This isn’t “Cocoon”, no one can reverse the aging process and those in, let’s say, their fifties aren’t exactly stepping up because either they don’t have the leadership skills to turn things around or there’s some kind of old girls and old boys clubs hoarding who does what, meaning that very possibly some very good talent with ideas are shut out. Also shut out is the Hong Kong I love and remember when it was positioned as “Asia’s World City” and really did attract the world

The only person I knew who could read the tea leaves and truly understand the China market was my friend and client, Daniel Ng. A former NASA engineer with a PhD in engineering, he somehow ended up opening the first McDonald’s in Hong Kong by owning the franchise in the city. A Visionary Against the Odds Despite the naysayers warning that Chinese people only ate rice and citing Burger King's decline in Hong Kong, Daniel sailed past them, guided by incredible self-belief. When

I don’t know much about Anil Wadhwani, but after watching him interview Andre Agassi, one of my all-time favourite tennis players, I was intrigued. Agassi brought so much colour and personality to the game, from tie-dyed cut-off jeans to a Rock’N Roll spirit on centre court. It was a delightful surprise to discover that the interviewer was Wadhwani, the 53-year-old CEO of Prudential plc. Prudential's Vision for Hong Kong and Asia What Prudential is doing for Hong Kong and Asi