... r in Hong Kong could earn around HK$13,500 (US$1,740) per month in 2012. Direct comparison between Taiwan and Hong Kong may be unfair given the difference in costs of housing, transportation and other ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
The stunning victory Saturday by Dr. Ko Wen-je in the Taipei mayoral election represents the second dramatic protest, after the Sunflower movement, of the young people of Taiwan this year. Their votes ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
... mnist T Y Ko wrote in the Hong Kong Economic Journal Friday. Lao Feng Xiang has 2,355 outlets in the mainland, far more than Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, which is headquartered in Hong Kong. The former's ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-28
... ory if Dr Ko can win," he said, referring to independent candidate Ko Wen-je, who is backed by the DPP. Opinion polls show the DPP slightly ahead in tight races against the KMT in Taipei and Taichung, ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-27
... ndidates, Ko Wen-je, a National Taiwan University Hospital doctor who is backed by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); and Sean Lien Sheng-wen, a candidate supported by the ruling Kuomi ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
The outlook on Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (HKTV, 01137.HK) is hazy as the new business model that its chairman Ricky Wong Wai-kay is pursuing is yet to inspire confidence, columnist T Y Ko wrot ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-21
Independent Taipei mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je, a National Taiwan University Hospital doctor supported by Taiwan’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is likely to win the Nov. 29 election ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
Exchange rates and lack of information are among the major factors that resulted in lackluster south-bound investment during Monday's debut of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, columnist T Y Ko wr ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was devised to benefit the Chinese economy and help the renminbi move toward becoming an international reserve currency, rather than serve as just a gift to Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
Public approval ratings for the three Hong Kong government officials tasked with promoting the official proposal for political reform have risen as the Occupy protests against the proposal continue. A ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
Tung Chee-hwa has just established a think tank called 'Our Hong Kong Foundation'. As the former Hong Kong leader is adept at playing kingmaker, the new entity could serve as a promotional and policy ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
A free trade pact between China and South Korea, which is closer to reality after the two nations reached a broad understanding this week, could be seen as Beijing's punishment to Taiwan, a thing whic ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
... s in Hong Kong are an important factor in the election. Support for the students and dismay at Beijing’s refusal to allow the level democracy Taiwan has enjoyed for 20 years has pushed people away fro ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
Tycoon Li Ka-shing's latest initiative to tap into the aviation industry will bolster expectations for a rebound of the sector, columnist T Y Ko wrote in the Hong Kong Economic Journal Thursday. Li's ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
Hongkongers can take four lessons from the unexpected success of the annual Wine & Dine Festival last weekend, Hong Kong Economic Journal columnist T Y Ko wrote on Tuesday. First, the city's busin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
The young and brave protesters of the Occupy campaign have withstood police batons, tear gas and pepper spray, but will they be able to endure the cold weather as winter creeps into Hong Kong? Tempera ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
The expulsion of James Tien Pei-chun from Beijing's top political advisory body will add to the weakness in pro-business political groups in Hong Kong and provide the business sector an excuse to keep ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-31
The Hong Kong Medical Association is calling for a shorter internship period for qualified foreign doctors, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Thursday. In a letter to the Medical Council, the as ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-30
Recent surveys showing zero respondents among young people regarding their identity and the month-old democracy protest movement, underline their basic thinking about these issues, commentator TY Ko w ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
MTR Corp. Ltd. (00066.HK), Hong Kong's mass railway operator, is benefiting from the protest movement in increased passenger traffic, T Y Ko writes in a Hong Kong Economic Journal column. Passenger tr ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-20
