Children play at the Hong Kong Toy Festival in Wan Chai on June 16. The spirited nature of Hongkongers is essential to the city’s economic survival. Photo: Jonathan Wong

The View by Janet Pau

As the US-China trade war bites, Hong Kong’s economic survival rests on its liberal values

Hong Kong needs to trim its dependence on the services sector, accelerate research and development, and open up new growth paths — and key to its economic survival are its fundamental values of personal and judicial freedoms

Janet Pau

Published: 2:00pm, 18 Jun, 2019

Updated: 10:35pm, 18 Jun, 2019

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Children play at the Hong Kong Toy Festival in Wan Chai on June 16. The spirited nature of Hongkongers is essential to the city’s economic survival. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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Janet Pau is programme director of the Asia Business Council. She leads the council’s research and member initiatives on current and emerging issues that affect Asia's business and policy developments. She is co-author, with Mark Clifford, of the book "Through the Eyes of Tiger Cubs: Views of Asia’s Next Generation". Previously, she was manager at A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council in Washington, D.C. She obtained a BA from Yale University and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University.