Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Causeway Bay on Sunday, one of many violent incidents that took place over the weekend as the unrest in Hong Kong escalated. Police moved on protesters ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-09
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Thursday that China “understands, respects and supports” her government’s move to formally withdraw the extradition bill, part of measures she hoped ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-05
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city’s political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-03
Embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, Reuters reports, c ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po warned recently that the worsening external situation and the ongoing social unrest in the city threatens to land an "economic typhoon" on Hong Kong. In a post on h ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
As the SAR government has remained defiant in the face of the people's five demands, the anti-extradition bill movement has continued to escalate. That explains why throughout my recent US visit along ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
The best way to think about the United Kingdom's political predicament and presumed imminent exit from the European Union is to read the Slough House spy novel series by Mick Herron (the sixth insta ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-02
Last Friday, over 5,000 accountants marched peacefully from Chater Garden in Central to the Central Government Complex in Admiralty to once again solemnly urge the government to positively respond to ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-29
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will meet Iran’s president under the right circumstances to end a confrontation over a 2015 nuclear deal, Reuters reports. Talks were underway to see h ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-27
The staggering turnout of some 1.7 million people at the August 18 rally once again demonstrated the solidarity and determination of Hongkongers to keep fighting to preserve the city's autonomy and fr ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
The outstanding amounts of bonds trading in the negative yield territory have been growing rapidly. This is a rather old situation. The total market size of negative-yield bonds was around US$5.8 tril ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-23
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More than two months into the anti-extradition bill movement, Hong Kong has reached a touch-and-go situation and faces a threat to its system and society unless a way out is found soon. As the crisis ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-21
I was shocked beyond words at what happened this morning in my neighborhood of Tseung Kwan O. According to initial reports, a man in his forties attacked three people with a meat chopper after arguin ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-20
CBS Corp and Viacom have reached a deal to reunite, betting that a larger company will be able to compete and partner better in a media industry dominated by giants, Reuters reports. The new company w ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-14
Since the beginning of June, Hong Kong has been gripped by escalating social tensions arising from the proposed revision of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. I believe it is now time for the various s ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-13
Violent protests have pushed Hong Kong into “a state of panic and chaos”, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, warning that recovery will take a long time. “Hong Kong, as an open, free, very to ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-13
To understand where the Chinese economy is headed, it is important to understand the wider context surrounding Chinese debates about what the future holds under President Xi Jinping. The centenary of ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-08
Local and foreign business chambers in Hong Kong issued statements recently calling on the government to take concrete action to defuse the ongoing political crisis. The suggestions included official ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-07
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points as most have expected. The market is closely watching the Fed's stance on future monetary policy. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ...More
EJ Insight2019-08-02
