商品簡介
This collection of essays by Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee comes at an important juncture in Hong Kong’s continuing constitutional and economic evolution. Over the past year, in the pages of Hong Kong’s leading newspapers, Regina has engaged with many of the most difficult questions confronting our city: The contours of our new economic model, the demands of fiscal discipline, the imperatives of security and national strategy, and the perennial challenge of aligning Hong Kong’s unique institutions with the broader national project. Taken together, these writings offer not only a commentary on the issues of the day but also a considered reflection on how Hong Kong can and should navigate an era of profound change in the common enterprise of “One Country, Two Systems”. Anthony Neoh SC, JP, Chairman, Asian Academy of International Law
I’m sure that Regina’s English does indeed work for you. Her columns discuss issues that are relevant and important. For those who find writing or learning English a daunting task, this is a good place to start. And if you read carefully, you will discover so much more than just knowledge, skills or writing tips - it’s how she sets up her material for her audience because she is conversing with her readers. It’s how she approaches the topics of choice - her leading that conversation. It’s the words she carefully and intentionally uses to deliver the greatest impact, to drive her powerful thoughts through. Alice Wu, Columnist for the South China Morning Post
作者簡介
葉劉淑儀(Regina IP LAU Suk-yee),大紫荊勳賢,GBS,JP。1972年畢業於香港大學英文系,獲一級榮譽學士學位,及後再修讀了三個碩士學位課程:格拉斯哥大學文學碩士(主修文藝復興時期詩歌)、史丹福大學史隆管理課程碩士和史丹福大學東亞研究文學碩士。
葉太在1975年加入香港政府公務員政務職系,於1996年出任人民入境事務處處長,再於1998年出任保安局局長,是香港歷史上首位出掌紀律部隊的女性。葉太在2003年離職赴美進修,回港後,先在2006年7月成立「匯賢智庫」,續於2011年1月創立「新民黨」並擔任黨主席至今,再於2015年9月牽頭成立「海上絲綢之路協會」,擔任聯席主席。2024年5月起,葉太帶領「匯賢智庫政策研究中心」連續三年舉辦「全球繁榮峰會」。
葉太活躍政壇,於2008年9月當選第四屆立法會直選議員,及後於2012年、2016年及2021年成功連任,歷任四屆共十七年立法會議員;於2012年獲委任為行政會議非官守成員至今,並於2022年獲委任行政會議非官守成員召集人,是香港回歸後首位擔任此職的女性。2012年及2017年,葉太先後兩次參加行政長官選舉。2025年,葉劉淑儀服務香港五十週年。
目次
Foreword Anthony Neoh 5
Foreword Alice Wu 13
Foreword Regina Ip 19
Chapter One
Hong Kong’s New Economic Model
香港經濟轉型
Second Global Prosperity Summit reaches new heights 26
As Hong Kong’s financial sector soars,
what about food and retail? 36
A few small steps for Hong Kong,
a giant leap for China’s space sector 46
Never mind Trump’s trade war.
Hong Kong is pulling ahead 56
Hong Kong doubles down on innovation
and accountability for its future 66
Innovative development model emerges
for Northern Metropolis 76
Blueprint for coming years holds opportunities
for Hong Kong 87
Hong Kong’s budget should move the city towards “inspirational” development 96
Paul Chan must deliver the fiscal discipline
Hong Kong needs 106
How markets will test Hong Kong’s
new economic model 116
Hong Kong is a platform for dialogue,
exchange and pragmatic cooperation 127
Chapter Two
Upholding National Security
守護國家安全
How Hong Kong can help defend the rules-based order 138
HKSAR — 28 years of resilience and resurgence 148
Lai’s “great recall” campaign a great failure 159
What the US national security strategy means
for Hong Kong 170
White paper: Security strengthens Hong Kong’s
rule of law, prosperity 180
Chapter Three
Myths of Western Democracy
西方民主迷思
China’s victory parade sends powerful message to
the world 194
Hong Kong’s election bodes well for the future 204
Washington has shredded the myths of democracy 215
Xia Baolong points the way to
strengthen executive-led governance 225