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MTR expects protest-related costs to reach HK$1.6 billion
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7 December 2019
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
President of the Association of Hong Kong Professionals
Washington’s new laws could ultimately end up hurting HK
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Dec 3, 2019 5:36pm
After getting swiftly passed by both houses of US Congress, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and the Protect Hong Kong Act were signed into law by President Donald Trump last Wednesday. The legislation...
Five things govt can do to restore hope among the youth
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Nov 11, 2019 6:31pm
As the political storm triggered by the extradition bill misadventure has morphed into a broader anti-government protest movement, Hong Kong’s young people, including secondary school students, who have been at the forefront of the street demonstrations...
How HK Human Rights and Democracy Act is going to harm our city
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Oct 8, 2019 6:15pm
Just as the Sino-US trade war and the political crisis in Hong Kong are reaching a critical moment, the foreign affairs committees at the US Senate and House of Representatives have approved the Hong Kong Human Rights...
Government must stand its ground amid the violence
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Sep 13, 2019 6:35pm
As violence over the extradition bill saga continues to spiral, we find ourselves on the brink of self-destruction. Chief Executive Carrie Cheng Yuet-ngor has adopted a flexible and mobile strategy by first suspending the extradition bill...
What opposition is truly after by demanding independent inquiry
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Aug 23, 2019 5:18pm
The social turmoil gripping Hong Kong over the past two months might appear a purely domestic issue arising from the city’s political system. But if we look at the big picture, we can tell that the...
Cross-strait ties: Why Taiwan must put economy above politics
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Apr 3, 2019 11:32am
The visit of Han Kuo-yu, the popular Mayor of Kaohsiung, to Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Xiamen last month offers an example of how one can try to improve cross-strait relationships by focusing on economic issues....
Why it’s time to look beyond budget ‘sweeteners’
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Mar 12, 2019 5:58pm
In his 2007/08 Budget, the then Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah first laid out a proposal of offering some “sweeteners” to the public. Since then, questions such as how the government should hand out such benefits,...
How politics is contaminating our rule of law
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Jan 21, 2019 6:03pm
The rule of law in Hong Kong has come under severe and imminent threat in recent years as opposition politicians have been trying to place their own political “perceptions” above our legal profession, our rule of...
As dark clouds loom over economy, how should HK respond?
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Dec 14, 2018 6:28pm
The Sino-US trade war has cast a cloud over the global economy, bringing many uncertainties. As an international trade and financial hub, Hong Kong is at the receiving end of some pressure, with the territory’s special status...
To resolve traffic woes, HK cannot avoid hard choices
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Nov 26, 2018 6:06pm
In 2003, the government commissioned consultants to explore new ways to resolve the long-standing problem of traffic congestion along the Cross-Harbour Tunnel (CHT). However, 15 years on, there is still no end in sight for the...
Why building a huge man-made island off Lantau is a smart idea
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Aug 16, 2018 1:37pm
Our Hong Kong Foundation has put forward a bold and visionary proposal known as the ‘Enhanced East Lantau Metropolis” program. Under the proposal, the foundation suggests that the government build a gigantic man-made island with a...
Five clear messages sent by the Court of Final Appeal decision
Eugene Chan Kin-keung
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Sep 8, 2017 11:15am
Last month our courts made several landmark decisions that helped to set the record straight on the idea of the so-called civil disobedience that has been advocated by some pro-democracy intellectuals in recent years, and put...
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