... their mainland bosses five years ago, the election committee members were all ordered to cast their votes for Leung – never mind that many of them previously favored Henry Tang Ying-yen. That is preci ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
... ral prime land slots, including one not far from Tiananmen Square. The site was developed into Chang’an Plaza and Chang An Club, a top-class business club. Its rumored that three of the nine members i ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... e off and land vertically to reduce congestion and save time for long-distance commuters, and eventually city dwellers. Others have also envisioned such aircraft, akin to a helicopter but without the ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... their mainland bosses. Leung and Yau have made a fool of their voters and comrades in arms. The takeaway from the whole incident is that they have no brain for the long battle inside the chamber. And ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
... ht Jaguar Land Rover and steelmaker Corus Group Plc under Ratan Tata. In recent years, the US$100 billion conglomerate refinanced loans and sold assets to help tackle debt levels that had bloated to m ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
A teenager repeatedly stole a Land Rover from his neighbors in order to show it off to friends. He drove away with the 1 million yuan (US$148,000) vehicle for three straight nights in Hangzhou before ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-21
... tected wetland. Facebook groups are calling for letters to the Town Planning Board to protect Nam Sang Wai’s valuable resources. They said any construction work in the area will upset the biodiversity ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
A European space lander reached Mars on Wednesday, but there are growing fears that it has been lost. Older European and US spacecraft already in orbit relayed data of the lander's six-minute descent. ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
... rocess of land resumption because a large part of the area required for the project consists of brownfields, or land that has been zoned for industrial or commercial use but is now mainly used for oth ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... o lead to land grabs and sectarian bloodletting between groups which fought one another after the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Around 1.5 million people still live in Mosul and the International ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... t the mainland market. Last week, it received Genting Dream, which has a capacity of 3,400 passengers and 2,000 crew members, from Meyer Werft, a German shipbuilder. The company will base Genting Drea ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
... ng Kong Island would cost you HK$4 million. With that money, you can enjoy taxi service everyday for at least 50 years – assuming you are spending HK$200 on taxi per day. Now consider how much a car p ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
... rica is a land of opportunity and that each generation will be better off than the last -- have been called into question. The global financial crisis may have represented a turning point for many vot ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
A Mars lander left its mothership on Sunday after a seven-month journey from Earth and headed toward the red planet's surface to test technologies for Europe's planned first Mars rover, which will sea ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung is arguably Hong Kong's most beautiful bay. Not to be confused with the one that bears the same name (Big Wave Bay) on Hong Kong Island, Tai Long Wan is a more tranquil spot f ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-14
... hicle and land on his head. When the police and ambulance arrived, the victim was unconscious and his face was covered in blood. It is believed that Kong suffered serious brain injury and required art ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-13
Six months ago, mainland authorities were trying every way to ease a property glut. Now, the primary policy goal is to stop home prices from going up too fast. Since the National Day holiday on Oct. 1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
For years Hong Kong has been plagued by land shortages, which have taken a heavy toll on the city's housing supply. On Wednesday a tract of land at Kowloon Tong’s Beacon Hill was sold at a record-brea ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
... of green land to be covered with solar panels, which is difficult in a city like Hong Kong. While land may be a problem, Hong Kong is however not short of buildings. Buildings can be used productivel ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-07
Hong Kong travellers, especially the young ones, may be having second thoughts about visiting Thailand after popular student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was denied entry by its immigration officers. ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-06
