The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) said last week that over 80 government bureaus and departments had published their first annual open data plans before the end of 2018. A ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-18
... o Chapman Fong Sui-man, general manager of Terminal 1, four biometric gates that support face recognition will be installed at some boarding gates starting from the beginning of 2020, before such faci ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-11
Hongkongers who shop on Taobao had various payment tools such as AlipayHK, Octopus, PPS, JETCO and credit cards to settle their transactions. But from the start of this year, they can only use AlipayH ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
If you ask me to pick just one major issue in a review of 2018, I would recommend privacy-breach incidents as the key topic. Popularity of internet and social media have come at the cost of people's p ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-02
When will the US-China trade war end? No one has a crystal ball. But the trade war has certainly entered a new stage. From imposing a ban on exports to ZTE Corp. to the arrest of Huawei chief financ ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-19
Secretary for Innovation and Technology Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung said in a radio interview that the Smart Government Innovation Lab will be launched next year. The lab aims to promote government proc ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-14
... st year. Fong Kwing-wah, 45, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-11
Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion had a serious security flaw in its online system that allowed outsiders to gain easy access to personal data, a media report revealed last week. The platfor ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-06
... ng and Lo Fong-seong founded separately Café de Coral and Fairwood, which are both now leading fast-food restaurant chains in Hong Kong. Impressively, all these three counters have become multi-bagger ...More
EJ Insight2018-12-03
The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) published last week its 2018 World Talent Ranking report. Switzerland ranks number one, confirming its role as an important global talent h ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-29
Mobile payment and online financial transactions have become quite common these days. As retail banks are grappling with high labor and rental costs, virtual banks should have a bigger role to play. T ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-22
As Hong Kong enjoys the fruits of economic prosperity, it is also facing a whole bunch of "metropolitan illnesses", such as high population density, shortage of resources, traffic congestion, environm ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-20
In recent years, we have seen many traditional media outlets branching out into or migrating to online platforms. However, the players have mostly found that it's difficult to turn online traffic into ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
... Leung Kuk Fong Wong Kam Chuen Primary School in Tuen Mun, where the boy attended. At least eight boys, aged 11 to 12, have developed HFMD symptoms since Oct. 28. They all received medical attention an ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-08
... s Lavigne Fong, KKday Regional Manager, Hong Kong and Macau, confirmed Hong Kong’s affinity for short trip. She explained that there are two kinds of short trips: The first is classified on the basis ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-08
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) introduced the Faster Payment System (FPS) in late September. At launch, 21 banks and 10 Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensees had joined the system that enables ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-02
MTR Corp., Hong Kong’s railway operator, came under fire after an unprecedented service breakdown along four rail lines left hundreds of thousands of commuters stranded in traffic jams during the morn ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-25
As more service providers join Hong Kong's mobile payments market, bringing more convenience and secure payment experiences for consumers, mobile wallets have become part of the daily life for many Ho ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has recently introduced the Faster Payment System (FPS), which aims to facilitate fund transfers. So far 21 commercial banks and 10 stored value facilities (SVF) have ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-08
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched the Faster Payment System (FPS) on Sept. 17. The system, which runs 24/7, supports payments in Hong Kong dollar and the renminbi. It enables local residents t ...More
EJ Insight2018-09-27
