... become a place for rich people to live in rather than worship. Yuen Chi-yan, a member of Save HK Heritages, pointed out that the land lease forged between the church and the government way back in 19 ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-30
... nting the place after the landlord suddenly sought a rental fee hike, by HK$300,000 to HK$ 1.9 million per month. After the seafood restaurant said it was unwilling to meet the demand, ClubONE is said ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-30
Recent tax cuts for SMEs announced in the chief executive’s first policy address will provide a boost to the economy, and further cement Hong Kong as a place to do business. The government should now ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-30
The murder and attempted suicide incident that took place recently at a Hong Kong housing estate has brought into focus family tragedies involving senior citizens, chronic patients and their caretaker ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
... ness as a place to work, invest and do business. The challenge, however, is that the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau each have their own tax policies, which at times may compete with each other. Given t ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
... re put in place after the Lehman Brothers mini-bond debacle. (StanChart had been a major distributor of some securities issued by Lehman, the US investment bank that went bust in 2008). The call was r ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
In her policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she is going to review the existing export control on powdered infant formula, which has been in place for over four years, givin ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
... ake their place in line. Every minute counts—the sooner they arrive, the quicker they can unload, meaning they may even have time to return the same day with another load. On a good day, kupapatas, as ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
... e in fact places where the tourists-to-resident ratios are sustainable, such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which annually receives 400,000 visitors (a number equal to the island’s population). Pedro ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-27
... stopping place; and public bus, public light bus or taxi making stops longer than necessary when picking up/setting down passengers will all be raised to HK$400 from HK$320. The fine for picking up/s ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-25
... uld be in place by Thursday. They will affect 325,000 airline passengers on about 2,000 commercial flights arriving daily in the United States, on 180 airlines from 280 airports in 105 countries. The ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-25
... also will place on hold a program that allows for family reunification for some refugees resettled in the United States. The resettling of so-called following-to-join refugees will resume, according ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-25
... y and its place in contemporary Chinese society. Party control Xu Hongcai, deputy chief economist at the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges, a Beijing think-tank, said party control was ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-24
... ell-known places in Beijing. The book includes a small column praising China's achievements in space with an introduction by Yang Liwei, China's first spaceman. The book also includes a map of Beijing ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-24
... ht now in place [in Catalonia],” he said. Catalan authorities said about 90 percent of those who took part in the referendum on Oct. 1 voted for independence. But only 43 percent of the electorate and ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-24
... wants the place to have an international airport, mass transit, quality higher education, apart from educated workforce and a business-friendly environment. The announcement has drawn a flood of pitch ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-23
... make the place even more enchanting. After the renovation and expansion, the restaurant will have 300 tables, and, at a dozen diners per table, it will be able to host 3,600 people, ideal for wedding ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
... no better place to do business than Canada," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a letter to Amazon’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, Reuters reports. Among US states, New Jersey proposed US$7 ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
... a and its place in the world, stressing the importance of wiping out corruption and making clear there were no plans for political reform. “Through a long period of hard work, socialism with Chinese c ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-18
... re Taikoo Place. The high-end office landlord is pricing the monthly membership fee at HK$4,500, up from the HK$2,000 tag two years ago when it first launched the enterprise accelerator program that o ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-18
