The recent disqualification of several pro-independence candidates from the Legislative Council election has created a firestorm of controversy. I believe the legal grounds on the basis of which these ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
Disappointing second-quarter GDP data in the US sent mixed signals to the market. Investors are closely watching the upcoming July non-farm payroll data. Meanwhile, the Federal Open Market Committee ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
It would probably take just a few phone calls from Beijing to bring at least half of Hong Kong lawmakers into line on any issue. So, the Communist Party should have no difficulty forcing through Artic ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... st Joshua Wong, secretary general of the newly formed Demosistō party. Some mainland netizens took to social media to denounce the video, calling it an attempt to instill Beijing's political ideology ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
Politics in Hong Kong in recent months has been more nail-biting than TV dramas. First it was former lawmaker Chim Pui-chung and then Ricky Wong Wai-kei, chairman of HKTV, who dropped bombshells by an ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
Expat or native, you will recognize these Hong Kong habits once you have been here a few years. 1. Newer is always better Got the new iPhone? Are you sure it's the latest? Rush to the Apple store to g ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... . Stephen Wong Kai-yi, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, said in a statement he was aware some netizens have banded together to track down election officers and reveal their personal data to the ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... e Park in Wong Tai Sin, Apple Daily reported. In Mong Kok, police officers were placed on high alert after people gathered at Sai Yeung Choi Street and Nelson Street at around 8 p.m. on Saturday. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
... surnamed Wong -- determined that the meowing sounds were coming from under the bonnet. Suspecting that a cat was trapped in the vehicle, Wong called the police and also began inquiring about the car ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) dropped a political bombshell this month by announcing that anyone intending to run in the upcoming Legco election must sign a declaration pledging allegiance to ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
Several young pro-independence candidates running in the Legislative Council election in September have reportedly succumbed to pressure from the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), and agreed to sign ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
... ’s Joshua Wong and Nathan Law want a referendum before 2047. Hong Kong Indigenous wants a discussion of Hong Kong's post-2047 future. Still, this does not make them troublemakers. Neither are they in ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
I remember the first time when I was scheduled to meet with Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the then Secretary for Development, as the convener of an industrial building artists concern group, she was lat ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... e Raymond Wong Kwok-fai said Chu did have criminal intent in pursuing his action. However, given that Chu was a first-time offender and the bank website was largely unaffected, the probation order wou ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... s. Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law said that despite the adverse court ruling they don't regret participating in the "Reclaim Civic Square" initiative on Sept. 26, 2014, a few days before the Oc ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Recent events at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) – particularly the demotion and subsequent resignation of its deputy commissioner and the acting chief of its investigative unit R ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
The military coup in Turkey has been quashed, easing some of the market concerns over geopolitical risks. The Japanese yen and gold both fell back on Monday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
... s, Duncan Wong, director of security and data sciences at ASTRI, told the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Blockchain is often described as one of the most promising financial technologies that is applicab ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
As I commented in a previous article in May, Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) chairman Barnabas Fung Wah had proved to be unfit for the job. Fung has been incompetent and negligent, and has also fai ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
... president Wong Yiu-keung said. Wong said the club faces a HK$100,000 (US$12,900) deficit, mostly from rent. It occupies 200 sq. ft. in IN's Point which it had rented for HK$1 when it opened in 2001 an ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-19
