Category: HK Current Affairs

US Lawmakers, Hong Kong Exiles Call for Release of ‘Hong Kong 47’ Defendants

The “Democrats Primary Election Case” (Hong Kong 47 case) has been on trial for about 20 days, and most defendants have been on remand for more than two years. The U.S. House of Representatives “Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party” held a hearing on Feb. 28 to…


Hong Kong Received 8,104 Reports of COVID Vaccine Adverse Events and 120 Death Cases

Hong Kong received 8,104 reports of adverse events associated with the COVID vaccination as of Feb. 28, including 120 deaths within 14 days of vaccination. The Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) reported on Mar. 1. The Expert Committee concluded that 117 death cases were not causally related to vaccination; two other cases were not…


Hong Kong Court Convicts Activists Behind Tiananmen Vigil

HONG KONG—Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating the Chinese communist regime’s 1989 massacre of pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong were arrested in 2021…


New Material to Replace Extracted Human Teeth for Dental Research

A wide range of dental research has been conducted, such as evaluating dental ceramic materials for crown restoration on teeth and testing dentine analog materials in laboratory-based mechanical and fatigue tests. However, collecting and using extracted human teeth is becoming increasingly difficult, given concerns about COVID-19, size-standardization issues, and time constraints. A research team led…


Socialite Murder Case: Another Man Arrested for Assisting, While Ex-Husband and His Father Both Had Outstanding Legal Issues

Abby Choi, a 28-year-old socialite and daughter-in-law of the founder of an international food group, was suspected of being killed by her ex-husband’s family. The police arrested another man on Mar. 3, suspected of “assisting the ex-husband” in his attempt to escape. Hong Kong Police Superintendent Chung Nga-lun told the media that the arrested man…


CUHK Team Reveals Novel Cockroach Allergens, Helps Develop Precision Immunotherapy

Cockroach is the second most common allergen among Hongkongers suffering from allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema, second only to dust mites. An international study led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ‘s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) has unraveled the world’s most comprehensive genome profile for the American cockroach…


Hong Kong Lifts Mask Mandate, Ban on Wearing Facial Coverings at Rallies Remains

The “mask order” in Hong Kong that has been in place for over two years is now revoked on Mar. 1. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the decision on Feb. 28, saying that all data showed that the pandemic in Hong Kong was under control and there was no sign of a…


Social Elite Murder Case: 5 Arrested for Suspected Involvement

Abby Choi Tin-fung, a 28-year-old social elite model and daughter-in-law of the Tamjai Group, was killed and dismembered. As of Feb. 26, Hong Kong Police had arrested five people, including the victim’s ex-husband’s parents, ex-husband, ex-husband’s brother, and a mistress of the ex-husband’s father. Police Update Police met with the media at a news conference…


Chinese University of Hong Kong Uses School Event and Anti-Communist Founder to Promote CCP Propaganda

On Feb. 20, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held a patriotic event at the New Asia College Plaza. During the program, the university organized a performance with artificial intelligence to show its loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and stirred controversy in the education and academic industry. Using artificial intelligence, holographic projection, and…


U.S. Consul Responds to Chinese Diplomat Warning About Crossing Political ‘Red Lines’

On Feb. 23, Liu Guangyuan, China’s foreign ministry commissioner in Hong Kong, met with U.S. Consul General Gregory May to complain about his “inappropriate words and deeds that interfered in Hong Kong affairs,” according to a spokesperson for the commissioner’s office. During the meeting, Commissioner Liu stated “three red lines” that the U.S. consulate should…