Author: Chan Ho-him

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.I often seek solace in my adopted African pygmy hedgehog after a long day of attending events, meeting people and writing articles on a tight deadline. Before rescuing him from an animal center, I never thought about taking care of a pet in Hong Kong. But I’m not alone. The population of cats and dogs here jumped to 584,400 last year from 549,100 in 2018, according to market research provider Euromonitor International, while in Singapore it grew by nearly 8 percent to 207,400.…