Lai See, the longest-running column of Hong Kong’s largest English newspaper, may soon have its last run. South China Morning Post's highly popular business gossip column will end when Howard Winn, ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
What goes on in Hong Kong’s first family is a private matter but it concerns public interest. I will not touch upon the Leung family disputes but I would like to point out three issues related to law ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
Next time you play Monopoly, you might find Hong Kong on the iconic board -- and right where it should be. Hong Kong landed a place on one of the most widely played board games after a worldwide fan ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
With a fiscal reserve of HK$709 billion as of the end of last year, the Hong Kong government is at its wit's end trying to think of ways to spend its growing pile of cash. And so it announced on Tuesd ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-18
Leung Chun-ying's elder daughter Chai-yan is sick and suffers from emotional fluctuations, the chief executive told the media Tuesday. Chai-yan posted on her Facebook page earlier in the day that her ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
A New Delhi-based non-profit organization has partnered with Tata Communications to land a spacecraft on the moon. Team Indus is one of the 18 finalists for Google’s US$30 million Lunar XPRIZE, an int ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
Sky-high property rental costs are a big hurdle for any young person in Hong Kong seeking to start his or her own business. But now some relief is at hand thanks to the concept of co-working spaces, w ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
If men can do it, so can she. That must be the guiding philosophy of Janet Wong Ching, who at 25 became Hong Kong's first female crane controller. Bespectacled and petite at 158 cm in height, Wong won ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
While the government is considering importing talent from abroad, an increasing number of young professionals are choosing to leave Hong Kong, and Singapore is one of their migration targets. Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
A private outdoor dance party in Shek Kip Mei ended abruptly when police officers showed up after neighboring residents complained about noise, Apple Daily reported Monday. About 200 partygoers were s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the Hong Kong government and the Legislative Council should work together to pave the way for electoral reform this year. Both sides should try to achieve ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
Starting off in 2010 as a retailer of Japanese snack foods, Hong Kong's 759 Store chain now sells a wide range of grocery and other items ranging from cart noodles to personal care products. Founder L ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
It was the prop, no harm was intended -- and that's the story. Tse Lap-yuen stepped up to claim responsibility for an embarrassing spill by executive councilor Regina Ip during a Lunar New Year ceremo ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Hong Kong is known for its cramped and extremely expensive living space. So it comes as no surprise that the on-demand storage business has blossomed in the city in recent years. There are now dozens ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
Designer Alain Wong’s concept of a "home sweet home" is a place to rest, relax and recharge. To that end, the design priority is functionality first, decoration second. It's minimalist but not too min ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
During a visit to Hong Kong last year, Alibaba chief Jack Ma sounded a warning for mall operators as he said that brick and mortar vendors are doomed in the face of rapidly-expanding e-commerce. Now, ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
The "platform" concept is becoming a hot area in China's overcharged internet world, as companies look for newer and better ways to deliver their products and services over a growing number of devices ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
When the euro crisis began a five years ago, Keynesian economists predicted that the austerity that was being imposed on Greece and the other crisis-stricken countries would fail. It would stifle grow ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
In mid-January, a young male Chinese white dolphin, recently named Hope, was seen after it had been severely injured by a boat's propeller off the southwest coast of Lantau Island. Our research team ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
Prices of parking spots in Western district are approaching a staggering HK$4 million, Apple Daily reported Monday. A 135 square foot parking space at Upton, the new luxury residential project in Sai ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-02
