The great thing about other folks’ money is that you can spend it freely without it burning any kind of hole in your own pocket. Moreover, if you can spend large amounts and curry favor with your boss ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-06
How stupid does Carrie Lam think the people of Hong Kong to be? After cutting short her Christmas break for a suddenly called meeting with Beijing officials for the second time in the space of a week, ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
Real estate is the vehicle that supports economic activities, and as such, it is only natural that commercial real estate evolves with time. Fifty years ago, when commercial real estate first consolid ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. The United States has been an expanding power since its start in 1789. It battled its way across North America in the 19th century and gained global dominan ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
It was Christmas Day in Chau Tai Fook’s golden grotto and Santa Claws, the father of the New World gathered his elves around him. “We must think of a suitable present for all those flat owners in Bagu ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
Warmer than expected Christmas weather appears to be providing little comfort for Hong Kong's retail sector this year. Business has been cold at many outlets despite a projected rebound in mainland vi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
Gill Paul Mohindepaul Singh may not be a familiar name to most Hongkongers but how about Qbobo (literally cute baby in Cantonese)? We got to know him through TVB. Many Hongkongers were amazed by this ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-20
My parents had an arranged marriage. Father fell fervently in love with Mother at first sight. But his love was never reciprocated. Growing up, I watched Mother lavish most of her love on my elder bro ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
Space travel, laser fights, robot companions – often one marvels at the futuristic, mind-boggling and almost surreal technologies typical of science fiction movies. Will it just be a matter of time be ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
For some time, it has been confidently asserted that disunity and disorganization were the preserve of Hong Kong’s opposition camp but now pro-government parties and organizations are demonstrating th ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
Without realizing it, I’ve lived in Hong Kong for more than two years. I’ve had a constant love-hate relationship with Hong Kong even before I arrived from Toronto in 2014. As a young child, I visit ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
Hong Kong's public museums are sometimes referred to as hidden gems. We know they are there, but many of us rarely think about visiting them. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Shatin hosts a surprising ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-16
“Shoebox” private residential units are a growing trend in Hong Kong, with the latest project offering units as small as 60-odd square feet. A cramped living space would not only fall short of meeting ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
Most Hong Kong homebuyers, with the exception of the rich second generation, go through a mountain of debt before they get the key to their first home. This has been happening for 50 years but now the ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
John Glenn, who became one of the 20th century's greatest explorers as the first American to orbit Earth and later as the world's oldest astronaut, has died Glenn, who also had a long career as a US ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
Among all the election promises made by Donald Trump during the campaign, perhaps one stands the best chance of being fulfilled quickly -- sending Americans back to the moon again as soon as possible. ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
The feud between Leung Chun-ying and Financial Secretary John Tsang is almost an open secret in Tamar. A government source told me that when Leung shocked Hong Kong in July 2015 with his callous sacki ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
Hong Kong builder Chun Wo Property Development is trying to set a new standard for "coziness" in modern living. It seeks to answer the question: What is the smallest amount of space that could still b ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-01
How many small new offices can one floor of an old industrial building have? Consider K One Harbour, the new name of a Kwun Tong office building which is currently selling “workstations” for a startin ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-30
