https://www.scmp.com/rss/324430/feed Tara Joseph has been president of AmCham Hong Kong since February 2017. She is charged with overall responsibility for leadership and operations of one of the most influential NGO business organisations in the Asia-Pacific, with a mission to foster commerce among the United States, Hong Kong and mainland China. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This is a seminal moment for Hong Kong and its 23-year experiment with “one country, two systems”. The drafting of the national security law in Beijing, bypassing the Hong Kong legislature, sends a worrying signal to the international community at large, along with the international business community. The reaction from the United States is also likely to be swift and hard. Hong Kong has now truly become a lightning rod in rising geopolitical tension. Calm heads need to prevail or this gem of a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3086291/us-business-wants-hong-kong-succeed-companies-need-clear-details?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3086291/us-business-wants-hong-kong-succeed-companies-need-clear-details?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2020 17:00:13 +0000 Trying to contact French, British or American children who normally live in Hong Kong has become hard work these days. No, they are not at school or playing after-school sports. Many expatriate students, stretching from kindergarten age through to high school, are simply out of town. So are their parents. “The virus and the ongoing school closure[s] have certainly upended our children’s lives. I am concerned that schools may remain closed even beyond Easter,” said one mum who took her children... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3065228/coronavirus-and-protests-have-disrupted-lives-hong-kong-wheres-long?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3065228/coronavirus-and-protests-have-disrupted-lives-hong-kong-wheres-long?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:30:08 +0000 The escalating trade hostilities between the United States and mainland China pose a variety of risks to Hong Kong. But the sharpened focus on US-China relations also creates an opportunity for Hong Kong’s government and business community to draw attention to the city's unique values and strengths. At this juncture – when the US’ appreciation of the distinctions between mainland China and Hong Kong is more important than ever, but shows signs of dimming in the fog of conflict – we cannot let... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2155637/us-forgetting-differences-between-hong-kong-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2155637/us-forgetting-differences-between-hong-kong-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:01:04 +0000 Transforming Hong Kong into an environmentally friendly city with blue skies and clean streets is a vision everyone can share. We already have one of the most beautiful harbours in the world, crowned by undulating hills that rise above a dynamic and connected urban space. Yet Hong Kong continues to tolerate streets and air choked by pollution, even though we have the knowledge and means to establish ourselves as an innovation hub, incorporating energy efficiency with cutting edge forms of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123330/does-hong-kong-want-be-clean-green-city-cutting-electric?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123330/does-hong-kong-want-be-clean-green-city-cutting-electric?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:00:07 +0000 The ink has long since dried on Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s maiden policy address. Her 40-minute speech and the much longer online version have been thoroughly dissected, revealing multiple references to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Greater Bay Area scheme. This is not a big surprise. If you live in Hong Kong and follow the news, you are well aware of how Hong Kong emphasises its relevance to the belt and road scheme, China’s effort to create greater connectivity... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2116128/hong-kong-more-just-link-chinas-regional-development-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2116128/hong-kong-more-just-link-chinas-regional-development-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Oct 2017 03:05:11 +0000 If you are over 40, it may be hard to believe that the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is just around the corner. The past two decades seem to have spun by in a near instant, given the furious pace of life in Asia’s world city. Hong Kong’s success is above all a tribute to the strength, work ethic and perseverance of its people. The city, just voted the most competitive in the world, will soon be awash with celebrations and speeches, with a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2097301/hong-kong-must-play-its-core-strengths-another-20-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2097301/hong-kong-must-play-its-core-strengths-another-20-years?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jun 2017 09:21:40 +0000 It has been a nail-biting few months for American firms operating in Asia, and it’s been even more tense for companies whose bread and butter is trade with China. Will the enormous progress of opening markets and pushing for the free flow of goods around the world falter? Could the years of working for an open global economy crumble despite all the hard work and effort? Asia accounts for about 60 per cent of the global economy, and American companies are heavily engaged These are huge questions... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094512/how-trumps-asia-trade-strategy-can-be-win-win-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094512/how-trumps-asia-trade-strategy-can-be-win-win-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 May 2017 08:45:45 +0000