Category: HK Current Affairs

CUHK Unlocks Cancer Pain Mechanism and Identifies Therapeutic Target MNT for Precise Treatment

Cancer pain is a common symptom of advanced cancer. Cancer pain not only seriously affects the quality of life of patients, but also increases disease progression and mortality. New research from the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has discovered that a novel phenomenon called “macrophage to neuron-like cell transition…


Man Arrested for Carrying 59 Cocaine Tablets in His Body, Weighing about 1.2 kg

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department detected a case of drug internal concealment at Hong Kong International Airport on Oct. 10 and seized about 1.2 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about HK$1.2 million (approx. US$152,000). Tsang Yau-chuen, Acting Senior Investigator of the Airport Investigation Group of Customs Drug Investigation Bureau,…


Hong Kong Government Unexpectedly Puts on Hold All Local Article 23 Legislation Agendas

The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill of Hong Kong the Basic Law Article 23, which caused 500,000 Hongkongers to march on the street against legislation in 2003, was recently removed from the legislative agenda for the 2022 Legislative Council. This means the bill will not be submitted to the Legislative Council for registration in the…


Hong Kong Government Puts on Hold Article 23 Security Law Legislation

The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill of Hong Kong the Basic Law Article 23, which caused 500,000 Hongkongers to march on the street against legislation in 2003, was recently removed from the legislative agenda for the 2022 Legislative Council. This means the bill will not be submitted to the Legislative Council for registration in the…


Pro-Democracy Convener Released After 18 Months in Jail

After serving nearly 18 months in prison, Figo Chan Ho-wun, former convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, was released from detention on the Oct. 10. Emily Lau Wai-hing of the Democratic Party, Chan Po-ying, Chairman of the League of the Social Democrats, and Cyd Ho Sau-lan of the Labour Party, were present to welcome…


US College Resists CCP Pressure to Ban a Speech by Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist

Sunny Cheung Kwan-yang, an advisor to the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), living in exile in the United States and wanted by the Hong Kong regime, was harassed by “Little Pinks” (pro-CCP Chinese) when he gave a speech at the University of Southern California on Oct. 3. It is reported that the Chinese Communist Party…


Hong Kong Detains Doctors and Patients Over Medical Exemption Certificates

Since the Hong Kong government is trying to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate, although people are allowed to apply for a “COVID-19 vaccination medical exemption certificate,” commonly known as a “jab-free cert,” from doctors because of their own illness, the authorities tightened the threshold at the beginning of this year, forcing many people who need…


Hong Kong Students Suspended for Being Late to Assembly Playing CCP Anthem

On Oct. 5, 14 students from Hong Kong St. Francis Xavier’s School were told to immediately leave the school and were suspended for three days because they were late to the assembly at which the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) anthem is played while its flag is raised. The school alleged that the students were “disrespecting the school” and “violating…


US Congress Report Shows CCP Has Turned Hong Kong Into a City of Fear

On Sept. 4, the U.S. Congressional and Executive Committee on China (CECC) released a report (pdf) titled “Hong Kong’s Civil Society: From an Open City to a City of Fear.” The report cover shows logos of various civil organizations or groups that have been dissolved or disbanded in the past two years. These organizations include the…


US Warns Hong Kong May Be Used as a Safe Haven for Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Yachts

Superyacht Nord believed to be owned by Alexei Mordashov, the Russian steel oligarch who is sanctioned by many countries, was docked in Hong Kong waters on Oct. 5. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of State was quoted by the Financial Times as saying that some people might use Hong Kong as a safe haven…