... n for our tap water. Yet under the latest agreement renewed in 2017, the price jumped to over HK$4.77 billion. To put that in perspective, we were paying around HK$9.8 for each cubic meter of fresh wa ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-04
... s able to tap into centrist and moderate voters would be a decisive factor in determining the final outcome of the race. Meanwhile, as far as Kowloon West is concerned, it is widely projected that Dr. ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-02
... anages to tap into the solid support base of her party's chairwoman Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee. At the end of the day, according to an analysis by some in the pro-establishment camp, voter turnout and coor ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-28
... n able to tap Tsingtao’s distribution network in China to sell Asahi products. Meanwhile, Asahi has turned its eye to Europe, spending over US$5 billion since last year to acquire eight European beer ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-22
... ago, this tap-and-go e-wallet service is the first major breakthrough. Will Apple also partner with Octopus in the future? That depends how much the tech giant values the Hong Kong market. The Octopus ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-21
... de at the tap of a button.” Following changes in top leadership and a series of legal battles, Uber recently adopted a more conciliatory approach under its new chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, who ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-21
... ompany to tap into online media. “The current structure of Next Digital is outdated, dragging our steps to move forward just like an elephant dancing," he wrote. "We need to keep innovating and mainta ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-20
... ” to help tap China’s rising middle class. Tencent’s WeChat has nearly a billion users. The looming retail battle reflects a wider, long-running stand-off between Tencent and Alibaba, which have made ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-19
... fter they tap their Octopus cards, the bureau is also talking to major convenience store chains and supermarket operators to allow them to claim the subsidized amount. As for the concern expressed by ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-13
... npower to tap into these land parcels, not to mention that it can invoke the Lands Resumption Ordinance if necessary. All that is needed is determination. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Econom ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-08
... d helps catapult it into one of the world’s leading e-payment tools. We should not underestimate these small transactions. In the case of Hong Kong, e-payment started from paying fares and expanded to ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-04
... iness and tap responsible, formal lenders. And with capital, small enterprises can grow into larger businesses, employing others, especially young people. Technology has helped close the gap in recent ...More
EJ Insight2017-12-01
... they can tap into. Going forward, I believe they will burn money for promotion and marketing to capture the market here, just as they did in the mainland. As I understand it, they are offering zero ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-24
... odor" of tap water from their homes. They suspected the water coming out of their faucets was contaminated with motor oil or paint thinner. But initial test results show water samples taken from the ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-21
... rnment to tap big data to develop a smart transport system in Hong Kong. They said the government is still using outdated tools to assess traffic flow and collecting tolls for the use of the tunnels. ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-16
Payments company Square Inc. said it has started allowing select customers to buy and sell bitcoins on its Cash app, as it looks to tap into a craze that has sent the cryptocurrency up nearly sevenfol ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-16
... ould also tap new funding streams for forest conservation and reforestation, as it would allow financial intermediaries, like the REDD+ Acceleration Fund, to connect REDD+ projects directly with the p ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-10
