The crux of universal suffrage may not be who nominates but who gets nominated. That's the lesson of the ice bucket challenge, which poured into town this week. Whether you are the girlfriend of Asia' ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
The ice bucket challenge is taking Hong Kong by storm and some government officials are getting in on the act. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So Kam-leung will pour icy cold w ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
As if there wasn't enough drama around Ricky Wong and Hong Kong Television Network. Now the network and its chairman are planning to pair TV programming with e-commerce, offering high-spending shopper ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-27
Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) may still be waiting for a broadcasting license, but that hasn't prevented founder Ricky Wong Wai-kay from embarking on other initiatives. In a seminar held by the ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-27
ParknShop, the supermarket chain controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, has taken preemptive action to prevent a threat to its business from an online TV shopping venture being launched by businessman Rick ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-25
Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. will launch a 24-hour online shopping channel to boost revenues after its failure to get free-to-air TV and mobile-TV licenses, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-24
Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (HKTV) is planning to cut 207 jobs, mainly in television content production, as it faces long-term challenges, the company said in a press release Friday. The broadca ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-11
Hong Kong's Communications Authority has sent over the document drafts for free-to-air television licensing to the Department of Justice, with a public consultation on the terms and conditions coming ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Tuesday, March 18: TOP STORIES Lo Ka-shui calls for review of Hong Kong li ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-18
Hong Kong Television Network's (HKTV, 01137.HK) stalled mobile TV offering offers a stark reminder that the city's legal and regulatory framework has not kept pace with the march of technology. In an ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-17
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, March 13: TOP STORIES Developers' offers for luxury residential ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-13
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Thursday, Jan. 9: TOP STORIES Alibaba launches mobile gaming platform to c ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-09
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Jan. 8: TOP STORIES TVB to stop leasing transmitters to Wong's ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
The troubles surrounding the planned TV broadcast business of Hong Kong businessman Ricky Wong Waikay {黃維基} appear to be far from over. After local regulators rejected a free-to-air TV license bid of ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-06
China Mobile is investigating a deal between its Hong Kong subsidiary and Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) over potential regulatory issues in the mainland, the South China Morning Post reported Mo ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-06
Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) (01137.HK) soared Friday as investors cheered Friday's announcement by chairman Ricky Wong {王維基} that the company will launch internet TV services. The announcement ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-23
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Nov. 6: TOP STORIES Boyaa Interactive locks up HK$86.8 billion ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-06
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Tuesday, Nov. 5: TOP STORIES HSBC sees progressive dividend policy intact ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-05
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Tuesday, Oct. 29: TOP STORIES Vanke may become Huishang Bank's largest sha ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-29
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Oct. 23: TOP STORIES Singapore gains blessing from China on RQD ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-23