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Overseas Chinese Mourned 34th Anniversary of 1989 Massacre

Overseas Hongkongers continue their annual commemoration of the June 4th Tiananmen Square massacre like the years before, with more and more mainlanders joining their ranks too. From 1990 to 2020, Hong Kong was able to hold large-scale candlelight vigils and rallies in public on June 4 every year. However, under the coercion of the Chinese…


Hong Kong Protest Movement Exhibition Opens in New York at the Tiananmen Memorial Museum

In time for the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the first permanent memorial museum was opened in New York on June 2. The new museum will become the only exhibition site in the world presenting the history of the 1989 massacre after the forced closure of the June 4th Memorial Museum in Hong…


The Epoch Times (HK) In Changing Media Environment

In Hong Kong, where the social and political environment for the media industry is becoming less favorable, volunteer promotion staff who distribute The Epoch Times (HK) publications have often encountered various interference, yet they are persevering. Readers, fans and supporters, even colleagues in the same field unavoidably worry for their safety, and wonder “What makes…


The Epoch Times (HK) in a Changing Media Environment

In Hong Kong, where the social and political environment for the media industry is becoming less favorable, volunteer promotion staff who distribute The Epoch Times (HK) publications have often encountered various interference, yet they are persevering. Readers, fans and supporters, and even colleagues in the same field unavoidably worry for their safety, and wonder “What…


Wearing a Wedding Dress for the First Time, 52 Elderly Couples Say, ‘I Do’ Again

Some 52 elderly couples who are all over 65 and have been married for more than 30 years chose to put on wedding dresses for the first time on May 20 and say, “I do” one more time under the vow of “…..for better, for worse…..in sickness and in health….” On May 20, Lutheran Church-Hong Kong…


7-Years-Old Girl in Vegetative State Blinks for the First Time in 3 Years After Acupuncture Treatment

Tinyu, a seven-year-old girl, has gone into a vegetative state due to a medical error after suffering a rare soft tissue cancer in 2018. On May 19, Baby Tinyu blinked her eyes for the first time in three years. Tinyu had a tumor resection operation at Queen Mary Hospital on May 21, 2020. The initial surgery process…


7-Year-Old Girl in Vegetative State Blinks for the First Time in 3 Years After Acupuncture Treatment

Tinyu, a seven-year-old girl, has gone into a vegetative state due to a medical error after suffering a rare soft tissue cancer in 2018. On May 19, Baby Tinyu blinked her eyes for the first time in three years. Tinyu had a tumor resection operation at Queen Mary Hospital on May 21, 2020. The initial surgery process…


Hong Kong Students Rank 3rd in Global Reading Ability Study

The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education has released the “Progress in International Reading Literacy Study” (PIRLS) results. Hong Kong students achieved the top three ranking in the world for four consecutive PIRLS cycles, representing the highest level internationally. With a score of 573, Hong Kong students surpassed the international average score of 500….


Accurate Identification of Mushroom Poisoning Sources Through Fungal DNA Sequencing

The Hong Kong Hospital Authority held a two-day conference starting on May 16. Dr. Calvin Chong Yeow Kuan,  Consultant Doctor at the Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, delivered a presentation on Accurate Fungal Classification by DNA Sequencing. He discussed the application of fungal DNA sequencing in accurately identifying the sources of poisoning. Chong explained…


Hong Kong Consumer Council Tests Skateboard Samples, General Points to Consider When Buying

In a recent survey conducted by the Hong Kong Consumer Council, 12 out of the 16 skateboard samples failed to meet European safety standards. The survey highlighted several issues, including insufficient labeling information on 11 of the samples, which failed to display the maximum weight capacity on their packaging. There are five samples that exhibited…