... opposite side’s strategy. The quorum for Legco is half of its 70 members, which means that meetings can go on with just 35 members in the chamber. It is true that the democrats have been doing more t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... r hours inside a building, instantly turned a staunch supporter into a harsh critic. In those four hours, Mathieson and Li, who are rarely seen together outside of their official duties, might have bo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... er supply-side or demand-side measures are most likely to restore growth. The US experience and many other cases provide some answers. For starters, supply-side measures can best be undertaken when th ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... tion this side of the known universe. They will be joined by Japanese sensation Hello Kitty in the 21st running of the annual Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade. The HK$33 mill ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
... tely is a side effect of the currency's internationalization. His solutions are 1) move slowly on the internationalization in order to maintain a stable currency; and 2) do not peg renminbi with the d ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... the other side of the Atlantic, it has emerged that former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is actively thinking about running for US president and may officially announce his decision by early M ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... the other side of the coin, there is no lack of companies that has no qualms about "purchasing" their rivals’ technology as a cheaper alternative to in-house development. At the outset, Wang was deter ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... the other side of the border. After the novelty of the place fades away, newcomers may discover that on top of the usual hurly-burly of city life, the people here are given to fierce polemics. Those w ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... d in sell-side advisory services for privately-owned businesses. It is expected that more buyers will come to Hong Kong, said Mike Sweeting, international business development director at BCMS. Buyers ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
... for both sides in the conflict—and Hpakant becomes a huge blind spot where business and thuggery exist side by side. Some say that Myanmar is running out of jade. Other merchants murmur that the gene ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
... ng her presidential campaign, choosing to ignore her rival’s repeated heckling that she must elucidate her position rather than beating around the bush. Eric Chu Li-luan (朱立倫) challenged Tsai that she ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
As China seeks to assert its control and sovereignty over Hong Kong, foreign companies that wish to pursue mainland business are playing it safe. The desire to be on the right side of Beijing can prom ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
... es for president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) were not necessarily votes for the island’s independence. One thing to note is that the votes Tsai garnered (over 6.89 million) were 10,000 times those Leung ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
... driver's side of the Mercedes and opened fire, Galbraith said. Badly wounded, Jiang tried to flee by making a U-turn but crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with another car, Galbraith said. F ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
... he supply-side reforms and stabilize the economy's growth. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan. 18. Translation by Myssie You [Chinese version 中文版] -- Contact us at english@ ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
... nked alongside Iranian-backed suicide bombings against Western embassies and troops in Lebanon, the hijacking of planes and the kidnapping of Western hostages in the country. The hiccup over the Ameri ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-18
... The Third Side (新思維), founded by two former Democratic Party members, Tik Chi-yuen and Nelson Wong Sing-chi. Much of what you need to know about this party was on display at its official launch. This ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
... wn on one side to show a nipple. The image, a parody of Leung's supposedly excessive fawning over China's planned economic corridor which he mentioned 44 times in his speech, has gone viral. TVMost ma ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
... ces fewer side effects such as weight gain and edema. However, the contraceptive has a higher risk of causing blood clots than an earlier generation of the drug, he said. Yasmin was registered in H ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
The mainland stock markets are being dragged down on one side by weak investor confidence amid a decelerating economy and on the other side by overseas short sellers of the renminbi. Unlike what the g ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
