Editor’s Picks: December 27th 2021

<p>A taste of the special Christmas double issue of The Economist. This week: Hong Kong’s parents face up to <a href="https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/does-good-parenting-in-hong-kong-mean-submitting-to-the-party?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an uncertain future</a> for their children. And the rise and rise of an unfairly ignored building material—<a href="https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/the-rise-and-rise-of-corrugated-iron?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">corrugated iron</a> (14:50)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>