City can export its public wealth management skills
Blockchain isn’t just a new way for banks to make more money
People in Hong Kong think that blockchain is a technology for the banks. Indeed, banks have much to gain from using blockchain technology and have cost saving as an incentive and the resources to implement this new technology.
Chinese Foreign Minister on India and China relations
“China-India cooperation is like a massive buried treasure waiting to be discovered, The potential is massive.”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi – Speaking in New Delhi on June 11, 2014
It’s time to join the 5G bandwagon
The next big leap in telecommunications, the “5G” standard, is now being tested on the Chinese mainland by China Mobile, AT&T in the US and DoCoMo in Japan. No one is doing anything in Hong Kong about 5G yet and this is a pity.
China Daily Article Bala Freedoms in West
When I see so many people clamoring for “democracy” in Hong Kong now, I often wonderwhether they know about the severe modifications “democracy” has undergone in the pastdecade or so in the United States and the United Kingdom. To me, Hong Kong, which lacksuniversal franchise but is on the way to get it soon, already has many civil rights that are beingeroded in the advanced democracies.
‘Western justice superiority’ the last imperial prejudice in HK
According to the “international” media it is important for “Hong Kong people to rule Hong Kong” without interference from the Chinese mainland. But when it comes to Hong Kong’s judiciary and courts, the same Hong Kong people who are considered wise and mature enough…
China Daily Bala article on China tourists
Most of us have had the experience of visiting a rich uncle’s household during a festive time. As long as the unwritten rules for such occasions are observed, the occasion can be rewarding for both parties. The poorer wing of the family gets to observe first hand a different and at least materially a better way of life and possibly some “free” gifts.
Our city planners should consider building bridges instead of tunnels
As the Hong Kong government took over the Eastern Harbour Crossing from the private owners as the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) contract expired earlier this month, one has to ask whether it would have been better to have built a bridge instead of tunnel…
Sensible ways to stop tax evasion
In Southeast Asia there is a popular pastime call wayangkulit, performed with leather puppets behind screens on which shadows appear to be fighting furiously — but actually no fighting or even touching ever occurs.
China Daily – Law in HK
The rule of law is evoked in political discussions a lot in Hong Kong these days. As far as I know no one has ever come right out and said they are against the rule of law. So the question has to shift to what type of rule of law one wants in Hong Kong.
Bala SCMP column on country parks in HK.
At the beginning of the year, the chief executive announced that HK$10 billion would be earmarked for replacement of pre-Euro IV diesel commercial vehicles.