... in their pro-establishment rival Chan Hoi-yan’s favor. However, instead of rejoicing over the development, it is said that members of the pro-establishment camp are actually ambivalent about Lau’s di ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
According to the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's recent Policy Address only grossed 48.5 marks in satisfaction rating, down nearly ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
As expected, ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Lau Siu-lai was barred from running in the upcoming Legislative Council by-election in Kowloon West with the returning officer citing again her political sta ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
The United Kingdom provides visa seekers the reasons in the event the applications are rejected, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong said on Monday, amid a controversy surrounding the Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
... w Vision" project put forward by her grabbed the news headlines the following day. It is expected that the plan will spark a new round of heated debates in society, seemingly even more intense than th ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
... nce had approved an interrogation or rendition of Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government, it said, would shield the prince by blaming an intelligence official for the bungled operation. ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
Young Hongkongers who had voiced pro-independence sentiments in the past will not automatically be barred from joining electoral contests, including those for the Legislative Council, Chief Executive ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
What future awaits a young, high-profile anti-government politician? We are not talking about ousted lawmaker Lau Siu-lai, whose bid to run in the Nov. 25 by-election in Kowloon West to regain her Leg ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
... fact some pro-establishment figures have also said it would be hard to imagine that Leung would be willing to settle for the office of the vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-15
... The mega project aims to develop about 1,700 hectares of land through reclamation in the seas surrounding Lantau. The artificial island is expected to accommodate 1.1 million people over the next two ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-12
... which is protected by the Basic Law, it said. However, "both the relevant international human rights convention and court cases clearly point out that freedom of speech is not absolute," the statemen ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-12
... or of the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party (HKNP), to give a speech at its luncheon event. The visa denial has drawn the attention of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the US Consu ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-12
... ty of the proposal. Lam, in her annual policy speech Wednesday, unveiled a plan for large-scale reclamation in waters off Lantau as part of efforts to resolve Hong Kong's land supply and housing probl ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-11
... rs of the pro-establishment camp found the way the authorities treated Mallet pretty heavy-handed, and believed his visa was denied by the administration to demonstrate to Beijing its resolve in uphol ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-10
... o nip the problem in the bud, we have also reinforced among all sectors understanding of the Constitution, the Basic Law and national security and fostered an awareness of 'One Country' in the communi ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-10
... s well as provide documents and evidence regarding the decision to deny Mallet’s application for renewal of his work visa. Charles Mok Nai-kwong, a pro-democracy lawmaker representing the information ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-10
... speech by pro-independence activist Andy Chan Ho-tin in defiance of a government warning. The office said non-renewal of Mallet's working visa has cast doubts on the freedom of expression and freedom ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-09
... while the pro-establishment camp is dead set on taking command of a number of key Legco panels, it is also planning to unseat Michael Tien Puk-sun, the incumbent chairman of the Legco Subcommittee on ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-09
