Yim Tin Tsai (鹽田梓), which literally means “little salt field”, is a small island in Sai Kung. It is accessible by private ferry service. Around 200 years ago, a couple surnamed Chan moved in and start ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
China's Cultural Revolution saw the Communist leaders initially change the names of popular streets, hospitals and other public facilities. For instance, Beijing’s Long Peace (Chang’an) Avenue, a majo ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
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Joseph Sung, the vice chancellor of Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has never been shy about wading into politically charged issues and offering his comments on topics he deems important. In ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) has allowed voters to use a hotel as their residential address, Ming Pao Daily reported Thursday. The newspaper examined the provisional registers of electo ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
Taiwan plans to send people to Hong Kong and Macau next month to publicise a new scheme to attract entrepreneurs and innovators to emigrate to the island. On June 11, the Ministry of the Interior anno ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
For several years now, Hong Kong has been putting in place various tax measures to discourage mainland Chinese from buying property in the city. Taiwan, too, has put up hurdles to make it difficult fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
For students at the Hong Kong Baptist University, going to the Kowloon Tong MTR station means a lot of hassle even though the rail facility is just 300 meters away from the campus. First, the students ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
Two men filed a lawsuit in the High Court against the commissioner of police, seeking compensation of at least HK$10 million (US$1.29 million) for each, for alleged brutality by some police officers d ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
When Clara, the Hong Kong wife of a Taiwanese, went to the immigration office to apply for her residence permit, the officer asked: “Is yours a fake marriage?” It was one of many unpleasant surprises ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
A survey published recently found that 21 per cent of Hong Kong people are considering emigration because of the uncertainty over the future. One of the options on the table is Taiwan. According to fi ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-09
On the South Korean island of Jeju, Greenland Group is investing US$984 million in a mixed-use property project, mainly aimed at wealthy Chinese investors wanting to buy a holiday home and residency r ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-19
Taiwan's economy is weak, data published since the start of the year suggests -- gross domestic product grew 1.8 percent in 2013, the average monthly pay of workers has declined to a level last seen i ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
Henry Leung is 36, university-educated and lives alone in the 70-square-meter apartment in Tsimshatsui he inherited from his parents. Despite a fine education, he cannot find a good job; he earns a li ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-21
