https://www.scmp.com/rss/501047/feed Dr Victor C.K. Wai is a retired banker and accountant. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In his first policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said land and housing were the government’s top priority. This was also the case with his predecessors Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Leung Chun-ying. During the Asian financial crisis around 2000, as property prices in Hong Kong plummeted to record lows, the Hong Kong government stopped holding scheduled land auctions and developing new sites in order to stabilise property prices. However, after the economy recovered, this policy... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197459/hong-kongs-housing-and-land-supply-john-lee-must-avoid-mistakes-past-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197459/hong-kongs-housing-and-land-supply-john-lee-must-avoid-mistakes-past-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Oct 2022 03:30:09 +0000 Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has dismissed many arguments against the proposed amendments to Hong Kong’s extradition laws as too general. It is disappointing that she wipes away the public’s distrust of the mainland’s judiciary system with such a presumptuous brush. Anyone who has any business or personal dealings with the mainland can readily quote examples of problems with China’s legal system. If the government is incognisant of the pitfalls of the mainland’s legal system, here... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3013220/extradition-law-could-ensnare-hongkongers-working-mainland-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3013220/extradition-law-could-ensnare-hongkongers-working-mainland-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:00:03 +0000