... even more evident in a recent survey by market research firm TNS of 1,068 Facebook users and the activities they do while accessing social media (see Figure 2). The survey suggests that Hongkongers us ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-06
... n was the evident severe deterioration in its overall physical condition. Hope had lost a lot of weight since our previous sighting on Jan. 26. The under-skin layer of fat, called blubber, that is cru ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
... e what is evident in Japan and Thailand, said James Lu, executive director of the Hong Kong Hotels Association. With new facilities, Hong Kong people who often spend their weekends in Macau and the ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... . This is evident from the government's goal to meet the housing target by allowing more small units in land tenders such as Lohas Park, as well as the developers' high clearing rate when it comes to ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
... Occupy is evident (think about the New York Times report last month that said Beijing is directing the Hong Kong government's strategy), and it doesn’t matter whether local policemen or someone else w ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
... ffort was evident in the operation last week that forcibly cleared the Tamar section of Lung Wo Road, a major east-west bound thoroughfare occupied by students. Bringing the movement to a pause may be ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-20
... was most evident last week when Carrie Lam called off scheduled talks with students and instead flew with her boss to Beijing to meet with their real bosses. Leung also slammed the door on the protes ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-14
... Kong was evident in September when US National Security Adviser Susan Rice visited Beijing and barely raised the issue. Then, when US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Y ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-14
... ail -- is evident during the protests. This commentary appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal’s Oct. 9 issue. Translation by Frank Chen. [Go to Facebook] -- Contact us at [email protected] JL ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
This Wednesday is the 11th day of the Occupy Central movement or “Umbrella Movement”. It is evident that in Hong Kong’s pursuit of genuine universal suffrage and full democracy, young students have co ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
... ntions is evident for all to see. The overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq brought enormous profits to the US arms, oil and construction companies – and has created a power vacuum with incalculable con ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-08
... e already evident in many parts of the world. For example, in many Asian countries – including India, China, and Pakistan – groundwater levels are declining at an alarming rate, owing to over-extracti ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
... . This is evident from the big players getting bigger and the number of players also getting bigger. The business is a billion dollar sweet market. There are the traditional lotus seed paste with two ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
... e is also evident in the media where proprietors are changing their editorial line and sidelining or dismissing reporters and columnists too critical of Beijing. It is a matter not so much of censorsh ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
... ming more evident as Beijing appears bent on tightening its grasp on the special administrative region. Singapore is free from the ambiguities of the “one country, two systems” arrangement, while Hong ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
... ittances’ evident value in supporting development goals, it must be remembered that they are private funds and should not be considered a substitute for official aid. Attempts by governments to earmar ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... has been evident in many cases, including its move last year on former Executive Council member Barry Cheung Chun-yuen's Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx). The agency had investigated the financi ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
... spite the evident benefits of expanding central banks’ mandates to incorporate spillovers, such a change would be difficult to implement at a time when domestic economic worries are politically paramo ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-02
... this, as evident from the nearly 500 companies that have registered to take part in the SelectUSA Pearl River Delta Roadshow, and the fact that China is the United States' fastest-growing source of f ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
... it's now evident that it is the top-tier metros -- which have diversified consumer groups -- that are the real safe havens when the storm comes. -- Contact the writer at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
