... down the hill by foot. They hope their action will encourage hikers not to leave their trash behind and to be more conscious of their role in protecting the environment. Aside from soft drinks, hike ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
Where a bay once stood in the shadow of a hill, public housing blocks now dot the area. But Ngau Chi Wan or "cattle pond" bay survives thanks to a number of landmarks named after it -- Ngau Chi Wan Ci ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
... out, Mike Hill, a Yorkshire-born Englishman, Justin Sweeting and Jay Forester were only scratching the surface. Last year, 40,000 attended the event and Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival would becom ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
This week, I am in Hong Kong to meet ministers, regulators and businesses. My goal? To discuss how we can build on the strong links we already enjoy between the European Union and Hong Kong. The EU i ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
... n Shouson Hill near Deep Water Bay in Southern District. So it's no wonder that a government job is regarded as an "iron rice bowl". In the context of Hong Kong, it means a job that is not only decent ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
Most people would think of hiking as an arduous activity that involves climbing steep hills and trekking rugged paths in the middle of nowhere in the New Territories, usually on a Saturday morning. It ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-07
... p Pyramid Hill (大金鐘) nearby, which can test the endurance of hikers. Glancing at Luk Chau Shan from a distance, it appears as a rock jungle. It is particularly magnificent when you arrive at Shek Lun ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-07
... d Shouson Hill Road? What’s the next thing that will succumb to this decolonization campaign? Does all of this sound like Hong Kong’s rule of law, separation of powers and judicial independence, let a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... d Notting Hill will be screened at the outdoor cinema, which can accommodate up to 1,000 people. Carnaby Street, a shopping street in Westminster, central London, will be replicated at the Chater Gard ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
... he Scenic Hill in Chek Lap Kok to the bridge. According to the Apple Daily report, the firm discharged effluents into an area close to Kwo Lo Wan Road and near the headquarters of the Civil Aviation D ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
... s, down a hill and waited. From talking with a student in the classroom where it happen, almost every person in the room was shot by a man with four guns," Winder wrote. "I'm still shaken up ... I can ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-02
... lk up the hill to Ma On Shan Village. Time: Around two hours Tips: Lutheran Grace Youth Camp, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong, is open to the public every first three Wednesdays and weekends ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-26
During last year’s pro-democracy Occupy protests, a local group of climbers who called themselves “Hong Kong Spidie” scaled the 495-meter-high Lion Rock Hill in Kowloon and hung a huge yellow banner t ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
... lace on a hill overlooking the harbor to greet the cruise ships that arrive from China. Malaysia has fallen in the rankings because of ill will that arose from the Malaysian Airlines 370 plane bound f ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
... n Capitol Hill and on the Republican presidential campaign trail for President Barack Obama to take a tougher line against China on cyber issues. Obama is due to meet Xi in late September. Clapper cal ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
Negotiators from the two Koreas appear to have resolved this month’s crisis, in which South Korea’s use of loudspeakers to broadcast messages across the demilitarized zone spurred threats of war from ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... n a small hill near today’s Hotung Road to guard the frontier and fend off attacks by brigands from the neighboring mountainous areas. One fact that many Hongkongers may not be aware of is that large ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
It didn’t take long, but according to the Korea Central News Agency, the North Koreans are underwhelmed by the Iran nuclear deal -- and thus unlikely to follow suit. The North Korean announcement took ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
... t Braemar Hill towards the end of May. He made headlines when staff of the Cross Harbour Tunnel Company saw him crossing the tunnel towards Hung Hom in early June. A group of concerned citizens had o ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
... ased Sand Hill Exchange, which operated a website designed to allow people to buy and sell contracts related to the value of private companies and their securities. -- Contact us at [email protected] R ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
