... actor for Kai Ching Estate. Kai Ching triggered the contamination scare after a private investigation found high lead content in its water supply. Tung Wui Estate and Shek Kip Mei Estate Phase Two had ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
... are from Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City, Kwai Luen Estate in Kwai Chung, Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Shui Chuen O Estate in Sha Tin and Wing Cheong estate in Sham Shui Po. Convenor Andrew Wan, who i ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
It’s been almost a month since legislator Helena Wong Pik-wan of the Democratic Party first revealed the contamination by lead of the water supply in Kai Ching Estate. The debacle still hasn’t shown a ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
When Asia Television Ltd. (ATV) failed to secure a license renewal in April, Chun Kai-wai was contemplating his future as a television talent. With the station only allowed to operate for the next 12 ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-01
... t plunge. Kai-Fu Lee, chief executive of startup incubator Innovation Works, said there are only a few public tech firms in China, prompting investors to chase those few stocks, "driving their valuati ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
Hong Kong's Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is offering more than 300 units in a housing development in the former Kai Tak airport at a 20 percent discount. The flats are part of the URA's self-develope ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
... supply in Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City and other public housing projects. The problem was traced to the water pipe installations in these developments. Cheung said there might be some loopholes in ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
... idents of Kai Ching Estate, the first to be reported to have lead-contaminated water supply, and other housing projects in a similar situation. All this is happening while pan-democrats are gearing up ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
... idents of Kai Ching Estate who underwent blood tests after lead-contaminated water supply was discovered in the public housing development. Ko acknowledged it is possible that the excessive lead in th ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
... omplex at Kai Tak, but I don’t think such a dispute can lead to an outcome of this magnitude. Still, sooner or later, pieces of truth will filter through various channels. The rift among the authorit ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
... Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (00016.HK). Chow Tai Fook Enterprises' subsidiary New World Development Co. Ltd. (00017.HK) is likely to be the operator of the Qianhai mall should the parent company win ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
As a member of the Housing Authority, I’ve been closely following the lead contamination scandal in Kai Ching Estate. It reminds me of the Hollywood movie Erin Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts, more ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-25
... ring over Kai Ching Estate which sparked a scare after it was found to have lead levels more than twice the World Health Organization limit. He said the government is handling the incident poorly. Kow ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
... Sun Hung Kai Centre. Quarry Bay’s Taikoo Shing is another Hong Kong district with a sizable cluster of global broadcasters and newspapers. CNN International’s Asian operations center is in Taikoo Pla ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
... s for the Kai Tak sports complex to be scaled down to release land to build homes. -- Contact us at [email protected] KZ/JP/FL ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
... idents of Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City have excessive amounts of lead in their blood. Among 74 water samples taken from faucets at 13 public estates, one from Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po was found ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
... es at the Kai Tak Development to facilitate Leung's ambition to build new homes. Last month, most of the pro-Beijing lawmakers walked out from the Legislative Council and failed to cast their votes in ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
Thirty-nine residents of Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City were found to have excessive amounts of lead in their blood following government tests, Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said. In the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
... nt Chiang Kai-shek. Taiwan had a female vice president, Annette Lu, from 2000 to 2008. Nicknamed little hot pepper for her outspokenness, Hung, a former high school teacher and counselor, has been a l ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
Proper and effective internal controls are key to maintaining good governance. The water contamination scandal in Kai Ching estate is a good case study. A proper internal control regime means the cos ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-20
