In recent weeks Hong Kong witnessed some deeply troubling cases of suicides and homicides committed by potential mental illness sufferers. From the depression suffered by well-known Chinese American singer CoCo Lee, to the man who stabbed two women to death in Hollywood Plaza, Diamond Hill with a 12-inch-long knife, and to the suffocation of three young daughters…
Canada Abolishes Education Requirements, Making It Easier for Hong Kong People to Obtain Permanent Resident Card
From Aug. 15, Canada’s special pathway program for Hong Kong immigrants, Stream B (Canadian work experience category), will no longer require any specific education requirements. It means that more Hong Kong people with Canadian work experience will be eligible to apply for permanent residence status, and they are no longer restricted by their past educational…
Canada Removes Educational Requirement From Stream B for Hong Kong Residents
The Canadian government announced on July 11 that as of Aug. 15, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will remove the educational requirement from Stream B for Hong Kong residents, meaning that as long as a candidate has one year of experience in Canada, they can apply for permanent residence status in Canada. Canada launched…
Hong Kong Exile Looks Forward to New Life in Canada, Vows to Keep Fighting for Freedom
The Hong Kong protests ended abruptly in June 2020, with the implementation of the National Security Law. Many former Hong Kong protesters fled the city to seek refuge abroad, many of whom were persecuted for their actions during the protests. Ms. Lilian is one of them. It was a difficult decision to leave the city…
Coleman Wong Becomes Hong Kong’s First Professional Tennis Champion
Hong Kong tennis player Coleman Wong Chek-lam secured his first professional tournament victory on June 25th in Tunisia’s final M15 level professional circuit men’s singles event. He defeated Italian player Luca Giacomini with a score of 2-1, becoming the first Hong Kong player ever to win a professional tennis tournament. Currently ranked 670th in the…
Hongkongers in Australia Hold an Art Exhibition to Build a Cultural Link With the Local Community
One tender greeting, “Hello, how are you?” brings warmth to Australia in winter through the equally warm neon lights. The Hong Kong group “Australia-Hong Kong Link” invited 12 artists to hold an art exhibition in Sydney with the theme “Hello, how are you?” More than 150 people came on the opening day, June 17, as…
Hong Kong Singer On Chan Wins Telly Award for Music Video ‘The Creator’s Shower’
On Chan, a member of the renowned Hong Kong boy band C Allstar, won three awards at the for his music video “The Creator’s Shower,” including a silver award in the “TELEVISION-Craft Visual Effects” category, on par with Marvel and NASA. Chan expressed surprise and gratitude. He said, “I have never expected to receive such…
Hong Kong Woman Recovers From Terminal Uterine Cancer After Practicing Falun Dafa
Ah Hong, a 59-year-old woman, had pursued fame and fortune recklessly in her youth without considering the consequences. Halfway through her life, she had an empty bank account and was diagnosed with late-stage cancer ten years ago. It wasn’t until then that she began to reflect on the gains and losses in her life. By…
Jailed Activist Joshua Wong: Embrace the Decision to Stay or Leave, Don’t Judge Right or Wrong
Since being remanded in December 2020, Joshua Wong, the former member of the Hong Kong political party Demosistō, shared his views on how people should approach the decision to stay or leave Hong Kong on his social media page on June 12. Wong believes the decision should not be judged as right or wrong and…
Crossing Panama Rainforest and US-Mexico Border to Escape Communism
“The place to go may not be heaven, but the place to escape must be hell.” Chen Weijie, a former Shenzhen fitness coach who followed the popular stowaways route to the United States in May, said that he never intends to return to China unless there is no more Communist Party rule. Chen Weijie is…
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