... ready can block cryptocurrencies from circulating in the legal economy by restricting bank access, imposing tax laws and by also impeding retail stores’ ability to accept it. (And, as I explain in my ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-04
... sioner to block an investigation and not tell the ICAC' ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2016年10月04日
... time and block out street noise while jogging. However, the volume could reach around 60 decibels, similar to the noise level on a busy street like Nathan Road, making it difficult for the user to he ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
... o are the block of buildings that used to house the athletes which now have become private estates. But Athens, the 2004 host city, is an example of what can happen when the Olympic flame is extinguis ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-15
... sidential block and ancillary buildings. It served as a garrison against the Japanese invasion in the Second World War. Yuen also helped resolve the food crisis during the war by importing rice grai ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-09
... nority to block any government bill that they think is unjust as well as the simple majority in the geographical constituencies to block any unwanted bill initiated by lawmakers. But at the same time, ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
... e able to block motions, bills and amendments to government bills proposed by pro-establishment lawmakers. Half of the legislators in the 70-member house are elected through five geographical constitu ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
... Legco to block unjust government bills still won by significant margins. This indicates that filibusters are perhaps not as unpopular among the public as the pro-establishment camp has always claimed ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-08
... power to block unpopular legislative initiatives from the pro-Beijing camp. As seven young new faces belonging to localist and pro-independence groups have made it to the Legco, with some of them win ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-07
... e them to block any controversial bill submitted by the government and lawmakers. Without a doubt, the Legco election is a vote of no confidence against CY Leung as the city's leader. For the past fou ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... ds on the block have helped bring down the average age of our lawmakers to below 50, injecting vigor and vitality to the legislature. The newbies, many of whom support localism or self-determination f ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... usters to block controversial government bills during Legco meetings. In May 2015, Wong said each day of Legco meeting wasted as a result of filibusters cost taxpayers HK$2.55 million, which was enoug ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-06
... e Kremlin block the US from overthrowing the Syrian government? The result is a widening diplomatic clash with Russia, one that could escalate and lead -- perhaps inadvertently -- to the point of mili ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-31
... cilitates block trades when fund managers have to rebalance their positions in reaction to events like changes of benchmark indices such as the MSCI and FTSE. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Ec ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-26
... cision to block Leung which was seen as political vetting purely based on a judgment call. Meanwhile the government has not bothered to bar other separatists. Why? Unlike Leung, others are considered ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-24
... trying to block a river by building a dam. It might work for now, he explained, but prohibiting people from expressing their opinions freely would only exacerbate their discontent in the long run, jus ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-23
... stumbling block to peace in Myanmar, and Suu Kyi is trying to push forward a peace process via the Panglong Conference which starts on Aug. 31. He refused to comment on the period when the military ru ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-19
... t off the block was Lam, who stressed last Friday that China's rights over Hong Kong cannot be called into question. "Since time immemorial, Hong Kong has always been a part of China," she said at a y ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-16
... eshold to block low-quality companies. We also need to guard against dodgy practices adopted by mainland players who have brought their market manipulating tricks to Hong Kong. Looking into the future ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-15
... llages to block advancing Kurdish forces, causing casualties. Authorities in autonomous Kurdistan gave no toll for the fighting, other than confirming the death of a Kurdish TV cameraman and the injur ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-15
