The government’s decision to invoke the Emergency Regulations Ordinance to ban the wearing of face masks during public assemblies provoked a huge public backlash over the weekend, with serious clashes ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-10
... ndreds of protesters, part of a larger crowd that had earlier staged a peaceful protest against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, stormed the Legco complex and trashed the place, destroying equipmen ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
Smartphone users have been griping about lack of real innovation and absence of surprises in most new product launches in the industry in recent years. But last week there was a reminder that surprise ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world. It's not that this year saw the toppling of the leaders of Algeria and Sudan as a result of popular revolts, a harking ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
... e law has proved to be unenforceable as it has been openly flouted, leading to a few highly selective prosecutions, undermining the legal system by introducing the nightmare of selective application. ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-08
... Hong Kong protests for democracy, Reuters reports. Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey apologized on Monday for a tweet, which was quickly deleted over the weekend, but not before facing a swift backl ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-08
Police and protesters clashed on Sunday as tens of thousands marched through Hong Kong Island wearing face masks in defiance of colonial-era emergency powers which threaten them with a year in prison ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-06
... e boy and protesters torched businesses and metro stations. The MTR system stayed shut for the day, paralyzing transport in the city, while supermarkets and banks were closed. Friday’s protests across ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-05
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island on Thursday after crowds gathered to vent their anger at perceived excesses by law enforcement authorities and indu ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-04
Hong Kong has loosened guidelines on the use of force by police as it struggles to stamp out anti-government protests that have rocked the Asian financial hub for nearly four months, according to docu ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-03
... rs of the pro-establishment camp said they believe the chances of the DC race, which had been scheduled for Nov. 24, getting postponed or cancelled were not high, as any move to abandon the polls coul ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-03
... ep-rooted problems that had always been simmering under the surface had come to a boil. Resentment toward the government for perceived lack of accountability and competence, the anxieties of the youth ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-03
... overnment protests scheduled for the day. Nine of the shuttered shopping malls are owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties (00016.HK), including the IFC Mall in Central, the World Trade Centre in Causeway Ba ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-02
