... ools, and by all of the agencies. Now as then, oil is the most obvious price problem. Back then, the culprit was OPEC; today, other forces have driven up prices of gasoline, fuel oil, and natural gas ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-23
... services by 85% and that of rehabilitation services also recorded a 66% growth. That said, the manpower shortage currently plaguing the local elderly care and nursing services calls for immediate act ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-23
... separated by the callous, unyielding quarantine restric ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月23日
... s offered by the institutes cater to the needs of the profession. The Government should set an example by incorporating these qualifications into recruitment, promotion, procurement and licensing requ ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-22
... separated by the callous, unyielding quarantine restrictions that apply to a vast majority of local denizens. Provided that there aren’t any unpleasant surprises, we should be able to reopen our borde ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-22
... accepted by merchants is still being set up. Nonetheless, the usage of digital currencies as a form of payment is promising. In fact, a recent FIS-commissioned survey of 1000 Hong Kongers found that ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-22
The city of Dresden in eastern Germany is lobbying Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC, 臺積電) to locate its first European plant there. The company has many suitors. TSMC has given up a 20 ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-22
Climate change has long been a topic of global concern. Hong Kong strives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, a common goal shared with other places to reduce carbon emissions. In the next 15 to 20 ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-19
... ly launch by the end of 2022. The project marks an extension of HKMA’s role from overseeing the secure movement of funds in the clearing and settlement systems to ensuring the secure movement of data, ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-19
... acerbated by global warming already had been raging for years across much of southern Africa. It seems as though world leaders are finally ready to take meaningful action, but there’s a critical group ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-19
... lindsided by COVID-19. Respiratory diseases have long been the leading infectious cause of death globally. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 2.5 million adults and children died from pneumo ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-19
... uld do so by protecting the Earth’s land and oceans, the source of all life. Specifically, governments, businesses, communities, and individuals should commit to conserving at least 30% of the planet’ ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-18
During the COP26 Climate Change conference, participants were pleasantly surprised by a “shock agreement” between US and China to take joint-action to combat climate change. Similarly, during the rece ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-18
... estrained by several factors. “The fact that the U.S, China, India and Russia are nuclear power forces the governments of these countries to think twice before engaging in direct military conflict. Pa ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-18
... estrained by several factors. "The fact that the U.S, C ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2021年11月18日
... on a case-by-case basis. Under the present arrangement, Hong Kong does not provide quarantine-free arrangement to visitors based on compassionate reasons. It is not under the 36 categories of exemptio ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
Shifts in consumer behavior used to evolve over decades, often from generation to generation. Today, they change dynamically, driven by macro level events like the pandemic and disruptive new technolo ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
... attacked by his political opponents as “Manchurian candidate” and “Beijing’s running dog”. The conversation left a mark in my mind. In the next ten years, it popped up whenever people discussed soft ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
... urrounded by a group of virulent, acrimonious protester ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月17日
