My Take by Alex Lo

Hong Kong needs a post-colonial welfare state

After the unprecedented unrest of last year, the government will have to deliver on the livelihood front, meaning it must invest in, and upgrade, entitlements such as radically shortening queues for public housing and medical services

Alex Lo

Published: 8:55pm, 8 Jul, 2020

Updated: 10:51pm, 8 Jul, 2020

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Alex Lo has been a Post columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. A journalist for 25 years, he has worked for various publications in Hong Kong and Toronto as a news reporter and editor. He has also lectured in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.