Category: HK Current Affairs

Outsourced Lawyers Acting for Hong Kong Government Must Observe National Security Law

As a former British colony, Hong Kong has always inherited the traditional British judicial system; however, since passing the National Security Law (NSL) in 2020, there has been an unprecedented change to the city’s long-cherished judicial independence. In addition to appointing designated judges for sensitive national security cases and cancellation of the jury at the…


Benedict Rogers: Hong Kong’s Press Freedom Entirely Destroyed by CCP

Benedict Richard Victor Rogers, a British human rights activist and co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong Watch group, said in an interview with the Epoch Times on Nov. 23, that Hong Kong’s press freedom has been devastated and utterly destroyed. Rogers expressed his concerns about the upcoming trial of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Next…


Synthesized Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Glioma

A collaborative research team from Hong Kong Baptist University and Polytechnic University has synthesized a nanoparticle called TRZD, which can simultaneously diagnose and treat gliomas in the brain. The research results have been published in the international scientific journal Science Advances. Gliomas are the most common primary brain malignancies, accounting for approximately one third of…


Joshua Wong Wrote From Prison After Two Years: ‘I Am Still Standing’

Joshua Wong, former secretary general of Demosisto Hong Kong, who has been imprisoned for the past two years, updated his status on social media through a friend on Nov. 23. In the post, Wong wanted to tell the world he was still standing and had not been beaten down yet. Wong shared in his latest…


Students’ Demonstration During Graduation Ceremony of CUHK Interfered With by Security Guards and Police

During the graduation ceremony on Nov 24, some students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held an artistic demonstration expressing opinions for discussion about the CUHK. Some campus security guards tried to stop the presentation, claiming no unauthorized slogans are allowed on campus. As reported by the University Community Press (CUHK student media),…


Hong Kong Court Convicts Cardinal Zen, 5 Others Over Fund for Pro-Democracy Protesters

HONG KONG—A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and five others in Hong Kong were fined after being found guilty Friday of failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the widespread protests three years ago. Cardinal Joseph Zen, a retired bishop and a vocal democracy advocate of the city, arrived at…


6 Former Executives of Apple Daily Plead Guilty to Collusion With Foreign Powers Charges

Former Next Media Founder Jimmy Lai Chi-ying and six former Apple Daily executives have been charged with conspiring with others to collude with foreign powers or forces to endanger national security. Six former Apple Daily members except Lai pleaded guilty to the charge at High Court on Nov. 22. The court has adjourned sentencing per…


Report: 13 Percent of CEOs Plans to Leave Hong Kong

Bupa Global released the latest “Bupa Global Executive Wellbeing Index 2022” report on Nov. 23, indicating that high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and top executives, especially in Hong Kong, are planning a career change next year, and 13 percent of CEOs are planning to relocate out of Hong Kong. According to the report, business leaders are under…


Wrong Anthem, Wrong Title Used at Hong Kong Rugby Team Games, Government Responds

Recently, various international rugby games misplayed and/or miswrote the national anthem of Hong Kong. During the matches, the organizers mixed up the correct anthem with the anti-extradition movement anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” as the national anthem of Hong Kong instead of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) anthem. The Hong Kong government and pro-CCP politicians…


CCP’s Hero ‘Journalist’ Died at 30

Fu Guohao, allegedly a former reporter for a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media, Global Times who claimed to support Hong Kong police in their suppression of pro-democracy protestors in 2019, died at the age of 30 on Oct. 25, 2021. Almost one year later, his father posted his son’s death on a social media platform….