Group seeks global freedom to trade
Leslie Kwoh – Friday, December 16, 2005 As the South Korean farmers launched their third day of protectionist protests, a more subdued group of free marketeers demonstrated on the other side of the harbor. Ten members of the Freedom to Trade Coalition – comprising about six organizations representing Ghana, India,Continue reading>
At The WTO: Lion Rock Stands Tall with Freedom To Trade Coalition
Leslie Kwoh (16 December 2005) As the South Korean farmers launched their third day of protectionist protests, a more subdued group of free marketeers demonstrated on the other side of the harbor. Ten members of the Freedom to Trade Coalition – comprising about six organizations representing Ghana, India, Britain, HongContinue reading>
At the WTO: Freedom to Trade Rally Gets The Message Out
Saturday 12th August, 2006 Media Coverage of Freedom to Trade Rally December 15th saw a number of supporting organisations come together to support the cause of free trade. The Lion Rock Institute, The International Policy Network, The Liberty Institute (New Dehli), Imani: The Centre for Humane Education (Ghana), the EvianContinue reading>
After the WTO: The Violent Enemy Within
Andrew Work (October 21, 2005) The recent turmoil at Wai Hong Cleaning and Pest Control is not a government-outsourcing problem. Nor is it an example of exploitation or of outsourcing resulting in underpaid workers. The problem is exploitation by Hong Kong unions that seek to recreate the livelihood-and-economy-destroying laws thatContinue reading>
After the WTO: The Violent Enemy Within
Saturday 12th August, 2006Unions out to enrich themselves The recent turmoil at Wai Hong Cleaning and Pest Control is not a government-outsourcing problem. Nor is it an example of exploitation or of outsourcing resulting in underpaid workers. The problem is exploitation by Hong Kong unions that seek to recreate theContinue reading>
Healthcare: Our Thinking Must Change
(Apple Daily, August 1 2005) Synopsis Public debate on healthcare reform leads to nowhere because there are 3 key misperceptions with regard to the role of public healthcare: 3 key misperceptions Private healthcare is expensive and inaccessible yet there is no guarantee of quality of service, Government has allContinue reading>
Budget 2006-2007 Special: The Language of Taxation
(10th March 2006) This article was written before the release of the 2006 Budget.Budget day has arrived again and all Hong Kong eagerly anticipates the government’s spending plans in 2006-2007. Cries for increased spending by welfare advocates and for tax cuts by politicians reveal a startling fact about political discourseContinue reading>
Free trade alive and well in SAR
Jonathan Cheng on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 For the thousands of demonstrators descending on Hong Kong to protest this week’s gathering of world trade ministers, free trade boosters have a ready reply: look around you, see how free trade has transformed this city. As the conference opens Tuesday, bringing theContinue reading>