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1. East River Column

   Posted Sep 06th 2009, 12:00am by Edward Peters

   ... East River Column by Chan Sui-jeung Hong Kong University Press HK$250 There is a popular - and erroneous - supposition that as far as Hong Kong is concerned the second world war began with the Japanese assault on December 8, 1941, and ended with the ignom ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/691629/east-river-column
2. Going to the mainland is easier now

   Posted Jun 03rd 2009, 12:00am by Edward Peters

   ... While there are frequent flights from Chek Lap Kok to the more far-flung destinations on the mainland, regular trains, ferries and buses from Hong Kong provide a handy solution to travellers. Getting into the mainland has never been easier, especially wit ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/682366/going-mainland-easier-now
3. Progress on notification of 'minor' nuclear incidents

   Posted Apr 21st 2011, 12:00am

   ... Beijing's nuclear safety agency is making positive noises about opening up the way it reports minor incidents at nuclear plants, Hong Kong's top environmental official said yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah was speaking as he led a Hong Kong delegation to the National Nuclear Safety Administration at the Ministry of the Environment in Beijing. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/965655/progress-notification-minor-nuclear-incidents
4. University chief lashes triple policy blunder

   Posted Jun 07th 2006, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... Absence of party politics blamed for what academic calls myopic decisions Government policies on land, technology and education were at the heart of a catalogue of failures spanning 40 years, Lingnan University president Edward Chen Kwan-yiu said yesterday. He also said the absence of party politics was to blame for short-sightedness in policymaking. The professor, who became ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/551847/university-chief-lashes-triple-policy-blunder
5. Sport - Golf - GOLF

   Macau Open wins sponsorship from the Venetian

   Posted Aug 17th 2012, 12:00am by Alvin Sallay

   ... Iao-leck, president of the sports board. Edward Tracy, president and chief executive of Sands China, parent company of the resort hotel, said the involvement with the Macau Open was part ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1016417/macau-open-wins-sponsorship-venetian
6. HK trade declines 4.8pc on sluggish markets

   Posted Jul 25th 2012, 12:00am

   ... not terribly optimistic about the second half,' said Edward Leung, chief economist of the Trade Development Council. For the whole year, the value of export growth will be 1 per cent in nominal ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1007695/hk-trade-declines-48pc-sluggish-markets
7. UK luxury developer opens first HK office

   Posted Jul 18th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Peggy Sito peggy.sito@scmp.com Asian investors' strong demand for London homes has spurred the Berkeley Group, a British luxury developer, to open a Hong Kong office to serve customers in the region. The group, which markets properties under the St George, St James, St Edward and Berkeley Homes brands, opened a 2,200 sq ft showroom and office in Edinburgh Tower ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1007082/uk-luxury-developer-opens-first-hk-office
8. City's depressed listings market set to rebound

   Posted Jun 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... for the fourth consecutive year. Edward Au, a partner of Deloitte responsible for overseeing IPOs, said about 200 companies were seeking to list and 80 of them would go ahead in the second half ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1005256/citys-depressed-listings-market-set-rebound
9. No 'through-train' scheme, says Beijing

   Posted Jun 30th 2012, 12:00am

   ... 'The current proposals only benefit Hong Kong banks. We hope Beijing will relax things further for brokers,' he said. Edward Chow Kwong-fai, deputy chairman of the Business ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1005478/no-through-train-scheme-says-beijing
10. Letters

    Posted Jul 26th 2012, 12:00am

    ... to learn Cantonese, and I don't think this was Edward Tsui's main argument ('Embrace HK by learning its language', July 13). However, would it hurt expats like Mr Anderson ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/1007711/letters

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