses business momentum, financing capacity, market potential and leadership strength, is widely used to identify high-potential ventures and future unicorns.
Kevin Lau
2026.09.16 09:30
Opinion | HK retains crown as Asia's most international city: Policy, data, and widening lead In an era of intensifying regional competition and geopolitical realignment, Hong Kong has once again demonstrated that institutional depth, policy coherence, and market openness are not easily replicated. The Asian Cities Internationality Index 2026 (ACII 2026), commissioned by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) and independently conducted by Ipsos, ranks Hong Kong first among 11 Asian cities with an overall score of 74.6 out of 100, widening its lead over second-placed Singapore (72.6) from a razor-thin 0.2 points in 2025 to a decisive 2.0 points this year. 
Kevin Lau
2026.09.01 18:30
Opinion | Fifteen years aloft: The enduring code behind HK's air cargo supremacy In April 2026, Airports Council International confirmed what has become an annual ritual: HKIA was once again the world's busiest cargo airport, handling 5.07 million tonnes in 2025—the fifteenth time it has topped the global rankings since 2010. Fifteen years of sustained primacy, spanning a global financial aftershock, a pandemic that grounded aviation, and profound geopolitical realignment, cannot be attributed to luck.
Kevin Lau
2026.08.27 09:30
Opinion | Beyond handshake: Turning Qatar Airways Cargo's bet into lasting hub strength When Qatar Airways Cargo relocated its regional office to Hong Kong on 19 August and signed a memorandum of understanding with Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), the ceremony was easy to read as a feel-good headline. But the real test of this partnership lies not in a signing photo; it lies in whether Hong Kong converts one airline's commercial decision into durable, institutional hub capability.
Kevin Lau
2026.08.26 16:30
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