A resident of an outlying Hong Kong island has lost an appeal to stop the government from building an HK$18 billion (US$2.32 billion) incinerator but is not giving up the fight, government broadcaster ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
... Hong Kong Island -- in June last year. Others have had a similarly easy time. They say the best time to apply is just after you turn 18 when you still have no income to declare and the best way to d ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
... on Lantau island where Li Fei was holding a briefing. Some of the protesters attempted to force their way through the barricades to try to get into the conference hall. One demonstrator said police sp ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... , Hengqin island in Zhuhai, Macau's backyard, will be ready. His unquenchable ambition to expand his gaming empire to other countries like Japan should keep the 81-year-old tycoon pretty preoccupied. ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
Taiwan claimed that its airspace was breached four times on Aug. 25 by Chinese military aircraft, with officials suspecting that the move was aimed at testing the island's capabilities to check air in ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
... rt of the Island Eastern Corridor facing the pier, and police urged residents nearby to keep their doors and windows closed. Several neighboring streets including Shu Kuk Street and Kam Hong Street we ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
Delays in the South Island Line (East) and the West Island Line rail works could add about 9.8 percent to MTR Corporation's (00066.HK) project costs, sending the combined amount to HK$33.7 billion (US ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
Japan has been voicing complaints in recent years that toxic pollutants from China are affecting the air quality in the island nation. Such criticism could now get more strident following a new report ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways has offered NT$14.9 million (US$496,000) to the families of each passenger killed in a domestic flight that crashed near Penghu island last month, although the cause of the ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
... of Lantau Island has drawn huge criticism over its proposed management fees, with people complaining that the fee is higher than even that charged at some luxury developments at West Kowloon. The esta ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
About 200 residents of three villages around Tai Ho Wan in northern Lantau Island launched a violent protest on Sunday, using hoes and bulldozers to destroy part of a mangrove forest to show their dis ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
... ’s Hainan Island in the South China Sea. -- Contact us at [email protected] JL/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
Plans to reclaim 100-150 hectares of land at Siu Ho Wan in northern Lantau Island may be scaled down to avoid harming Chinese white dolphins near the area, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Frid ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... These are Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tung Chung Line and West Rail. Leong said MTR will work closely with the government to decide how the extra cost of a planned ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
Just about an hour's flight from Shanghai, the South Korean volcanic island of Jeju has become a popular destination for Chinese investors. Designating the island as a special economic zone, Korean au ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-18
... no-man's island off the coast of China's Zhejiang province, Ming Pao Daily reported Friday. Chan, Asian chief researcher of Bird Life International, spent three months on the island to propagate a br ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... northern island of Hokkaido. “Even 10 or 20 supporters can have a considerable impact on a small town.” Hisako Yoshida, a Tokyo-based tax accountant, started donating last year to six municipalities ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... on Lantau Island to save on accommodation expenses. Not surprisingly, they left the site almost like a rubbish-strewn refugee camp. Indeed, Pui O has become so popular among mainlanders that the Leisu ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
Want to live an idyllic lifestyle on a scenic tropical island and get some allowance at the same time? Now there is a possibility: emigrate to an island in the vast South China Sea. Mainland media rep ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-12
... on Lantau Island every day after school regardless of the weather. Coach Alexander Cheng said it is good for the parents to train together with Arianna as they will know what their daughter is going t ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
