Hong Kong has more than 10,000 pending torture claim applications from asylum seekers. More than a fifth of these claims were filed in the six months to June alone, Sing Tao Daily reports, citing the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
Dozens of alumni have taken out a newspaper advertisement in support of a decision by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) council to delay the appointment of a pro vice chancellor. They also denounced t ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
The Legislative Council has urged the Hong Kong government to develop new scenic spots to attract visitors, the numbers of whom are growing at a dwindling rate, Sing Tao Daily reported Thursday. A stu ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
Suppliers and customers of furniture and home appliance retailer DSC, which closed shop on Monday, have very slim chances of getting back their money because they are classified as unsecured creditors ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
A passenger punched a Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) driver after complaining that the bus had skipped his stop, Sing Tao Daily reported Monday. The 34-year-old passenger, surnamed Shek, reportedly forgot to ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
The average life expectancy of men in Hong Kong is 81.2 years, the longest in the world, Sing Tao Daily reported, citing the latest data from the Census and Statistics Department. On the other hand, H ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
Hong Kong women are marrying mainlanders in record numbers, hitting a 28-year peak in 2014. The phenomenon is driven by a growing sex gap, with more female births each year, according to Sing Tao Dail ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
Around two weeks ago, local political and business circles were abuzz with the question of whether Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying would be forced to step down due to his failure to push the political ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
Smugglers are using wheelchair-bound travelers to transport goods across the border. They have found a new way to skirt customs inspections with wheelchair passengers typically allowed to use special ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
Secretary for Food and Health Dr. Ko Wing-man has sought to allay fears that children found to have excessive lead levels in their blood would experience stunted intellectual growth. Ko said signs of ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
Beijing has relied on the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) to serve as a stabilizing force for the city's middle class. It wants the pro-establishment party to f ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
Leong Che-hung, chairman of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) council, is denying he lobbied other members to delay the appointment of a pro vice chancellor. Leong hit back after being called out in a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
A mainland tourist is in serious condition after her tour bus pinned her against a metal roadside railing, Sing Tao Daily reported Friday. The accident took place on Sung On Street in Hung Hom not lon ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
A mainland tourist admitted in court that she smashed a car owned by Sing Tao News Corp. with her umbrella after a reporter and a cameraman from the news outfit approached her for an interview in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
Hong Kong police are pressing their investigation into a phone scam in which a man lost 1.7 million yuan (US$273,741) to swindlers posing as a courier and a policeman. The 40-year-old man, surnamed La ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
Demolition work has begun on the 80-year-old building housing the Tung Tak Pawn Shop in Wan Chai, Sing Tao Daily reported Tuesday. The property owner has obtained approval from the Buildings Departmen ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
The parents of a nine-month-old baby boy said an elderly woman tried to abduct their child while they were shopping in Sheung Shui earlier this week, Sing Tao Daily reported on Thursday. The father na ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-16
It happens all the time -- someone leaves something outside the door and finds it gone in an instant. But you'd have thought a certain businessman would know better than leave a fortune in a shopping ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
Five out of six Hong Kong employees suffer from muscle pain in their backs, shoulders and necks as a result of long working hours and work pressure, a survey shows. Cimigo, a market research organizat ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
A former housing policy adviser to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government can develop a small portion of the Tai Lam Country Park as a pilot project for public housing. Kaizer Lau Ping-ch ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
