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Michael B. Wong

Michael B. Wong

Michael B. Wong is an assistant professor of management and strategy with a joint appointment in economics at the University of Hong Kong. He is also a fellow of the HKU Centre on Contemporary China and the World, an affiliate researcher of the HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute, a member of the HKU Real Estate Lab, and a board member of local policy research think tank Citizen Action Design Lab.
Michael B. Wong is an assistant professor of management and strategy with a joint appointment in economics at the University of Hong Kong. He is also a fellow of the HKU Centre on Contemporary China and the World, an affiliate researcher of the HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute, a member of the HKU Real Estate Lab, and a board member of local policy research think tank Citizen Action Design Lab.
Languages Spoken:
English

Opinion | How Hong Kong can reimagine its greatest asset: people’s homes

The city badly needs new revenue sources, and selling public housing units to tenants offers a better solution than painful cuts or new taxes.

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Generous income limits and rent subsidies mean well-off households are occupying public housing, forcing the poor to rent from the cutthroat private market. This needs to change.

Siobhan Haughey and Edgar Cheung Ka-long have shown us that even in the brave new era of the national security law, we can find ways to reclaim and rebuild the community we love.

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At the fundamental level, the protests are disagreements over values. If the city is to reach closure, people on both sides of the divide must have the sophistication to listen to the other side and spot opportunities for give and take.

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