The Hong Kong administration appears in a bind on what action to take after two former leading members of a localist group have been granted refugee status in Germany after they both jumped bail in la ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-23
The US-China trade war continues to escalate. Washington is trying all means to stop Huawei from capturing US and European markets. The Trump administration is apparently keen on stopping or at least ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-22
I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, died early on Thursday at his home in Manhattan, the New York ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-17
"If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it." So said Duke Orsino in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. But as it prepares to ring down the curtain on Grappa's, Hong Kong Land appears to be ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-15
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled on Thursday a mockup of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and touted his moon goals in a strategy aimed at capitalizing on the T ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-10
A recently published article criticized Cyberport for accepting tenants running “non-digital” businesses such as those engaged in fund investment and furniture retail. While some rented office units i ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-06
Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could pave the way for a strengthened military presence, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Penta ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-03
The modern American economy was shaped by four major infrastructure initiatives, each of which was too big for the private sector to take on alone: the continent-wide railroad network, the interstate ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-02
Ever since the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) opened, it has seen very little traffic flow, not least because private motorists aren’t allowed to use the bridge unless they obtain the Closed Roa ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-29
As a professional advocate, I derive the greatest satisfaction from trials, either with a Jury or a first-class judiciary, so I have a vested interest in the process of litigation. Consistent with thi ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-29
Peak Tram, which ferries passengers from Central to the tourist attraction of Victoria Peak, has temporarily suspended its service to upgrade its capacity amid rising demand. The Transport Department ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-23
In recent days, one of the most repeated messages among European financial analysts has been this: “we are in a global slowdown“. The sentence, however, hides important nuances and very relevant diffe ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-23
The Audit Commission said transport authorities have not done a good job in the planning, provision and management of public parking spaces, whose growth has failed to catch up with the rapid increase ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-18
A private member's bill targeting the Link REIT that was jointly proposed by Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee of the New People’s Party and Alice Mak Mei-kuen of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-12
The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space compa ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-12
US-based cryptocurrency startup Abra aims to be an all-in-one global investment app, according to founder Bull Barhydt. In a recent interview with EJ Insight, Barhydt, an early Netscape employee, shar ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-11
The US Commerce Department is adding 37 Chinese companies and schools to a red-flag list of “unverified” entities that US companies should treat with caution, Reuters reports, citing a notice in the F ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-11
Like other modern economies, Hong Kong is seeing respectable growth in web retailing. For example, HKTVmall has now established itself as an online supermarket and vendor of various goods. According t ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-10
Kenneth Lau Yip-keung, who chairs the Heung Yee Kuk, a statutory body that advises the government on New Territories affairs, severely criticized a court ruling on the small house policy, calling it u ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-09
