... 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
Australia is moving to block State Grid Corp. of China and Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. from taking a controlling stake in the country’s largest electricity network over nation ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... ssion and blocking violent or hateful speech. Last month, Twitter permanently suspended a number of user accounts for harassment, including that of Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos. It vowed to ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
... lls could block the flow of nutrients, leaving the eyes dry and tired. Meanwhile, using the eyes is usually accompanied by extensive thinking and reasoning. Such wide use of brain functions consumes b ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
... spired to block the unit from potential customers, using fake buyer names to bypass the internal control system. They then demanded bribes from interested buyers. Wang’s watchdog nailed them in an aud ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
... north to block certain radical activists from running in the September election. While some candidates are expected to launch an election petition to seek a court ruling on the disqualification of ce ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... rnment to block a candidate with a political stance that is different from that subscribed to by the administration. It is now quite clear that CY Leung is trying to drive a wedge between the pro-inde ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... ts, which block productivity-enhancing market-oriented adjustments. Of course, disputes would still occur, and on a scale that China’s legal system is not equipped to handle. To resolve them quickly – ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
... right to block a public road and inconvenience others, commentators said. People noted that the "tuhao" have a lot of money but no culture or good taste. According to mainland media, the helicopter w ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
