... as a roadblock. All the controversial issues in the past could have been settled by voting, Lam said, but now the middle-of-the-road parties choose to connive with the four radical troublemakers (Leu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... hould not block it -- this is the message to the pan-democrats. In fact, it would be deemed "irresponsible" if lawmakers stand in the way of an important piece of legislation, according to the officia ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
... floor of Block H in Amoy Gardens was leased at HK$9,500 a month, a two-year low. The average rent works out to HK$24.30 per sq ft. The minimum asking rent in this estate is HK$10,000 a month. Li sai ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... w laws to block these changes. WhatsApp, the service that offers free text, picture and video messages, has been slowly working to develop end-to-end encrypted communications services for more than a ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
... only one block away from Kai Ching Estate, which was the first public housing estate to have excessive lead levels found in its water in tests last year. The URA rolled out 338 flats at the beginning ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
A 60-year-old man was killed when a block of granite smashed through the windshield of the van he was driving and hit him in the head, police said. The impact caused the driver to lose control of the ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
... ntinue to block the bill unless the government meets the demands of young netizens to make it even more liberal than international standards. Opposition legislators are now so fearful of losing their ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
... ts of the block were evacuated to the ground floor because of the blaze. An air conditioner from Lam's flat fell from a window, but no one was injured. The charger reportedly belonged to one of the ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-29
... ep like a block of lead. My leg slowly unravels itself from its swathing cocoon as months pass, but I still can’t skate. Coach had insisted that I came to watch the practices, and l sat alone in a pla ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
... floor of Block D and decide to stay there for three reasons. Firstly, it is the cheapest you can get in town: HK$45 per night while the fairly inexpensive Imperial Hotel next door is HK$500 per night ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
... Taiwan to block Chinese warplanes and vessels. Some senior Japanese military officials were quoted as saying that the aim is to beef up the military to dominate the sea and air surrounding the remote ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... State are blocked by geopolitical rivalries. The US would gain much by putting its foreign policy initiatives to the test of Security Council votes. When the Security Council rejected war in Iraq in 2 ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Anyone who knows San Francisco will probably be familiar with Lombard Street. In particular, they will know the famous one-block section on Russian Hill, where the roadway zigzags down the steep slope ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... moved to block the vital border crossings with India, arresting the flow of essential goods, from fuel and gas to medical drugs and supplies. Lacking these necessities, the Nepalis are in a parlous c ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... mporarily blocked from one’s profession and paying a relatively modest fine is an insufficient deterrent. Big fines and jail sentences -- which stand a reasonable chance of being enforced -- are nece ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... hat would block individuals who are on a government no-fly list from purchasing guns. The San Bernardino shooting is the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil since Obama took office. It unfolded ju ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... remove or block anything beyond that. Anyone can report or flag content for review and possible removal. But the truth is far more subtle and complicated. According to former employees, Facebook, Goog ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... e used to block derivative content deemed sensitive or politically inconvenient to Beijing. Also, netizens could face harassment from copyright owners despite various kinds of exemptions being granted ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
... power to block or unwind the transaction if he or she is not notified and it is contrary to the national interest). These are subject to different thresholds, depending on the type of investor and as ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-01
... ss a road block put up by the police on Tai Po Road to stop drunk drivers. Instead of stopping his vehicle and accepting a check, the man pressed the accelerator and sped away. The police then began a ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-27
