HONG KONG—A Hong Kong Court on Thursday rejected an application to terminate a sedition trial against now-defunct online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News, a case that could see two former top editors jailed if convicted. Former editors Chung Pui-kuen, 53, and Patrick Lam, 35, and the outlet’s parent company, Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited, have…
Hong Kong Court Rejects Bid to Terminate Sedition Trial of Stand News
4-Month-Old Hong Kong Girl Receives Infant Heart Transplant From Mainland China
December 22, 2022
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Cleo Lai Tsz-hei, a 4-month-old girl in Hong Kong suffering from heart failure, underwent an organ transplant with a heart from mainland China on Dec. 17, 2022. The baby is currently recovering in the intensive care unit (ICU). Believed to be the first-ever organ sent from the mainland to Hong Kong for a transplant, hospital officials did…
Parents Need to Receive ‘National Education,’ Says Hong Kong Education Bureau
Parents in Hong Kong will be required to join at least one activity on “National Education” organized by their children’s schools every year, according to the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB). The three Performance Indicators (KPIs) listed by the EDB for all publicly funded schools include: Designate a person to plan for school-based national education; Organize…
After a Year in Custody, Former Stand News Editor-in-Chief Granted Bail
Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of Stand News, which ceased operation at the end of 2021, was granted bail on Dec. 13. He was arrested at the end of December 2021 and held in custody for nearly a year. The prosecution submitted over 1,000 pages of undisclosed documents for the first time last month during Chung’s trial….
Woman Kidnapped Outside Prison Rescued Due to Swift Action by Passers By
On the morning of Dec. 17, a woman was forcibly taken into a light truck by a few persons outside Stanley Prison in Hong Kong. The event was filmed by passers-by at the scene. They called the police and uploaded the video to the social media platform leading to the van involved being stopped by…
Former District Councilor Accused of Breaching Social Distancing Measures Dismissed on Appeal
A former Hong Kong district councilor, Lance Yan Pui-lam, was convicted of violating the “social distancing measures” earlier and was sentenced to 80 hours of community service. He appealed to the High Court against his conviction. The High Court ruled on Dec. 16 in favor of Yan and overturned the earlier sentence and penalty on…
From Marathon Dress to Souvenir, Message ‘Hong Kong, Add Oil’ Will Be Reported to the Police
In the 2021 Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon, contestants were not allowed to participate in the event wearing attire bearing the words “Hong Kong, add oil.” A slogan that was widely used in the 2019 democracy movement. The Marathon committee said it was a political message. And the police recorded the contestants’ information if there were…
Hong Kong Pastor, Convicted of Incitement in Hong Kong Court, Released From Jail
Pang Yuen-mun, a pastor who operates the YouTube channel “Priest With You,” was convicted of two counts of incitement for clapping, during the hearing of Tonyee Chow Hang-tung’s trial, for inciting others to participate in an illegal June 4th assembly. Pang was sentenced to one year in prison for clapping and disturbing the court. Although…
Advice on Treatment to Remove Worries of Contracting Shellfish Poisoning
According to data from the HK Centre for Food Safety, the incidence of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) cases around the world seems to be on the rise in recent decades. In Hong Kong, according to the records of the Centre for Health Protection, between 2007 and 2011, there were 34 suspected PSP cases affecting 68…
Commentators: Jimmy Lai Found Guilty of Fraud, Under Political Persecution He May Never Walk Free Again
December 17, 2022
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Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-dissolved Next Digital Media Group, was convicted of fraud and sentenced to five years and nine months of imprisonment on Dec. 10 for using a small part of a media office for his private consultancy business. This ruling is in addition to his earlier conviction for unlawful assembly and…
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