Passengers on the MTR’s South Island Line (East) (SIL(E)) can expect to pay between HK$5.20 (67 US cents) and HK$8 for a journey within Hong Kong Island when the line starts operating by the end of th ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-18
... ll of the island's parties to discuss political reform. He said his group's proposal could pave the way for smoother relations between Beijing and Hong Kong. The conference should be held after the Le ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-17
... Hong Kong Island from May 17 to 19 will include the rerouting of Harbour Road between Fenwick Pier Street and Fleming Road to one-way eastbound and to one-way westbound from 7 a.m. on Tuesday to noon ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... Hong Kong Island once and for all, so why would it be willing to spend over HK$100 billion to buy back Link? Given the size of Link REIT, I believe the only way to tame this monster right now is by in ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... on Mouse Island. Residents in the bay were mostly fishermen dwelling on their boats. If people had children who failed to recover from illnesses for long, they would give up the sons and daughters an ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... on Lantau Island is too small and shabby, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The principal of Yan Oi Tong Chan Wong Suk Fong Memorial Secondary School (CWSF), which is next to MLSW relocation sit ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising seas and erosion, a discovery thought to be the first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines in the Pacific, Reu ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
... de of the island. At the end of last month, a Taiwan fishing boat and its crew were detained by Japanese Coast Guard in waters surrounding the Okinotori-shima, an uninhabited atoll east of the Bashi C ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
... idered an island, and therefore holds no rights to an 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone. Taiwan's single holding of Itu Aba is the biggest feature in the Spratlys and the one some analysts bel ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
About 50 residents of Lantau Island took to the streets to protest against the government’s recent decision to open up some of the restricted road space on the island to tourists, the Hong Kong Econom ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
... k, Lantau Island to a site next to the Yan Oi Tong school. Tung Wan Mok Law Shui Wah is a primary school for the so-called problem students. Choi expressed regret Sunday for his comments on the speci ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
... want the island to be, if not independent, separate from China and want her to stop or slow down the integration with the mainland that was the main result of the eight years of the presidency of Ma ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
Taiwan's incoming government is accusing China of "political interference" after a senior Chinese official cast doubt over the island's observer status in the World Health Organisation. Ma Xiaoguang, ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
Yim Tin Tsai (鹽田梓), which literally means “little salt field”, is a small island in Sai Kung. It is accessible by private ferry service. Around 200 years ago, a couple surnamed Chan moved in and start ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... se of the island's historical Peranakan culture. An exclusive free guided tour is available for a group of five or more visitors. The tour helps you understand the background of the museum, each of th ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... southern island of Mindanao for two decades, where his strongman swagger and endorsement of the execution of criminals earned him the nicknames “Duterte Harry” and “The Punisher”. He’s been likened t ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... The tiny island nation lacks the landscapes, beaches and ancient temples that draw thousands of visitors to nearby Thailand and Vietnam. Yet it draws more travelers than countries such as India, Indo ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
A man working on the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link project was killed in an explosion Wednesday morning, am730 reported. Mamraiz Khan, 38, who had worked for just 10 days at ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
... Tsui and Island Beverly in Causeway Bay. All these Ginza-style malls have been popular with the younger crowd. Nevertheless, the emerging online shopping trend has posed a great challenge to these ph ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-03
The 16-kilometer Tung O Ancient Trail between Tung Chung and Tai O connecting numerous indigenous villages of north Lantau is the best way to walk through the history and development of the island. Ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
