... it was sitting on gigantic fiscal reserves of HK$819.5 billion (US$105.7 billion) and foreign currency reserve assets of up to US$332.2 billion as at the end of March. Finland has a population of 5.5 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-27
... ly frustrating given its market capitalization of US$90 billion. When it rains, it pours. Washington has just announced a new ban on food containing trans fat, and the China market, still recovering f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-26
... re interesting. Like Mak, Pong comes from a good family. Her father is Paul Pong Po-lam, managing director of Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd., and her aunt is Scarlett Pong Oi-lan, a Sha Tin district counc ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
... no, defeating the reform package with a clear majority. To redeem themselves, the pro-establishment lawmakers, which had in the past often criticized the pan-democrats for filibustering and abusing t ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-23
... seven distinctions when he took the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE). He got admitted to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he finished his undergraduate degree majoring ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-20
... ople's emptiness through the tiny little figures. Lau has attained fame because of his toy figures. However, his biggest dream is to establish himself as a painter. Growing up in a rural village in Sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-20
... the reporting period by 1.3 percent to HK$1.4 billion, despite a broadly inflationary environment. Next Media reduced its headcount by 122 to 3,922 as at the end of March. This kind of austerity and ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
Police talked a man out of robbing a bank after he had taken nine hostages. He was arrested for attempting to rob a Bank of Communications branch at Lucky Plaza in Sha Tin, Ming Pao Daily reported Fri ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
... ts of Sha Tin Centre the very next day. These youngsters, believed to be students who are seeking admission to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, are paying HK$13,800 per month for tiny 288-square-f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
The “pocket it first” political reform proposal will be put to the vote very soon, and lately, top administration officials have been expressing pessimism over its chances of getting the support of tw ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... of frustrating results, they have had to scale down their goals or postpone or extend the implementation time and again. Some individual shareholders may be on pins and needles due to changes in the p ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
... verage waiting period for a resident to be allocated a public columbarium niche. As of December 2014, applicants had to wait an average of 54 months for an allocation, while some had to wait as long a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
... amid mounting speculation of a rate hike this year. Various reforms are taking place in the Asia Pacific after new leaders took over the helm. For example, Japan has adjusted its Government Pension I ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-12
... from chatting on instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp and WeChat, or from the pop-up notifications of various news apps. With just a few clicks, mainlanders can open a stock account and trade sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
A new luxury residential project in Ho Man Tin is selling for an average of HK$36,600 per square foot, or HK$32,000 after a maximum discount of 12.5 percent, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Tu ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... ns. Leung Tin Cheuk, assistant professor at the Department of Economics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, pointed out that broadcast and advertising regulations in the industry are seriously out ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
The proposed Lok Ma Chau border shopping mall may reach a dead end because of the difficulty assembling land parcels and opposition from residents of nearby San Tin, the Hong Kong Economic Journal rep ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
We all know that one of the most exciting moments in a romance is when a man and a woman, who have yet to formalize their relationship, drop hints of affection at each other in a subtle, if ambiguous, ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... cision, noting that the government did not think of making the 50th or 60th anniversary of the event a special holiday before. Fung responded by saying that Choy did not pay due respect to history and ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
It's mission almost accomplished for the landmark overhaul of Li Ka-shing’s business empire, announced Jan. 9, with the listing of Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. (01113.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
