Asia Society: "China's 12th Five-Year Plan: Analysis & Implications"

Asia Society: "China's 12th Five-Year Plan: Analysis & Implications"

Ma Jun Shift to hi-end mfg (bec of demographics which will lead to a dramatic fall-off in the number of workers) The lack of workers will result in higher wages. Last year, minimum wage already increased 23% last year.Shift from mfg to svcsWill achieve BASIC convertibilty of RMB within 5 years. Huge oppty for HK to be an offshore RMB center in the interim.Big changes will take place bec of mkt and technological forces.Because of inevitable increase in wages, economy will n...Read more

Asia Society: "China's 12th Five-Year Plan: Analysis & Implications"

Ma Jun Shift to hi-end mfg (bec of demographics which will lead to a dramatic fall-off in the number of workers) The lack of workers will result in higher wages. Last year, minimum wage already increased 23% last year.Shift from mfg to svcsWill achieve BASIC convertibilty of RMB within 5 years. Huge oppty for HK to be an offshore RMB center in the interim.Big changes will take place bec of mkt and technological forces.Because of inevitable increase in wages, economy will n...Read more

HK solid waste management regime (AmCham talk)

HK solid waste management regime (AmCham talk)

Talk by Frank Wan

HK's current rate of recycling is 49%, actually, very respectable: city falls between Denmark and Sweden. But our absolute amount of waste per capita is much higher.

Govt has goal of upping the rate to 55% by 2015. But the only ways are to charge for landfill use.

Frank: our government or, rather, this govt, is too weak, politically, to charge for waste. N.B. HK is unusual for NOT charging for waste.

Moreover, HK is unusual because the govt doesn't subsid...Read more

HK solid waste management regime (AmCham talk)

Talk by Frank Wan

HK's current rate of recycling is 49%, actually, very respectable: city falls between Denmark and Sweden. But our absolute amount of waste per capita is much higher.

Govt has goal of upping the rate to 55% by 2015. But the only ways are to charge for landfill use.

Frank: our government or, rather, this govt, is too weak, politically, to charge for waste. N.B. HK is unusual for NOT charging for waste.

Moreover, HK is unusual because the govt doesn't subsid...Read more

Shortlisted on TIME's 100 Most Influential People 2011

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My Top 5 Songs at the moment

My Top 5 Songs at the moment

Viva la Vida, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay

This was a super, massive commercial hit but, who cares? What I love about this song is its sad, yet uplifting momentum. When you do what I do every day, throwing 500 things against the wall and hoping one sticks, canned hope in the form of a very catchy tune goes a long way.

Time to Pretend, Time to Pretend, MGMT

I love the unapologetically cheesy but effective minor key synthesizer riff on this song. It feels morally and aesthetically wron...Read more

My Top 5 Songs at the moment

Viva la Vida, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay

This was a super, massive commercial hit but, who cares? What I love about this song is its sad, yet uplifting momentum. When you do what I do every day, throwing 500 things against the wall and hoping one sticks, canned hope in the form of a very catchy tune goes a long way.

Time to Pretend, Time to Pretend, MGMT

I love the unapologetically cheesy but effective minor key synthesizer riff on this song. It feels morally and aesthetically wron...Read more