One of the main reasons for the conflict in Syria, and the terrorism that it's spawned, is climate change and drought.

I think we're going to find, with climate change and everything else, things like global warming and goodness knows what else and the cost of fuel for a start, that things are going to become very complicated.

All the time I feel I must justify my existence.

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

As human beings we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions; to judge people too quickly and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration of the actual facts and ideals of the period.

We don't, in a sensible world, want to hand on an increasingly dysfunctional world to our grandchildren.

Business is recognizing the role it can play in combatting climate change. Thank God, is all I can say, for there is a desperately urgent need for business to play that role. Your lobbying influence can be substantial, but together, united and in large enough numbers it could prove decisive in turning the tide.