The neon glow of Hong Kong’s yesteryears is slowly fading away after a government crackdown on neon signs. But that neon glow, as experts say, is taking on different shades of meaning. Record-breaking protests pre-pandemic, followed by the dark years of COVID-19 have made things challenging for the city, both politically and economically. 

In this episode of Morning Shot, Professor Ho Lok-sang from the Economics Department at Lingnan University shares his analysis on whether Hong Kong has lost its shine as Asia’s financial hub. 

Presented by: Audrey Siek

Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

The neon glow of Hong Kong’s yesteryears is slowly fading away after a government crackdown on neon signs. But that neon glow, as experts say, is taking on different shades of meaning. Record-breaking protests pre-pandemic, followed by the dark years of COVID-19 have made things challenging for the city, both politically and economically. 
In this episode of Morning Shot, Professor Ho Lok-sang from the Economics Department at Lingnan University shares his analysis on whether Hong Kong has lost its shine as Asia’s financial hub. 
Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (<a href="mailto:ykaiting@sph.com.sg">ykaiting@sph.com.sg</a>)

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What if something normally experienced through your nose could instead be served on a plate? A limited-time experience in Singapore is turning notes like bergamot, jasmine, grapefruit and vanilla into something you can actually taste. But what exactly is it, what inspired it, and where can you find it?
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Singapore’s masters athletes have been flying the flag at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, competing against athletes from more than 80 countries and bringing home medals in events ranging from race walking and hurdles to the high jump and relays.

But behind the medals are years of training, discipline and a determination to keep pushing themselves well into their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.

On We Are Family!, we meet some of Team Singapore’s masters athletes, Ms Cassandra Chew, Freelance Producer by day and clutched a bronze for the  women's 40 4x100m race and Mr Martin Wong who is a Regional Chief Executive and placed 5th for the men's 55 4 x 100m race to find out what keeps them competing, how sport fits into their lives as they grow older, and what their stories can teach us about staying active, ambitious and young at heart at every stage of life.

Who says your competitive years have to be behind you as you get older?
Singapore&rsquo;s masters athletes have been flying the flag at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, competing against athletes from more than 80 countries and bringing home medals in events ranging from race walking and hurdles to the high jump and relays.
But behind the medals are years of training, discipline and a determination to keep pushing themselves well into their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.
On We Are Family!, we meet some of Team Singapore&rsquo;s masters athletes, Ms Cassandra Chew, Freelance Producer by day and clutched a bronze for the&nbsp; women's 40 4x100m race and Mr Martin Wong who is a Regional Chief Executive and placed 5th for the men's 55 4 x 100m race to find out what keeps them competing, how sport fits into their lives as they grow older, and what their stories can teach us about staying active, ambitious and young at heart at every stage of life.

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