... ng to the West Kowloon Terminal, where these officers will be stationed, but there has generally been a lack of attention paid to the political implications of this move. Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, the e ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
... ol in the West Kowloon terminal. The revelation followed a meeting in Beijing between Yuen and Housing Secretary Anthony Cheung on one hand and Hong Kong and Macau Affairs officials on the other. Sure ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-25
... f Whampoa West in Kowloon City, Lau Yung-wai of Old Market & Serenity constituency in Tai Po, Wong Hok-lai of Chung Tin in Sha Tin, Wong Chun-sing of Tai Koo Shing East, and Lai-Tsz Yan of Wong Uk ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
... n Whampoa West constituency of Kowloon City over incumbent Lau Wai-wing. Other winners from such groups included Tai Po Sunshine's Lau Yung-wai and Wong Hok-lai of Shatin Community Network. The record ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... ed in the West Kowloon terminus. He said the two sides are considering to what extent mainland immigration authorities will be allowed to operate in Hong Kong. They are studying the experience of othe ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... s Kowloon West constituency, but two others lawmakers, Albert Ho Chun-Yan of the Democratic Party and Chan Ka-lok of the Civic Party, both lost to their pro-establishment opponents in Lok Tsui constit ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
The terrorist attacks in Paris have made the United States and its allies realize they need to cut off the funding of Islamic State (IS) rather than focusing on military action. The western coalition ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... ntries in West Asia. Western countries have been residual victims of the vicious struggles between Saudi and Iranian proxies. We need to end the divisions among those in Syria who oppose IS. That may ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... on, the lowest since 2006. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov cautioned that the country could run out of reserve funds by 2017. Moscow, which receives over 50 percent of the country’s foreign direct inv ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
... arl River West saw their equipment manufacturing investment expand by more than 20 percent. Added value rose 13.4 percent to 175 billion yuan. High-tech manufacturing achieved added value of 580 billi ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
President Barack Obama is being asked to reevaluate his use of drone strikes by four former pilots who say the strategy is fueling hatred toward the West and spurring the expansion of militant groups. ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... stern and western cultures, Hong Kong can also provide a trading platform for jetsetters from the mainland, Southeast Asia and the West to take part in “alternative investments”, such as the buying an ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... spreading west to the Arcadia area". "Ten years ago, it was economically depressed. Now the region is much more vibrant, with a large number of Chinese and Korean investors. More than 50 percent of ne ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... ed of the western world as a whole. US President Barack Obama’s statement after the Paris attacks demonstrates that what unites Europe and the United States is much more significant than what divides ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... t and the West together through her vision and connections. In the wake of Asia’s rise, many global enterprises nowadays hope to attract Asian investments. As early as 30 years ago, Eng was already id ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
... with the West Kowloon Cultural District but ticketing restrictions forced Hill to open it to the public even though it meant losing more than HK$1 million (US$129,000) in potential revenue. “It is un ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
... bour Gate West office tower and retail premises in Hung Hom for HK$5.85 billion. The Mass Mutual Tower deal broke the record for price per square foot (HK$36,232), eclipsing the HK$35,000 set by Hopew ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... from the West’s misguided sanctions, Brazil’s contraction has worsened. Premature rate hikes could fuel the US dollar’s sustained appreciation, which will contribute to external crises in emerging ec ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... from the West are discovering that they have to live humbly, and somewhat uncomfortably, here. Well, imported maids may be happier because smaller homes would mean less cleaning work, but it wouldn' ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
... aw in the West -- was withdrawn twice from public venues in the mainland and switched to British diplomatic premises to which ordinary Chinese citizens have limited access. "We were really delighted t ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11