The central government on Monday unveiled the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, laying out a vision to create a world-class city cluster and make it the top- ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-19
... t in intercity transport anywhere in the world, as is the case of Beijing and Tianjin, Shanghai and Hangzhou, London and Manchester, and even Singapore and a city in Malaysia. As far as Hong Kong is c ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-18
... that the city’s long-term benefits may be exploited, autonomy affected and directions of development restricted as a result. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said last week that the bluepri ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-18
As part of an exchange program in South Korea held in October last year, I had a chance to visit the Songdo International Business District, a smart city on a reclaimed island near the Incheon Interna ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-18
... 造基地Boeing City在華盛頓的Boeing Everett Factory，佔地40萬方米，是小型市鎮 ...全文
... th in the city’s population during the same period of time. One of the factors contributing to the inadequacy in public hospital beds is the aging population, which triggers a growing demand for healt ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-15
... Chi Minh City. Two men were arrested, they said in a statement on Thursday, adding it was a record haul for airline passengers. “It’s shocking to us that today’s 40 kg rhino horn seizure equates to a ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-15
... state and city politicians, Reuters reports. The company said on Thursday it did not see consistently “positive, collaborative” relationships with state and local officials. Opponents of the project f ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-15
... and Smart City development. Mr Wong Ming-yam, Chairman of ASTRI, pointed out in his welcome speech that by 2050, 75% of the world's population will live in cities. Urbanisation is bound to become the ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... into the city's streets. Hong Kong isn’t alone in having to deal with a deteriorating wild pig problem. Halfway across the world, Rome in Italy is also plagued by frequent invasions of wild boars int ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
The Hong Kong government is facing calls for more support for foreign domestic helpers in the city, as a survey has revealed that many of the maids are putting in unreasonably long working hours, with ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... when the city's total stock was only about 30 million square feet. The high rents we observe, therefore, are driven by demand. Moreover, as grade A office space often serves multinational companies, ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... cy in the city is the highest in the world. Public transport is cheap compared to cities like New York and London. In addition, elderly people pay just HK$2 per ride. Education is free up to the secon ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... cy in the city is the highest in the world. Public tran ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年02月14日
... rld-class city cluster in an area covering Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong province. The area is home to nearly 70 million people. The outline development plan will be “formally promulga ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... s eastern city of Dongying, a hub for oil refining and heavy industry in Shandong province. Here, at least 28 private companies are seeking to restructure their debts and avoid bankruptcy, mainly due ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... rs in the city's public hospitals staged protests last month to protest about a “war zone-like” working environment. It isn’t news that Hong Kong’s public hospitals have been suffering from a chronic ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
