An exodus of expatriates and locals from Hong Kong is poised to intensify this year, as policymakers continue their crackdown on civil society and brush off an increasing uproar over aligning with mainland China’s “COVID Zero” strategy.
A population outflow that was triggered by protests in 2019 deepened last year to a record, as the realization sank in that Hong Kong’s strict COVID-19 policies are here to stay, and the brunt of the National Security Law imposed by Beijing continued to roil public life. The effects of the brain drain in sectors such as education, healthcare and finance are likely
On September 9, the South China Morning Post’s Chinese-language website went dark with little explanation, leading to concerns that censorship might next spread to the newspaper’s English-language coverage. Can Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, who has strong ties to mainland business interests and to the ruling party, support “objective, balanced and fair” coverage of China and his
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Speakers Highlight Role of Digital Technology in Confronting COVID-19 Pandemicâs Ill Effects, as Social Development Commission Continues Session
Government ministers, senior officials and representatives of Member States underscored the myriad ways that their countries have embraced digital technology to confront the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Commission for Social Development resumed its general discussion today in a virtual format.
Speakers built upon the theme of the Commission s fifty-ninth session - a socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all - to call for, among other things, multilateral action to help narrow the digital divide. Several delegates also pressed for a fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.