Eight hours of heated debate Saturday in the Legislative Council over the government's request for an extra HK$19.6 billion (US$2.52 billion) in funding for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou high-speed ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-29
An intervention recently by Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last colonial governor, into the discussion over erosion of civil liberties in the city has, yet again, ignited debate over the British colonial l ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-27
Holden Chow Ho-ding has been accused of crying to win sympathy from the audience during a televised debate for the candidates in Sunday's Legislative Council by-election in New Territories East, Metro ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
China’s foreign minister voiced anxiety about the possible deployment of a long-range US missile defense system in South Korea, Bloomberg reported Friday. Wang Yi also said China has shown flexibility ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
Social media forums in China are abuzz with debates on early marriage after wedding photos of a couple who were both yet to turn 16 surfaced online. Netizens were astounded at pictures of the two baby ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
Maverick lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung got the goat of many top officials during his colorful political career, but even he would have realized this week that he's no match when it comes to taking on our p ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
A growing sense of helplessness is engulfing Hong Kong people as Beijing tightens its grip on the territory. The "one country, two systems" principle that is supposed to guide cross-border relations h ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
I have always taken my democratic responsibility as a citizen seriously. Since turning 18, I have voted in the last two Legislative Council elections and take every opportunity to inform myself of our ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
Thousands of protesters rallied in New York and more than 30 other US cities over the weekend in support of a former New York City police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for a shooting in a ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
The British pound posted its biggest one-day loss in almost six years on Monday on concerns of a possible British exit from the European Union. The fall in the currency, as well as in government bond ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
I would wager that I have been chancellor of more universities than anyone alive today. This is partly because when I was governor of Hong Kong, I was made chancellor of every university in the city. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
On Sunday, residents of the New Territories East electoral district – which includes Sha Tin, Tai Po, Sai Kung and the surrounding areas – will get to decide the political future of the entire city. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
As the by-election for a Legislative Council seat draws near, the pro-democracy camp finds itself torn between two candidates, one representing the moderate faction and the other the more radical side ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
Holden Chow Ho-ding has hit out at rival Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu for encouraging Hongkongers to “go into battle”, a slogan Yeung used in his campaign for the Legislative Council by-election in New Territ ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
During a business trip to Taiwan before the Lunar New Year holiday, I was sitting in a cafe one day when I overheard people talking about listing a Taiwanese firm on China's New Third Board (NTB), or ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
It's not surprising for journalists covering the Mong Kok clashes earlier this week to be hit by police officers who thought they were among those violating the law, a pro-establishment lawmaker said. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
Ageing populations are a world phenomenon that any responsible government has to tackle seriously. The 2015 Population Policy Strategies and Initiatives document and the 2016 Policy Address in Hong Ko ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-08
On Monday, 99.83 percent of MTR Corp. (00066.HK) minority shareholders voted in favor of a plan to continue construction of Hong Kong's high-speed rail link. MTR chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang declare ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
Was the motorist trying to abandon his pet? This was the debate raging among social media users in Hong Kong in the past couple of days after a netizen uploaded a video of a dog running after a car du ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
It's now clear that the University of Hong Kong is the latest political battlefield between the pro-democracy camp and Beijing authorities. The confirmation came from no less than Arthur Li, the newly ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
