https://www.scmp.com/rss/323031/feed Stephen Ng is chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He is chairman and managing director of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited and deputy chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited, among others. He serves as council member of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He is also chairman of Project WeCan Committee, a pioneer business-in-community educational project in Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With its express rail link, Hong Kong is finally about to join the expanding club of modern cities served by modern inter-city rail. However, instead of cheering the social and economic benefits, not to mention the convenience and comfort, that the link will bring, legal and political opposition is trying to derail it on the grounds that the proposed co-location arrangement would violate the Basic Law, and put Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms at risk. With any constitution, intent is always up to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2105088/hong-kongs-express-rail-link-opponents-risk-derailing-citys?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2105088/hong-kongs-express-rail-link-opponents-risk-derailing-citys?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2017 06:46:51 +0000 I read with some amusement, and concern, an article in this newspaper which gave our financial secretary the moniker John Scrooge. To be fair to the secretary, Hong Kong’s public finances are in good health, in spite of the ailing global economy. My worry, even fear, is about the dangerous growing sense of “entitlement” creeping into the Hong Kong psyche. Nobody in Hong Kong is “entitled” to a livelihood and we all work hard to pay our bills. That has kept us in fighting shape in a tough world... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1992315/there-will-be-no-hunger-success-among-hongkongers-if-all-our?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1992315/there-will-be-no-hunger-success-among-hongkongers-if-all-our?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:22:42 +0000