Banners calling for Hong Kong independence were strung up several universities and community colleges on October 1 as activists sought to send a message to Beijing on China's National Day. Large red a ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
... CY is intact. So sparks didn't fly as Leung and Tsang explained their respective side on the controversy. Tsang reiterated that he didn't decide on developing Wang Chau in stages, and his boss admitt ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
Tensions between India and Pakistan rise as India's leader cancels a visit to a regional summit and Islamabad warns it would treat it as "an act of war" if India revoked a water treaty. Prime Minister ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-28
... common practice in the mainland, the lawyer claimed that Chen's act was due to cultural differences as well as his unfamiliarity with Hong Kong law. He urged the judge to give a lenient sentence, pro ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-27
... t such an act is not permissible. That said, the magistrate decided to show leniency by not putting put the maid behind bars, considering that she is unemployed and owes money to the agency that arran ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... d by the fact that they are acting outside their jurisdiction and doing so in contravention of laws and diplomatic usage. The Toronto Globe and Mail last week reported that Chinese citizens living in ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
... terrorism act", it could not rule out that possibility. Cetin's demeanor when apprehended was "zombie-like", police said at a news conference. He was unarmed and did not run from officers, they said. ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-26
It is a relatively well known fact of Hong Kong life that two sets of rules apply when it comes to the law. The first set of rules is for the "Great Unwashed", that means you and me. The second set i ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... way might actually be good business. A similar, if less well-known, situation exists with something called PEPs – politically exposed persons. The concept comes from the Financial Action Task Force on ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... clamation activities in the South China Sea, the two countries do have overlapping claims on maritime rights in the region, as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surrounding the Natuna Islands extends ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-22
... o get attractive valuations, and most offerings perform nicely. Priority treatment is therefore a huge incentive for companies to operate in poor regions. Some netizens joke that if one wants to get r ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-20
... t was "an act of terror". Police in Linden, New Jersey, swooped in on Rahami on Monday, just hours after authorities publicly identified him as the prime suspect in the Saturday night blast and sent o ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-20
... iously an act of terrorism". But de Blasio resisted when reporters pressed him to call the blast an act of terrorism, saying investigators had yet to determine if there was a political motivation. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-19
... e in such actions. Good luck to him. Filibusters are not about simply tying down the government, as he well knows. They're about frustrations and concerns the government is not listening enough to the ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-14
... nes-Oxley Act，更是導致更多的跨國公司來到倫敦上市，英國脫歐可能導致另外的一個意外發生，不一定是壞 ...全文
... aced with action. If we continue to see the OBOR initiative gather pace over the next decade we are looking at huge opportunities for businesses in Hong Kong. The Chinese government has explicitly sta ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
... e has in fact become less and less relevant to low-paid workers on all counts. It is so low that it provides almost no protection to low-paid workers despite its existence and uprates. Saying that the ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
... democracy activists shows that many Hongkongers want a different kind of politics and better governance of the city, the Hong Kong Economic Journal noted. Candidates from groups advocating localism or ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
