In recent years, only about 10 percent of women in Hong Kong have more than two babies, according to a study. Many couples love kids, but in a RTHK report, they cite different reasons for not having b ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
A new academic year started last month. Many young Hong Kong people who recently graduated from secondary school have just started their college education. Some will be studying traditionally popular ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
Guide dogs have significantly improved the lives of visually impaired people but I notice that the disabled in Hong Kong still face a lot of challenges, largely due to a lack of facilities for them in ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-19
While Hong Kong boasts many key elements needed to secure its place within the top league of world cities, life is still tough for many of its citizens, given the cramped living spaces in the city. Po ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
Turkey believes Islamic State is behind a double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed up to 128 people on Saturday. However, opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan are blaming him for the worst such a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-12
Marks and Spencer (M&S) will close its outlet in Sha Tin New Town Plaza next month as the landlord has refused to renew the tenancy of the British multinational retailer, Apple Daily reported. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-09
West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong's largest arts and cultural project, could put some or all of its commercial and residential land up for tender, Sing Tao Daily reported Monday. WKCD is in fi ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-05
The "One Belt, One Road" initiative was launched as China’s strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) entered its 10th year. The initiative aims to strengthen the c ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
Banks from the United States, Europe, Japan and China are all grappling with limited space in their local markets given the slow recovery in developed economies and the slowdown in China’s economic gr ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-30
Li Ka-shing has broken his silence in the face of a series of articles from official media in the mainland attacking him for abandoning his investments in China and questioning his patriotism, Ming Pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-30
I can hardly describe the sense of loss I felt when I discovered that the nearest McDonald's outlet from my home had downed its shutters for good. I was aware that Tseung Kwan O Centre was undertaking ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-29
China’s stock market rose 26 points to close at 3,142 Thursday, although market turnover in Shanghai and Shenzhen reached only 550.6 billion yuan. The market still lacks momentum because of insuffici ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-25
Subdivided flats are a fact of life in Hong Kong, but this one takes the cake. How much do you think it would cost to rent an 80-square-foot space which is nothing more than a sleeping quarter on top ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-25
Incubator and accelerator programs offered by big companies such as AIA and Swire are highly sought-after by many aspiring startups. But if you are not in the tech business, or if you are past the sta ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-24
This year, the Hong Kong media has devoted enormous space to the anti-Japanese war from 1931 to 1945. But one story was missed -- how the treasures of the imperial palace survived the war unscathed an ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
A recent proposal to the Town Planning Board (TPB) by a retired government town planner to cancel the Central-to-Admiralty segment of the tram service has demonstrated how ridiculous our town planning ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
While a debate goes on about the merits of continuing the historic tram line between Central and Admiralty, a new group is now seeking to turn one of the busiest roads in the Central financial distric ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
The controversial national security bills tabled by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were passed in the House of Councilors, the upper house of the National Diet, in the wee hours of Saturday mornin ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
Hong Kong schoolchildren are facing increasing competition for primary school places from mainlanders. Government-run and subsidized primary schools are accepting applications for discretionary place ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
Universal Studios has outlined plans to build a huge new theme park in Beijing. Some observers took the news as another sign that international firms are choosing to bypass Hong Kong when it comes to ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-21
