Tag: wealth inequality

University Survey: Over 60 Percent Believe Wealth Inequality is Severe in Hong Kong

According to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), more than 60 percent of the interviewees believed that the disparity between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong is critical. Nearly 30 percent predicted the gap would worsen in the next five…


Under Pandemic Lockdowns, the Rich Got Richer and the Poor Got Crushed

Commentary Today, two years after COVID-19 first hit these shores from China, most studies confirm that the heavy-handed government lockdowns of businesses, restaurants, schools, churches, and parks did more harm than good to our health and well-being. States and countries with strict and prolonged lockdown and stay-at-home orders had slightly better health outcomes, but they…