... about Singapore and Taiwan? Hong Kong’s economic fate has been closely tied to that of mainland China since the 1970s. Leveraging on the lower production costs in China, our economy benefited tremend ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... a gender gap but also by a broad lack of inclusiveness that affects minorities too, according to the news agency. Google said Monday the increase in Black and Hispanic employees outpaced the company' ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... ridge the gap. As renowned US arbitrator David Hoffman said in his article "Mediation and the Art of Shuttle Diplomacy”, an effective way to break the deadlock at a negotiation is to appoint a middlem ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... is a wide gap in the quality of services among the providers. But he said the issue concerning elderly homes is more about land supply than service quality. Even with the adoption of an accreditation ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-29
... erception gap is telling us, to outsiders doing business here, the territory’s governance and livability (security and public services, in particular) is still world-class, but for locals who call Hon ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
... osing its gap with us in terms of living standard and economic development. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on May 26. Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... he wealth gap in education over the long term. The school was founded in 1938 and admits about 100 students each year to Primary 1, out of an average of 1,700 applicants. The report quoted some parent ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... e funding gap and investment return concerns. Mandyck believes the targets are achievable. It is a very positive step for the local government to set targets, he said, adding that more aggressive move ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
... low price gap between large and small flats. However, which factor will be the catalyst for a fall in housing prices? It’s widely considered that the US rate hike could trigger the shift. Is this true ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... is a huge gap between the think-tank’s estimation and the 10,000 applicants that the Development Bureau revealed in 2011. Under the current law, these small houses are restricted to 2,100-square-foot ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
... s, so the gap with Hong Kong, whose interest rates are dictated by its currency link to the greenback, will remain for the forseeable future, Ying said. BOC Hong Kong has signed 1.8 billion yuan (US$2 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... the wage gap between the technology sector’s ordinary workers and its elite employees who have been riding a NASDAQ bull run. Interestingly, the United States does not have statutory holidays but mos ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... ties The gap between supporters and opponents has been narrowing since the polls began last month after the government unveiled the plan in the Legislative Council. About 42.3 percent of respondents ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... he wealth gap on the mainland widens, and if the economic slowdown continues to deepen, it is almost sure that Hong Kong will become an easy target for mainland criminals. The article first appeared i ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
Support for the government's political reform proposal is slipping while public opposition is holding steady, according to a new rolling poll. That suggests the gap between positive and negative rates ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... enormous gap in status between the two men. Xi, 61, is president of the world’s second biggest economic and military power and the power to fire more than 1,200 missiles in south and east China that ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... lled in a gap in China's financial system and pushed financial reform. However, it also bring potential risks for both investors and the broad financial system. This article, published in the Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... hinks the gap between the two realities is very large right now," FT cited a senior official involved in the talks as saying. Athens, which is resisting new economic reforms, and eurozone creditors w ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... d a small gap in the fence, without really throwing it open. Hong Kong's success, meanwhile, largely owes to its strong social and legal infrastructure. Another fact to be borne in mind is that Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... ve output gap since 2011. Hence, real interest rates have soared, creating a downward economic spiral by killing investment appetite, aggravating deflationary pressures and eroding investment sentimen ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
