In keeping with tradition, Christian leaders in Hong Kong delivered their Christmas messages this week in which they gave the faithful an accounting of the past year and revealed their hopes for the c ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Democratic US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders lambasted the US Federal Reserve as an institution that has been "hijacked by the very bankers it regulates" and called for a ban on bank executives ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Donald Trump brought his free-wheeling use of foul language to a new level when he said Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" in 2008 to describe her unexpected loss to Barack Obama in the Democratic primar ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
Christmas is coming – and has been, it seems, since mid-autumn. And just in case there was any sign of flagging, we now have Black Friday, an export from the United States, when we are all encouraged ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
Hong Kong used to be full of vibrant new ideas and energetic talent that helped transform it into a global metropolis. But in the 18 years since the handover to China, it has been losing that competit ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Apple Inc. chief executive Tim Cook says the notion that the tech giant is avoiding taxes is "political crap". "Apple pays every tax dollar we owe," Cook told 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose, Reuters reports ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
The Democratic Party, the largest of the opposition parties in Hong Kong, is finding itself in an unenviable position due to its approach over the debate on the controversial copyrights bill. After fa ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
Self-driving cars are racking up a crash rate double that of those with human drivers, challenging the notion that these cutting-edge creations will lead to a world without accidents. Where is the pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
How should one evaluate the agreement reached in Paris this month at the United Nations climate change conference? No sooner was the deal announced on Dec. 12 than the debate erupted. Some avid enviro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
At this stage, the three major bones of contention in the controversy over “Cyber Article 23” are: (1) Whether the bill's proposed amendments to the copyright law put too much emphasis on protecting c ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
Japanese spouses must use the same surname, the Supreme Court has ruled, without saying which name to use. That makes Japan the only member of the G7, a grouping of the world's richest countries, with ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
Fears are reverberating across US after the entire Los Angeles school district was shut down over a threatened attack on Tuesday. Federal officials later said the threat was likely a hoax but said it ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
Former Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang said judicial reviews are the cornerstones of sound governance. Li’s comments were apparently in response to former Court of Final Appeal Judge Henry Litton, w ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
"Hong Kong is not China." When such words make it to a campus bulletin board, it's no surprise that the conflicts between local and mainland students take a different dimension, as we have seen from e ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
Why are Hong Kong's education minister and his deputy getting away with treating themselves as outsiders in the citywide debate over an exam that practically every Primary 3 student must take? Parents ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Much has been said about Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying performing a song by local band Beyond and having the video recording uploaded to his Facebook page. It's not just that some people think the t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
What one country, two systems? The way things are unfolding, Beijing appears bent on imposing its own system on Hong Kong in a bid to tighten its grip on the territory. This time around, it is transpl ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
Singapore is a topic of great interest to Hongkongers of all political inclinations. Some see the Lion City as a role model. Others regard it as a vivid example of everything Hong Kong should avoid, f ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
Legislators resume debate on the controversial copyright (amendment) bill today. Despite a threatened filibuster by pan-democrats, the measure could pass muster with the backing of pro-establishment l ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
Security has been beefed up around the Legislative Council complex as several groups plan to stage protests Wednesday against the controversial Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014. Police put up additiona ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
