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I was interviewed for a news article regarding Hong Kong's economic performance and future as a financial centre, 20 years after the handover. Its close economic ties to mainland China has been both boon and bane. Hong Kong will need to reinvent itself in the face of growing competition from financial centres on mainland China... Continue Reading →
June is usually when I take the family for the the UK for our annual visit. It also proved to be rather busy with two workshops on opposite sides of the world. The first workshop on Global Production Networks in Asia, co-organised by City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and GPN@NUS. It was... Continue Reading →
This is a long overdue post from back in April. Yikes. But here are some highlights! A lot happened in Boston during that 1 week. First up was the 2nd FinGeo Global Seminar at MIT, organised by Janelle Knox-Hayes. A great programme of speakers and discussants focused on 'Finance, Geography and Sustainability: Lessons for Urban... Continue Reading →
Karen P.Y. Lai 