Civic Exchange Announces Hong Kong-Specific Wellbeing Survey Results
The survey focuses specifically on Hong Kong and reveals in-depth perceptions about quality of life in the territory.
The survey focuses specifically on Hong Kong and reveals in-depth perceptions about quality of life in the territory.
This full report reveals the wellbeing survey conducted in three Asian cities. It is hoped that the findings will provide insights into city dwellers’ attitudes and priorities in order to identify areas for further research and to provoke discussions on how urban policymakers can better meet people’s needs.
The survey uncovers significant differences between Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai.
South China Morning Post: Civic Exchange researcher Carine Lai questions why the Hong Kong government’s housing targets are based more on politics than practicalities.
The Small House Policy (SHP) has long been a politically thorny issue, and although the government has at various times since the mid-1990s attempted to review the policy,only minor adjustments have been made since the transfer of sovereignty.
In April 2015, Civic Exchange published the results of a public opinion survey on Hong Kong’s Small House Policy. To download the summary report, click on the link above. The Small House Policy (SHP) has long been a politically thorny issue, and although the government has at various times since the mid-1990s attempted to review…
South China Morning Post: Over the years, many commentators have decried protest stunts in the Legislative Council, civil disobedience tactics and demonstrations as alarming signs of social decay – yet, when seen in their historical context, today’s confrontations are not unusual.
This report is written by a 2014 Summer intern student, John Wang.
As a continuation of Civic Exchange’s publication ‘Rethinking Small House Policy’ (2003), this report provides an update of the policy over the past decade (2003 – 2012), identifies remaining problems and conflicts between different stakeholders and finally suggests a way forward.
This report is part of a series that tracks the changing women status over the past two decades in Hong Kong.