... ’s wealth gap has been widening, and chances for upward mobility are diminishing. These problems will definitely sow seeds of political and social instability. People have put forward different explan ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... eological gap between Hongkongers and mainlanders turn into a chasm. One should bear in mind that the still unfolding protests to purge northern New Territories of "locusts" – mainland shoppers and pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... inate the gap between the two price tiers, will lead to an average reduction of 15 fen per cubic meter in overall wholesale prices of non-residential gas. Prices for residential users are unchanged, t ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... y than Singaporeans, Japanese: Poll Why Hongkongers won’t settle for a Singapore-style boom Why some young Hongkongers are leaving for Taiwan Why Hong Kong people should think twice before moving to T ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
Singapore is a city often compared to Hong Kong, largely because of their similar economic success despite being small and having limited natural resources. While Hong Kong has made a smooth transitio ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... ductivity gap between emerging and developed economies has barely narrowed; in absolute terms, it has more than doubled. Indeed, though average productivity growth in emerging economies has accelerate ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... he wealth gap in Hong Kong is quickly widening. The Gini Index of our city has already reached 0.475, far exceeding the dangerous level of 0.4. By increasing the amount of the sweeteners, the governme ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... -year age gap between Bradley Cooper, 40, and his co-star Jennifer Lawrence, 24, in Serena, due out in May, even if that doesn't happen much in real life. Two new films are signaling a shift in Hollyw ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... s funding gap will begin tonight, tomorrow morning," the official said. Options include allowing Athens to issue more short-term T-bills and using European Central Bank profits on Greek bonds, he said ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... here is a gap between the time the budget is drafted and when it is published and announced. As such, it may not be the best platform to launch new property rules, which have to take into consideratio ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... "The wage gap used to be 100 percent but has narrowed now." The peak was between 1980 and 2000, when companies rushed to relocate their factories from Hong Kong to the PRD to take advantage of the che ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
... e digital gap between the rich and the poor in society. In fact, several local players like 3 HK, China Mobile and CSL are offering the so-called 4G Lite services to tap the lower-income groups; they ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... the price gap of dual-listed shares. However, the market has gone in the opposite direction. A shares have posted whopping gains because of policy support and speculative retail investors, but the Han ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... ridge the gap among the different factions so as to facilitate a pragmatic dialogue over the pros and cons of setting up the bureau. Unfortunately, things didn’t happen the way I'd hoped. The controve ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... the price gap between estates near the historical bottom. However, there is rising risk of possible government intervention. Already, the government has taken action three times after the last financi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... said the gap between the pump prices and crude oil prices depends on rent and labor costs. The Environment Bureau, which oversees fuel retailers, defended the firms Thursday, saying the council’s met ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-06
... ng wealth gap and the soaring cost of urban housing, as in Hong Kong. The sixth election for President of Taiwan will be held in the Year of the Sheep; everyone expects Tsai Ying-wen to win, becoming ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... widening gap between the government and the public. Andrew Leung, chairman of the pro-government Business and Professionals Alliance, said a wider survey will help legislators gauge the public pulse ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... fears the gap between Greece and other European countries may be too wide to overcome, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. “It is currently not possible to assume a successful conclusion of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... han in Singapore and Taiwan, which has emigrants of 150,000 and 480,000 respectively. Emigrants represent about 4 percent and 2.1 percent of the population in Singapore and Taiwan. Large numbers of em ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
