... ed with a peak of more than 80,000 previously. The number has fallen by about 5,000 to 6,000 students annually in recent years and is expected to continue to drop. As a result, Chen said the authority ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-23
... is year's peak of HK$116.5, hitting HK$82.6 before its trading was halted last Thursday. Named after the city where the comic superhero Batman fights crime, Gotham City Research was founded by New Yor ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-22
A school teacher in her thirties has become the first Hong Kong woman to conquer Mount Everest. Ada Tsang reached the Himalayan peak after two failed attempts in 2014 and 2015, the Hong Kong Economic ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-22
... after the peak bloom of the blossom. I was so thrilled to see the place swarming with fewer tourists. For those wanting a rural experience, let me warn that Mount Yoshino gets big crowds again for aut ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-19
... below the peak level seen in early 2015, lagging far behind the market. That tells you something about the potential threat stock prices are pricing in. European banks are also weaker than their US co ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-16
... ad on the Peak where a three-story house was sub-divided into four 1,200-1,500 sq.ft apartments at a monthly rental of HK$60,000, according to a report by Ming Pao last month. Not bad for the young re ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-08
... than the peak seen two years ago but the Shanghai Composite Index remains 30 percent lower over the same period. While Hong Kong equities have done much better, the recovery is less impressive when w ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
... uring the peak seasons from 2014 to 2016, according to the Hong Kong Economic Journal. On cruises using Hong Kong as a transit port, the average spending per passenger dropped 37 percent to HK$2,950 i ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
... while the peak rate for pass-throughs, which account for most small businesses, is 39.6 percent, the same top rate paid by individuals. In another concession to long-standing demands from corporate Am ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
Hong Kong’s growing railway network and the construction peak of several multibillion projects have boosted demand for railway professionals. Among others, the city is revving up construction of the 1 ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
... to their peak level in the past year. In particular, Kingswood Villa -- which was put up by Cheung Kong Property -- has seen active transactions lately, although some people consider the HK$10,000 ps ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-20
... pass its peak as consumers start to feel the strain from rising prices. "It was with reluctance that I decided the country needs this election, but it is with strong conviction that I say it is neces ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-19
The annual Lyrid meteor shower started on Sunday and the phenomenon could last until April 25, with its peak period expected to be around 8pm Saturday this week, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said. ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-18
... e evening peak hours on Monday, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. Francis Li, the MTR head of operations, apologized to the public for the service disruption, saying the problem was traced to th ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-12
... ng at the peak of the evening rush hour when people were rushing home for dinner. In hindsight, I could not help feeling lucky even if I was stuck in a crowd that was hit by an unexpected power outage ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-11
... wn from a peak of 2.62 percent in late 2016. Meanwhile, the UK government bond yield also hovers at a low of 1.06 percent after the nation started a two-year exit process from the European Union. At p ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-06
We’ve discussed several factors that may trigger a U-turn in Hong Kong’s housing market and concluded that home prices may hit a peak and fall off in third or fourth quarter of this year. But even if ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
... Victoria Peak so many times that he has lost count, apparently implying that Hong Kong has too few interesting places for tourists to visit. Taipei city government spokesman Liu Yi-ting, apparently s ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
Several Chinese property developers posted sharp revenue and turnover growth last year, helping their share prices surge in Hong Kong. The rally saw some stocks even notch 50-100 percent gains over th ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
