Taxi and private hire fares should be left to market forces?
Mr Harry Ong believes that taxi and private hire fares should be left to market forces, that high fares will attract more drivers thus driving fares down. (ST Forum, 11/5/22) I am afraid his belief that the free market will correct itself is badly misplaced. The fact is that many sectors of the free market have been cornered...
Election committee of Hong Kong
HK's new CE is John Lee The election of the leader of Hong Kong is decided by an Election Committee. It comprised of 1,400 members, comprising of nominees from various sectors of the economy, religious organizations and ex officio members taken from the government. The function of the election committee is to elect the...
Should women do National Service?
Female Recruits Should women do National Service (NS) now and societal cost will 'far outweight benefits' - Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. I beg to differ. Let me explain. NS is more than just military service. It could take the form of nursing, after school care, pre-school care and senior care etc. In the face of a fast aging...
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