... Hong Kong Island will see its population shrink by 80,000. Most of Hong Kong's elderly residents will be in Eastern District, the Planning Department said in its Projections of Population Distribution ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... elp small island states, for example, cope with “loss and damages” from sea-level rise. But they rejected demands for formal acceptance of legal liability. This was a reasonable outcome in a difficult ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... China Sea island chain, the Paracels, after a naval showdown with then South Vietnam in 1974. Hanoi still protests China's occupation. More recently, China's placement of an oil rig in disputed waters ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
... on Hainan island in southern China. The military package consisted mainly of defensive weapons, CNN reported, citing David McKeeby, a spokesman for the US Department of State's Bureau of Political-Mil ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
... round-the-island cycling event in Taiwan in the coming year. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... Hong Kong Island has long been neglected, he said. [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us at [email protected] TL/JP/FL ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... Hong Kong Island or HK$4.40 elsewhere. This is the first time in seven years CLP is cutting its tariff, narrowing the price differential between the two companies to 20.2 Hong Kong cents from 20.7 cen ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... f Romblon island early on Tuesday, moving west and weakening, Reuters reported. "Melor will continue to weaken as it crosses the central Philippines into Tuesday," weather provider Accuweather said. " ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... Hong Kong Island a crown colony, is now kept by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Hong Kong's sovereignty should not lie with Beijing, t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... of Samar island after intensifying from a category 2 storm overnight. It's whipping up winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour at its center, Reuters reports. It's plotting a similar path to Haiyan, a ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... Hong Kong Island police tactical unit passed by and came forward to help. The male officers covered the windows of the taxi using their uniform jackets for privacy, while a female officer went in to a ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... Hong Kong Island Regional Crime Unit said they received a report from the Legco secretariat about a fire and an explosion at a rubbish bin in the Legco demonstration area at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednes ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
... Hong Kong Island seat in the 2016 Legislative Council election. If Chim does indeed jump into the fray, it will scare off many candidates hoping for a smooth ride in the key part of the city, and may ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
... nt to the Island Line and the Tsuen Wan Line in Hong Kong’s MTR network. Now, Hongkongers have practically zero tolerance for MTR breakdowns: there’s always a public uproar whenever there is a service ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
... ypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link project has been illegally dumped into the Victoria Harbour, apparently without the knowledge of the Highways Department and the Environmental Protection Departm ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-08
Sharp Island North (橋嘴洲北) was found to have the highest coral coverage in the latest Hong Kong Reef Check conducted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The island has a coral co ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... nd Lantau Island, which will become a new centre for retail, business, tourism and exhibitions. Also, the soaring number of passengers commuting between Hong Kong and Shenzhen requires a review of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
... from the island's then President Chiang Kai-shek, and lived there until he passed away in 1990 at the age of 95. It's fair to say that Ch'ien never recognized the legitimacy of the Communist Party re ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
... yang Palm Island Resort in Guangdong. Hong Kong-based New World China said it will realize a one-time profit of about 5.4 billion yuan from the transaction with Guangzhou-based Evergrande, China's sec ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
... mined the island's efforts to climb out of US$72 billion in debt and forced it to take drastic measures to keep public services running. But Moody's said the ratings agency would "continue to view def ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
