The Hong Kong government is being urged to study the feasibility of turning a number of idle school buildings into flats as part of efforts to provide temporary housing for those in need. The proposal ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-03
As Hong Kong is witnessing the introduction of more shared-use bicycles, the government is facing growing calls to fix problems such as illegal parking and other issues related to the new business. Si ...More
EJ Insight2017-10-03
The Office of the Ombudsman said on Thursday that it is scrutinizing initiatives related to electric vehicles (EVs) to determine if the government had fallen short on planning and arrangements for anc ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-29
In order to optimize your waste management processes, you must focus on getting the right kind of waste handling equipment to ensure that waste is processed for the next phase. By appropriately breaki ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-29
Disintermediation of the value chain and personalization of products and services will change everything about the customer's experience of buying. This will fundamentally alter what it takes to be pr ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-28
One misconception about Hong Kong’s housing conundrum is that the city lacks land. That is not the case given the size of the territory: 1,105 square kilometers. The key to understanding the crisis is ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-21
Hong Kong saw tens of thousands of tons of waste paper pile up at the city's docks last weekend, with the streets also affected as collection activities of the item almost ground to a halt. The crisis ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-19
MTR Corporation, Hong Kong's commuter rail operator, feels it should be making a lot more money, given its strengths and solid track record. Last week, Chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang organized a media ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-18
The world's refugee crisis is most often measured in numbers. But for young refugees missing out on an education, the crisis can also be tracked by an irreversible metric: the passage of time. Of the ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-18
US President Donald Trump blocked a Chinese-backed private equity firm from buying an American chipmaker, sending a clear signal to Beijing that Washington will oppose takeover deals that involve tech ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-14
The new iPhone debut came with less sizzle as e-gadget fans and industry observers had already known far more than they should, thanks to the steady diet of leaks and insider information that inundate ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-13
Lai Wai-hung, founder of Hung’s Delicacies, has been gearing up to extend his group of Chinese eateries beyond the Michelin-anointed brand. Hung’s Hong Kong-style fast food restaurant named Master Hun ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-12
A 25-year-old man jumped to his death on Thursday morning from a luxury high-rise building near the Kowloon MTR station. Police identified the man as Poon Hong-yan, a son of Undersecretary for Educati ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-08
A two-foot-long giant turtle was caught on Wednesday after it was spotted off Angler’s Beach in Sham Tseng. Swimmers notified the lifeguards on duty who caught the turtle and turned it over to the Soc ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-07
Each day brings closer the opening of the bridge from Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau, at the end of this year. The government of Zhuhai is eager to seize this historic chance, which will see it become ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-07
Each day brings closer the opening of the bridge from H ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2017年09月07日
The Sai Yee Street Project of the Urban Renewal Authority is being criticized for falling short of expectations after 10 years of planning and construction. The project originally proposed a public sp ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-04
A friend of mine recently posted close-up pictures online of the dishes on offer at a Fanling eatery that is known for pork knuckles. The images prompted me to make a trip myself to the restaurant. W ...More
EJ Insight2017-09-01
Amicable political ties notwithstanding, Hong Kong and Singapore are a perfect pair of frenemies, with the cities squaring off against each other on almost all economic fronts. Prior to its return to ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-31
“Walking 20,000 steps a day” or “losing 50 lbs. in five months” are just fantasies for ordinary office workers in Hong Kong. But miracles do happen. To my amazement, my friend made the impossible poss ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-25
