As China and Hong Kong actively explore establishing a permanent organ transplantation cooperation mechanism, nearly 6,000 Hong Kong citizens canceled organ donations from December 2022 to April 2023, much more than before. In December last year, the Secretary of Health, Lo Chung-mau, expressed his hope to integrate Hong Kong hospitals into the mainland’s “China Organ Transplant…
China Includes Hong Kong in the Organ Transplant Network, Leading to Nearly 6,000 Hong Kong Citizens to Cancel Organ Donations
CCP Media Eradicates Hong Kong From ‘The Most Donation to 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Worldwide Ranking’ After 22 Billion yuan Aid
In the 2008 Sichuan catastrophic earthquake, Hong Kong donated 22 billion yuan (US$3 billion) to China. However, a recent donation ranking from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) media eradicates Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan from the list. The 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the central region of Sichuan, China, with many aftershocks, tearing down 75…
CCP Little Pinkies Call for Nintendo Boycott; Accuse New Game Legend of Zelda of Supporting Anti-Extradition Protests, Insulting China
Launched on May 12, Nintendo’s new game was on the same day as the 15th anniversary of the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008. Angry mainland netizens accused the game manufacturer of carrying secret messages in the game’s dialogues. Since then, they have been actively calling for boycotts on Twitter and other social media channels. Legend of…
Overall Q1 Crime Figures in Hong Kong Soared by Nearly 50% Year-on-year
According to statistics just released by the Hong Kong Police, the total number of crimes in the first three months of this year reached 20,584, an increase of 6,718 cases compared to the same period last year, translating to year-on-year growth of 48.4 percent. Deception topped the list with 8,886 cases recorded in the first…
Hong Kong Police Crime Rate on the Rise, Force Declines to Disclose Detail Figures
Evidence that crime committed by Hong Kong police has become more prevalent. There are even cases of such criminal activities which took place during the execution of their official duties. The latest figures from the Hong Kong Police Force indicate that in 2022 there were 42 permanent police officers arrested for suspected crimes. However, when…
Hong Kong ICAC Arrests 23 People Including Footballers and Coach for Suspected Involvement in Match Fixing
The ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) said it had smashed a betting syndicate that took bribes in the Hong Kong First Division Football League and arrested 23 people, including players and coaching staff of a local team. The ICAC held a press conference on May 16 to give more details about the case. Kate Cheuk…
HK Immigration to Refuse Overseas Lawyer’s Working Visa in Relation to Jimmy Lai‘s NSL Trial
Hong Kong’s High Court issued a ruling on May 19, dismissing the application for judicial review by the legal team of Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily Newspaper and the Next Digital media group, in an effort to overturn the Committee for Safeguarding National Security’s “recommendation” to the Immigration Department, to deny British lawyer Tim Owen any…
Veteran Public Affairs Commentator Quits Writing Politics, Citing Risks of Hong Kong Jail
Tim Hamlett, former associate professor of journalism at the Baptist University of Hong Kong, a public affairs commentator for the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP), and contributor to most of Hong Kong’s English media outlets, wrote an opinion piece, “Why I am giving up writing about Hong Kong politics,” published on May 12, 2023, in…
Over 110 International Media Executives and Publishers Call for Immediate Release of Apple Daily Founder Jimmy Lai
International nonprofit organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has initiated a joint petition demanding the Hong Kong government immediately release pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. The signature campaign to #FreeJimmyLai received support from 116 internationally renowned publishers and editors-in-chief in 42 countries, including Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Philippines online…
Condolences to Liberal Studies
Commentary The last examination of Liberal Studies was held on April 27, bringing an end to 30 years of liberal studies education in Hong Kong. Naturally, the pro-establishment camp breathed a sigh of relief as their decade-long mudslinging brought an end to this subject, which supposedly heralded a new age of independent study but was…
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