The Hong Kong government is facing calls for more support for foreign domestic helpers in the city, as a survey has revealed that many of the maids are putting in unreasonably long working hours, with ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... when the city's total stock was only about 30 million square feet. The high rents we observe, therefore, are driven by demand. Moreover, as grade A office space often serves multinational companies, ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... cy in the city is the highest in the world. Public transport is cheap compared to cities like New York and London. In addition, elderly people pay just HK$2 per ride. Education is free up to the secon ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-14
... cy in the city is the highest in the world. Public tran ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年02月14日
... rld-class city cluster in an area covering Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong province. The area is home to nearly 70 million people. The outline development plan will be “formally promulga ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... s eastern city of Dongying, a hub for oil refining and heavy industry in Shandong province. Here, at least 28 private companies are seeking to restructure their debts and avoid bankruptcy, mainly due ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... rs in the city's public hospitals staged protests last month to protest about a “war zone-like” working environment. It isn’t news that Hong Kong’s public hospitals have been suffering from a chronic ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... ty of the city as a financial capital.” Lloyd’s of London and Bank of America are two banks that will move their EU headquarters to Dublin. “Dublin is busy but is not a new London,” he said. “Financia ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... he border city of El Paso, Texas, to argue for the wall he says can protect Americans from violent criminals, drugs and a “tremendous onslaught” of migrant caravans. Trump said he heard about progress ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... the smart city development initiative. Deputy Director-General (Telecommunications) of the Office of the Communications Authority Chaucer Leung chung-yin told media that there will be public consulta ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... ly to the city's top leader. In her election manifesto, Lam promised that she would "resolve as soon as possible those constitutional and legal issues aiming at amending the Prevention of Bribery Ordi ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... Given the city’s limited space and capacity, this short-termism is already hurting the reputation of the city as a top holiday destination as Hong Kong becomes increasingly overcrowded and the quality ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... sius, the city witnessed the strange sight of azaleas blooming during the winter months, rather than wait until spring. Temperatures are rising and the effect of global warming is gradually becoming e ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
... leave the city during the holiday to avoid "family pressure". Apparently, the young men among them didn't want to hear annoying queries about their career while the ladies didn't want to respond to qu ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
The City of Paris is suing Airbnb for publishing 1,000 illegal rentals adverts, which could cost the American rental website more than 12.5 million euros (US$14 million), the mayor of Paris told a new ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
... New York City students, we are working hard to demonstrate what kind of neighbor we will be.” Amazon shares closed down 1.6 percent on Friday. In November, Amazon said it would branch out from its ho ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
... rity, the city's de facto central bank, also announced that this kind of app-based service, which connects with users’ bank accounts and credit cards, is not regulated by the HKMA. Asked about the con ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-08
... d Kowloon City also recorded 27 degrees Celsius. Wednesday was also the warmest second day of the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, with the daily maximum air temperature recorded at the Observatory climbi ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-08
