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Every once in a while, a company grows so big and messy that governments fear what would happen to the broader economy if it were to fail. In China, Evergrande, a sprawling real estate developer, is that company.

政府如何干预经济是经济学中一个重要的课题。教科书给出简单的答案：只有在市场失灵或社会财富分配极端不均的情况下，政府才需要介入经济运作。反观现实，恐怕没有哪个政府如此「无甚作为」。即便是在信奉自由经济的香港，政府的作用也远不限于解决市场失灵或财富分配的问题。当下社会有一种声音，希望政府能更积极地制定经济政策，促进持续发展。

自从前年香港陷入「完美风暴」，积压多年的民怨一发不可收拾，政商界如梦初醒，纷纷将改革掛在嘴边。只不过人人都说改革，难道人人都知道如何改革？ 蔡洪滨是其中一位积极提倡改革的学者。由最初以为香港经济稳健，到後来细看社会发展指标时大吃一惊，两年前他已经警告，旧有产业模式增长乏力，致力推动本地经济结构转型，2020年初更联同一众港大学者发表《经济政策绿皮书》，就不同领域提出实质建言。

中国在2001年12月11日加入世界贸易组织（World Trade Organization，以下简称世贸）。也许西方舆论当时仍然聚焦在3个月前发生的911事件上，相对于随后全球政经局势因而产生的剧变，中国入世没有受到相应的关注。但回顾过去20年，中国入世对全球政经的影响不亚于911事件。这导致在今天的国际政治气氛下，一些西方评论已在怀疑当时让中国加入世贸是否一个错误的决定。

中国商务部副部长任鸿斌近日在《“十四五”外贸高质量发展规划》新闻发布会上表示，将推动内地、香港、澳门共建单一自贸区。就此，有专家指出，有关举措是向香港、澳门开放内地市场，让港澳地区充分享受内地市场扩大开放所带来的红利，但安全是构建内地、香港、澳门单一自贸区的重要前提。

特殊目的收购公司（Special Purpose Acquisition Company；简称SPAC）早于1990年代已在美国出现。以SPAC融资 上市虽非主流，但对比传统的首次公开招股（IPO），SPAC能提供更快捷的途径进入公开市场，尤其便于初创公司。

Thirty one academics of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have been named by Clarivate in its list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” as the most influential in the world. Their works have been highly cited by fellow academics and are hence making a significant impact in ongoing research in their respective fields of study. The number of world’s top researchers at HKU has more than doubled that of 2020’s, and remains to be the highest among universities in Hong Kong. It is also the first time that HKU is listed among the top 50 universities globally. Highly Cited Researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.

香港大学经管学院昨举办「陈坤耀傑出学人讲座」，找来4位代表不同界别的未来领袖出席。几位与会者不约而同强调，企业应考虑对持份者的影响，而不应单单是为股东带来盈利，他们又分享了对科技、环保及企业社会责任等。

Billionaire owners of Chinese developers have dipped into their own pockets for at least US$3.8 billion to save their troubled companies from default, as a cash crunch engulfs the industry. From sales of luxury assets to stakes in sought-after listed companies, the personal balance sheets of China's property tycoons have become key for investors to determine whether developers will meet their debt obligations.