China’s luxury sector is in decline, with an increasing number of wealthy people selling their designer handbags or watches for extra cash. China observer Xia Yifan told The Epoch Times on Aug. 5 that Chinese consumers, including the wealthy, are reluctant to buy luxury items because they don’t have enough money and even have to sell…
Wealthy Chinese Selling Their Luxury Items for Quick Cash Amid Economic Downturn
Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Pay Ranks Second in the World, Secretaries Salaries Exceed Those of Top UK and USA Officials
The Hong Kong government has been adhering to the high salary and integrity principle. The salary for the Chief Executive is one of the best in the world. Recently, the Chief Executive Office and several policy bureaus responded to the media, announcing the salaries of the Chief Executive and accountable officials. John Lee Ka-chiu, who…
Survey: Chief Executive John Lee’s Initial Popularity Ranks With Lowest in History
Latest Hong Kong Public Opinions findings, John Lee Ka-chiu’s popularity rating is 53.8, which ties with Leung Chun-ying for being the lowest among all past and incumbent Chief Executives at the beginning of their terms. The general public’s satisfaction rate and trust in the government have improved, returning to the level of before the anti-extradition…
White ‘Spots’ on Belly Flesh of Mullet After Gutting
Many Hong Kong people like to cook a savory Chiu Chow style frozen mullet in the summer, and the whole family will feast on it. However, most people do not pay attention to the internal condition of the fish after opening the fish belly. On Aug. 4, a netizen posted on social media that an…
Hong Kong Drops to Eight Place in The Latest ECA Global Expatriate Compensation and Benefits Survey
ECA International, the world’s leading human resource management consultancy, released the results of its latest annual “My Expatriate Compensation Market Survey,” on Aug. 3. Hong Kong dropped from fifth to eighth in the world in the latest global ranking of expatriate compensation and benefits. At the same time, the UK is back to its position…
Hong Kong Drops to Eighth Place in The Latest ECA Global Expatriate Compensation and Benefits Survey
ECA International, the world’s leading human resource management consultancy, released the results of its latest annual “My Expatriate Compensation Market Survey,” on Aug. 3. Hong Kong dropped from fifth to eighth in the world in the latest global ranking of expatriate compensation and benefits. At the same time, the UK is back to its position…
Time to Call Communist China What It Has Always Been: A Rogue Nation
Commentary With their well-orchestrated intimidation of Taiwan in response to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taipei on Aug. 2, the Chinese communists have once again removed their masks for all the world to see. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, who regularly pontificates about China “leading the world” in this,…
Hong Kong Protester Joshua Wong: Meals Ordered From Outside Prison Are Costly
On July 28, a friend of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, former Secretary General of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, posted a social media message about Wong’s life in prison. Wong has been jailed in Stanley Prison, Hong Kong, since March 2021 due to his actions related to the 2019 protests and later for his involvement in the…
National Security Bureau Accuses Pro-Democracy Group Hong Kong Parliament of ‘Subverting State Power’ and Will Make Arrests
Screenshot of Victor Ho (L) and Elmer Yuen (R) at the Hong Kong Parliament press conference on July 27, 2022. (Screenshot via YouTube/Epoch News HK ) Hong Kong pro-democracy figures announced the establishment of the Hong Kong Parliament (HKP). HKP plans to organize a poll in 2023 for Hong Kongers around the world to…
Hong Kong National Security Bureau Accuses Pro-Democracy Group of ‘Subverting State Power’ and Will Make Arrests
Screenshot of Victor Ho (L) and Elmer Yuen (R) at the Hong Kong Parliament press conference on July 27, 2022. (Screenshot via YouTube/Epoch News HK ) Hong Kong pro-democracy figures announced the establishment of the Hong Kong Parliament (HKP). HKP plans to organize a poll in 2023 for Hong Kongers around the world to…
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