Singapore-based bookstore chain Popular announced last week the closure of all its 16 Hong Kong stores, downing shutters after operating in the city for over four decades. While the shutdown came agai ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... The Hong Kong government, despite its reputation for high efficiency, took around a year to distribute HK$4,000 to low-income residents last year, and that program hasn’t been completely finished yet ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-20
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 17 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/CG ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-18
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 16 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/CG ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-17
... 21 in Bangkok’s Chinatown by Chinese brothers, Chia Exchor and Chia Seow Nooy. In 1953, Dhanin Chearavanont, or Chia Kok Min, took over the family business and expanded into local consumption business ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-16
If a candidate is always late and impolite, poor at communication, lacks common sense and can hardly multi-task, what job would he or she get? The answer: Hong Kong's Chief Executive post. This is of ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-12
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 10 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/CG ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-11
... ly. South Korea, Italy and Iran each reported several thousand confirmed cases. The United States and several European nations also saw more people infected. Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer f ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-09
... . In Hong Kong, the government announced recently a HK$10,000 cash handout for all permanent residents aged 18 or above. Stimulus and giveaways may bring unwanted side effects, including moral hazards ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-06
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 4 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/CG ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-05
... 為Hungtang Ko和David L. Hu,未知為何許人,馬上電詢他們的籍貫和中文名,不數分鐘便獲告知為 ...全文
... rms. Hong Kong’s internet penetration rate is 270 percent, the highest in Asia. That means every Hongkonger owns 2.7 digital devices on average, including desktops, laptops and smartphones. But not al ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-04