... sic Law’s spirit and specific provisions? Just in case anyone has forgotten what underpins the Basic Law, let us revisit its famous Article 2, which sets the tone for what follows by saying that the H ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
... with the spirit of the government's subsidized housing policy, which is to help low-income families acquire a home of their own. A URA spokesperson confirmed that it has received a letter from some b ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
... layed the spirit of patriotism and service to society but also gained honor for the firm. It said their election to the district councils is part of the substantial contribution made to Hong Kong by t ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-25
... s. In the spirit of open data, regulators should propose laws to require all companies that provide public services to adopt the same data format and share information with the government data diction ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
... me fierce spirit that fuels a similar effort among families with school-age boys. La Salle Primary School is highly coveted but with a quota of just 90 new discretionary admissions, it's as tough a pl ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
... from the spirit residing on Lo Yan Shan (老人山) -- literally, the Elderly Hill -- which is the highest peak on the Chi Ma Wan peninsula. The climb is worth your while if only for the chance of beholdin ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
The spirit of Marie Antoinette, the queen consort of Louis XVI of France, is alive and kicking somewhere out there in Tamar. When told that the French peasantry were starving and in dire need of brea ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
Neither side lost in Tuesday's World Cup Asian qualifier between China and Hong Kong. In case you haven't heard, the result was another scoreless draw. There was a clear winner -- political correctne ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... education spirit is dead, Ming Pao Daily News reported. The protesters also refused to bow to Simon Ip Shing-hing, vice-chairman of the university’s governing body, the report said. Meanwhile, paper p ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... n “in the spirit of facing history squarely”. This was clearly an admonishment of Japan. It is unlikely that their understanding of what constitutes “facing history squarely” will be identical. But at ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... on in the spirit of corporate disclosure. Li has been a major source of news in recent days thanks to a leaked recording of his remarks about Johannes Chan, and Ho works for a media company. Most new ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
... n, in the spirit of a civil disobedience campaign, to break the rules of confidentiality surrounding the proceedings of the university’s governing council. He did so at a time of high controversy over ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-31
... o, in the spirit of decolonization, is it really appropriate for the chief executive to reside in Government House, the very residence where all his colonial predecessors lived? Should the chief secre ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... Hong Kong spirit made them all the more special. I was admittedly sodden, and prepared myself to exit. A young woman knelt over and lost her lunch in front of the table for sampling glasses. Southeast ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-17
... eralizing spirit that sat at the original heart of the TPP initiative. But let me not be too curmudgeonly. What we have seen of the deal so far really does suggest that there is significant liberaliza ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
... nvoke the spirit of the 79-day mass movement last year. But the turnout was much less compared to 2014 when both Tim Mei Avenue and Harcourt Road were packed with tens of thousands of protesters, Min ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-29
... the human spirit in the face of certain death. Wu says when he watched Xiong Dun’s interview, he was reminded of Morrie Schwartz in the movie Tuesdays with Morrie. Though the professor’s health is fai ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
... evive the spirit of Hong Kong, he said. Andreas admitted that the movement was a failure as all the struggle and sacrifices the protesters put up were unable to achieve genuine universal suffrage for ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
