Elisha M. Sonthra

Dec 14, 2024 | scmp.com | Elisha M. Sonthra |Donald Low |David Yu Chak-wai

Global tourism has staged a dramatic comeback from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 1.1 billion international tourists recorded in the first nine months of 2024 – tantalisingly close to pre-pandemic levels. Asia, in particular, has witnessed a remarkable recovery with countries like Japan surpassing their 2019 tourism numbers. But Hong Kong’s rebound has been noticeably slower.

Dec 26, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Donald Low |Elisha M. Sonthra

Donald Low is a senior lecturer and professor of practice in public policy and director of leadership and public policy executive education at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Elisha M. Sonthra is a master's student in public policy at the university. Strewn across China are roughly 20 million presold but unfinished homes.

Dec 26, 2023 | qoshe.com | Donald Low |Elisha M. Sonthra

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Dec 19, 2023 | scmp.com | Elisha M. Sonthra

In the face of a persistently low total fertility rate of 0.8 births per woman – currently the lowest in the world – Hong Kong has reached a demographic crossroads. The experience of Japan and South Korea has taught us enough about how inevitable and irreversible the decline is. The absence of a magic bullet, however, should not become the reason for policy inertia because a passive stance would simply exacerbate an already grave situation.