The proportion of adult smokers in Hong Kong has fallen to a historic low of 9.5 per cent, one of the lowest in the world, and puts the city on track to achieve its target of 7.8 per cent by 2025. “Th ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-02
... per cent by 2025. "This is a new low and it is the fir ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2022年06月02日
... iply that by 10 and you would understand the frustration of Mirror fans, many of whom spent the whole day on their multiple devices but still could not get the concert tickets they want. It might be a ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
... nt” – led by Lawrence H. Summers of Harvard University, Mohamed A. El-Erian of Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge, and other economists – argued that inflation would remain high, because t ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
... initiated by Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s and 1980s that included the crucial opening up of parts of the country to foreign investment. The reforms set in motion the rapid expansion of the Chinese econo ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
... ent Goals by 2030 and stabilize the world’s oceans. Mobilizing these huge sums and investing them efficiently is well within the capacity of the global economy and existing financial markets, but it w ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-31
... produced by the human mind.” The whole point about reality and truth is that neither is particularly believable – hence the creation of a spectacular class of glaringly ‘intuitive’ yet fundamentally ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-31
... e wrought by fossil fuels, higher global temperatures and intensifying extreme weather events are only the beginning. Last year, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos A. Orellan ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-31
... what was by no means an easy era in world history. Fro ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年05月31日
... what was by no means an easy era in world history. From the raging pandemic to increasing balkanization and polarisation in relation to great power politics, from the devastating challenges of climat ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-30
... qualified by parliament so that the person arrested is told that he can remain silent “but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.” W ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-30
... released by the Environmental Protection Department, the average daily disposal of plastic waste in 2020 was about 2,312 tonnes, accounting for about 21% of municipal solid waste disposed at landfill ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-30
... t fuelled by electric cars and the growth of the voluntary carbon offset market. ESG Equity Index As the Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) ecosystem evolves, ESG investments must keep the ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-30
... pto asset by market capitalisation – has largely mimicked Bitcoin’s recent moves, along with the large bulk of alternative crypto assets. Meanwhile, the sell-off in crypto assets has extended to stabl ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-27
... eps taken by the US and African countries to bolster the continent’s health and vaccine security. It will also affect the ongoing negotiations between the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Preven ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-27
... cy fueled by the pandemic. While restrictions on visiting physical stores were lifted in many parts of the world, the continuing strong growth of online payments shows that consumer behavior has funda ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-27
... d further by their frequent exclusion from relevant decision-making processes. In Kenya, India, Morocco, and Norway, large-scale green-energy projects have been implemented on lands used by pastoralis ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-26
... net zero by 2050, but intentions must be translated into actions on a realistic runway with clear milestones. As investors, it is crucial for us to actively engage with both the companies we invest i ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-26
The past few years we’ve seen welcome initiatives by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) to promote more gender diverse boards in Hong Kong — acknowledging the importance of diversity in makin ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-26
