... , and Kai Tak remains a prominent scar of dirt from a bird's-eye view on Google Earth; even developable areas outside green zones remain underutilized. A cynical enthusiast might be tempted to note go ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
[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
... estor Yam Tak-cheung, has picked five highly regarded ladies from Hong Kong for its list of Asia's 50 most powerful businesswomen. They are, in the order of their surnames, Solina Chau, Vivian Chen, S ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... ials have taken to blogging. And one can't help but notice that the less popular an official is, the more inclined they are to keep a blog rather than use Facebook to serve the purpose. Education Mini ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... rdens and Tak Bo Garden are the most popular private housing estates. Of the three, only Tak Bo Garden offers less than 10 apartments with monthly rent below HK$10,000. A 280 square foot studio-type u ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... nance) to take advantage of the volatile market. Among cyclical stocks, finance and property plays could benefit the most from monetary easing. Some mainland property companies have been affected by r ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
A retired structural steelworker jumped to his death from his Ngau Tau Kok flat Monday, holding his 13-month-old grandson, am730 reported Tuesday. The 68-year-old man, who lived in Choi Tak Estate wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... Andy Lau Tak-wah's mansion at Kadoorie Hill in Ho Man Tin. Later, the tour bus took the family and the other mainland tourists to shop in Hung Hom. The family felt cheated and began to quarrel with t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
Many Hongkongers still cherish fond memories of the city's old Kai Tak airport. A place where many of the now-elderly citizens probably took their maiden flight overseas, the airport has been an integ ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... ity sweepstakes. Tsang had sometimes been accused of being an underground member of the Chinese Communist Party. But every time he was asked to clarify his position, the LegCo chief's standard respons ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
... er, Tsang Tak-sing, now the secretary for home affairs, was sent to jail for merely distributing leaflets in school. The newspaper quoted the Legco chief as saying Tak-sing did not go to jail because ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
Something strange is going on in the neighborhood. Beijing's Liaison Office in Hong Kong reportedly sold its two office units at Shun Tak Centre in Sheung Wan for HK$148 million. At HK$28,000 per squa ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-06
... here they take part in gun-firing exercises. The website of the Military Summer Camp for Hong Kong Youth says participants will be trained in shooting with real bullets and in the disassembly and asse ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... irman Tai Tak-fung, South Asia Group managing director Lam Shu-chit, Hong Kong Football Association director Albert Hung and Yu Hwa Chinese Products chairman Yu Kwok-chun, all "patriotic" businessmen, ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... failed to take into account the extra costs property owners have to cover if their properties are left vacant for an extended period of time, such as the cost of maintenance and the opportunity cost o ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
... shall we take Norman Chan Tak-lam seriously? The Monetary Authority chief vowed to take action should the prices of small and medium-sized flats continue to go up and reach a dangerous level, hinting ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... - at Fung Tak Estate in Wong Tai Sin is asking for HK$2.3 million, or over HK$14,000 per square foot, the report said. If a deal goes through at the price, it will mark a yet another record in the cos ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... c". Let's take a look at all the VIPs who attended the inauguration ceremony last Sunday. Apart from chief executive Leung, there was Zhang Xiaoming (張曉明), director of the Central Government’s Liaison ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-23
... Dr. Tsang Tak-yin of the Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases said about one in five of the patients warded in the city's public hospitals at the moment have the flu. The elderly, children and th ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
... rman Chan Tak-lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The prospects of renminbi business look promising, Chan said, noting that the authorities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen are consider ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
