I've read a news report about a guy who lost over HK$1,000 because his credit card information was stolen and used to link up with an AlipayHK e-wallet, which then was used for online shopping. After ...More
EJ Insight2018-08-03
... . Francis Fong, honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, said it is good to see the government responding positively to the industry’s demands by giving away the spectrum ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-27
Google was fined by the European Commission a record 4.34 billion euros for breaking the antitrust law. The internet giant was accused of bundling its search engine and Chrome apps into the Android op ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-27
The Water Supplies Department (WSD) has confirmed that the drinking water supplied to a new public rental housing estate in Kwai Fong meets the standard, with tests done on some samples proving that i ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-20
Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, noted in a conference in Hong Kong last week that Mercedes-Benz became the first non-Chinese firm to obtain a license for testing ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-20
The Hong Kong Productivity Council last week released the inaugural AlipayHK Smart Payment Popularity Index, which shows that electronic payment solutions are not yet widely accepted in the city. Thou ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-13
... clude the Fong Yuen Study Hall, which was originally under the same batch of revitalization projects, because none of the two proposals passed. The bureau explained that in one proposal, the informati ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-06
It has been a busy period for mobile payment operators in Hong Kong. Starting with HSBC, which announced on June 25 that users of its PayMe mobile payments app will be able to use it for transactions ...More
EJ Insight2018-07-06
The World Cup is dominating the airwaves. Now TV holds the local rights for paid-TV broadcasts of the football matches. Meanwhile, ViuTV is also screening 19 select World Cup games for free to let all ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-28
A master chef famous for his generosity to his kai fong (neighbors) in Po Lam will mark the 30th month of his business venture on a high note this week. Two and a half years ago, Lam Kam-wing retired ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-25
Having heard how Chief Executive Carrie Lam answered the questions raised by legislator Charles Peter Mok at a meeting of the Legislative Council last week, I feel obliged to point out some of her mis ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-21
Media reports indicate that Hong Kong is stepping up the development of smart streetlights in the territory. Let’s take this opportunity to talk about the relationship between 5G and the Internet of T ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-12
If Hong Kong misses the right timing in launching 5G service, it will lead to great losses for the local technology sector and the city's overall economy. The Office of Communications Authority has la ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-06
Governments and telecom operators in most developed nations are striving to get in the forefront of offering next generation 5G mobile broadband services. Among various regions, Britain has already co ...More
EJ Insight2018-06-01
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group had once looked at the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. But eventually the company decided to list elsewhere, namely the US, as Hong ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-15
The United Kingdom's recent 5G spectrum auction drew good response from telecom operators, helping generate about 1.36 billion pounds in revenue for the British government. O2 turned out to be the big ...More
EJ Insight2018-05-09
