Hong Kong businessman Richard Li Tzar-kai has come out in support of former chief secretary Carrie Lam in the chief executive election. Li, chairman of telecommunications giant PCCW Ltd. (00008.HK), t ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-16
ViuTV, the newly launched free-to-air television station of telecommunications group PCCW (00008.HK), has canceled a segment of its popular reality TV show after two of its guests allegedly advocated ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-20
Phoenix TV is applying for a Hong Kong digital terrestrial television license. The 20-year-old Hong Kong-based Mandarin-Cantonese broadcaster will undergo a corporate restructuring if its application ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-20
The Hang Seng Index gained another 200 to 300 points on Monday, after rebounding more than 1,000 points from its trough last week. The benchmark is not far away from the target level of 21,500 points ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-05
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, who turns 88 on July 29, isn't the least worried about how his US$80 billion business empire will survive without him. “I could retire today if I wanted to, in the n ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-29
Several Hong Kong activist groups have launched a boycott of products from cosmetics giant Lancôme, which was accused of canceling a promotional event featuring pro-democracy Cantopop singer Denise Ho ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
Financial markets have been affected by uncertainty over the timing of a Fed rate hike. Meanwhile, the latest US jobs data has turned out weaker than expected, stoking concerns about the sustainabili ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
Hong Kong's benchmark index managed to break above its 100-day moving average following some encouraging economic data from China last week. With most fund managers still holding huge amounts of cash ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-20
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma is said to be adding an additional floor and carrying out some modifications at a Hong Kong luxury home that he purchased last year for around HK$1.5 billion (US$193 mill ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-20
Hong Kong had an Internet Finance Summit in the city last weekend, with top industry players in attendance. Now, it's time to ask this question: what progress has the territory achieved in financial t ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-19
While many news outlets are bidding farewell to their readers and audiences, it may be baffling to note that new entrants are still flocking to Hong Kong's seemingly bleak media sector. When the debt- ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Hong Kong's newest TV station is fully booked with advertising for the next two weeks, mostly on consumer staples and appliances. ViuTV, a unit of PCCW (00008.HK), began regular broadcast on Wednesday ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Some analysts view the 8-9 price-earnings multiple offered by the benchmark Hang Seng Index as evidence that stocks are cheap now in Hong Kong. However, not everyone agrees with this notion. Among th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
A High Court judge rejected a request from the Department of Justice to compel media outfits to submit unedited footage of the alleged beating of a pro-democracy activist during the Occupy protests in ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
As the Lunar New Year approaches, the queues at the bank are getting longer for people who want to get fresh dollar notes to give away during the festive season. Giving away lai see is such a heartwar ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
The Hong Kong and mainland equity markets have seen little excitement before the Lunar New Year holidays. Investors should adopt a strategy that is both defensive and offensive to outperform the bench ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority has filed a writ with District Court demanding that Asia Television Ltd. pay HK$416,000 (US$53,214) in employer's MPF contributions for October last year ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
