According to Chinese public data, some 21 cities in China now have a population density of more than 1,000 people per square kilometer (0.386 square miles). Six cities are in Guangdong Province. Among them, Shenzhen is the most crowded city, with over 7,000 people per square kilometer. The 10 cities with the highest population density…
Hong Kong Economy in Deep Water as Interest Rates Rise in Tandem With China and US Markets
The economy has been tense all over the world due to fuel and gas price increases, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and rampant inflation. In response to the high domestic inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve increased the interest rate five times this year. Since Hong Kong’s system depends on the linked exchange rate…
Documentary Photos of Old Hong Kong Street Scenes to be Shown in Tsim Sha Tsui
Lau Koon-tan, a documentary photographer in his 80s, spent a year compiling his works from the 1960s to the 1970s under the theme “Old Hong Kong – The Way We Were.” A photo album of the images was recently published by Eastpro Gallery. “When we look at an ordinary scene in our daily lives, the…
Shangri-La Guest Database Hacked
Shangri-La Group issued an announcement on its official website on Sept. 30, stating that its 8 hotels were found to have been hacked by professional cyber attackers, bypassing the group’s security monitoring system, and after investigation, it was found that the contact information of some guests was leaked. The group apologized to the affected customers…
New York Crowned the Richest City in the World 2022; Hong Kong Drops out of Top 10
American Consultation Firm Henley & Partners Group published its latest World’s Richest Cities Report on Sep 13. The report confirmed that New York, Tokyo, and San Francisco are the cities with the most millionaires. With Hong Kong dropping quickly from the 8th in 2021 to the 12th this year, it has become the most affected…
Breast Cancer Patients Under 40 Are Less Likely to Survive
The Hong Kong Breast Cancer Database of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation shows that the ten-year survival rate of Chinese breast cancer patients was 87.7 percent. While the ten-year survival rate of patients with the early diagnosis was almost 90 percent, the rate dropped to less than 30 percent with stage 4 cancer. The…
90-Year-Old Cardinal in Dock ‘As Dark Awaits Dawn’
The nonagenarian Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, belonging to the very highest echelon of the Roman Catholic Church, who was arrested by the Hong Kong government (HKgov), stood in the dock on Sept. 26. The silence of the Holy See has been criticized both inside and outside the Catholic…
Study Finds Chinese Medicine Effective in Improving Long COVID: HKHA
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) announced on Sept. 28 a study of clinical data of Chinese medicine in the treatment of recovered COVID-19 patients, indicating that Chinese medicine treatment in the recovery period can promote the resolution of residual symptoms, and improve lung functions and body constitutions. The study was conducted between September 2020…
FDA Taiwan: New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs May Cause Acute Pancreatitis
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan (FDA) released a report about a new class of hypoglycemic drugs, Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, suspected of causing acute pancreatitis. Wang Chih-yuan, researcher and chairman of the Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators, said that patients who use GLP-1 receptor…
UK Groups Jointly Urge Liz Truss to Hark Human Rights Concerns, Sanction CCP Officials and Publicly Stand Against CCP
On the eve of the 73rd anniversary National Day in Communist China, a total of nine British human rights organizations, including Hongkongers in Britain, Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, and Stop Uyghur Genocide, wrote to the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss. The organizations urged the British government to pay heed to the threats…
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