Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing's announcement of his bid last week finally raised the curtain on the 2017 chief executive race, prompting other hopefuls such as former Legco president Jasper Tsang and fo ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-03
We are seeing something we haven't seen before. After the once pro-Beijing Sing Pao newspaper fired its opening salvo against Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, Liaison Office chief Zhang Xiaoming (張曉明) ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-01
New blood is supposed to bring in new dynamics and catalyst for change. But the absurd oath-taking row triggered by two newly-elected Legco members, which really marks a travesty of decency and ceremo ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-25
Hong Kong’s localist and separatist groups, a loosely-knit bloc spanning a wide spectrum, have sent altogether six members to the new Legislative Council. They are Youngspiration’s Sixtus Leung Chung- ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
Something is terribly wrong with this year’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) awards. First, the awardees are not really young (Nathan Law, 25, is young but not Starry Lee who is 42) and worse sti ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
In his recent debate with his opponent Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pressed his claim that US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is politically motivated. The Fed, T ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-04
Rising from the calm waters of Kei Ling Ha (企嶺下) is an island called Sam Pui Chau, which literally means “three China porcelain spirit cups” for it resembles those found on a Chinese altar when viewed ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
China's renminbi is "quite a ways" from becoming a global reserve currency despite its inclusion in the International Monetary Fund's currency basket, and China needs further reform to reach that goal ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
When you eat a pomelo, do not rush to throw the peel in the bin. If you are game for a culinary adventure and have the time and patience, you can turn the bitter peel leftover into an incredible food ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
If you expect your Miss Hong Kong to be always prim and proper and never say anything unladylike, you are perhaps living in the wrong time. Given the fraught social and political environment in the c ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-13
The farm-to-table movement, though growing rapidly in the United States, is largely unheard of in Hong Kong. It's an odd concept for Cantonese cuisine eateries. That’s why Sun Hon Kee (新漢記) from Fanli ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
Following the Legislative Council election, I learnt that many of my friends and I had something in common with regard to the Sunday vote: we cast our ballots in favor of young candidates advocating l ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
Spin doctors and campaign managers from the pro-establishment camp are likely to say that they didn't do too bad in Sunday's Legislative Council election. They could point out that the Democratic Alli ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
Old-school pan-democrats might have seen regression in the aftermath of Sunday's Legislative Council election, but the exercise definitely marked a significant progress for democracy in Hong Kong. It ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-07
Kanazawa, capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan’s central Honshu Island, is not a golden city for nothing. It produces 99 percent of the country’s high-quality edible gold leaf used as toppings and ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
Britain's new prime minister, Theresa May, has a monumental task ahead of her: fulfilling British – or, more accurately, English and Welsh – voters' demand to "Brexit" the European Union, and managing ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-31
Recently my friend and I tried to come up with some explanation as to why those living on Hong Kong Island seem reluctant to travel to Kowloon peninsula for shopping or dining, while Kowloon dwellers ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-26
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program marks a milestone in China's efforts to open up its financial markets. It is interesting to note that Beijing chose to make an announcement before the G20 ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-25
Rescue workers are scrambling around the clock in search of survivors after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday. At least 159 people are dead, with dozens missing and many ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-25
Outgoing Legco President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing and Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah have announced that they may enter the race for the next chief executive, and the results of basically all op ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-24
