... immigrant visa for some countries. The third wave of emigration is right around the corner, and it is different from the previous two, a report in the Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly said. The firs ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... plans on visa arrangements. Security Bureau chief Lai Tung-kwok also said the government is doing its utmost in cracking down on parallel trading. But he stressed that it is a problem that cannot be ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
... business visa or a multiple-entry permit and stay for short periods on a regular basis. On the other hand, many working class mainlanders now also travel to Hong Kong to work illegally in different i ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
... ple entry visas to the territory. Such a visa enables them to travel to the city without limit, and this has led to the growth of parallel-goods trading across the border. Mainlanders make huge purcha ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
... Hong Kong visa applications. As for the Hong Kong government, one cannot argue with the notion that mainland visitors are a very important pillar for the local retail sector and the overall economy. ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... taining a visa under an investment immigration program. Now, he is a boss at a travel agency in South Korea and also runs two hostels in that country. Chan worked as a tour guide initially after gradu ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... residency visas are granted to foreigners who invest a minimum of US$500,000 in condos or other resort accommodations on Jeju Island. The F-2 visa can be upgraded to an F-5 permanent residency visa af ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
South Korea's southern Jeju island is shaping up as a serious gaming rival to Macau. Jeju has its advantages. The island is the only place in the country that Chinese can visit without a visa and it's ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... a British visa that is separate from the common visa that covers members of the European Union’s Schengen open-border zone. The Schengen visa allows free movement among rival destinations including F ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
... relaxing visa access to Chinese. “Our hotels and food are not cheap. We need new attractions," Lam said. “Over the past 10 years, individual travelers have come from 49 cities in the mainland. The du ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
... umbers on Visa PayWave cards. Also, it detected data from five centimeters away, meaning it could steal information from a card in a purse or trouser pocket. The information can either be stored or pr ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
... rethink a visa scheme that allows its citizens to come to Hong Kong as individual tourists rather than as part of a group as was the usual practice. We have no official figures but we can assume many ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... y limit a visa scheme that allows mainlanders to come to Hong Kong as individuals rather than as part of a group, the problem will only worsen. The scheme, introduced in 2003 to buffer the Hong Kong e ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
... easing of visa restrictions, Apple Daily reported Monday, citing a recent feature on state television station CCTV. In addition to cosmetic products, a perennial favorite, Chinese tourists to Japan ar ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
... ansion of visa bans and asset freezes to 19 more people, including a Russian deputy defense minister. Officials say a final decision on tougher sanctions is not expected before the next summit of EU l ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
... d tighter visa approvals, Lin said. But the industry is expected to bottom out in the middle of the year and S&P is confident about its outlook over the long term. Gross gaming revenue is likely t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
Chinese investors looking for a US visa are helping push an urban renewal program that is bringing them together with Warren Buffett. They are planning to turn a 13-story skyscraper in Rockford, Illin ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... implified visa application procedures. But visa-free entry will still be unlikely. -- High-speed bullet trains will see more patrons and a seat in a first-class coach will cost more than that on a pla ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
... obtain a visa for him. Gouda had earlier agreed to work as a visiting assistant professor from March to July. He linked the turn of events to government "retaliation" against the novel, which tells o ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
... nvestment visa program recently, but the move may have limited impact in fund inflow into the city. The mounting expectation of increased volatility of renminbi coupled with stronger Hong Kong dollar ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
