Following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party, Chinese stocks immediately witnessed a round of plummeting in value. Together with this deep drop in stock prices is a similar depletion of the wealth of China’s richest. According to statistics, the wealth of China’s richest people was slashed by a staggering US$35 billion in one…
HK Billionaires Are Fleeing and Those in China Have Had Their Wealth Slashed by Tens of Billions of Dollars
October 29, 2022
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HKU: New Technology for Early Detection of Cancer
A research team from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a new technique to measure the rotational motion of cells in living organisms, which can help early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. The research paper has been published in the academic journal Nano Letters. It has been…
CUHK Develops Microrobot for Treating Otitis Media
Middle ear effusion in children can lead to Otitis Media. Some patients need to insert a middle ear catheter to drain the effusion. However, when the catheter is placed in the eardrum for a prolonged period, the secretions in the ear will eventually accumulate a bacterial film around it, which can become a cause of…
Nathan Law’s Exile Is Proof of Hong Kong’s Democratic Decline
Born in the 90s, Nathan Law Kwun-chung never considered that he would be forced to leave his beloved Hong Kong; but that happened after he chose the path of fighting for freedom. Growing up in a poor family that emigrated from the mainland, Law’s mom moved to Hong Kong from China before she and her…
Hongkongers Who Clapped in Court Jailed on Sedition Charges
HONG KONG—Two Hong Kong residents, including a pastor, were found guilty of sedition and sentenced to jail Thursday for clapping and criticizing a judge during a previous trial over a banned vigil in the city. The Rev. Garry Pang Moon-yuen and Chiu Mei-ying, a housewife, were arrested in April for disturbances during a court hearing…
HKBU Finds ‘Cryptotanshinone’ May Treat Gastric Cancer Caused by Bile Reflux
A study by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)’s School of Chinese Medicine found that the compound “cryptotanshinone” extracted from Salvia miltiorrhiza has the potential to treat and prevent gastric cancer associated with bile reflux. The study has also found that refluxed bile acids can cause inflammation-causing bacteria to multiply, which leads to gastric cancer. The…
‘WJP Rule of Law Index 2022’: Hong Kong Not in Top 20 for the First Time
October 27, 2022
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In the latest “Rule of Law Index 2022” released by the American NGO World Justice Project (WJP), Hong Kong dropped to 22nd among 140 countries and regions in the world, hitting a new low since it was included in the index in 2014. It fell in all eight key categories, with “Constraints on government powers”…
CUHK Develops Groundbreaking Natural Formula to Lower COVID-19 Vaccination Side Effects in Elderly and Diabetics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine made groundbreaking findings and developed the intestinal micro-ecological formula (SIM01). The research team finds that SIM01 can effectively decrease common side effects of COVID-19 vaccination in high-risk patients such as the elderly and diabetic. The SIM01 formula has also been proven to reduce bacterial and viral…
Under National Security Law, HK School’s Decisions Based on Political Agenda
October 26, 2022
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Earlier, 14 students of a secondary school in Hong Kong were accused of disrespecting the flag-raising ceremony at the morning assembly, and the school suspended them from attending classes for three days. The incident caused some parents to look for other schools for their kids. On Oct. 24, the school’s Supervisor, Rev. Brother John Chong…
HK Firefighters Find 13 Cats and 1 Dog in Coma in Village House Fire
A village house in Hong Kong caught fire on Oct. 24. Firefighters arrived at the scene and found 13 cats and 1 dog, all asphyxiated and were confirmed dead despite efforts to resuscitate them. The police said in a report on Oct. 25 that a fire broke out on the ground floor of a village…
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