https://www.scmp.com/rss/322056/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chief executive-elect Carrie Lam has pledged to heal the divide in Hong Kong society and listen to the people. While she has no shortage of issues to tackle, there is one which the present government has already pledged to address and has a strategy for – providing affordable housing. The government has rightly realised that this is the top aspiration for most people, as the ability to own a home is seen as the main source of personal economic stability and long-term security. In ancient Israel,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2083074/carrie-lam-should-crack-down-property-speculators-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2083074/carrie-lam-should-crack-down-property-speculators-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:28:42 +0000 Amid all the headlines and turmoil coming out of the new America, there is one piece of good news which has largely been overlooked. It’s the way the church is responding to the global refugee crisis and to America’s own internal crisis of undocumented immigrants. Presidential executive orders have targeted those who do not have the right documentation. While the legal and administrative ramifications are complex, the Christian perspective is much more straightforward. We welcome refugees.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2067801/unlike-trumps-america-hong-kongs-churches-are-beacon-hope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2067801/unlike-trumps-america-hong-kongs-churches-are-beacon-hope?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:02:30 +0000 Over the past 10 years, governments in developed countries around the world have become increasingly aware of the evils associated with the trade in people, or trafficking, and have taken steps to prevent it by enacting appropriate legislation, training officials and actively fighting this crime. This has become a major initiative across the globe. No country is free from its scourge, and most recognise that, in order to make a difference to the estimated 35 million people who experience... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1986535/hong-kong-must-lead-fight-against-human-trafficking-rather?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1986535/hong-kong-must-lead-fight-against-human-trafficking-rather?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jul 2016 05:14:40 +0000 In the last few weeks, there has been a steady trickle of voices advocating the use of closed camps and withdrawal from the UN Convention Against Torture as a response to the growing influx of migrants to Hong Kong. Once having made entry to the region legally or illegally, it is comparatively easy for immigrants to make an asylum claim, thus giving them access to Hong Kong’s welfare system for protection claimants and an opportunity to seek out illegal work if they are so minded. Put asylum... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1932216/hong-kong-has-no-refugee-crisis-only-crisis-response?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1932216/hong-kong-has-no-refugee-crisis-only-crisis-response?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:55:20 +0000 At the end of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s policy address, he made a brief comment about refugees and the Convention against Torture, which has had every human rights advocate up in arms and speculating wildly about what he had in mind. A reporter from the Oriental Daily asked about abuse of the unified screening mechanism used to assess asylum-seekers’ protection claims, to which Leung replied he would consider quitting the international agreement if necessary. READ MORE: Rights groups... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1902319/hong-kongs-chief-executive-doesnt-seem-understand-refugee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1902319/hong-kongs-chief-executive-doesnt-seem-understand-refugee?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:51:21 +0000