Thanks to a steady diet of TVB dramas, many mainlanders new to Hong Kong see it as a city of dizzying skyscrapers, vibrant nightlife, fancy homes and other trappings of a modern, cosmopolitan metropol ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
The former head of a local psychiatric hospital has been accused of obtaining several overseas doctoral degrees fast-tracked by a suspected diploma mill. Paul Tam Mo-shing, 70, former head of Kwai Chu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-21
A Hong Kong school at the center of a scandal over fast-tracked graduate degrees also cranked out diplomas for policemen. Lifelong College gave bachelor's degrees in criminal justice to 17 policemen t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
Miss Hong Kong title-holder Louisa Mak Ming-sze (麥明詩) is taking a shot at another beauty contest, but this time she is not the hot favorite. In the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2016 this weekend ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
With Media Chinese International (00685.HK), which owns Mingpao Daily, confirming that it is in the process of selling its magazine subsidiary One Media Group (00426.HK), all eyes are on the future of ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers watched with delight on their smartphones and television screens on Monday night the first live TV show produced by satirical magazine 100Most. People laughed and ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Television Broadcasts Ltd. is expanding to fee-based TV services with the launch an online TV platform in March. The network's myTV Super service, which will air programs via a set-top box, will featu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
Press freedom, one of the Hong Kong's most cherished values, is now at the center of the controversy over the disappearance of Lee Bo and his four colleagues at a Causeway Bay publishing house and boo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
A Hong Kong YouTuber received more than a hundred thousand views for a 10 minute clip she uploaded criticizing a guest on a TVB program for defining success for young people in a narrow way. Asha Cuth ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-30
The live TVB broadcast of the 2015 Jade Solid Gold (JSG) Top 10 Songs Music Awards ceremony Sunday went almost completely unnoticed by most television viewers in Hong Kong. Very few people would be ab ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
Internet video streaming service provider Netflix will launch its service in Hong Kong in the first quarter next year and the monthly plan will cost less than a movie ticket, chief communications offi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Seven police officers pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a pro-democracy protester in October last year, and the prosecution failed to find the cameraman who captured the incident on video to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
With the Legislative Council set to resume discussion on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 next week, issues surrounding online freedoms will again take centerstage in Hong Kong. The government cl ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
A university in the United States is investigating TVB actress Sisley Choi (蔡思貝) for presenting a document in support of her enrollment that was allegedly forged, Apple Daily reported Thursday. Gretch ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
One clear message that emerges from Sunday's District Council elections is that voters want youth – but not necessarily beauty. Of the three beauty titlists who joined the race, only Pauline Yam Po-la ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
With the district council election campaign at its final stretch, it is not surprising that candidates would want to boost their prospects through media coverage of their activities. Getting themselve ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
How do you strike a balance between your dreams and reality? Raymond Young Lap-moon, former Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, has made two life-changing decisions. After making it to the finals of ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
The Education Bureau (EDB) is investigating Lifelong College, founded by Alex Lee Ye-lick, a member of the Lingnan University council, in response to allegations the college is a diploma mill, Ming Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
A Filipino domestic helper plunged to her death after admitting she had stolen jewelry from her employer. The 29-year-old woman, named Janice, worked for Celia Sie, a former TVB actress and radio host ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
I recently caught an episode of the popular TVB Sunday evening program "Dream House Decor". In the half-hour episode that was sponsored by IKEA, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Hong Kong, ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
