... on Lantau Island. And the village representative ordered the bikes cleared, without noticing that those bikes were dropped by bikers riding from Tung Chung. Instead of taking a subjective view, I beli ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... Hong Kong Island geographical constituency, told the Hong Kong Economic Journal in an interview that he wants to strengthen the ranks of the pan-democrats in the chamber so that they can pursue the fi ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... Hong Kong Island seat is concerned, Chow’s disqualification would most likely provoke a strong sense of righteous indignation among voters and tilt the balance of public opinion in the pan-democrats' ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... d hit the island since 2000, and some experts warned that there may still be powerful ones to come in the near term. As many locals would rather stay on the streets than go back to their homes, the ci ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
... ed to the island and have come to love their new home. After all, we share the same values such as our abiding faith in democracy. Taiwan is a modern and prosperous place – perhaps not as wealthy as m ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
Taiwan was hit by an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the eastern coast of the island, Reuters reports, citing a government statement. The government said the earthquake took place late on Wednesday nea ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
... cross the island and in which more than 2,000 people died. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-07
Macau gaming stocks took a dive last week after reports that China is drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island. Authorities, meanwhile, sought to dismiss such talk as rumors spread by ve ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
... cs of the islands and tunnels of the bridge, with experts and academics invited to a tour of the project. Lin Ming, chief engineer of the island and tunnel section of the bridge, was quoted by mainlan ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
For the pan-democrats, uncertainties over the Legislative Council by-elections for the geographical constituencies of Kowloon West and the Hong Kong Island have largely cleared after Edward Yiu Chung- ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-05
... e wealthy island-state has a near-perfect record of keeping its shores free from terror, but as it prepares to host defense ministers from around Southeast Asia this week, it appears to have good reas ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-05
The returning officer in charge of the Hong Kong Island constituency recently barred Agnes Chow Ting, a standing committee member of Demosistō, a political party that advocates "democratic self-determ ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
... Hong Kong Island geographical constituency after Chow, its first choice, was barred from running on Saturday for advocating Hong Kong self-determination. Au did not receive confirmation of his candida ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-01
... Hong Kong Island constituency if she had been allowed to run. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan 30 Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at english@hk ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-01
... Hong Kong Island constituency, that her nomination as a candidate in the by-election scheduled for March 11 was invalid, citing the young activist’s political stance. As thousands of people gathered o ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
... Hong Kong Island constituency over the issue. In contrast to the treatment meted out to Chow, ousted lawmaker Edward Yiu Chung-yim, also a key pan-democrat, was on Monday given the green light, albeit ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
... lf of the island's population. Major Buddhist groups have all adopted modern management systems and have set up dedicated teams to manage their official websites and social media platforms. The smart ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-30
... Hong Kong Island seat, saw her application being rejected on Saturday on the grounds that her party advocates self-determination for Hong Kong. Yiu was disqualified along with three other pro-democrac ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-30
