... ce force, prompting the Junior Police Officers' Association, which represents about two-thirds of the 30,000-member police force, to issue a statement criticizing him for making an inappropriate state ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-27
Catching most people by surprise, the Security Bureau suddenly invoked Article 8 of the Societies Ordinance last week in a bid to prohibit the operation of the Hong Kong National Party (HKNP). Some pa ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-27
... failed to provide a verifiable latest address. Kowloon West, where a by-election for the Legislative Council seat left vacant by ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Lau Siu-lai is scheduled for Nov. 25, has ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-26
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) has released its provisional recommendations on the boundaries and names of the 452 proposed constituencies for the District Council (DC) elections scheduled for ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-24
... iness and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong, the only lawmaker in Legco who is aged over 70, will almost certainly be leaving the legislature after he serves out his current term in 2020. Having be ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-24
... says that professors can’t. Here goes: Dear World: Not all Americans pay attention to foreign affairs. But presuming to speak on behalf of many who do: we are abjectly remorseful for inflicting Trump ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-24
Andy Chan Ho-tin, co-founder and convenor of the Hong Kong National Party (HKNP), slammed the government for allegedly clamping down on the pro-independence group on flimsy grounds, and warned that hi ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-23
Multiple civic groups and student unions expressed strong concerns over the government's proposed ban on the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party (HKNP), saying the planned clampdown amounts to c ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-20
... asons why prohibiting the operation of the political party is justified and necessary, were given to Andy Chan Ho-tin, HKNP co-founder and convenor, on Tuesday morning, before he posted them all on a ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-19
... about and promote its aims only over the past two years, the sources believe the Security Bureau may have built a strong case against the group with sufficient evidence. As to why it took two years fo ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-19
The government is likely to ban a pro-independence political party for allegedly posing a danger to national security and territorial integrity. Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu said he is givi ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-18
... ong other projects, re-establishment of the June 4 museum. At the same time, Tsoi said members of the Alliance are also going to seize the opportunity presented by the anniversary to reflect on the co ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-18
Allen Lee Peng-fei, founding chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party, has announced his retirement as television host at the age of 78, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. His show, Legco Revie ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-17
The government is still in the process of drafting the bill on the national anthem law, an official said on Monday, adding that he believes it can be presented to the Legislative Council in October. ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-17
... ck with a pro-risk portfolio that has a preference for stocks over bonds and maintain a broad diversification across regions in equities. But to acknowledge the recent moderation of global growth and ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-17
... tween the pro-establishment and pro-democratic camp remains wide, the latter is in a weaker position in the legislature, having lost six seats as a result of Beijing’s intervention in 2016 in what is ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-16
... ment of a pro-market cabinet. A positive turn in the global environment – such as Europe's recovery from its soft patch and an easing of trade tensions – will also be positive for the performance of T ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-16
More evidence of shoddy work at the MTR Corporation's Shatin-Central Link project has surfaced as several local media outfits received video clips showing that workers had failed to join rebar cages p ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-13
... ot being 'pro-family'. Some people agreed that the banned books promote contrary messages to traditional family ideology. Some people questioned the government's attitude towards freedom of speech. A ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-13
The Legislative Council's Public Works Subcommittee (PWSC) has approved funding proposals for two controversial projects despite attempts by pro-democracy lawmakers to adjourn the debate. The Legco pa ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-13
