... the first eight months, inbound traffic fell 0.1 percent from a year earlier. Tourist spending slipped 1.6 percent from the previous year. The decline has been attributed to a sluggish global economy, ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-07
... including eight with three stars, 18 with two stars and 51 with single-star rating. As many as 78 restaurants were given the "Bib Gourmand” rating for offering exceptionally good food at moderate pric ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-06
Mainland students pursuing post-secondary education at eight self-financing Hong Kong institutions could see their degrees not have much value in the job market once the pupils complete their studies. ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-05
... orked for eight to 20 years. Ng called for the airline to increase severance payments and avoid cutting its workforce further. In June, the airline, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, ann ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-04
... the first eight months of this year, ticket sales surpassed the total from 2014 and could reach as much as US$6.5 billion by year’s end. Though the US film industry earned US$10.5 billion from foreign ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-03
... s high as eight million. However, the new policy may not help mitigate the labor shortage in the short term. China’s economic growth relies on the young generation. After 30 years, the working populat ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-02
... n sets of eight or more. Just like neckties, gentlemen match fans to their clothes as well as changing moods. “It was a symbol of status,” Zheng points out. Making a fan involves several dozen steps. ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-31
... ng. About eight million babies are expected to arrive in the first year of the policy relaxation alone, according to Chinese media. Raising and educating each of them will cost 2.5 million yuan (US$39 ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-30
... ng Kong's eight-digit mobile numbers could run out as soon as in three years’ time, am730 reported Friday. OFCA is reportedly planning to increase the supply of available mobile-phone numbers by freei ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-30
... at least eight hours at the workplace, "the office needs to be as comfortable as home," Ho says. That explains why his firm has installed indoor bikes and video arcade machines in the office. Ho cons ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-30
... the other eight months old. Chan worked as a “mud chip dealer”, an agent who earns commissions by trading a casino's chips to gamblers in Macau, but lost his job recently, Apple Daily reported, citing ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-29
... mented in eight designated secondary schools, that is just peanuts, as there are more than 1,000 public high schools across Hong Kong. Major cities around the world are putting a lot of effort and res ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-27
... the first eight months of 2015, down by over 50 percent from the over 1,000 cases during the same period last year. -- Contact us at [email protected] EL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... h out for eight common traps, Mon said. These are illegal employment, false self-employment, unpaid probationary period, underemployment, underpayment, delayed payments, overcharging of agency fees, a ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... ed delays eight months earlier, his words would have constituted an act of fraud against his shareholders and potential investors. Since the MTR Corp. is one of the biggest public companies in Hong Ko ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
... emits in eight hours of continuous use,” said a member of Friends of the Earth during a recent seminar. Still, in Hong Kong, staying cool is quite important. In a densely populated city where cramped ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-24
... Hong Kong eight years ago. She and her partner could only hold hands in public and not show affection, fearing people might find their behavior disturbing. “People would stare at us. In Sydney, no one ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-24
... ng off an eight-meter slope. Rescuers found the car turned upside down at the bottom of the slope and the two men unconscious. The driver was dead despite repeated resuscitation efforts, while the pa ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-23
Nearly six in 10 Hong Kong people aged 60 and above have not made plans for their funeral. However, eight in 10 say it's important to have control over their funeral planning, according to a survey ci ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
Tseung Kwan O has the highest risk of dengue fever incidence among Hong Kong's 44 districts. It reached warning levels for eight months during the four years to 2015, Ming Pao Daily reports, citing da ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
