... arly, the West Kowloon district was nothing more but a wasteland before the announcement of ICC, the Hong Kong-Guangzhou rail link, and the development of a whole new cultural district. Coming to A Ku ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-04
... te in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), would probably have been welcomed by the public if Lam had followed due procedures and engaged in thorough consultations before announcing the initiati ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-04
... te in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) in collaboration with the Palace Museum in Beijing. In fact, the idea would probably have been welcomed by both the public and Legco if Lam had followed ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-03
Michael Lynch, former chief executive of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), said on Thursday that he is shocked at the way the government is pushing the Hong Kong Palace Museum project ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
... f Kowloon West Region where there is a relatively higher population of ethnic minorities. Starting from last month, the program has been extended to all police reporting rooms and reporting centers wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... um at the West Kowloon arts hub. She had probably thought her announcement would be met with jubilation in Hong Kong, but instead, many criticized her for the secrecy that surrounded the deal. After C ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... um in the West and in Europe. At a time when Europe needs to make important collective economic and foreign-policy decisions, domestic issues are preoccupying larger European Union member states such ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... ainst the West. Russia has also assisted far-right nationalist organizations and populist movements across Europe, such as by extending loans to Marine Le Pen’s National Front in France and furnishing ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... ngzhou in West Lake. The quality of the food delivered by a chef who is highly sought-after by world-class hotels is well assured. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Dec. 19. T ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... cs in the West should recognize and acknowledge what China is doing in response to those challenges. And if, as many experts predict, we see a two-speed world for renewable energy evolving, China is c ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
Egypt abruptly delayed a vote on its proposed UN resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building in the West Bank amid pressure from US President-elect Donald Trump. The United States inten ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... ast meets West”. A British colony until 1997, Hong Kong uses both English and Chinese as official languages. Many expats never spend the time to learn Cantonese, even those who have lived here all the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
... refecture west of Tokyo adds to a list of failed attempts around the world to make the technology commercially viable and potentially cut stockpiles of dangerous nuclear waste, Reuters reports. The re ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
Taiwan accused China of using Sao Tome and Principe's financial woes to push its "one China" policy after the small West African state ended ties with the self-ruled island. Taiwan Foreign Minister Da ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... h, one of west Berlin's most famous landmarks. Forty-five people were injured, 30 severely, Reuters said. Germany's interior minister said that despite the claim, investigators were following various ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
... ward Road West at about 7 p.m. Sunday. Two of the four suspects took turns beating him while their accomplices acted as lookouts, investigators said. The assault lasted less than a minute. One of the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
... heart of west Berlin, Reuters reports. "We heard a loud bang," Emma Rushton, a tourist, told CNN. "We started to see the top of an articulated truck, a lorry ... just crashing through the stalls, thr ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
