John Marrett, Senior Analyst, Asia, at the Economist Intelligence Unit, tells James Ross that there were no big surprises and no game changers in Chief Executive John Lee’s Policy Address. He adds that the easing of property curbs will be a minor boost for the sector short term, but other fundamental factors will continue to undermine the market longer term.
Enzio Von Pfeil, a capital preservation specialist at Financial Shield says more short term stimuli are needed to boost Hong Kong’s economy, adding that more vocational training would also be beneficial.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Wilson Tang, Chief Executive at BOC Life and Rebecca Choy-Yung, who is Founder and Chairman of the Golden Age Foundation on Hong Kong becoming a super-aging society and how businesses can focus on becoming more age-friendly.

Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent says exhaustion won the day in choosing Mike Johnson as the new US Speaker of the House. He adds that one of his first jobs will be to get the appropriation bills passed in order to avoid government shutdown.