... , and the gap is quickly widening. Besides, HOS flats are now put on sale at a mere 30 percent discount to the market price, which means a single-family flat can cost between HK$3 million and HK$4 mil ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
... ridge the gap in good faith. Even though Hong Kong is facing various grave issues, such as the widening wealth gap, a shortage of housing supply and the lack of job opportunities for young people, pol ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
... d the the gap is growing, Gui said. Shanghai benefited from preferential policies and support from the central government in its economic development. Beijing was the third most competitive city, foll ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... rformance gap could widen as there was a 59 billion net yuan capital inflow into the mainland during the first month of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program. No kidding, the northbound capita ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... arrow the gap with respect and accommodation. Participants of the movement often stressed their identity as “Hongkongers”. They said all they hope for is a fairer, more democratic, generous, diversifi ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
... ridge the gap between Beijing's framework for universal suffrage and the protesters' call for civil nomination. The results of the latest public opinion survey show that the people -- including the so ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
... 's income gap may continue to widen. Young people are the future of our society. Hong Kong should invest more in their education and training, which will pay off in the long term. -- Contact us at eng ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-12
... ng income gap and the dominance of rich tycoons' businesses in all sectors. That's because the government favors the interests of the rich rather than the poor. Clearing protest sites won't delete the ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
... arrow the gap between the pan-democrats and Beijing earlier this year for a more democratic proposal. He didn't succeed in his mission, as Beijing maintained its tough base line on the election proces ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-09
... ng income gap and skyrocketing housing prices in the city, as exemplified by a mansion being sold by Sun Hung Kai for US$105.7 million, which would make it the world’s most expensive home per square f ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-09
... ng income gap in the city. That is why they have taken to the streets to demand genuine universal suffrage. They want to make sure that they can elect their own leaders without Beijing limiting their ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-08
... he wealth gap will go a long way in helping the young generation move up the social ladder. The New People’s Party chairperson said some young people hold the narrow belief that democracy is the magic ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... ender pay gap remains firmly entrenched around the world, Reuters reported. The biggest pay gap is in the United States, where women earn US$64.20 on average for every US$100 earned by a man. That dis ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... l a large gap towards the 2020 targets of US$100 billion a year," he said. Australia is the main developed nation that has not contributed to the GCF, saying it prefers for now to focus on domestic ai ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-05
... e yawning gap still tells us something about how the ordinary Taiwanese are finding themselves stretched. Harsh new reality A big part of Taiwan's economic problem has to do with its overreliance on o ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-02
... ng wealth gap and their inability to land a good job with reasonable pay. Ng said the hearts of the Hong Kong people have not been won 17 years after the change of sovereignty. “The anti-China sentime ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-28
... he wealth gap between the rich and the poor, as well as the imbalance in relations between the mainland and Hong Kong under "one country, two systems" -- all these came to the attention of students du ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... said the gap between the sides had narrowed in the latest round of talks in Vienna. "It is true that we could not reach an agreement but we can still say that big steps have been taken," he told sta ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... the huge gap between the government and the city's young people. It's both generation and communication gap, he said. They simply don't see eye to eye. “The more youngsters know about the mainland, t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-21
... etween Singapore and Malaysia. And factoring in water treatment costs, the price we pay is twice the cost of seawater desalination in Taiwan. As for the question as to why the stock link program was o ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-21
