While the Leung Chun-ying administration keeps reiterating that land and home production is high on the government’s agenda, it has failed to stop Hong Kong’s housing woes from becoming intractable. O ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... e flat costing HK$2 million. Now, if a double-income couple does not spend a penny on food, water or any other thing, they can save enough in seven months to put down the deposit. Kwok makes it sound ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... ent is betting heavily on this emerging technology. “We are making a lot of trials on our own social network platforms, such as WeChat and QQ, and hopefully we can find some interaction models with sm ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-08
... of forecasting a drop of 8 to 13 percent, Shi now expects Hong Kong's housing prices to gain 20 percent in two years. Fund manager Alex Wong said he is not interested in buying properties but he sees ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-07
Shares of China's leading express delivery firm SF Holding (002352.CN) surged after its backdoor listing last month, catapulting its founder Wang Wei to number two spot on the country's rich list. Whi ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-06
... 80s targeting at private consumers. It was very popular with Chinese entrepreneurs at that time, who took pride in using the same car brand as their top leaders. Hongqi sales hit a peak of nearly 30, ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
... United Continental Holdings, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are together worth almost US$10 billion. The company's 87-year-old chief had been known for a somewhat traditional lifestyle, which ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-02
... loud computing. Guangxi Future Technology had on January 3 submitted to the CSRC up to 1,001 extraordinary shareholders' meeting proposals. Most of the agenda items were nonsense, such as a proposal f ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
A 102-year-old resident of an elderly home in Lam Tin has been arrested after he allegedly attacked an 87-year-old fellow boarder with a pair of scissors while the latter was asleep. The suspect, surn ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
... r coordinating relevant policies. The current policy on land premium for sites used for religious purposes will be reviewed to support the development of religion, Lam said as she stressed that relig ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-01
... ecured listing approval. It is estimated that it will take three years to complete the process if you are at the end of the queue. The express lane for tech firms could draw criticism from other compa ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
Hong Kong's office market has continued to diversify in recent years, and the recent auction of a Grade A office plot in King Lam Street, Cheung Sha Wan, is the latest example of high-quality space be ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
... re speculating that the latest 45 trillion yuan spending, which is more than 10 times the previous stimulus package, will definitely provide a huge boost to the economy and stock markets. That logic i ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-27
... a transmitting tower stands. In the south are Deep Water Bay and Nam Long Shan, and Lamma Island in the distance, while in the near north is Happy Valley and across the harbor is Lion Rock. 3. Needle ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
... of “committing resources only where justified” and launch “balanced and appropriate measures”. When Chan unveiled his first budget on Wednesday, many, not surprisingly, felt disappointed. The financia ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
... concentrating his assets in one single investment. Imagine had he picked stocks like Esprit Holdings (00330.HK) and Li & Fung (00494.HK), which have suffered huge declines in value and paid much ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-23
... er to Tsz Tin Tsuen where she stayed to enjoy the view. She stepped on some moss and slipped down a hillside. The accident left her immobile. She said she could only move to drink water from a nearby ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-23
... day. From Tin Hau to Shau Kei Wan and Hung Hom temples, hundreds of believers queued up to draw a lucky credit from Hong Kong’s Goddess of Mercy. The credit ranges from HK$30 million (or as big as the ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
... m Sam Fai Tin in Sai Kung on Monday. As they were walking, a masked man, wielding a knife, suddenly appeared before them and demanded that the women hand over the valuables they had on them. Shocked a ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
While benefiting landlords, surging home prices have left young people upset about the dimming prospects of owning their own place. Here is a wild idea that might help. The government can create a hom ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
