The ice bucket challenge is taking Hong Kong by storm and some government officials are getting in on the act. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So Kam-leung will pour icy cold w ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
Renaissance College, a private independent international school in Ma On Shan managed by English Schools Foundation (ESF), and Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) will jointly offer the Interna ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
Some prepacked fresh food sold in Hong Kong supermarkets and grocery shops are up to 19 percent underweight, Sing Tao Daily reported Friday, citing a Hong Kong Consumer Council survey. The survey exam ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
Over 90 percent of Hong Kong people have little knowledge of “sustainable seafood” and only 6 percent consider how seafood is caught when making a purchase. Sustainable seafood refers to catching or f ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
A man living along the coastal Siu Lam area in Hong Kong's Tuen Mun district said he spotted a five-foot-long crocodile at the waters near his villa Sunday morning. As he was standing in his balcony a ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
A growing number of pan-democrats will reject universal suffrage if the nomination procedure for Hong Kong's next leader does not meet their expectations, according to a new survey. About 46.6 percent ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
It's the height of luxury and privacy with the price tag to boot. At HK$175,735 (US$22,674) per square foot, an uber luxury mansion on the Peak, Hong Kong's most exclusive enclave, sets a domestic rec ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
Have you ever paid HK$500,000 (US$64,267) for a subway ticket in Hong Kong? That, unfortunately, was the cost of a MTR journey for a hapless Chinese merchant. The merchant, surnamed Chen, 34, had exch ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
A group of academics has proposed a middle ground with regard to selection of candidates for Hong Kong's 2017 chief executive election, but the suggestion failed to win backing from both the democrats ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-05
A redevelopment project in Hong Kong's Kwun Tong district has been withdrawn from auction by the government after it failed to attract the minimum price of HK$8 billion (US$1.03 billion), Ming Pao Dai ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
Trampoline was invented 78 years ago but Case Lawrence thinks it's an idea whose time has come -- again. In fact, he believes it can rise above young people's predilection for smartphones, tablets and ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-25
The Education Bureau will subsidize 13 self-funded undergraduate courses from 2015 to help plug employment gaps, Sing Tao Daily reported Friday. The bureau will help pay for an extra 940 undergraduate ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-25
Vacancy rates in some of Hong Kong's busiest shopping areas have soared to a decade high as mainland tourists lose interest in visiting the city, Sing Tao Daily reported Wednesday, citing commercial r ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
Speculation about an early exit for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying should be quelled, at least for now, with National People's Congress chairman Zhang Dejiang giving a positive assessment of Leung's ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-21
A new taxi scam targeting foreigners have been reported recently, with the majority of victims being pub-goers in Lan Kwai Fong in Central and Wan Chai. This is how the trick works: A foreigner hops i ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-17
Hong Kong could pay a price if universal suffrage is not realized in 2017, according to Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang. If Legco fails to approve electoral reforms to be put forward soon b ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
Despite the massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Beijing will reject calls for public nomination of the candidates to the 2017 chief executive election when it unveils its decision on politica ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
For better communication and to avoid embarrassment, Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing has one advice for his esteemed colleagues -- brush up on English. The veteran politician knows ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
Eight students from the English Schools Foundation and one from St. Paul's Co-educational College have scored the full mark of 45 in this year's International Baccalaureate Diploma program, local news ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
Former chief secretary Anson Chan has urged the government to start discussions with pan-democrats on political reform, noting that there is room for all parties to reach a consensus, Apple Daily repo ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
