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Oct 09
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Hong Kong business should care about creating value for society

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Paul Yip

Last month, I attended a Hong Kong Jockey Club forum on “Philanthropy for Better Cities”, which was all about creating shared value. It provided some excellent examples of how business can do well by doing good, a deeper and wider type of corporate social responsibility that involves more than just donating money to charities after making a profit. It is about how businesses can respond to the challenging needs of society and do it together by creating shared values with non-governmental organisations and the community at large. It pushes the boundaries and expands horizons. Read More

Sep 17
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Why can’t Hong Kong create a happy learning environment for youth?

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Paul Yip

The chairman of a government-appointed student committee has called on Hong Kong’s educators to “deeply reflect” on why the city cannot create a happy learning environment for its youth.

Led by Professor Paul Yip Siu-fai, the committee was set up after a worrying spike in the number of youth suicides in the city between January and April this year. Read More

Aug 26
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本地跨境婚姻的發展和反思

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葉兆輝 | 陳夢妮

家庭是社會構成的一個核心單位，為所有人提供了生活和心理上的支持和保護。

近10 多年來，香港的家庭組成不斷在演變，住戶人數不斷減少，在2015年只有2.8人。另外隨着跨境婚姻的增加，香港的家庭組成起了重大的變化。根據政府最新統計數據，2015年本港結婚登記數目為51,609宗，在港登記的香港與內地的跨境婚姻數為17,953宗，約佔整體登記數目的35%。其中，新郎為香港人而新娘為內地人的有13,123宗；新娘為香港人而新郎為內地人的有4830宗。跨境婚姻已然成為本港婚姻的重要一環，「港男北娶」仍舊是主流，同時「港女北嫁」也在日益增加。另外，值得注意的是，2015年本港整體結婚登記數目較2014 年下降了4845 宗，跌幅約達9%。 Read More

Aug 23
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Hong Kong should welcome cross-border marriages, and make it easier for more to wed

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Paul Yip​

Cross-border marriages have become a significant component of Hong Kong marriages. According to the latest figures, in 2015, about 35 per cent of registered marriages, or 17,953 out of 51,609, were cross-border marriages. Of these, 13,123 involved mainland brides and 4,830 mainland bridegrooms. Cross-border unions are also common between Chinese and our neighbours from Taiwan (9,000), Japan (6,000) and Korea (4,500). Read More

Jul 22
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創造DSE以外的出路

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葉兆輝 | 梁穎姿 | 沈君瑜

今屆中學文憑試（DSE） 共有68,128名考生，包括57,127名日校生及11,001 名自修生，較去年整體考生人數減少約8%。今年有23,611 名日校考生至少考獲「33222」（中、英文3級，數學、通識及一選修科亦取得2級或以上成績），符合本地學士學位課程基本入學要求，佔整體日校考生42.2%，較去年增加1.9個百分點。政府改善青年人繼續爭取升學機會，職業訓練局（VTC）於今個新學年開設逾百個課程，合共提供超過1.8萬個學額，有助增加年輕人的就業和培訓機會，從而改善未來的升學就業前途。與此同時，今年亦有6名特殊教育需要（SEN）的考生考獲3科或以上5**，成績優異。他們面對身體上各種不同的障礙，努力向上，也是為了在這個充滿競爭的社會上找到有利位置，實踐他們的夢想。能夠考上優異成績的學生固然值得讚賞，但是，未能考上的是否就代表他們能力不夠？大家有否發覺，本地年輕人的發展空間往往被DSE的成績控制和支配，就如齊天大聖頭上的金剛箍般箍得緊緊的，讓所有年輕人和家長圍繞着DSE的成績團團轉。 Read More

Jul 19
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A measure of happiness: Canada’s well-being index could be just what Hong Kong needs

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Susan Elliott & Paul Yip​

The Canadian Index of Well-being was 11 years in the making and involved consultations with people across the country. The result is 64 indicators across eight domains: education, healthy populations, leisure and culture, time use, community vitality, living standards, environment and democratic engagement. Read More

Jun 30
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香港貧富地區基礎設施可達性的反思  

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郭瑛琦 | 葉兆輝

「剝奪放大」（deprivationamplification）理論指出，貧窮地區與富裕地區相比資源可達性（accessibility）往往較低，匱乏的資源容易導致原本就已陷入貧窮的住戶的生活再度雪上加霜。香港政府一向以「建設平等、公平、公正的社會」作為施政理念的原則，然而對於「本地基礎設施的空間分佈是否公平」這一議題，目前尚未有系統的實證研究對其進行評估。本文章的主要目的是評估香港貧富地區的基礎設施空間可達性是否存在顯著差異。深入探究基礎設施的空間分佈有助於社會資源的有效配置，對政策的制訂具有一定參考作用。也希望透過數據分析，釐清一些基本事實，提升討論解決社會問題的水平。 Read More

Jun 22
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代際流動驚醒香港夢？

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彭晨虹 | 葉兆輝 | 羅亦華

近年來，港人對貧富差距的不滿日益加深，以堅尼系數（Gini Coefficient）【註】為例，1971年香港的堅尼系數為0.430，之後穩步攀升，2011年達到0.537。在過去40多年，香港的堅尼系數一直處於超過警戒線的高水平。然而，為何年輕一代對貧富差距的抱怨比父輩強烈？有人說，那是由於代際流動減慢。 Read More

Jun 22
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Rich Hong Kong should start paying its low-skilled workers a decent wage

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Paul Yip​

According to the latest study on prices and earnings by UBS, Hong Kong ranked second in average wages, after Tokyo, among 71 cities.

In terms of purchasing power and taking into account differences in the cost of living, Hong Kong ranked top for the amount of time it would take an average worker to earn enough to buy a McDonald’s Big Mac and an Apple iPhone 6: nine minutes, and 52 hours, respectively. That’s better than the likes of Sydney, New York, London and Singapore. Read More

Jun 07
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What global London can teach local Hong Kong about cultural diversity

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Paul Yip

The election of Sadiq Khan as mayor of London should be of interest to Hongkongers in understanding what a global city is all about. London is one of most important finance centres in the world. It has a population of 8.6 million people, with 44 per cent consisting of black and ethnic minorities, while one in eight is Muslim. The cultural diversity has enriched its business, finance and politics and the city attracts many people from different parts of the world. Read More