https://www.scmp.com/rss/510212/feed Captain Bjorn Hojgaard is the chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and the CEO of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It has been over a month since the government announced an exemption of executives in Hong Kong’s financial sector from quarantine measures when returning to the city from overseas business trips, thus enabling the sector to resume normal operations to a certain degree, and maintain client relationships in the financial arena. Members of Hong Kong’s maritime community looked on in dismay at this development, which left one of the most globally vital industries confined to Hong Kong in continued... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3142559/how-hong-kong-can-chart-course-towards-living-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3142559/how-hong-kong-can-chart-course-towards-living-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:45:13 +0000 Many of us in Hong Kong go about our lives unaware of our dependence on an invisible workforce for the delivery of our daily necessities and conveniences. From the food on our table and life-saving medicines to fuel, cars, electronic devices and clothing, the list is endless. All that could be taken away in a moment if not for the 1.7 million seafarers working on board the world’s 56,000 merchant vessels. It will come as even more of a shock to know that since the outbreak of the Covid-19... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3139569/why-hong-kong-should-give-excess-covid-19-vaccines-seafarers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3139569/why-hong-kong-should-give-excess-covid-19-vaccines-seafarers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:00:22 +0000