Hong Kong’s growing wealth inequality: will it be an M- or olive-shaped society?

Hong Kong faces mounting concerns over its growing wealth inequality and an aging demographic, which threaten the city's social fabric. These demographic and economic pressures are raising critical questions about whether the local social structure will evolve into an M-shaped society of extremes or an olive-shaped society with a strong middle class.

This analysis forms the concluding installment of a five-part series examining the city's five-year plan. The coverage highlights the urgent need to address the widening income gap and explores potential policy responses and solutions for the future.