This lunar new year, China has much to celebrate – including resilient economic growth, widespread success at suppressing Covid-19 and a steady transformation into an advanced economy. The “Ox” may be ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-09
... ongkongers. The police on Monday warned that this hybrid scam that combines romance and investment has already led to reported losses totally HK$85 million last year, accounting for about one third of ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-08
It’s no secret that retail in Hong Kong has been struggling this past year. But some retailers have found that by using technology to offer a better shopping experience they can survive, and even thri ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-08
Over the past year, traditional financial services companies have woken up to the possibility of change. Though historically slow to embrace new technologies, the sector has been at the forefront of c ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-03
... even begun. Meanwhile, new variants of the coronavirus that are impacting other parts of the world have also appeared in the US – and there are indications that existing vaccines may be less effective ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-03
... Executive. On one hand are voices calling for a fundam ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年02月03日
US President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion rescue plan to help the American economy recover from the pandemic. Many Republicans oppose it, suddenly consumed with the fiscal religion they unce ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-02
Thanks to its rapid control of the coronavirus, China was the only major economy to post positive economic growth in 2020, expanding 2.3% for the year, and in fact grew more strongly in the fourth qua ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-02
Much ink has been spilled lately over the selection mechanism for the Chief Executive. On one hand are voices calling for a fundamental overhaul to the electoral system – the optimal arrangement, they ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-01
... rict Court. Amongst the accused are a number of prominent supporters of democracy, including Martin Lee QC and the previous Legco representative for the Legal profession, Margaret Ng. On the more flam ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-01
To strengthen Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre, it is crucial to adopt innovative financial technology (FinTech). Therefore, the government has been working hard to boost FinTec ...More
EJ Insight2021-02-01
... 最新季節性失業率達6.6%，是16年來的破紀錄新高，反映本港經濟民生的狀況嚴峻。因此我們建議財政司司長新的一份 ...全文
COVID-related restrictions have been extended and tightened across the euro area in recent months. Restaurants and retailers are largely closed in many countries, with online shopping unable to fully ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-29
Oftentimes, crisis is the best agent to trigger changes, which would otherwise take much longer to happen. As more people go online to shop or order food through apps amid the pandemic, the government ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-28
For anyone in a position of power, whether they seized it or were elected to it, there is a correlative responsibility to those over whom the power is exercised. Whereas it is true that autocrats’ sin ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-26
Raucous riots. An unrepentant incumbent leader. A natio ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年01月26日
The world is eagerly watching the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and looking forward to a return to normalcy after a year of lockdowns. But there will never be a vaccine for the other looming threat to ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-25
