World Happiness Report – Charm

A mother eats in a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po, on October 15, 2024. Photo: May Tse

Opinion | To boost birth rate, Hong Kong needs to deliver quality housing

2 months ago03 mins

The public consultation for Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s last policy address of his current term is under way. Will he, for example, listen to the people about whether the baby bonus, one of the initiatives aimed at raising the birth rate and which is set to expire in October, should continue? Lee did say…

Hong Kong is world’s most unequal society for wealth distribution, study finds

2 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong has become the world’s most unequal society in terms of wealth distribution, a study has found, as the core drivers of income inequality in the city have shifted from wage disparities to capital concentration, reducing social mobility. The findings of the study, which analysed the evolution of income and wealth inequality in the…