With regard to the article by Albert Lai Kwong-tak on the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront enhancement program (HKEJ, Aug. 25), we feel compelled to clarify a lot of inaccurate and even misleading statement ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
The Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront enhancement project, which has come under fire for not being contracted out through open tender, was approved by the Town Planning Board (TPB) even as 95 percent of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
The "Slide the City" water party that kicked off Saturday at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal has been touted as a success as all the 14,000 tickets for the event have been sold out. Nevertheless, the orga ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
... percent stake. Hony Capital, a private equity firm controlled by China's Legend Holdings, holds 28 percent. Other investors include Li Sze-lim, chairman of R&F Properties, and Pansy Ho, managing ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
... have been taken over by rows of exclusive, tranquil residential quarters characterized by the scent of white sandalwood and elegant villas and townhouses. Yet as its name suggests, it was a boundary a ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
... erek Chan Tak-cheung was sentenced to three weeks in jail for throwing an egg at Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah during a political forum in 2013. In his defense, Chan cited Murakami's speech, ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
... nder Kwok Tak-sing. She briefly took over the company when her three sons were embroiled in a family saga that dragged on for more than three years. At the time, Kwong, 87, was the richest woman on th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
... erek Chan Tak-cheung, secretary general of the League of Social Democrats, complained that Chinese and other Asian prisoners are not allowed to take Western meals, which he said could be a form of rac ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-18
... has been taken over by the MTR since it inaugurated its Island Line. It also noted that the tramways' tracks and stops occupy around 30 percent of the road of Des Voeux Road in Central. Therefore, re ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
The renminbi could face further pressure among other emerging market currencies as the US dollar moves into an upward cycle, said Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam. The ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
Protesters said the Highways Department shut down lifts and locked the staircases of its office building in Kai Tak to prevent them from getting to its offices, Apple Daily reported Thursday. A group ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
The huge sign of the 80-year-old Tung Tak Pawn Shop in Wan Chai was dismantled early Wednesday, Metro Daily reported Thursday. Last-ditch efforts from different sectors of the local community to prese ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-13
... ex at Kai Tak but there is still no definitive timetable for implementation, with filibustering in the legislature a major uncertainty. The Hong Kong Dome, even if endorsed by the government, may also ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-10
... stars, he takes the MTR from time to time, to the delight of his fans. The social media meme “Capture Brother Fat” started at the beginning of this year. Chow's many fans and other actors take selfies ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-08
If he had not been shot down by the Japanese, American flyer Donald W. Kerr might have been blamed for the destruction of Kai Tak airport. Kerr, a lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II, w ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... ooftop of Tak Fat Building across the street. The teens were taking selfies and sitting on the edge of the roof with their feet stretched out in the air. Lam said it was a scary scene and feared there ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... e in Shun Tak Centre in Central and Western District, but in fact he lives in Pok Fu Lam and so should be listed as a voter in Southern District. In addition to several errors, including an incorrect ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... vo in Kai Tak. The project provides 484 residential units of different sizes ranging from 332 to 568 square feet, up for sale at a 20 percent discount to the market level. Only families with a total m ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
... why Tsang Tak-sing was forced to resign as secretary for home affairs last month, although he is a dyed-in-the-wool leftist. ("Our Home Our Country" 0:29) (Apollo 11, 1969) -- Contact us at english@hk ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
... im. Tsang Tak-shing must go because he failed to handle youth affairs properly, which indirectly led to the massive youth participation in last year’s Occupy protests. Paul Tang Kwok-wai, secretary fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-30
