... ate and a Land Rover, parked on either side of the Porsche, were also razed. Firemen found evidence of combustion gas inside the Porsche which they suspect ignited a huge fire. High temperatures and d ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... ng Kong Island has reached HK$40.6, according to a study by Caritas Community Development Service. In comparison, a 490 sq. ft. flat in Grand Promenade residential estate in the same area would cost ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... re on Portland Street recently for HK$57.8 million, or HK$40,600 per square foot, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Thursday, citing sources. The deal marks a discount of about 30 percent when c ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
... HK), Sino Land (00083.HK), Wheelock (00020.HK), KWah International (00173.HK), Henderson Land (00012.HK), Regal Hotels International (00078.HK) and CITIC Pacific (00267.HK). The 272,329 sq. ft. site i ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. (00012.HK), one of the biggest landlords in the New Territories, could benefit from the misery of two families in Kwu Tung Village whose houses were flattened, Appl ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
... ew on mainland and Hong Kong markets. The caution is not surprising, given the equities rout early in the year. The Hang Seng Index may trade sideways in the short term. As for this week, the index m ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... from mainland China. The latest transaction had jewelry and fashion retailer Folli Follie paying HK$9.96 million (US$1.28 million) a year for 60 Russell Street, previously rented out to long-term ten ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
Calls for a full-scale investigation are mounting after a second illegal dumpsite was reported in Yuen Long in as many weeks. The landfill, the size of two basketball courts and about five meters high ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... ed on the land for up to 50 years and have applied to the courts for adverse possession of the property. Adverse possession is a legal doctrine that allows a person in possession of land owned by some ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... st pricey land in Hong Kong? After all, it is at the center of the city, not like the Kai Tak redevelopment (HK$100 billion), Hong Kong airport’s third runway (HK$141 billion) or the North East New Te ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
A US serviceman stationed in Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman, Japanese police said on Monday. The case is likely to add to complications for a controvers ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
... uare-foot land bank. The group will invest in commercial properties and keep an eye on land supply. Wheelock posted a HK$10.6 billion (US$1.37 billion) core net profit, up 30.8 percent from a year ear ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
With mainland startups showing increasing interest in building up Hong Kong connections, we need to ponder over this question: what are they really after? It can't be just money, given that the startu ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
Is Putonghua necessary to land a job in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project? The Labor Department thinks so, but labor unions disagree. They're calling a plan to give priority to Putonghua speak ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
Hong Kong is a land of immigrants, with people having come here from different places over the years and making the city their home. While most locals can trace their ancestral roots to mainland China ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... e the mainland. The last published figure for "mass incidents" was 90,000 in 2010, up from 8,700 in 1993. These include labour strikes and unrest, protest against confiscation of rural land and seizur ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... n illegal landfill in Tin Shui Wai the size of two football fields and as tall as a four-story building could collapse and cause a massive landslide. The dumpsite adjoins two recreational sites -- Hon ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... h the mainland and Hong Kong’s economic growth in the medium term, as well as stimulate the capital market. It’s more efficient to drive economic growth with increased government spending as well as l ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
A Tin Shui Wai dumpsite the size of two football fields and as tall as a four-story building could collapse any time and cause a massive landslide. If that happens, a campsite at the foot of the suspe ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
... West Bank land where the Palestinians seek a state. With hecklers drowning out parts of her speech, Regev retorted from the stage: "Someone should be preserving my freedom of expression here." – Conta ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
