Hong Kong-born American economist Steven Cheung Ng-sheong (張五常) recently gave a speech at Guangzhou's Sun Yat-sen University, pointing out that the Chinese economy is in a deep crisis. During the spe ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... ina is getting old before it's getting rich. Chinese authorities have been criticized for slow action in removing the one-child policy. Beijing has realized this and relaxed the rigid one-child policy ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... n, interesting idiosyncrasies of Hong Kong’s working class in the eyes of non-locals: Although they may be yawning, most people remain dedicated to their job and are hard-working. They write e-mails a ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
Name-dropping turns most people off, but there are ways to do it to your benefit. Psychologists at the University of Zurich conducted a controlled experiment in 2009 in which participants were introdu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... oduce the tiny rotating ball fitted to the tip of a ball pen that disperses ink as you write. Each of these tiny metal balls has to be imported by Chinese pen manufacturers from overseas suppliers. Ma ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
A group of senior students in Sha Tin have received counseling and safety education after they were found to have conducted an unauthorized science experiment that caused explosions. According to a vi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
Hong Kong's antigraft agency arrested three police officers on suspicion of cooperating with a triad informer to set up the arrests of drug dealers, Apple Daily reported Friday. The Independent Commis ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
As expected, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s mediocre policy address has been getting a bad press. However, it seems all the criticisms don't bother him. He seems to be in a good mood and pleased ab ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... communicating with X using WhatsApp and called her “god-daughter”. Wong gave her toys, flowers and watches from time to time and would even chauffeur for her. During examination periods, Wong would a ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-20
... in Ho Man Tin -- offering a total of 1,921 units will be launched in the first quarter, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Friday, citing SHKP deputy managing director Victor Lui Ting. Phase 1 of ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
Police arrested three men and were hunting two of their accomplices for allegedly conning a 23-year-old student from a wealthy family in a HK$1 million gambling scam in Macau, Apple Daily reported on ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
Police have arrested 31 suspected triad members who gathered at a housing complex in Tin Shui Wai in preparation for an armed conflict between rival factions of the gang. The detainees, who were betwe ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
... NAAC Sha Tin district supervisor Marian Ngai said investigations are continuing and the findings will be released to the victims' families. The incident came to light after an employee of Harmony Man ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
Holden Chow Ho-ding, vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), has been accused of soliciting the support of villagers during a "Big Bowl Feast" in t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
... odor emanating from some parts of the area, which hosts two of Hong Kong's landfills. During a recent visit to Shenzhen’s southwestern Shekou district, which is near the Shenzhen Bay border checkpoin ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
... f the existing legal system but would also isolate Hong Kong residents from the reach of mainland law officers, at least while they remained in the territory. However, the long arm of the Chinese secu ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-09
... on at Sha Tin Government Secondary School in November 2013. They each pleaded guilty in a Sha Tin magistrate's court to three counts of unlawful assembly. The magistrate handed out the sentence on the ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
... Fred Lam Tin-fuk was quoted as saying that he doesn't foresee any big problem in securing funds given the abundant liquidity worldwide. Stress tests have shown that the authority would have enough ro ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
... ed his instincts and went with the story. That established Hong Kong as the No. 1 place in the world to follow events in China -- a city where more information about the mainland is available than any ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... Fred Lam Tin-fuk said, citing the latest report compiled by HSBC on the financial arrangements for the controversial project. IRR is a discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
