A court in southeastern China gas sentenced the former Communist Party boss of the northern province of Hebei to 15 years in jail after finding him guilty of corruption, the latest senior official jai ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
As the 2017 chief executive election is about to hit the home stretch, there are three fundamental issues on top of the campaign agendas of the various candidates -- political reform, enactment of Art ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-02
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor suddenly announced on December 23 that a new museum will be built in Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Palace Museum in Beijing, to showcase China's imper ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-04
Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing has unveiled his platform, saying he believes he will win enough support to be shortlisted as a candidate in next year's chief executive election. The 46-page platform, ann ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-15
You wouldn't buy food that's reaching the end of its shelf life, right? By the same token, would you buy a Hong Kong home as a long-term investment? June 30, 2047, the date when Beijing's promise of 5 ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-05
Olympics celebrate struggle for excellence, not costs. As more emerging economies are hosting Olympics, it is time to recall the Olympic Creed. When Brazil won the right to host the Summer Games over ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-17
Things are not going well for the bridge that will link Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai. It is greatly over-budget, faces serious technical challenges and is at least one year behind schedule. And there a ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-11
You can change Hong Kong this coming September. I wish I could say you have a chance to change it for the better. But the sad reality is that you cannot. It doesn’t really matter which way you vote in ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
People in the mainland have been following with astonishment the legal action against Donald Tsang Yam-kuen -- “the biggest tiger” ever to be brought before a Hong Kong court, one Beijing magazine cal ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
Opinion polls consistently show Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to be a highly unpopular leader. Many polls show him to be even more unpopular than Tung Chee-hwa, making him the least-liked of the thr ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
In its brief history, Hong Kong has had two profound changes to its identity. The first one was when it was acquired by the British in 1841, and the second when it was returned to Chinese sovereignty ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
Hong Kong is lost in a political labyrinth. There are many ways to turn inside a labyrinth but only one correct way out. Hong Kong people do not know the correct turns to find their way out. We are lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-03
The government has just put its 2017 political reform proposal to the Legislative Council for discussion. As expected, there were no surprises when Chief Secretary Carrie Lam unveiled it on Wednesday. ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
Qatar will become the first renminbi clearing hub in the Middle East next month, marking a big step in reducing the dependence of oil exporting countries in the Gulf on the US dollar. Bilateral trade ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to buy Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media AG for 1.05 billion euros (US$1.19 billion). The acquisition wil ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
It seems the government is willing to make some minor concessions to win pan-democrats over to the proposed electoral reform package. Sources say the government is open to discussions on a road map fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
At least you can't fault Leung Chun-ying's government for not trying. When Chief Secretary Carrie Lam launched the second round of the government's public consultation on political reform on Wednesday ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam has vowed to fight till the end to secure votes from the pan-democratic camp for the passage of the Beijing-endorsed political reform bill. Speaking at the Legislative Counc ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
Occupy Central is set to launch civil disobedience in Hong Kong as soon as the National People's Congress (NPC) approves an election reform package that fails to meet its expectations, Ming Pao Daily ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
Beijing has become one of the three finalists for hosting the 2022 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday, Beijing Daily reported. The other two contenders are Alm ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
