Shortly after the publication of newspaper, the Hong Kong stock market experienced the first significant historical fall as a result of the 1973 oil crisis. Nonetheless, the Hong Kong economy had recovered by 1976 and the newspaper eventually became one of the most influential newspapers in the Chinese media world.
In Sep 2006, a new shareholder (Clermont Media Limited, a BVI company) acquired the majority shareholding of the company. Today, Chief Editor of the newspaper is Alice Kwok Yim-Ming 郭艷明.
In July 2008, HKEJ launched its official website [www.hkej.com]