... he ousted pro-democracy lawmaker who was barred from joining the race and replaced by Lee, arrived at the venue with about 30 other people from the Civil Human Rights Front and the League of Social De ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
Leighton Contractors (Asia), the entity responsible for building the underground platforms at Hung Hom Station for MTR Corporation's HK$97.1 billion Shatin-Central Link (SCL) rail project, said on Mon ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
... uld still prove fatal to Lee, because in the by-election back in March this year, it was enough to cost Edward Yiu Chung-yim his seat as he lost by 2,400 votes to Vincent Cheng Wing-shun of the Democr ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
... as ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Lau Siu-lai, after he was accused by the pro-establishment camp of not upholding the Basic Law and the “one country, two systems” principle. Lee submitted his by-elect ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-19
... utlaw the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party and deny the application for renewal of the work visa of Victor Mallet, Financial Times’ Asia news editor and first vice-president of Hong Kong’s Fo ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-19
As the shopping season approaches, leading smartphone brands have been busy launching their latest flagship models over the past few weeks. Huawei Technologies is the last of the top five players to d ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-19
... ing, some pro-democracy lawmakers were indeed invited but they declined. Hong Kong NPC deputy Ip Kwok-him, lawmaker Ben Chan Han-pan of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-19
... nd-burn approach to governance more than his nationwide war on drugs. Recently I have met some Filipino elites at a gathering, during which they told me some fascinating stories about their country’s ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
... in their pro-establishment rival Chan Hoi-yan’s favor. However, instead of rejoicing over the development, it is said that members of the pro-establishment camp are actually ambivalent about Lau’s di ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
According to the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's recent Policy Address only grossed 48.5 marks in satisfaction rating, down nearly ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
As expected, ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Lau Siu-lai was barred from running in the upcoming Legislative Council by-election in Kowloon West with the returning officer citing again her political sta ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
The United Kingdom provides visa seekers the reasons in the event the applications are rejected, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong said on Monday, amid a controversy surrounding the Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
... w Vision" project put forward by her grabbed the news headlines the following day. It is expected that the plan will spark a new round of heated debates in society, seemingly even more intense than th ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
... nce had approved an interrogation or rendition of Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government, it said, would shield the prince by blaming an intelligence official for the bungled operation. ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
Young Hongkongers who had voiced pro-independence sentiments in the past will not automatically be barred from joining electoral contests, including those for the Legislative Council, Chief Executive ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
What future awaits a young, high-profile anti-government politician? We are not talking about ousted lawmaker Lau Siu-lai, whose bid to run in the Nov. 25 by-election in Kowloon West to regain her Leg ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
... fact some pro-establishment figures have also said it would be hard to imagine that Leung would be willing to settle for the office of the vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
