We all saw the National Security Law coming – after all, a year of violence, instability, civilian-police altercation, and, above all, a bizarre frenzy in courting the favours of foreign powers. It ma ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-17
... ng as ever. Still, I suspected that a weird logic was at work, and argued that markets might continue to rally despite the collapse of the world economy. And so they have. Will that change? In my 40 y ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-14
Since physical classes were suspended after the Lunar New Year holiday, the Secretary for Education have announced the latest arrangements for class commencement. All on-campus activities and face-to- ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-14
During the first wave of COVID-19 global outbreak, Hong Kong clearly excelled most of its competitive rivals, including Singapore, in controlling the epidemic. As one of the more successful textbook c ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-13
Americans heading into the fall and the new school year are grappling with interrelated upheavals in health, the economy, family life, and race relations. The COVID-19 crisis is falling hardest on the ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-13
It’s been more than six months since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Prof. Yuen Kwok-yung, chair of infectious diseases, faculty of medicine, HKU, has noted publicly that the pandem ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-12
Having first become a significant issue at the start of the year, hysteria and concern about it grew as the year progressed. Just when it appeared as though the situation was under control, a troublin ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-11
In the face of a deep, global economic contraction in the first half of 2020, prices of industrial metals have been remarkably resilient. Copper has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels at the start of th ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-11
Since the first auction of radio spectrum in the 4.9 GHz Band for the fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks(5G) development in 2019, the Hong Kong government has announced a furth ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-11
The National Security Law made many Hong Kong people uncertain of their future. Then the British government unexpectedly opened an exit door by offering a route to citizenship for holders of the Briti ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-10
Many white Christian evangelicals in the United States have long believed that America has a God-given mission to save the world. Under the influence of this crusading mentality, US foreign policy has ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-07
Here is a million-dollar question: could HSBC Holdings rebound like it had in the financial tsunami in the last decade? The odds seem bad. Shares of HSBC fell to a 12-year low after it reported a lowe ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-05
COVID-19 has become a severe stress test for countries around the world. From supply-chain management and health-care capacity to regulatory reform and economic stimulus, the pandemic has mercilessly ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-05
The role of the Director of Public Prosecutions is little understood both in the public and, I suspect, in government circles. Though the DPP is a government appointee, the responsibility is to the pu ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-03
... plications. However, one of the current obstacles is a lack of talent, which hindered the development. The shortage of talent is a universal issue. According to a report on Hong Kong market from Micha ...More
EJ Insight2020-08-03
