Orange News: First and foremost, I would like to offer my congratulations to Chief Executive-elect John Lee and welcome his new administration, now that the Legislative Council has passed the government restructuring plan and the Central People’s Government has approved the new cabinet. The new cabinet consists of seasoned officials with pertinent experience and a…
Orange News: The IPCC’s first two reports have signalled code red for humanity. The latest IPCC Working Group 3 report, published in early April, has been labelled as our best last hope. It reveals that global climate action remains way off track. Global greenhouse gas emissions have increased 12% over the last 10 years. The…
Orange News: The Finance secretary published the Hong Kong SAR Government’s 2022-2023 Budget. The budget indicated the Government’s commitment to build a liveable city, propel Hong Kong towards our 2050 carbon neutrality target, and promote a green transformation of our economy. Fighting the COVID-19 epidemic is Hong Kong’s current overriding mission. We appreciate the budgetary…
Hong Kong, 23 February 2022 – Independent public policy think tank Civic Exchange welcomes the Hong Kong SAR Government’s 2022-2023 Budget and its commitment to build a liveable city and propel Hong Kong towards its 2050 carbon neutrality target. We fully support making fighting COVID-19 Hong Kong’s current key mission, introducing measures to protect public…
Orange News: In the Year of the Ox, Hong Kong people have demonstrated strength, diligence, and tenacity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic will hopefully recede in the Year of the Tiger with social distancing and vaccine booster programmes, the world will need to reckon with potentially more disruptive changes to our economies and…
2021 was Hong Kong’s warmest year on record. Climate change is starting to impact biodiversity and increase the frequency of extreme weather events. All further net GHG emissions mean rising cost in human suffering and financial losses. Given the urgency, a prime objective of the budget should be to accelerate decarbonisation in Hong Kong and…
Originally published on Letters SCMP 26 April, 2021
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With an objective of creating attractive and enjoyable places for all, urban planning researchers Carine Lai and Dr Ximin Zhou of CEx released the second report in a two-phase policy study ‘Managing Vibrant Streets 2: Street Performance Policy in Hong Kong.’ The study examines how current, outdated regulatory street management could be updated to successfully…
Civic Exchange welcomes the Government’s release of its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap, a critical component for Hong Kong to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. While EV technology forms a vital part of improving efficiency and directly lowering carbon intensity, the Government must ensure that complementary measures, i.e. those that avoid journeys and those that shift…
