https://www.scmp.com/rss/326800/feed Dr Eugene Kin-Keung Chan is president of the Association of Hong Kong Professionals. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Judging by the number of doctors in a given population, Hong Kong does not appear to fare as well as the advanced countries in the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development. According to Hong Kong’s Department of Health, we have 1.9 physicians per 1,000 population, a ratio lower than the OECD countries, including Denmark (4.4 per 1,000); Australia (3.6); the UK (2.8); Japan (2.4) and; Singapore (2.3). Of course, Hong Kong’s ratio is higher than many other places in the world. Perhaps... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3009032/foreign-trained-doctors-can-only-be-temporary-cure-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3009032/foreign-trained-doctors-can-only-be-temporary-cure-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 May 2019 23:00:15 +0000 No sooner had Hong Kong said goodbye to 2018 than politically sensitive issues, including the national anthem bill, were put on the agenda for this year. However, although the bill has been described as a potential political flashpoint, it is less controversial and urgent than national security laws, as stipulated in the Basic Law. Hong Kong has an constitutional obligation to enact national security legislation, regardless of the controversy and political sensitivity associated with Article 23... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2181141/how-hong-kong-can-create-right-conditions-article?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2181141/how-hong-kong-can-create-right-conditions-article?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jan 2019 22:30:30 +0000 Recently, Our Hong Kong Foundation announced an enhanced version of the East Lantau Metropolis reclamation plan that had been first proposed in the Hong Kong “2030 plus” development strategy. The enhanced plan is more aggressive. The foundation hopes to see 2,200 hectares of land reclaimed from the waters between the eastern coast of Lantau Island and the west side of Hong Kong Island, more than double the 1,000 hectares envisioned in the “2030 plus” plan. This artificial island, about half the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2162234/how-large-scale-east-lantau-reclamation-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2162234/how-large-scale-east-lantau-reclamation-can?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Sep 2018 05:15:15 +0000 Our property prices are now the most expensive in the world. The average floor area of new flats keeps shrinking. Due to fears of property prices outstripping earnings, the masses have scrambled to buy flats, with the consequence of further driving up home prices. Contrary to conventional thinking, I encourage young people to buy homes as soon as their financial situation permits, as a hedge against the future. It is a worldwide phenomenon that property prices stay high in major cities where... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2158285/supply-shortage-means-home-where-hardship-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2158285/supply-shortage-means-home-where-hardship-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Aug 2018 10:08:24 +0000 Many observers in Hong Kong and Taiwan believe relations have warmed of late between the central government and Hong Kong’s pan-democrats.  For one thing, nine pan-democratic legislators accepted an invitation to a three-day visit to Dongguan and Shenzhen to learn more about the Greater Bay Area and did not create any trouble to embarrass the hosts. Also, the four disqualified pro-democracy legislators have not been asked to return the full salaries they received before they were ousted. In... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2144300/hong-kongs-pan-democrat-lawmakers-should-accept-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2144300/hong-kongs-pan-democrat-lawmakers-should-accept-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 May 2018 08:02:42 +0000 The new leadership of the United States and China has dramatically shaken up global geopolitics. Donald Trump’s unpredictability and fluctuating foreign policy has left many perplexed, if not on edge. Late last year, while on his state visit to China, he said Beijing has taken “advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens”, and has become increasingly hostile towards China this year. In China, having further consolidated his power through the “two sessions”, the annual meetings... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2139468/us-china-friction-especially-over-taiwan-could-burn-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2139468/us-china-friction-especially-over-taiwan-could-burn-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:17:52 +0000