Cathay’s mass lay-offs led to a staff shortage when it needed qualified personnel the most, and service suffered. The Cathay brand will regain its global network with commitments to enhancing service quality and rebuilding its sentimental connection to Hong Kong.
Student protests across more than 25 US universities over the Gaza war have turned violent with the police moving in. The situation presents significant challenges, with opinions polarised and deep divides among communities and families, like in 2019 Hong Kong, where the healing has yet to truly begin.
Hong Kong’s emerging debate on AI in education lags behind other parts of Asia despite a rich recent history of world-class pedagogical research. If we view AI through technological solutionism, we ignore the importance of localisation and potentially face both regional relegation and redundancy.
While some Asian property markets have seen sharp declines in prices and transactions, borrowing costs are not the only factor at play in the region. The supply-demand imbalance, for one, is just as important, if not more so.