The pan-democrats and the pro-establishment camp each won a seat in the by-elections for the Central and Western District Council held on Sunday. Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan, representing the Democratic Party, ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-27
The battle for market share among food delivery services has heated up in Hong Kong. Major players such as Foodpanda, Deliveroo and UberEats are in a race to partner with the most ubiquitous eateries. ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
China’s State Post Bureau has released memorial stamps for the 19th Party Congress. The stamps feature Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. That has stoked debate on whether Hangzhou will overtak ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-26
While the separatist movement in Catalonia has remained the focus of international attention in recent months, secessionist movements in other parts of Europe have largely gone under the radar of the ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
The Hang Seng index recently closed at its highest level in a decade. In contrast, the Shanghai market hit 3,378 points, almost halving its previous high of 6,124 points set on Oct. 16, 2007. Does tha ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-17
Dr. Edward Yiu Chung-yim, former lawmaker from the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape functional constituency, who was disqualified by the High Court in July along with three other pro-d ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-19
How dangerous is the end of quantitative easing (QE)? Some argue that central bank liquidity is strongly correlated with asset prices, so tapering (QT) will inevitably cause a sharp reverse. Such a si ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-19
The euro surged on Thursday after the European Central Bank indicated it was preparing to scale back its stimulus program, while gold rose to a one-year high after the US dollar tumbled, Reuters repor ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-08
China's stock market has performed well so far this year. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 8.3 percent year to date, and the SSE 50 index rallied 18.7 percent to the highest level since July 2015. ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-01
MTR passengers will soon be able to get in-station step-by-step navigation at key interchange stations like Admiralty, helping the users find their way more easily to platforms, service counters, shop ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-31
Two hikers from mainland China who ignored Typhoon Pakhar were rescued after being stranded for 24 hours on Kowloon Peak in the Ma On Shan Country Park. The duo, a 30 year-old man surnamed Li and a 47 ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-28
To build a people-oriented livable city, urban planning is one of the key areas while Geographic Information System (GIS) application is an indispensable tool. GIS links data and geographic distributi ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-14
Why have investors added risk to their portfolios in recent months? This makes sense when looking at the broad economic backdrop. It is good news that business surveys suggest the global economy is ex ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-26
Queenie Rosita Law became well known to Hongkongers for a truly unfortunate incident in 2015. When she was held captive in a small cave in the wilderness of Sai Kung, fed only with some sausage buns w ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-25
It’s widely debated whether the Hang Seng Index can hit 30,000 points again. In fact, I was asked the same prospect 10 years ago when China floated the so-called through train scheme in August 2007. U ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
Sha Tin has the highest population among all the 18 districts in Hong Kong, followed by Kwun Tong and Yuen Long, according to official government data. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thu ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-30
There has been an interesting dichotomy in the mainland market. While the CSI 300 index tumbled at one point to the year low, ETFs tracking the China A50 index have hit the highest level since last ye ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-26
On April 27, the Hang Seng Index hit 24,717 points, the highest level in two years, indicating Hong Kong equities continue to recover from the slump in 2015, when the Hong Kong market took a roller co ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
Hong Kong’s growing railway network and the construction peak of several multibillion projects have boosted demand for railway professionals. Among others, the city is revving up construction of the 1 ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
Several Chinese property developers posted sharp revenue and turnover growth last year, helping their share prices surge in Hong Kong. The rally saw some stocks even notch 50-100 percent gains over th ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
