Every cabinet reshuffle has its own surprises, but few are more astonishing than the appointment of Lau Kong-wah to replace long-time Beijing loyalist Tsang Tak-sing as home affairs minister. Lau has ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
... king them take the fall for failing to implement his policies. There is a hint in the official transcript of Leung's announcement published on the Hong Kong government website Tuesday. He said: "The S ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
... ing Tsang Tak-sing. Clement Cheung Wan-ching, currently Commissioner of Customs and Excise, will replace Paul Tang Kwok-wai as Secretary for the Civil Service. The State Council, China's cabinet, has ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
... ing Tsang Tak-sing, RTHK reported. Clement Cheung Wan-ching, currently Commissioner of Customs and Excise, will replace Paul Tang Kwok-wai as Secretary for the Civil Service, the report said. The Chie ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
Demolition work has begun on the 80-year-old building housing the Tung Tak Pawn Shop in Wan Chai, Sing Tao Daily reported Tuesday. The property owner has obtained approval from the Buildings Departmen ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
... eet. Suen Tak-fui was charged with obstruction in Tsang Tai Uk, near Sha Tin, for blocking a pavement with bicycle spare parts. Apparently, Mr. Suen made many repairs without seeking any financial rew ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-18
... umber Lam Tak-sum for all the faults and vowed to sue the scapegoat. Meanwhile, it tried its best to gloss over the fact that state-owned conglomerate China State Construction was the major contractor ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-17
... ates. Lam Tak-sum revealed in a radio interview that the same materials he used there were also used in other projects at public and private housing estates, as well as St. Paul's Hospital. In an effo ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-17
... er at Lam Tak-sum, the sub-contractor who installed them. Now comes Dr. Regina Ching, head of surveillance and epidemiology in the Center for Health Protection, who is doubling down on her claim that ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-16
... ge lead intake is within the World Health Organization (WHO) limit, Apple Daily reports. If the lead content is less than 10 milligrams per liter of water, it does not pose a danger in the course of a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-16
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has sued a 65-year-old man who has been doing repair work on bicycles for free near his home in Sha Tin. Suen Tak-fui, who appeared in a Sha Tin Magistrat ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-16
Three of the top scorers in this year's Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination are going to medical school while another plans to take up psychology. All have democratic aspirations for ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
... lier. Lam Tak-sum must be feeling the heat just days after giving a front-page newspaper interview in which he said his job was only to install the last-mile water connection to the flats. The issue h ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-14
... n the Kai Tak area. China State Construction has yet to officially respond to the lead contamination controversy at Kai Ching Estate since the news surfaced eight days ago. A spokesperson was however ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-14
... ormer Kai Tak airport, has hogged the limelight. In June 2012, then Chinese President Hu Jintao praised its concept and design during a visit with Donald Tsang, then Hong Kong chief executive, as part ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-14
The Buildings Department and the Environmental Protection Department are taking action to stop sewage from homes in Hung Hom district from flowing into the sea, am730 reported Monday. People in the ar ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-13
... te So Wai-tak said Marsalina had struck her employer's children at least 20 times. Admitting that she hit them, Marsalina said she did not use much force and only wanted to teach the children to behav ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-08
... her Tsang Tak-sing was even arrested and put behind bars for supporting the leftists. After the riots the leftist camp adjusted their strategy and abandoned their self-isolation policy. They started ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
Some seniors would say they stopped working to tend to their plants. In that sense, Lee Tak-lun is your garden-variety retiree, although at just 47, he hardly qualifies as a senior. “My friends alway ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-04
... s) Cheung Tak-keung and chief superintendent Danko Au Yeung. Translation by Charis Heung -- Contact us at [email protected] CH/JP/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-02
