Siu Keung, a tall young guy with a thin physique, came to me one day with a cold and also bearing slightly sweaty palms. He was looking for remedies for an easily-upset stomach that causes frequent di ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-28
... ts of the Youngspiration duo who were lawfully elected to the Legislative Council. However, Justice Thomas Au Hing-cheung did allow a hearing on the application for a judicial review filed by the gove ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-27
... ether two young localists, Youngspiration's Yau Wai-ching and Leung Chun-hang, should be allowed to retake their oath of office at the Legislative Council. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, along with ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... ed by the Youngspiration duo in a desperate attempt to build an anti-Leung hype around it. Such rearguard action is unlikely to significantly undermine Leung's election prospects. Hong Kong people pro ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-26
... t, in the Youngspiration duo case, their political careers might have already come to an end before they could even officially embark upon them. Amid an uproar from Beijing loyalists, and given the go ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
... roversial young writers Han Han and Guo Jingming, even Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan. At least six of his stories will be made into films. And his best-selling book, I Belonged To You, has already been ad ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
There has been talk in the pro-Beijing camp about urging the government to invoke the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance to strip two newly-elected young lawmakers of their office because of their use o ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
... le -- two young members of localist group Youngspiration from retaking their oath and enable them to officially become lawmakers. After their first success, following a walkout tactic in the Legco, th ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-24
... rs-elect, Youngspiration’s Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus “Baggio” Leung, to retake their oaths. During their oath-taking last week, the two young localists mispronounced the word "China" as "Shina", obviou ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-21
... ainst two young legislators-elect for insulting China, and were able to prevent them from retaking their oaths and becoming full-fledged members of the legislature. Some pro-Beijing lawmakers also did ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
... doubt the Youngspiration duo should be reprimanded for using the highly offensive term “Shina” when they were taking their oaths, Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen also owes the public an explanation as to why h ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
The recent saga in which two young lawmakers used the term “Shina” during their oath-taking has created a huge controversy. I have received a lot of e-mails from readers asking for my views. From an a ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
Twenty-five-year-old Yau Wai-ching, Hong Kong’s youngest female legislator, promises not to succumb to pressure even though she is beset with controversies. At her swearing-in last week, she triggered ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
Two young prospective legislators demonstrated their immaturity and lack of judgment by abusing the Legco oath-taking ceremony to make a political statement. The use of obscene language and a deeply o ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
... ity among young people. The last thing the new generation of activists should do is follow the old path and set pattern. If they do, they themselves will soon be outdated and cast aside by young voter ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-19
Controversy over the oaths of two young lawmakers-elect sucked most of the air out of last Wednesday's first day of the new Legislative Council sittings. By Tuesday, accusations that pro-independence ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
... al group, Youngspiration. Certainly, their behavior is far from inspirational to the young people of Hong Kong. Or, if that is how today's youth should behave, then God have mercy on us all. Luckily, ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
... ext year. Young son Lim Keong Loui (林拱銳), 28, joined Genting Hong Kong last year, taking care of the marketing of the Dream cruise brand. After attending the handover ceremony for Genting Dream in Ger ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-18
