... of Abe’s proposal to clarify the military’s ambiguous status say it would codify the status quo. Critics fear it would allow an expanded role overseas for the military. Abe said he would not stick to ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-23
How do you turn a toothless tiger into a pussycat? This is the question gleefully being answered by the Lam administration and its ever-obedient friends in the pro-government camp. They know that they ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
... elling of Products) Ordinance, but Democratic Party lawmaker Hui Chi-fung moved for a roll call to check if there was a quorum. Legco rules stipulate that the “quorum of the council and of a committee ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
Hot on the heels of its recent initiatives to amend the meeting rules of the Legislative Council Finance Committee in order to ban filibusters by the opposition, the pro-establishment camp attempted t ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-20
While proclaiming the successful implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle in Hong Kong, and promising to uphold the "high degree of autonomy" in the administrative region, President ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-19
... hree-step process” in implementing the so-called co-location arrangement of customs and immigration facilities at the West Kowloon terminus of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL). ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-19
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said a national anthem law could be enacted as soon as next month, and hinted that it could take effect retroactively as far as criminal prosecution of viola ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-18
It seems that the opposition is adopting a friendly approach to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam in order to rebuild trust. However, the democrats should be wary of the fact that the g ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-18
... migration process involves foreign affairs," Lam said, pointing to the central government's powers over matters involving foreign governments and individuals. The comments were in line with the stand ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-17
During the election campaign last year, Donald Trump promised to put the interests of the American people above everything else in his foreign policy. He also vowed to tear down the current internatio ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-17
... of office properly, and who was supposed to be the only candidate representing the pro-democracy camp in the Kowloon West geographical constituency according to the initial plan. Kowloon West was a pr ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-17
... raise its profile as a premium phone maker elsewhere, the Wall Street Journal reports. Huawei is betting with its new Mate 10 flagship that consumers will be swayed by a phone that offers similar feat ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-17
Pro-establishment politician Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, who had enraged many with his "kill without mercy" remarks against independence advocates, has urged fellow lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching not to procee ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-13
... ounder of pro-democracy concern group 2047 HK Monitor. Ip said Liberal Party legislator Tommy Cheung Yu-yan also told her not to run and help Young win he race instead. As to whether she would suppor ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-13
... tegy from pro-growth policies to structural reforms. Year-to-date economic growth in China has already surpassed the 6.5 percent GDP target set at the beginning of the year. In the first eight months ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-13
A British human rights activist who has been a vocal critic of China and an ardent supporter of Hong Kong's democracy campaigners was barred from entering Hong Kong on Wednesday, prompting an outcry f ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-12
... s biggest pro-Beijing political party is strongly opposed to the idea. In June, the government decided to amend the law to require citizens to show their original ID card to vote after some cases las ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-11
The entire pro-establishment bloc in the Legislative Council sought to revise the meeting rules of the chamber's finance committee before the panel holds its next meeting on Friday. The move aims to d ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-10
... right to protest. In the US, NFL players kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial discrimination. The controversy has spread to other sports and other athletes and has entangled the White ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-10
Pro-establishment lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, who had set the internet alight and become an overnight sensation with his “kill without mercy” remarks against independence advocates, flexed his muscle ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-10
