https://www.scmp.com/rss/514347/feed Alvin Chiu is an assistant researcher at Our Hong Kong Foundation. He holds a Master of Science in Contemporary Chinese Studies from University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from King’s College London. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The FIA World Rallycross Championship last November reminded us that tight event schedules are an organiser’s nightmare. Given the impossible mission to build the street circuit within two weeks, when it usually took longer in other cities, the organiser faced construction delays that meant the planned 1.225km track could not be completed in time and had to be shortened. Before that, with less than a month to organise the Wan Chai “waterfront carnival” of the “Night Vibes Hong Kong” campaign,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253014/hong-kong-can-deliver-mega-events-government-must-step?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253014/hong-kong-can-deliver-mega-events-government-must-step?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:30:10 +0000 The recent launch of Hong Kong’s first hotel-to-youth-hostel conversion project has returned attention to the hot topic of young people’s housing needs. Today, fewer young people are able to own a home due to skyrocketing housing prices and stagnating income mobility. With their hopes of home ownership fading as upward mobility deteriorates, many feel frustrated and defeated. The sense of powerlessness has led to a “let it be” lifestyle, with many taking to “lying flat” and rejecting the rat... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216108/reform-subsidised-housing-market-give-young-people-hope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216108/reform-subsidised-housing-market-give-young-people-hope?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:15:17 +0000 The Hong Kong government told lawmakers last month that the latest estimate for building artificial islands off Lantau had risen to HK$580 billion (US$74 billion), up from HK$500 billion. Society remains divided over the project, and it is hard to draw a definite conclusion about whether it would really be worth the huge cost. In a bid to assess the benefits more accurately, it could help to assess three major questions raised by the public about the proposal. First, is reclamation necessary?... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3208205/hk580-billion-cost-creating-artificial-islands-lantau-worth-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3208205/hk580-billion-cost-creating-artificial-islands-lantau-worth-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:15:09 +0000 The youth housing problem has been a catalyst of Hong Kong’s deep-seated conflicts. As housing prices hit new highs over the past two decades, outpacing young people’s income growth, home ownership has become increasingly elusive. At Hong Kong’s 25th anniversary celebrations, President Xi Jinping highlighted four difficulties faced by the city’s young people, namely studies, employment, entrepreneurship and home ownership, and called for more opportunities to be created for their development and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3201905/mend-broken-housing-ladder-let-more-young-people-buy-subsidised-resale-flats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3201905/mend-broken-housing-ladder-let-more-young-people-buy-subsidised-resale-flats?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:15:07 +0000