June 24, 2019· 43 min

One of Hong Kong's Most Famous Investors Gives His Vision of the City's Future

Orality
Model
78%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,737 words)
M:29%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,066 words)
M:29%
GuestDavid Webb(3,818 words)
M:27%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic47%
totally, very, massive
Engagement51%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, now
Repetition100%
hong (65x), kong (65x), they (45x)
Parallelism100%
And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., So, Joe, did I tell you that I..., So I wasn't sure....
Sound Patterns44%
31 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases6%
at the end of the day, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging10%
could, maybe, probably
Passive Voice17%
being fired, was chicken, be extradited
Abstract Nouns28%
investment, information, volatility
Subordination11%
because, while, since
Sentence Length54%
Avg: 18.6 words/sentence
Word Complexity49%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers4%
according to
Impersonal Style49%
353 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
monthly, carefully, recently

Description

There's been a series of historic marches in Hong Kong, with millions of people taking to the streets to protest against an extradition bill that they think will give China more power over the city. On this episode of Odd Lots, we talk to David Webb, one of Hong Kong's most unusual and well-known investors. Webb has amassed a fortune by investing in local stocks but he also advocates for change in Hong Kong's volatile market, where big swings and lackluster corporate governance are often the norm. Here, he talks about how he sees the future of Asia's biggest financial center in the wake of the protests. He also gives his thoughts on U.S.-China relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.