It didn't take much for King Arthur to win a knight over to the Round Table. Yes, that King Arthur who chaired his first meeting as chairman of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) governing council and ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
China's shift from export-driven growth to a model based on domestic services and household consumption has been much bumpier than some anticipated, with stock-market gyrations and exchange-rate volat ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
With the copyright bill passing its second reading, the government is making all-out efforts to exert pressure on pan-democratic lawmakers to end their stalling tactics and see the legislation through ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
The leaders of seven of Australia's eight states and territories called for the country to become a republic, reigniting a thorny debate before a national holiday, Reuters reported Monday. Australia i ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
The controversial Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 finally saw its second reading completed at the Legislative Council Thursday, following repeated delays earlier due to filibustering activities by opp ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
Since the district council elections, I have actually become busier, despite having expected to be able to relax a bit after our hectic campaign. It is partly to do with my returning to full-time prac ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
President Barack Obama outlined an ambitious vision for America's future but admitted to failure to heal the political divisions in the country that are holding back progress. Delivering his final Sta ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
Recently I received a lot of questions from friends and netizens regarding the issue of renewal of British National Overseas (BNO) passports. The debate appears to have got a new lease of life followi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
Equities worldwide slumped on the first trading day of 2016. Disappointing manufacturing data in China stoked fears about the outlook for the country's economic growth. China’s domestic stock market ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
Attacks on women in Cologne and other German cities on New Year's Eve have prompted more than 600 criminal complaints, with police suspicion resting on asylum seekers, Reuters reported. The public out ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
A Legislative Council meeting on the contentious Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 was adjourned again on Thursday due to lack of quorum as opposition lawmakers continued their delaying tactics. Commerc ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
A Japanese lawmaker is taking paternity leave for the first time in the country's history. It's a brave move by 34-year-old Kensuke Miyazaki, who said he wants to do something about Japan's aging popu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
Kerry Logistics Network (00636.HK) hopes its columbarium project in Chai Wan will get the green light from authorities as the plan has been fine-tuned in response to concerns from some local residents ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
Some political figures and celebrities have been advocating the "local economy" concept in Hong Kong. They encourage things like purchasing goods in locally-owned stores or growing our own vegetables ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
Hong Kong and Shenzhen have achieved huge progress in the scope and depth of their cooperation over the past three decades. Generally speaking, Hong Kong has played a dominant role in the process. Ho ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
Was 2015 really so awful for Hong Kong? Frankly speaking, it is pretty easy to cite rather many bad things that happened over the course of the last 12 months, but there is also much to celebrate, ev ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
Beijing will not allow any Taiwanese person doing business in mainland China to show support for pro-independence activities on the island, a top official reiterated Wednesday. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
As the government kicked off the public consultation on retirement security, two roughly similar notions of Hong Kong’s future pension system were introduced. One proposal is for a “universal” pension ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
It’s another autumn. This year, it feels so different from last year. All the pressure is back on ... I’m just in Form 4, but I can feel the Diploma of Secondary Education exam coming closer, closer ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
A survey has shown that most psychiatrists enjoy the relationships with their patients, contrary to what a pro-Beijing lawmaker suggested last week when she took some jibes at filibustering colleagues ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
