... ids. Prompting that decision is the case of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an Indonesian maid who was abused and treated like a slave by her Hong Kong employer. The Erwiana case has drawn attention to the p ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... and prompting a fresh debate about the government's "clean-up" drive. Hong Kong's night markets had won wide recognition in the past for offering a range of cheap goods and serving up popular local f ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
Was it a coincidence or a hint of things to come? Executive councilor Regina Ip, touted as a potential Hong Kong leader, showed up reportedly uninvited at a Lunar New Year event in Sha Tin and was bum ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-23
... well. Martin Lee Chu-ming, a founder of the Democratic Party, applauded Xi for showing substantial sincerity for reform. Many leaders have claimed to battle corruption, but nobody has taken it so ser ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
Even the most naïve person would not regard the chaos that took place at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin on Sunday as an isolated case. In fact, it was the continuation of similar chaos that broke out in Tu ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-18
... tephen Ng Tin-hoi, in May. Last year he handed the chairmanship of Wheelock to his son, Douglas Woo Chun-kuen, who he said he wanted to take the reins of the empire before he turned 40. Joining a fami ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
... e will continue to take part in the family's businesses. Wharf announced Monday that Woo will leave the board of directors in May and become an adviser to the conglomerate. Deputy chairman Stephen Ng ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
Hong Kong witnessed a fresh protest Sunday against parallel-goods traders, with several dozen people congregating at a Sha Tin shopping mall where a large number of mainlanders were snapping up Lunar ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
... by restricting the number of individual travelers, especially those from Shenzhen, who account for the majority of parallel traders from the mainland. On Feb. 15, for the second Sunday running, more t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
... otball continues to merely depend on the eyes of the referee, when basketball and baseball have already introduced video replays to assist referees and umpires. Many football players, fans, coaches, c ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
... artment’s Tin Kwong Road driving test centre under the supervision of an examiner surnamed Wong. Leung’s car hit the curb when he was trying to turn it around on Sheung Hong Road. Fearing he would fai ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
Prices of new homes are likely to ease in the second quarter, reversing a run of increases, as transaction volumes and price growth continue to moderate. Deal volume and value in the primary market pe ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
... al in Sha Tin saw a total of 424 H3N2 flu cases last month, compared with no more than 300 in any month in the past. Dr. Chan Kay-sheung, dean of the department of microbiology at the Chinese Universi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-11
Mainlanders are getting a little help from state media with their Hong Kong Lunar New Year shopping. The People's Daily on Tuesday published a lengthy article about the best places to shop and which h ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-04
About six weeks ago, my buddy told me that he wanted to move to Tseung Kwan O after his Sha Tin landlord raised his rent by 20 percent to HK$11,000 (despite refusing to fix the air-conditioning during ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
The result of a weekend horse race has sparked a new round of jokes aimed at Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, Metro Daily reported Monday. In the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Tin Shui Handicap, Race 7 at S ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-02
... e of promoting independence for Hong Kong by publishing an academic discussion of self-determination. Granted the point is well taken, what does it say about the government's policy to encourage indep ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... for investing: "Whatever the government tells you not to do, do it." The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) cracked down on margin trading business two weeks ago. However, the margin busin ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... by lambasting Undergrad -- the campus journal of the Hong Kong University Students' Union -- and a book the union published in 2013. The book, Hong Kong Nationalism, has become an overnight bestselle ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
... 700-gram tin of an American can of milk powder costs 198 yuan compared with 205 on Taobao or 268 at a normal shop, which includes duty of 40 per cent. A Prada B2811L handbag costs 8,799 yuan compared ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
