... d that is beyond the reach of many qualified young people. They are only allowed to borrow up to maximum of 60 percent for self-use residential properties valued below HK$7 million, compared with loan ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... Hong Kong beyond their knowledge of local movies, drugstores and jewelry shops. But it's doubtful Beijing will encourage them to study Hong Kong's history or politics. Hongkongers know far more about ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... is act is beyond our imagination and has shocked us." An activist who asked not to be named told Quartz that "police have sought out many other feminist organizers throughout the country as well, and ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
... s are not beyond the powers of the Hong Kong government even after the NPC has made its position clear. That would be a smarter play than the one the government is engaged in at the moment. We shall ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
... sion goes beyond grabbing the prestigious prize. "The ability of our team to complete the journey itself would be a win," Narayan told EJ Insight in a telephone interview. Fortunately, Team Indus has ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... pop group Beyond from a young age. But Hong Kong movies that show triad gangs running rampant in the streets are disappointing because the reality is that Hong Kong is full of elderly people in bettin ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... ities far beyond those Piketty imagined might start to seem entirely reasonable”, is possible. Still, during the transition, political and social risks will be huge. Something must be done to mitigate ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... has grown beyond the city’s capacity to handle them. Among 743 adults interviewed by phone last month, 63 percent of them expressed that view, up nearly 10 points from a similar survey in March last y ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... Asia and beyond that China's strategic goal is to dominate the region. That concern is well founded. Simply put, the Silk Road initiative is designed to make China the hub of a new order in Asia and ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
If owning a home in Hong Kong is a distant dream, acquiring your own five-star apartment probably goes beyond your wildest dream. In this 1,569 square foot condominium in Ma On Shan, designer Eric Fun ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... ny cities beyond the reach of many Australians. Wealthy Asian buyers are said to be willing to pay a lot more than domestic buyers for property they are interested in. Chinese investment in Australian ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... ns extend beyond selling advertising and services over the Internet to influencing how Internet access is delivered, the Journal noted. Google's planned service will sift through cellular connections ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
... e return. Beyond retail savers, banks that are holding cash in excess of required reserves have no choice but to accept the negative interest rates that central banks impose; indeed, they could not ho ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... tentment” beyond society's preoccupation with economic advancement. Hongkongers can feel the difference between Tsang's budget speech Wednesday and Leung's policy address last month. The overall impre ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... el Scheme beyond the 49 mainland cities where it is currently implemented, and instead consider ways to tighten arrivals. The matter will be discussed in next month's meeting of the National People's ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... ehind and beyond material fulfillment, the people of this city, our younger generations in particular, are hungering for spiritual contentment. This is what a mature society should manifest, and this ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... measures beyond verbal criticisms must be taken against those who support Hong Kong independence, or else those people would “go out of hand”. He also branded the editors of Undergrad as ignorant you ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... s to look beyond mainlanders and attract more visitors from other countries if the tourism sector is to thrive in the years ahead. The city should be promoted as a cultural destination rather than as ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
Ukraine said pro-Russian separatists could be moving in from beyond the front line after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city. Four people were arrested after the blas ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... 2020 and beyond”. That was the English translation of her speech. The Cantonese version was no less articulate, with notable improvements on her previous speeches in tone and pronunciation. Interesti ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
