Retiring Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, a respected patriarch of the city’s leftist clique, is considered by many as the most capable figure in the whole pro-establishment bloc. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
The stepped-up campaign against illegal parking has drawn accusations of unfair treatment with traffic policemen seen bearing down on delivery vehicles while ignoring violations involving private seda ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government would compile a stimulus package of more than US$265 billion next week to reflate the flagging economy, although it was unclear how much would be ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
In May, cantopop star Leon Lai was forced to cancel a show in the Central harborfront because the enclosed stage did not meet fire regulations. The concert went ahead the next day, with a modified des ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
The situation in the United States today is almost the same as what happened before the Great Depression, according to a report from Morgan Stanley last week. Late last year, I wrote that the risk of ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-23
ASML Holding NV, one of the biggest producers of chipmaking equipment, agreed to buy Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision Inc. for about NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) to add technology for creating small ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
Stanley Lau Chin-ho (劉展灝), one of Hong Kong's prominent businessmen, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 66. Lau, an employer representative on the Labour Advisory Board, atten ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-13
The government has admitted that an inquiry commission set up last year to look into the issue of contaminated water at public housing estates has flagged several concerns, but said there is no need t ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
Competition among restaurants and bars in Hong Kong is always keen. So it's not unusual to see old ventures winding up while new ones emerge. Still, whenever a noted restaurant announces that it is d ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
Burglars broke into a luxury home along Shek O Headland Road on Thursday morning, carting away expensive watches and other valuables. The compound, known in the area as "the secret village of the rich ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
Some investors are happy if they can get a 10 percent gain. Some won’t be satisfied unless they can double their money. Fund managers tend to slow down after achieving their annual return goal in a qu ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-20
Po Toi Island (蒲台島), often referred to as the 'South Pole of Hong Kong', features many interesting rock formations, thanks to the weathered granite there. There are also quite a few other sightseeing ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-15
It has all the twists of a popular soap opera. The good thing is the story is virtually writing itself – and only God knows what the ending will be. We are talking about Wilson Fung Wing-yip, a relati ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-11
The Oscar-nominated movie The Big Short reminds me of the dark days in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers applied for bankruptcy protection. I was then dealing with US asset-backed securities (ABS) a ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
The third-generation owners of Yuen's Mansion, a castle-style residential site on Lantau Island, hope the government will increase its subsidies for work to revitalize the abandoned buildings on it. Y ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-04
Oh well, there's always next time. Life goes on for the rest of us but it will never be the same for the five lucky winners of Tuesday's record HK$136 million (US$17.5 million) jackpot. Millions of dr ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
Five punters shared the HK$100 million super Mark Six jackpot in Tuesday night's draw, with each winning around HK$27 million. The total turnover of the mega lottery marking Mark Six's 40th anniversar ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
More prime store sites on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui are being left vacant amid a lackluster retail outlook that is expected to further weigh on occupancy rates, the Hong Kong Economic Journal repor ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
All roads lead to betting shops with thousands of players hoping to land the big prize in the 40th anniversary draw of the Hong Kong Mark Six lottery on Tuesday. Up for grabs is a HK$100 million (US$1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
A High Court judge has turned down an appeal by a mainlander who had been convicted of injuring a Hongkonger in a spat at Ocean Park two-and-a-half years ago. Turning down the appeal, Judge Stanley Ch ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
