Norman Chan Tak-Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), wrote recently in his blog that technological innovation can foster “financial inclusion”. At first glance of the artic ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
... as at Kai Tak Airport with my family, as we were preparing to jet back to Norway. Frustrated with being torn between Norwegian and Cantonese, and entranced by this delightful new English language I ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
While the stock market is suffering, mainland real estate firms are providing investors with numerous opportunities in the bond market. Benefiting from the opening up of the mainland bond market, a Ch ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-17
... rman Chan Tak-lam warned. However, Chan said it is unlikely the city's currency will again face speculative attacks similar to what happened during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the Hong Kong Econo ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
... ang’s Lai Tak Tsuen, Ma Tau Kok’s 13 Streets, Wan Chai’s Blue House, Wo Cheong Pawn shop, and Quarry Bay’s Pan Hoi Street, among other familiar neighborhoods in the city. The exhibition is running at ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-08
... f the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. I could hardly believe that I would be taking part in a barbecue in Central, where an inch of land costs an ounce of gold! I recalled the days I was in the crowd dashing ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-08
... ontractor Tak Cheong Civil Engineering Ltd., amounting to a total of HK$3 million (US$390,000), Metro Daily reported Friday. The mini-occupation started at around 9 a.m. Thursday. When the workers wer ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
More than the city's magnificent urban skyline, Hongkongers can take pride in some of its ongoing mega projects, which are engineering marvels and shining examples of planning and design. World-class ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
A circus performer has fractured his leg after falling from a 10-meter high wire when doing some stunts at the TW charity carnival in Kai Tak over the weekend. The 60-year-old performer, whose goes b ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
... eung Hung-tak told Apple Daily in a telephone interview. On Nov. 17, local football fans were seen holding "BOO" signs and booing while China’s national anthem was played before the kickoff of the mat ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
... m the Kai Tak housing project, which is expected to be ready for occupation this year. Test results from government-recognized laboratories revealed that one of the samples had lead content of 13 mg p ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
... velop Kai Tak into a tourism hub and scrap entrance fees to certain permanent exhibition halls of local museums. Tourism is a major industry that accounted for 5 percent of the city's GDP in 2013 and ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
... d. "Since taking office, the current-term government has stated its determination to increase housing supply and curb property speculation and overheated investment. It has also reminded the community ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
As China continues its economic restructuring efforts, here are six investment themes for 2016: 1. Insurance stocks Chinese insurers have enjoyed rapid growth in recent years, but the insurance penetr ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-09
... ear. Chan Tak-cheung, head of currencies and interest rates trading at Bank of East Asia Ltd. (00023.HK) in Hong Kong, said that apart from apparent intervention by the PBoC, a large amount of closing ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
... from Shun Tak Fraternal Association Lee Kam Primary School in Tuen Mun, when he was called by a neighbor who asked him to look at what he found inside one of the garbage bins. The man took a look and ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
... her Tsang Tak-shing was fired as Secretary of Home Affairs, that he would have joined the chief executive race had he been younger. That shows how much Tsang enjoys the political work even though he h ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
... and Shun Tak Center, Apple Daily reports. A certain Nip Yan, who posted his contact details on the notices, is offering the bounty. Calls by Apple Daily reporters to two other contacts were answered ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... nt should take a proactive approach and come up aggressive policies to facilitate the establishment of more diversified and innovative RMB products. With good offshore RMB liquidity, Hong Kong can lau ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
Despite experiencing turbulence in the middle of the year, as of Dec. 17, the Shanghai Composite Index has recorded a 10 percent increase since the beginning of the year. However, investors are cautio ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
