Online platforms that target Hong Kong consumers are evidently seen as a good proposition, judging by the spate of new e-business ventures announced in recent months. Hong Kong Television Network (011 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
Koon Wing Motors Ltd., the largest operator of green minibuses in Hong Kong, is planning to shift its focus to investment in property. Ma Kiu-sang, the son of Koon Wing’s founder, Ma Ah-muk, said the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
Call it a golden weekend for Hong Kong residents. The number of mainland tourists during the Labor Day weekend was up -- but not the luggage we saw in the streets. From Sheung Shui to Causeway Bay, th ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
For anyone hoping that the new Hong Kong travel curbs on Shenzhen residents will stem the problem of cross-border smuggling and parallel trading, a visit to some border districts will serve as a quick ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
Daniel Chong Wai-chung, chief executive of department store chain YATA, has always done things a little differently. Having led the Japan-themed retailing group for seven-and-a-half years, he has earn ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
Police have arrested two mainlanders suspected of robbing a luxury watch shop in Hong Kong and shooting the store manager. A 27-year-old man, surnamed Liang, was arrested in neighboring Shenzhen on Ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
Billionaire Henry Sy, the richest person in the Philippines, plans to develop apartments, offices and hotels around his shopping malls to maximize the value of his property holdings in the face of sim ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-01
Hong Kong property tycoon Lee Shau-kee is offering a site near the Chinese border for HK$1 (13 US cents) for a temporary shopping area that will cater to cross-border visitors. Lee, chairman of Hender ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-31
Three security guards at DB Plaza in Discovery Bay were accused of slapping and punching an 11-year-old boy whom they caught throwing objects in the premises last Saturday. The police confirmed that a ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
Hong Kong's Link Real Estate Investment Trust (00823.HK, Link REIT) has signed its first acquisition deal in mainland China, snapping up EC Mall for 2.5 billion yuan (US$403,000), the Hong Kong Econom ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-25
Department store operator Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd. (00162.HK) is preparing to launch an e-commerce site and offer quality and personalized products to Chinese online shoppers, throwing a cha ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
A non-profit foundation that seeks to run a shopping mall at the border in Lok Ma Chau will submit its application to the Town Planning Board by the end of the month, Singtao Daily reported Thursday, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
A militant leader believed to be the mastermind of a deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall in 2013 has been killed in a US drone strike. Adnan Garaar was traveling with a group in southern Somalia, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
Call it a Giordano dilemma. The Hong Kong-based apparel retailer has struggled to survive in the competitive home market, which, instead of benefiting from the influx of mainland visitors, is being hu ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
Two people were arrested in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province, after protests against the local government’s failure to tackle the increasingly severe problem of air pollution, Ming Pao Daily rep ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (SHKP, 00016.HK) is offering plots of land for the construction of a shopping center near the border on a not-for-profit basis, Apple Daily reported Friday. The mall will ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
[Online application] Collectors have been snapping up HSBC's HK$150 commemorative banknotes, hoping they will be worth a lot more in the future. Queues of mostly older people not used to online bankin ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
[Online application] Starting today, HSBC is taking subscriptions for its HK$150 commemorative banknotes, which are expected to spur a wave of speculations, especially from mainland buyers. The bankno ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
If you want to know what mainlanders feel about Hong Kong nowadays, there is no better place to go than social networking platforms such as WeChat and Weibo. Last week, the two sites buzzed with angry ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
After a string of bad news involving several store chains, Hong Kong's book lovers and free speech advocates finally have something to cheer about. Taiwan-based bookstore group Eslite is preparing to ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
