... ree to compromise. The opposition has fought long and hard for the central government to withdraw its August 31, 2014 political reform framework and replace it with a new mechanism that fits the oppos ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-11
... ree to compromise. The opposition has fought long and h ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2017年05月11日
... overnment program to "revitalize" industrial buildings has been successful. Pro-Beijing legislator Ma Fung-kwok, who represents the cultural sector, has urged the government to loosen up visa requirem ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
Although Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam has told the media that she has been “making good progress” in putting together her new cabinet, recent reports suggested quite the opposite. Rumors have it t ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
... ng pushed pro-Beijing policies at the expense of Hong Kong's core values. The blood donation saga is only one example of the lack of trust by the populace in the authorities. The Red Cross could be a ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-09
... of seven pro-democracy lawmakers for discussions on various issues, in keeping with her pledge to work toward healing the divisions in society. The meeting with the lawmakers from the Professionals G ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-09
... ther than promote harmony. Besides, Beijing is not going to disavow the decision it made in August 2014 regarding its universal suffrage formula. At the same time, the pro-democracy camp, which vetoe ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-08
... ollsters' projections gave Macron a winning margin of around 65 percent to 35 – a gap wider than the 20 or so percentage points that pre-election surveys had suggested, the news agency said. Even so, ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-08
... when the pro-democracy Occupy Movement took place, Cheung said. Most of his clients, aged 30 to 50, are from middle-class families with children. They prefer to emigrate to western countries, especia ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-05
The "high degree of autonomy" promised to Hong Kong by Beijing has been eroded over the last two decades, Hong Kong's last colonial governor, Chris Patten, said on Wednesday. Although the worst case s ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-04
As Beijing and Hong Kong celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, more developments have emerged that prove "one country, two systems" is a paradox that the central author ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... emocratic progress in Hong Kong. As far as the recent Hong Kong chief executive election is concerned, Rubio didn't pull any punches either. Just a day after Carrie Lam was elected chief executive, Ru ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
The likely victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election has elicited a global sigh of relief. At least Europe is not going down the protectionist path that President Donald Trump is ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
Disqualified pro-independence lawmakers Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching were arrested at their homes on Wednesday in connection with their attempt to barge into a meeting room at the ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
At least nine activists were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a protest last year outside Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, according to two pro-democracy political groups. D ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
The development of the Greater Bay Area in Guangdong province is on top of the agenda for outgoing Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his allies. Hong Kong's response has been lukewarm but a veteran ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
Outgoing Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is keeping a high profile in his final days as Hong Kong leader, and now he is once again voicing his opposition to the reopening of Civic Square for the remai ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-26
Today Legco resumes the second reading of the appropriations bill and as expected it is time for the filibuster party again. Although the pan-democrats claimed they had exercised considerable restrain ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-26
