Rudd's red rag to reformed China
Dan Ryan (The Australian, 3 December 2009) An abridged version of the notorious The Monthly article in which Kevin Rudd blames the financial crisis on neo-liberalism has just appeared in The South China Morning Post, raising eyebrows and questions in Hong Kong. In particular, what exactly was Rudd trying toContinue reading>
Half Full or Half Empty?
Andrew Work (SCMP, 2 June 2007)Cheers! Pint glasses were raised and champagne sparkled in celebration of the tax cut on beer and wine. A new era of lower prices was to be delivered courtesy of Mr. Tang’s generous March budget. However, three months on, it seems that things have notContinue reading>
At Your Doorstep
Andrew Work (SCMP, 30 March 2007) Property rights matter. Immensely. Starting with dominion over your own body, all freedoms in society flow from your ability to retain and control the use of your property. That is why it is so alarming that in Hong Kong, property rights seem to beContinue reading>
Hong Kong needs to decide what it wants to be
Andrew Work (12th January 2007) Who are we? More importantly, who will we be tomorrow? Hong Kong has engaged these questions as we mark the end of our 10th year as a Special Administrative Region. We are special today, but how we will be special tomorrow? Will we be specialContinue reading>