The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) recently announced that its future public statements would be reviewed by lawyers who have experience handling national security cases and international media to ensure that the club will not violate National Security law. Lee Williamson, FCC’s new chairman, said any statement made by the FCC must also be…
Foreign Correspondents’ Club Fears Violating National Security Law, Says All Future Press Statements Require Legal Review Before Release
4 US Lawmakers Oppose Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Attendance at APEC Summit
Four bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress recently jointly signed a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, opposing the invitation of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to attend the APEC summit in November. The next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (APEC) will be held in San Francisco in November this year (2023). Four…
CUHK Discovers New Genetic Marker to Predict Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Type II Diabetes
The research team of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) has discovered a genetic marker that can predict the risk of heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, which will help to develop personalized treatments for them. The study details were published in the authoritative diabetes journal Diabetes…
Organ Politics in Hong Kong: Who Is at Fault?
Hongkongers face ever-increasing red lines on a daily basis: legislative and district councils purified, rallies cancelled, Geography exams to include the controversial nine-dash line to mark Chinese sovereignty in the South Sea, textbooks censored, and ‘sensitive’ books removed from library shelves. The latest one is that organ donors should not opt-out. The Hong Kong government…
Political Cartoonist Zunzi Talks About Newspaper Axing His Column, Urges Hongkongers to Speak for Free Speech Rights
On May 14, veteran Hong Kong cartoonist Zunzi had his political cartoon column terminated by the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao after running for 40 years. The Hong Kong Public Library has also removed Zunzi’s work from its shelves. Suddenly Zunzi seemed to have never existed in the city. Zunzi shares with The Epoch Times…
Hong Kong DOJ Applies for an Injunction to Ban a Pro-Democratic Song
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Hong Kong announced on June 6 that it has applied to the court for a full injunction and a temporary injunction to prohibit anyone from spreading “Glory to Hong Kong” (a pro-democratic song). The song has been mistakenly played at several international sports events as the Hong Kong national…
Hong Kong’s Special Scheme to Import Labor Sparks Concern
Against the backdrop of an aging population and the recent massive emigration, the Hong Kong government is set to significantly increase the number of imported workers. Most of them are expected to come from mainland China through a special scheme that bypasses a long-standing supervisory mechanism on labor relations, thus causing concerns over a further…
A Psychiatric Patient in Hong Kong Killed Two Pedestrians, Psychotherapist Shares Tips on Self-Defense
On June 2, a 39-year-old man with schizophrenia attacked two female passers-by with a 12-inch long knife in Hollywood Square, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong. The two women were sent to the hospital and confirmed to be dead. The police arrested the murderer on the spot. The murderer was charged with two counts of murder, and…
CUHK Research: New COVID-19 Oral Medication Lowers Risk of Hospital Admission of Older Patients by 54 Percent
In the face of the recent rebound in coronavirus infection, the research team of the Faculty of Medicine (CU Med) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) conducted a study on older patients in nursing homes. The result proves that two oral antivirals, Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir/ Ritonavir, known as Paxlovid, can lower the risk…
Award-Winning Hong Kong Journalist Wins Appeal in Rare Court Ruling Upholding Media Freedom
HONG KONG—An award-winning Hong Kong journalist won an appeal Monday quashing a conviction related to research for an investigative documentary, in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the Chinese territory. Bao Choy was found guilty in April 2021 of deceiving the government by getting vehicle ownership records for journalistic purposes after she had…
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