Greater Bay Area

Carrie Lam speaks of a prosperous future while the city faces a demographic emergency. How does she plan to replenish a population declining by the thousands?

As Greater Bay Area cities brag about their strengths, what about enabling unfettered movement of workers in the region and harmonising tax arrangements? We have much to learn from the EU, where leaders have found common ground on developing shared practices while protecting local autonomy.

As more Greater Bay Area companies look to offshore production, Asean can boost its workforce training and infrastructure to make the region more attractive.

Exchange programmes involving city and mainland officers are aimed at improving understanding and cooperation in the integrated economic and business hub.

Hong Kong is a microcosm for the future of fintech and the global financial centre for the Asian Century. The Greater Bay Area will consolidate its position as Asia’s financial hub and provide an even stronger case for companies to scale up.

Some are calling for the site to be used for housing, while others argue that the logistics industry provides tens of thousands of jobs; how Hong Kong navigates those two essential needs will be a challenge.

Opportunities to participate in global governance and diplomacy will broaden young people’s horizons and deepen their understanding of China and the world. Hongkongers’ bilingual, bicultural capabilities are unique advantages amid tensions between China and the West.

With Covid-19 emptying Hong Kong’s offices and shops, forcing down rents, there is need to take a long, hard look at planned developments and those already under construction

China’s renewable energy industry is poised to make the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter a carbon-neutral country in less than four decades, and this city will play a key role in seeing it through to reality.

Every Hongkonger who moves away is a loss for family and friends, and for the city. While fewer may leave under the BN(O) visa scheme than Britain predicts, we need to create a better city for new talent and existing residents alike.

While the government’s push to revitalise manufacturing has waned, Covid-19 has shown the importance of diversification. More spending on research, commercialising its findings, and a clear policy direction that takes the Greater Bay Area into account, would help.

Policymakers in the Greater Bay Area should establish a closed-loop regional network within which the free movement of digital goods and services can be carefully monitored.