... named Kai Tak and Kowloon Bay. Later, the former colonial government developed satellite cities in the New Territories. Shatin was an area of mudflat while its ancient name Lek Yuen suggested that the ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
... Lobo Hung-tak from the Hong Kong Baptist University warned those who are training for the annual marathon race to be mindful of traffic during their practice sessions at night. He called on runners to ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-08
Forget the so-called "Hong Kong property for Hong Kong people”. Not only does it not work, it goes in the opposite direction. Consider One Kai Tak, the first and only project restricted to permanent ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
... g the Kai Tak cruise terminal, and one of the owners told the Hong Kong Economic Journal that his truck won’t be able to sell food until mid-February due to some unfinished paperwork mainly about insu ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-02
... Andy Lau Tak-wah (who has been sidelined by injuries from a horse-riding accident), all made their names in gambling movies in the late '80s, movies that became box-office hits when first shown over ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-27
... um in Kai Tak won't be completed until at least 2022. Given that, is it really in the best public interest to sacrifice the Wan Chai stadium in favour of some fancy exhibition halls which can be built ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-24
... s the Kai Tak Development Area project, urban renewal ventures, exploration of new development areas and extension of new towns, Leung said. According to the latest projection, the housing supply targ ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-18
... s need to take steps in view of the projected shortfall in convention and exhibition venues, Leung said in his annual policy address. Citing a study, the chief executive said that by 2028 there could ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-18
... king. Lai Tak-chung, a history teacher who also chairs the Hong Kong Liberal Studies Teachers' Association, said the requirement is not easy to implement because teaching hours for the history curricu ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-17
... d as Choi Tak-cheung, misbehaved with a colleague in May to June last year. The defendant, who is set to retire next year, has denied all charges. He claimed to have touched the colleague's waist just ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-05
... the HA to take necessary measures to make sure similar incidents will not happen again. The first case occurred on Oct. 6, when a 26-year-old woman -- said to be a police officer by profession -- who ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-23
... n the Kai Tak area for HK$14.249 billion, beating all market expectations and suggesting that the company is highly optimistic about the city's property market growth over the next few years. And perh ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-22
... om Hawks (TAK), which has claimed several other deadly attacks in Turkey this year, said in a statement on its website that it was behind Saturday night's blasts, Reuters reports. Saturday's attacks t ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-12
About 30 families in Kai Tak Mansion are having difficulties finding a new home, with the building's new owner set to demolish the property. On Thursday, they staged a protest to highlight their pligh ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
At least 14 people were injured in a flying competition organized by energy drink Red Bull at the old Kai Tak airport runway on Sunday. Four required hospitalization, with the condition of two female ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-28
... n the Kai Tak and West Kowloon fiascos? - Transparency in governance and a level-playing field. Can the way the SAR government makes decisions, like not granting a free-to-air TV license to an applica ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-24
... e old Kai Tak Airport," Kadoorie said. "Both have been lying vacant and unused for many years. “If the speed and efficiency of decision-making and implementation by CLP in managing and operating the e ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-22
... ivist Tam Tak-chi, vice chairman of the political group People Power, against Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who was at the event, disrupted the competition and violated the law. The duo ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-22
