The Beijing municipal government has urged the public to avoid going outdoors after the capital city was battered by the worst sandstorm since 2002, causing a spike in pollution levels. The Beijing me ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-05
Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who will assume office on July 1, had raised nearly HK$18.7 million (US$2.4 million) for her election campaign. Of the amount, Lam spent just HK$12.58 ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
A woman was arrested over the weekend following a knife and acid attack on a 46-year-old female who runs a foot massage parlor in Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po district. According to reports, the suspect, ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
Police are looking for a man who attacked at least four pedestrians, mostly women, within 90 seconds along Queen's Road East in Wan Chai on Saturday afternoon. The assaults, which looked random, have ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
While the government has proposed amending existing laws to prohibit the sale of alcoholic drinks to people under 18 years old, minors have no trouble buying them from retail outlets, the Hong Kong Ec ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
The Easter holiday was a busy period for phone scammers with their victims reporting a combined loss of HK$12.45 million. Of the 11 cases reported to the police during the period, the biggest involved ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-20
Postal authorities have decided to shut an outlet located along Queen's Road in the Central and Western District as it was felt the facility was unviable. According to Hongkong Post, the post office ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
Police have arrested a Pakistani man after he was found pacing up and down with a knife in his hand near a kindergarten in Tai Kok Tsui . The 46-year-old man, who was charged with loitering under the ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-07
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is investigating an incident in which a student was sexually assaulted in a dormitory by a group of men who described it as "good fun". The incident came to light aft ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
A District Court judge has sentenced a Pakistani man to five years and three months in prison after he was found guilty of two human trafficking-related charges. Suleman Muhammad, 27, was charged with ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
Dozens of monkeys raided the Tsz Wan Kok Temple for visitors’ food offerings to their ancestors during the Ching Ming Festival on Tuesday. Over 70 monkeys, believed to have come from the neighboring L ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
Police have arrested a domestic helper from the Philippines after she was accused of stealing women’s clothing from her employer. The 41-year-old the woman named Maria was seen acting suspiciously by ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-05
A 55-year-old woman was injured after she was attacked by her 28-year-old daughter with a kitchen knife following an argument at their home in Chai Wan on Sunday. Police said the mother, surnamed Yam, ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-03
A dozen people were injured and more than 100 evacuated after a fire believed to have been caused by an overheated mobile charger broke out in a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai. Police said the ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-03
Police have smashed a large-scale online prostitution ring that recruited as many as 100,000 members, including girls as young as 17 years old, and earned as much as HK20 million over the past five ye ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-03
The government must do more to help foreign domestic workers in the city understand their rights better and prevent abusive practices by employers, former lawmaker Emily Lau Wai-hing said. The maids, ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-31
A young police officer has won wide praise and garnered much attention in online forums after he went beyond the call of duty and helped an old man on the street last week. Netizens can't stop raving ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
