Japanese are redefining the meaning of senior citizens. According to a government survey released last week, as much as 41.1 percent of Japanese believe only those above 70 should be considered senior ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-14
... inions on land-related issues. Leung Fuk-yuen, chairman of the Shap Pat Heung rural committee, which oversees about 30 villages in Yuen Long district, said in a radio interview that Chu's accusation o ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-13
... g for the land rights of farmers and villagers against real estate developers in the New Territories. It is therefore not impossible that he could have stepped on the toes of some powerful landowners, ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-12
... elated to land development and housing in the New Territories. Speaking to supporters after a rally outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai, Chu said he raised three issues with Leung during a pho ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-12
... cal La La Land and Argentine actor Oscar Martinez was named Best Actor for his performance in the comedy-drama El Ciudadano Ilustre (The Distinguished Citizen). German actress Paula Beer received the ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-12
Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok has always been keen on developing TV City in Clear Water Bay into a luxury property project. Kuok’s SCMP Group owned part of the land plot and was planning to join h ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
... lved in a land redevelopment project in Wang Chau in 2012. Chu stood up for affected residents at that time, and has also questioned Leung several times during the Legco election campaign. Asked about ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
China's Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative, better known as One Belt One Road, focuses on land- and sea-based connectivity to 64 markets in Europe, Asia and the Mid ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
... rcing new land plots for residential construction. In the rare media interaction since he stepped down from office in 2012, Tsang acknowledged criticism that his polices, which saw home supply slashed ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-07
... smen over land rights in the New Territories. He ran on a platform of fairness and justice for indigenous villagers. Still, he said he is not sure if winning that many votes and being a lawmaker can g ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-07
... m the mainland, a stance which has put them into direct conflict with the pan-independence groups, which are against the influx of new immigrants from China. The fact that the three internationalist c ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-07
... de as mainland players seek diversification, but investors should keep their stock exposure at no more than 20 to 30 percent of their portfolio. The Hang Seng Index might test 24,400 points which coul ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... h the mainland. However, Sunday's vote clearly shows that it is Leung that they want to vote out of office, if only they are given the chance. Before the election, political pundits had predicted that ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... nt of his land by digging through them bit by bit, using just his hoe and basket, for decades. It appears that in order to topple the unjust functional constituency, we might need to adopt the spirit ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... bureau of land resources and real estate management announced on Aug. 31 that local registered residents are prohibited from purchasing a third home with floor space less than 144 square meters, and t ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-05
... lved amid land reclassification issues. Another plan to move the market to Tsing Yi was proposed earlier this year. [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-05
Ask anyone where Town Island (伙頭墳洲) is and you'll probably get a blank stare. Possibly nine in 10 Hongkongers have not heard of it. But if you try its other name, Dawn Island, you'll get a positive r ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
Almost three decades ago, four Hong Kong billionaires joined hands in accumulating significant stake in leading property developer Hong Kong Land and eventually walking away with handsome profit. A si ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
... i-dick of Land Justice League in four geographical constituency seats. Apart from these four candidates, Wong is also supporting Roy Kwong Chun-yu of Democratic Party in the "super" seat of a district ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-30
... lly a mainland entity -- China Overseas Land (0688.HK). The long-awaited Kai Tak development has drawn strong interest in the market, as has been the case with the Papillons project in Tseung Kwan O. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-29
