... k of team spirit: 37 lawmakers, including 28 democrats, or more than half of the total headcount, remained in their seats. And one of the remaining pro-Beijing legislators didn’t cast his vote. The re ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
... Hong Kong spirit and defending local values, emphasis must be given to inclusiveness, rather than anecdotes that support entrenched prejudices. The scholars are urging the youth not to use grievances ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... ‘can do’ spirit back then,” he says. They hoped for the best and they did their best. “In Scotland, people would find 100 reasons why a problem couldn't be solved.” Everest says Hong Kong people are ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... honor the spirit of freedom and democracy they stood for. Law said his participation in last year's street protests strengthened his resolve to support democratic student movements. -- Contact us at e ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
... ch of the spirit of "one country, two systems" which guarantees its rights and freedoms for 50 years after the 1997 handover, the statement said. Mak Yin-ting, convenor of the HKJA China concern group ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... e party's spirit will be expelled, a document released by the Wenzhou Party Committee said. In January, the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a notice calling for party m ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
... rates the spirit of Hong Kong. Borio and Wüthrich have based themselves in Hong Kong, running their architectural and urban research office, Parallel Lab, as well as teaching at local universities, si ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
The Basic Law was promulgated in 1990 in a bid to stem the tide of emigration and capital outflow that started in the early 1980s when Beijing and London began talks on Hong Kong's future. If that was ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
... on of the spirit of the 1967 riots, but in a more civilised form. Instead of paying tribute to Yeung, Hongkongers should pay tribute to Commercial Radio, which has positioned itself as "the voice of t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
Few can match the adventurous spirit of Johan Ducroquet and his wife Cristina. Though they knew little of Hong Kong, they decided to leave their quiet and comfy existence in a French vineyard and move ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... ovement's spirit is to respect and to accommodate. However, for those who are familiar with Chinese history, the movement was in fact a national civic awakening led by students protesting against impe ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... ch, civic spirit and civil disobedience. As the audience relives those intense days and nights when Snowden prepared to get arrested or even assassinated at any time, the risks he faced feel so real a ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... nergy and spirit of the Boston Marathon. "I greatly admire your spunk and courage and wish you many happy races in the future. Congratulations on your Boston finish!" Tatge says she wrote back to the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... reneurial spirit was "pared down by risk aversion". Google and CUHK run an incubation program for young entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 40. "We experience the Hong Kong 'cultural paradox' whereby a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
... erprising spirit which Hong Kong men lack, the report said, citing an unnamed wedding consultant. Another reason is that more Hong Kong women want to work in the mainland, making a Chinese husband hig ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... omote the spirit of entrepreneurship and nurture start-ups into becoming high-impact businesses in Hong Kong. It hopes to create 333,800 new jobs, 11,480 new high-potential start-ups, and contribute 0 ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
... wine and spirits. The group published a table comparing calories in 100 milliliters of various drinks: 245 calories for whisky, 82 for red wine and 46 for beer containing 4.5 percent or 5.5 percent a ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... Japanese spirits are gaining international recognition. Japanese whiskies have gone from strength to strength in recent years. For example, the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 has knocked down ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... . And the spirit of each Fabergé Egg is the surprise inside. Take the Memory of Azov Easter Egg as an example. The egg was presented by Tsar Alexander III to his wife Maria Feodorovna in 1891 and made ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... lects the spirit of entrepreneurship among young Hongkongers. Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah also suggested the idea of food trucks run by young entrepreneurs. It would seem there are many op ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-31
