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March 30, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 09 Employment and Economic Development Challenges and Opportunities : Hong Kong’s Role as a Super-connector 30 March, 2016 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is an important long-term foreign development strategy of China. The central government announced the co-operation and development principles of the BRI in 2013 in a bid to achieve connectivity and to seek common prosperity via enhancing co-operation among different countries and regions along the belt and road. The aggregate economic value of these places amounts to […]
January 31, 2016
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 07 Governance and Constitutional Development Young People’s Perception on Public Consultations 31 January, 2016 Launching public consultation exercises regarding policies or other matters provides a chance for the public to find out more concerning the issues that they are being consulted about and to engage in discussion with the issues. This helps not only to maintain an open and transparent process of policy formulation, but also to facilitate consensus among the public. This could also garner the public’s support for or recognition of the policies, which is an important element for good governance. It […]
December 30, 2015
Youth I.D.E.A.S. 05 Employment and Economic Development Enhancing the Conditions for Technology Start-ups 30 December, 2015 The number of technology business start-ups has recently seen an upsurge in Hong Kong as the start-up ecosystem has experienced continuous growth. According to a recent survey by Invest Hong Kong,[1] there were 1,912 start-up founders in 2015, a 71% increase from 2014, while the number of start-ups had risen to 1,558, a 46% increase from the previous year. Technology start-ups such as information technology businesses and e-commerce businesses in particular are very common. However, Hong Kong ranked 11th in The […]
