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"Heavy Duty" by Timothy Peirson-Smith (SCMP A17, 16 May 2013) on the proposed double stamp duty
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"Sacrificing our education for housing is no solution" by Timothy Peirson-Smith (SCMP 8 January 2013) on Hong Kong university plan
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"Hong Kong risks losing the global education race" by Timothy Peirson-Smith (SCMP, 29 May 2012) Timothy Peirson-Smith's OpEd on education has been published in several media... MORE>>
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Elbow at Latitude 1 22' 0'' North (Singapore) - Timothy Peirson-Smith Issue 111 May 2012 MORE>>
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"High Voltage" - by Timothy Peirson-Smith, Hong Kong Commercial Daily (HKCD) (7th February 2012)
Timothy Peirson-Smith's OpEd "High Voltage" has been published in several Chinese media... MORE >>
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"High Voltage" - by Timothy Peirson-Smith, SCMP (3rd February 2011)
Timothy Peirson-Smith cautions against invoking a rarely used Legco power to force electricity suppliers to reveal sensitive information... MORE >>
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"Pay our part" - by Timothy Peirson-Smith, Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) (13th December 2011)
Timothy Peirson-Smith's OpEd "Pay our part" has been published in several Chinese media, it included Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ), Hong Kong Commercial Daily (HKCD) and SingPao. MORE >>
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"Pay our part" - by Timothy Peirson-Smith, SCMP (8th December 2011)
In the early 1990s, Hong Kong power companies were criticised for not doing enough to curb their pollutant emissions. Alongside local green groups, our mantra was “less coal, cleaner fuels” which compelled the government to set new and ever tightening standards of emissions for our power suppliers. In response Hong Kong power companies devoted technical and financial muscle to make coal cleaner, and we still received cleaner energy with steady monthly bills, modest tariff rises and enviably reliable service. Fast-forward to 2011 and we are demanding even lower emission standards. The government and the power companies are again listening, heeding the communities’ calls for cleaner, greener energy. This time around, however, the only way to meet these new demands is to readjust the mix of energy sources. If we want cleaner energy, power companies have no choice but to turn to other, less polluting sources, particularly natural gas. We have overheard the media and grumbling of late about possible hikes in energy tariffs. These increases should not come as a surprise. We have ordered cleaner energy, and the power companies have delivered via emission control and will have to continue delivering, vis-à-vis natural gas. Now we have to pay for this vital change...... MORE>>>
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The inconvenient truth of a nuclear free utopia by Timothy Peirson-Smith [SING PAO A12, 24 June 2011]
However, in today’s opinion poll obsessed world and the escalating global
anti-nuclear sentiment, any government that openly exhibits determination in nuclear expansion
will find itself acutely unpopular. To be ephemerally unpopular today or to shy away from the
only right-sized solution for combating climate change, is the question. A nuclear energy free
world is a utopia worth pursuing, but a utopia cannot be built on a planet that does not survive
today’s escalating challenges of climate change.... MORE>>>
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"The green touch" by Timothy Peirson-Smith [SCMP A13, 3 Jun 2010]
Over the past few years, Hong Kong companies have begun to understand the benefits of sustainability. In striving to catch up with their global counterparts in the race to "go green", the likes of Swire Properties, the MTR Corporation (SEHK: 0066) and CLP Power (SEHK: 0002) have carved out positions as local market leaders. These are large companies, however, and the role of small and medium-sized enterprises has yet to be fully appreciated. In accounting for about 80 per cent of Hong Kong's gross domestic product, SMEs have a crucial role to play in securing a more sustainable future......MORE >>
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