Last month, the government attempted to move a non-binding motion in the Legislative Council in support of its proposal to adjust the tolls at three cross-harbour tunnels as a way to ease traffic cong ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-19
... both the pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps hold 11 seats each. Some pro-establishment members of the Sham Shui Po DC have complained about the excessively long meetings, which they blame on the pan ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-18
... ions. The prospect of Grexit – which was on and off the table after the crisis erupted in 2010 – waned after a cross-party majority in the Greek parliament backed the second bailout of Greece in 2012 ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-15
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Thursday that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her concessi ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-15
... Guangdong provincial government, municipal authorities of the various major cities in the Greater Bay Area, as well as Macau, will attend the symposium. However, it is understood that the outline plan ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... g it “inappropriate” and unconstitutional. Thailand has been a constitutional monarchy since 1932, but the royal family wields great influence and commands widespread devotion, with the king considere ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-13
... that some pro-establishment groups are going to hold socializing events this time like they usually did before, when political and business heavyweights all gather in Beijing. Nevertheless, another NP ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... slashed, productivity growth stalled and industrial production fell in December 2018 to three-year low levels. The Eurozone’s massive “green” policy plan has made the European Union countries suffer ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-12
... toppled a pro-Thaksin government. Among the candidates for prime minister is the current junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as army chief led the coup. The panel did not mention a separate petition ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
... o adopt a pro-immigration strategy no longer seems as mistaken as it once did, given the recent backlash against globalization in Europe and the United States. Later this year, Shinzo Abe will become ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-11
... al street protests that have riven Thai society for years. One of her leading opponents in the March 24 election will be Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of the ruling military junta, who ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-08
... ut at two pro-establishment lawmakers, Ann Chiang Lai-wan and Priscilla Leung Mei-fun of the Kowloon West constituency, for allegedly failing to do their job properly. Some Liberal Party members are ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-04
... ke Huawei products and technologies off their government procurement lists or ban the company from participating in building their infrastructure of 5G services. In retaliation, China has apprehended ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-01
... crats and pro-establishment lawmakers over raising the age bar for elderly Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme applicants, only approached pro-establishment lawmakers to put out fee ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-01
... mony or a prolonged honeymoon between the executive branch and the opposition in a free society like Hong Kong where the legislature has a mix of directly and indirectly-elected members. The so-called ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-31
... mony or a prolonged honeymoon between the executive bra ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年01月31日
