... m. And it provides little information to those users who did follow the pages. By the end of the year, users will have access to a tool to check if they followed any of the pages, which were designed ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-24
... voted for pro-Beijing candidates. That is why the pro-democracy camp has been fighting for universal suffrage in Legislative Council elections. This is one way to boost their numbers and counter the i ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-23
... from the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and Dr. Tam Kam-kau, a sitting member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-23
With Chief Executive Carrie Lam signing a cooperation pact with Guangdong province governor Ma Xingrui last Saturday on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, the so-called three-step pro ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-23
... ng a high profile, attending public functions both here and in the mainland to promote the Greater Bay Area integration scheme and the One Belt, One Road initiative advocated by Chinese leader Xi Jinp ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-22
The head of the US Federal Communications Commission unveiled plans on Tuesday to scrap landmark 2015 rules intended to ensure a free and open internet, moving to give broadband service providers swee ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-22
... hree-step process for implementing the so-called co-location plan that will allow mainland border control officials to operate in a designated area at the West Kowloon rail terminus. The timing of the ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
... y several pro-Beijing heavyweights, all of whom urged the government to enact the article as soon as possible. The problem is that Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, in her first policy addre ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-20
Last month, pro-democracy parties such as the Democratic Party, Demosistō, the League of Social Democrats, the Neighborhood and Worker’s Service Center, the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peo ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-20
It is time for Hong Kong to start making preparations for a national security law, pro-Beijing figures said on Thursday, hours after a top Beijing official outlined the need for such legislation. Taki ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-17
During a recent media interview, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the existing Legco rules of procedure have failed to keep abreast of the latest political developments in Hong Kong, an ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-17
Several pro-democracy groups called on students to cover their eyes with red cloth as a way of protesting against the government’s “brainwashing” after they were told to watch the live broadcast of a ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-16
... tion is a proposal to shorten the opening hours of polling stations, including ending earlier, starting later, or both, on election day. Under the current practice, polling stations open between 7:30 ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-16
As Beijing seeks to tighten its grip over Hong Kong and foster nationalism among local youth, two groups have announced a new pro-independence campaign that will target the student community. Accordin ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-15
Actions promoting Hong Kong independence not only contravene the Basic Law, the city’s mini-constitution, and undermine the "one country, two systems" principle, but also damage relations between Beij ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-15
... tive, the pro-Beijing camp insists that it should be. The loudest voices are those of senior members, which means they have influence on the issue. Former secretary for justice Elsie Leung, vice chair ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-14
The government is facing severe criticism for trying to build a community garden on an idle waterfront site near Kennedy Town without going through a public consultation process. Questioning the propo ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-13
... passed a proposal including the statute in the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. The government plans to submit a draft of the bill during the current term of the Legislative Council, Lam tol ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the government is dedicated to resolving disputes between the pan-democratic camp and the pro-establishment camp in the Legislative Council, although sh ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
