With the seismic political changes in Hong Kong has come the increasingly apparent stance from Beijing – the issues that permeate this city can and ought to be attributed to its intransigent, recalcit ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-13
Our previous discussion took us to the conclusion that racism can manifest in both speech and action. It is equally apparent that racism can rear its head in places where it is least expected to – it ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-08
“If someone speaks like a racist, talks like a racist, smells like a racist, chances are – they’re a racist.” This is a sentiment oft-expressed – especially by self-anointed progressive outlets and wr ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-07
I was a Foreigner, with a capital F, in London. 17-year-old me – bushy-eyed, cherubic, and, obviously, daunted by the prospects of interviewing at Oxford. That was the first time I ever set foot upon ...More
EJ Insight2021-03-24
How does one speak with the youth? Time after time, I’ve had this question put to me by folks – ranging from senior executives to political veterans, from leading community leaders to established acad ...More
EJ Insight2021-03-23
A recent comment from an established mainland Chinese academic caught my eye – in it, he decried the lack of virtuous patriots in Hong Kong, and lamented the fact that this city was filled to the brim ...More
EJ Insight2021-03-16
The vaccine is political. To put it bluntly, the medical is political. The recent rollout of vaccines across Hong Kong has been marred by plenty of unfortunate ‘events’ – intermittent in their frequen ...More
EJ Insight2021-03-08
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po presented his budget last Wednesday, with a particular emphasis upon tackling the economic fallout induced by the ongoing pandemic, as well as restoring consumer an ...More
EJ Insight2021-03-03
It is incredibly difficult to govern. As a student and scholar of politics, I am acutely aware of the fact that ivory tower theories and ideals do not map nicely or neatly onto real politics. Governan ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-19
Trump was acquitted by the US Senate on February 13, 2021, by a margin of 57-43. A two-third majority was needed for the impeachment to pass. Colour me (un)surprised. For all the fanfare about “holdin ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-17
Myanmar has descended into darkness – the darkness that had long been familiar to thousands, millions residing within its borders; the darkness of unaccountable governance, but also a junta that seeks ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-16
Much ink has been spilled lately over the selection mechanism for the Chief Executive. On one hand are voices calling for a fundamental overhaul to the electoral system – the optimal arrangement, they ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-01
Raucous riots. An unrepentant incumbent leader. A nation divided. And democratic institutions challenged by un-democratic forces. Scenes that America had for long disparaged as the produce of authorit ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-22
Trump was banned on Twitter on January 8; his ban was met with polarising reviews from, as expected, two polarly opposed political communities. Yet to portray the reaction towards his ban as being red ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-14
The events on Capitol Hill last Wednesday were heartbreaking – for several reasons. First, there’s the gruesome violence, vandalism, and an apparent abandon of the fundamental tenets of (republican) d ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-11
It hasn’t been the best of years for Hong Kong. We’ve seen, and had, better. That’s putting it mildly. Let’s put it this way. Let’s put it more bluntly. Hong Kong is confronted by – in many ways – a m ...More
EJ Insight2020-12-18
As a student and scholar of political science, I had – for a very long period of time (relative to my age, that is) – found it only natural that I pontificated and mused about political processes, per ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-16
Sighs of relief reverberated across the globe, when the Associated Press call came through for Biden. As of November 12 2020, Joe Biden has clinched the 279 votes out of the electoral college that he ...More
EJ Insight2020-11-13
We'd all seen it coming. The company had lost a record ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian YS Wong2020年10月23日
We’d all seen it coming. The company had lost a record HK$9.87 billion over the first six months this year, and had been incurring average monthly expenses of $2-3bn since early 2020. Slipping revenue ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-22
