... r working visa that the accident happened. The tragedy not only exposed the problem of the lack of insurance protection for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) before the start of their contracts, but als ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... ndividual visa scheme for Chinese visitors. Although they support curbs on arrivals from the mainland, they are against violence against parallel traders, the report said. Anna Lai, executive director ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
After a series of protests in Hong Kong against parallel traders, Beijing announced a new visa policy Monday limiting the number of cross-border visits by Shenzhen residents to one a week. It appears ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... aying her visa and ill-treatment of a child, was released on HK$200,000 (US$25,800) bail, half in cash and the other half in the form of a surety bond. The prosecutor said Garcia had stayed in Hong Ko ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... Fortin’s visa will expire on Saturday and police cannot prevent her from returning to her country. Lawyers recommended that Cui's family launch a lawsuit against Fortin immediately so that the court ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... aying her visa and with ill-treatment or neglect by a person in charge of a child or young person. Garcia is due to appear at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts Thursday, Apple Daily reported. Blanca Cou ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
... , tighter visa rules and China’s anti-extravagance push. Hong Kong hotels recorded a 12.5 percent decline in February, the Lunar New Year month, which is typically a peak travel period for China. It i ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
... le-travel visa arrangements. Asked about Leung's latest reported comments, Mo said the chief executive was attempting to divert public attention from the real issues. Leung seems to suggest that the s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
Social networking giant Facebook announced this week that it will add a new feature to its messaging app that will enable users to send and receive money via the platform. People who add their Visa or ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
Facebook Inc. is adding a new feature to its messaging app that allows friends to send and receive money. The service is linked to a Visa or MasterCard debit card issued by a bank in the United States ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-18
... relaxed a visa policy that opened the floodgates for mainlanders to visit Hong Kong, the local population had been warmer and more welcoming toward their cousins from across the border. Still, cross-b ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... ed travel visa arrangements in some Chinese provinces and cities. EL/AC ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
... e Chinese visa scheme by Hong Kong residents. They are angry at the visitors' behavior which has been blamed for shortages of basic goods, rising prices, overcrowding and falling hygiene and sanitatio ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
... and eased visa-issuance rules have led to a surge in Chinese visitors to Japan in the recent past. The number totaled 2.5 million in 2014, up 83 percent from the previous year. Chinese tourist volume ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... obtain a visa to visit Hong Kong, 70 minutes across the Pearl River by boat. In the past, he had made the trips two or three times a year, mainly for pleasure but also doing some shopping -- buying i ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... ple-entry visa policy should be abolished, up nearly 7 points from a year earlier, while only 7.1 percent disagreed. Of the respondents, 62.6 percent said individual tourists from mainland have inconv ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... ndividual visa scheme for travel to Hong Kong, just days after announcing it in a high-profile media opportunity. His reason: it's not easy. Earlier, National People's Congress deputy Stanley Ng dista ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... raudulent visas to give birth, the report said. Giving birth in the US is a tactic aimed at ensuring American citizenship for the children. Many agencies openly advertise services called "maternity h ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... lti-entry visas offered to Shenzhen residents, which allow them unlimited visits to Hong Kong. However, any caps on mainland visitor numbers can be put in place only with the consent of both the centr ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... ation and visa application procedures to cap the visitor numbers. It is true that Hong Kong government has been slack in responding to locals' mounting rancor, but the truth is that multi-entry visas ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
