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Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

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Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

The world economic landscape has experienced seismic changes in the fifteen years after restoration of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Britain to China. Fortunately the Hong Kong economy has remained steadfast and is still making progress, but public confidence in the governance of the SAR government has declined, and economic and social dissatisfaction have flared. Where should Hong Kong go from here in the face of all kinds of contradictions? Economist Yue Chim Richard Wong provides an analysis of the origins of these contradictions and shares his insights on these issues. All those concerned about Hong Kong’s future should not miss this collection of essays.

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Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

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Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

When discussing inequality and poverty in Hong Kong, scholars and politicians often focus on the failures of government policy and push for an increase in social welfare. Richard Wong argues in Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong that universal retirement support, minimum wage, and standard hours of work are of limited effect in shrinking the inequality gap. By comparing Hong Kong with Singapore, he points out that Hong Kong needs a new and long-term strategy on human resource policy. He recommends more investment in education, focusing on early education and immigration policy reforms to attract highly educated and skilled people to join the workforce. In analyzing what causes inequality, this book ties disparate issues together into a coherent framework, such as Hong Kong’s aging population, lack of investment in human capital, and family breakdowns. Rising divorce rates among low-income households have worsened the housing shortage, driving rents and property prices upwards. Housing problems have created a bigger gap between those who own housing and have the ability to invest in their children’s human capital and those who cannot, thus adversely impacting intergenerational upward mobility. This is the third of Richard Wong’s collections of articles on society and economy in Hong Kong. Diversity and Occasional Anarchy and Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People, published by Hong Kong University Press in 2013 and 2015 respectively, discuss growing economic and social contradictions in Hong Kong and current housing problems and their solutions.

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Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

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On Deep Economic and Social Contradictions in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

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Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

Hong Kong is one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Land supply, property values, and housing provision are inextricably linked with the city’s economic growth and questions of economic equality. In Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People, Yue Chim Richard Wong traces the history of Hong Kong’s postwar housing policy. He then discusses current housing problems and their solutions, drawing on examples from around the world. Wong argues that housing policy in Hong Kong, with its multiple, often incompatible objectives, and its focus on supply over demand, can no longer satisfy the needs of a diverse and dynamic population. He recommends three simple low-cost policies to promote homeownership and social mobility: sell public rental housing units to the sitting tenants; make subsidized homes more affordable; and reform the public housing program along lines adopted in Singapore, where government-built housing may be resold or leased in a free market. This is the second of Richard Wong’s collections of articles on society and economy in Hong Kong. The first, Diversity and Occasional Anarchy, published by Hong Kong University Press in 2013, examines the growing contradictions in Hong Kong’s economy predicament in historical context.

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Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

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Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy

By: Yue Chim Richard Wong

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Fixing the Failures of Our Housing Policy

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Book's by Yue Chim Richard Wong

Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

Diversity and Occasional Anarchy

Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

Fixing Inequality in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

Hong Kong Land for Hong Kong People

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