Following the introduction of new estate management rules in 2003, public housing tenants are not allowed to keep pets in their units. The reality, however, is that many tenants flout that rule. Nowad ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-29
China's migrant labor force, the once seemingly inexhaustible pool of workers from the vast countryside that propelled the country's rapid economic growth, is now mostly exhausted. And this developmen ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
It might seem like a comedy of errors, but a mainland engineer's actions could turn out to have serious consequences for him. Yi Congbing, 48, is being tried in the High Court for the attempted robber ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
A non-profit foundation that seeks to run a shopping mall at the border in Lok Ma Chau will submit its application to the Town Planning Board by the end of the month, Singtao Daily reported Thursday, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-19
Actress Lana Wong Ha-wai, 83, has announced plans to run in the coming elections. The vivacious performer, known for her glamorous attires and high-profile public appearances, posted a picture of hers ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-13
Ha-Joon Chang, a prolific South Korean economist at the University of Cambridge, is known for his popular books on economics, which take a light approach to explaining boring theories and concepts as ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
Monetary easing policies, including rate cuts that boost liquidity in the market, are likely to hurt the Chinese economy as money could flow into the wrong sectors, according to a senior private inves ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
Residents of a remote village in Sai Kung district have launched a last-ditch campaign against a ban on small house construction ahead of a government review of the controversial policy Friday. In e-m ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
Several small business owners plan to launch a lawsuit against organizers of the Occupy civil disobedience campaign and seek compensation for losses caused by the street protests. A travel agency in K ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-09
Former director of housing Duncan Pescod, the most senior non-Chinese official in Hong Kong until his retirement in April, is to join the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority next month in the new ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
Hong Kong's Catholic Church will neither stop nor encourage its members to participate in civil disobedience activities, Father Michael Yeung Ming-cheung told Ming Pao Daily over the weekend. However, ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
The next 18 months will be crucial for the Chinese government in its effort to restructure the economy, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported, citing investment banker Ha Jiming. Ha, vice chairman a ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
China dispatched five ships to evacuate some 4,000 Chinese workers from Vietnam after a wave of anti-China riots in the Southeast Asian nation, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. The vessels with a c ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
China has accused Vietnam of abetting riots that have killed several Chinese and demanded Hanoi take action to ensure the safety of mainlanders. Beijing believes Vietnamese authorities have been beh ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-15
In another case highlighting the conflict between local villagers and environmentalists in Hong Kong, the Town Planning Board has scheduled meetings over three days until Wednesday to hear proposals t ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-28
Many rare species of seahorses have been discovered in Hong Kong waters, but their population density is less than those in other tropical locations in Asia due to the impact of human activities, envi ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-14
