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Latest Research
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Advisor–Advisee Research Overlap and Its Implications for Scientists’ Early-Career Performance in the United States
This study offers a detailed examination of academic scientists to address long-standing questions central to the scholarship of mentorship in organizations. The researchers highlighted key…
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Navigating geopolitical risks: How U.S. firms adjust supply chains amid U.S.–China rivalry
The recent geopolitical rivalry—most notably between the U.S. and China—has fuelled a resurgence of geopolitical risks for firms. This is defined as disruptions driven by…
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The Determinants of ESG Ratings: Rater Ownership Matters
Third-party ESG ratings are used in investment practices as key metrics for evaluating corporate ESG performance. However, substantial disagreements in ESG ratings for the same…
Insight Articles
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Beyond Tariffs: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Deficit through Strategic Capital Integration
The years-long US-China trade war has failed to shift the imbalanced macroeconomic structures of the two nations. Despite the continuous imposition of tariffs by the…
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HKD stablecoins boost mainland China’s cross-border finance
In April 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued stablecoin licenses to HSBC and AnchorX, signaling the imminent breakthrough of Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)…
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When Hospitals Post Wait Times: Relieving Overcrowding or Making Things Worse?
During the peak winter flu season, waiting times at Hong Kong’s public accident and emergency (A&E) departments frequently exceed four hours, with some districts even…
Beyond Efficiency: Toward Human-Centred Generative AI
The past few years have seen what can almost be described as the meteoric rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). From writing, design, application development to customer service, marketing, financial…
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Global Growth: Stuck in Low Gear
Global growth is stuck in low gear. Just as a car stuck in low gear can only reach a fraction of its potential speed, the global economy is failing to…
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Success in Prediction Markets: Insight or Insider Information
A prediction market is a speculative market designed to generate forecasts. Profits and losses are tied to the outcome of a specific event (e.g. air strikes by the US and…
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Advisor–Advisee Research Overlap and Its Implications for Scientists’ Early-Career Performance in the United States
This study offers a detailed examination of academic scientists to address long-standing questions central to the scholarship of mentorship in organizations. The researchers highlighted key advantages of studying scientific communities…
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GREEN$ Rewards, How to Better Reward?
All around the world, waste separation and recycling have become part and parcel of urban governance. Over the past decade, the SAR Government has, through the “GREEN@COMMUNITY” programme and GREEN$…
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When Algorithms Become Consumers: How the AI Agent Economy Is Reshaping the Consumer Industry
Artificial intelligence is evolving from a “copilot” into an “intelligent agent,” and this leap will have an unprecedented impact on the marketing industry.In the past few years, we’ve witnessed how…
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A Critical Moment for the Third Economic Transformation: Starting with the Four Pillar Industries
Hong Kong is a highly developed economy with close to 94% of its gross domestic product (GDP) generated by the service sector. However, in the current service sector structure lies…
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A Way out for Hong Kong’s Middle Class Facing the Kill Line
From where I sit in the office at the foot of Lung Fu Shan, the view outside the window is the lush greenery of Pok Fu Lam while the scintillating…
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Navigating geopolitical risks: How U.S. firms adjust supply chains amid U.S.–China rivalry
The recent geopolitical rivalry—most notably between the U.S. and China—has fuelled a resurgence of geopolitical risks for firms. This is defined as disruptions driven by state actions seeking advantages over…
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The Determinants of ESG Ratings: Rater Ownership Matters
Third-party ESG ratings are used in investment practices as key metrics for evaluating corporate ESG performance. However, substantial disagreements in ESG ratings for the same firms across different rating agencies…
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China’s Macroeconomic Shift: A Call for Firms to Go Global
China’s economy is currently in a period of deep structural transformation. Despite the potential of its 1.4 billion-strong domestic market, the contraction of the wealth effect triggered by the real…
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Battery Swapping: A Golden Key to Electrifying Hong Kong’s Commercial Fleet
In the global evolution of energy replenishment for new-energy vehicles, battery-swapping technology has undergone a dramatic rejuvenation. As early as 2007, the Israeli company Better Place already outlined a blueprint…
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