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2026-09-23·Policy Commentary

Proxy Wars Without Soldiers: What a Chokepoint-Shaped World Means for Hong Kong

Proxy wars now run through chokepoints, not armies. How the Strait of Hormuz, FATF grey-listing, export controls and sanctions reach Hong Kong — and five moves its leaders must make now.

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2026-09-14·Policy Commentary

Hong Kong's Triple Whammy: Why Welfare Alone Won't Save the City's Workforce

Hong Kong's births fell 50% in a decade. One worker's budget shows why. 29,700 births in a city of 7.5 million — and what the policy address must do about it.

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2026-08-19·Policy Commentary

Reframing Welfare and Poverty Policies in Hong Kong amidst the Surging AI Era

Welfare spending is at a record HK$135.9 billion. The safety net catches people who fall. It does not catch people whose ladder is quietly removed. A 1134211 analysis of what comes next.

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2026-05-08·Policy Analysis

Balancing Commerce and Community: A New Chapter for Hong Kong's Public Venues

Hong Kong's public venues stand idle on weekdays. Commercialisation could revive them — but only with the right guardrails.

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2026-04-24·Policy Analysis

Beyond the Numbers: Hong Kong's Hidden Drug Crisis — A Blueprint for Compassionate Reform

Reported drug cases are down 29%. Hidden abuse may be five times higher. The gap is not failure. It is opportunity.

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2026-04-10·Leadership

How to Disagree Diligently

It is not what you think that matters in disagreement. It is what you say. Five specific language techniques that work.

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2026-03-27·Leadership

Handling Professional Staff When You Are Not One of Them

You will never out-expert the experts. You are not supposed to. Four types of authority, and how to deploy each.

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2026-03-13·Personal Development

Self-Awareness: What Is It and Why It Is Important?

Most people believe they are self-aware. Studies suggest only one in ten actually are. Two dimensions, four archetypes, one practice.

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2026-02-27·Personal Development

Enhancing Internal Mobility and Releasing Untapped Capability Potential

Most employees already possess 77% of the skills needed for their next role. The barrier is not capability. It is awareness.

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2026-02-13·Policy Analysis

The Progress Uncertainty: Why New Housing Policy May Leave Subdivided Flat Dwellers Behind

Over 220,000 people in subdivided flats. Another grand housing announcement. The same vague promises. The same vulnerable families left behind.

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2026-01-30·Policy Analysis

Hong Kong's Priorities on Workplace Harassment

Ten years since the Equal Opportunities Commission first asked. The issue still sits in 'active consideration'. People still suffer.

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2026-01-16·Method

Why Memorising Headlines Won't Get You Into the Administrative Officer Programme

12,500 applicants. 50 positions. A 0.4% selection rate. The 50 who succeed are not the ones who memorised the most.

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2026-01-02·Policy Analysis

21 Price Hikes. 4 Years. 1 City. Hong Kong's Cost of Living Crisis 2022–26

Twenty-one price hikes in four years. Transport, utilities, rates, postage. Each small. Together, a quiet redistribution.

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2025-12-19·Policy Analysis

Why Hong Kong's Platform Workers Remain Under-protected: What Ten Jurisdictions Reveal About Policy Thinking

Hong Kong's 700,000 platform workers lack basic protections. Singapore, Germany, Spain and the EU moved first. The gap is a choice.

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