Tag: Hong Kong

EU Statement | HK Human Rights Eroded, National Security Law Suppress Democracy and New Electoral System Lost Political Plurality

September 30, 2022
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The EU representative, in his address to the UNHRC meeting on Sept. 26, specifically mentioned the human rights situation in Hong Kong, expressing their grave concern about the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) and the renewed use of the Sedition Law, and mentioned the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, the chairman of the Hong…

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Communist China Can’t Run Hong Kong

September 30, 2022
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Commentary Oct. 1 marks the 73rd anniversary of the founding of Communist China. For the Hong Kong government, it will, on the one hand, propagate that Hong Kong is writing a new chapter of history “from chaos to governance, and from governance to greater prosperity” under the National Security Law; on the other hand, the…

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Two Children Experienced Facial Weakness and One Boy and One Youth Experienced Chest Pains Following COVID-19 Jabs

September 30, 2022
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The Hong Kong government announced in its update on monitoring COVID-19 vaccination on Sept. 28, stating that in the past week till 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 25, the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) had received a total of 25 reports of adverse events following COVID-19 immunization, including a 2-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl,…

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70 Percent District Council Seats Are Vacant After Mass Arrests of Pro-Democracy Councilors; HK Plan to Add More Pro-CCP Members

September 30, 2022
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In 2019, democracy took over Hong Kong District Council Election when Hong Kong democratic figures celebrated a landslide electoral win. Their victory was short-lived, however, after waves of disqualification and resignation. Under the National Security Law, most pan-dem legislators have been thrown to jail, exiled, or migrated to the west permanently, resulting in about 70…

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Self-Exiled Hong Kong Democrat Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Jail in Absentia

September 29, 2022
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HONG KONG—A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3.5 years in jail for “criminal contempt” after he failed to show up for trial in several criminal cases. Hui, 40, fled Hong Kong in December 2020, several months after the Chinese regime imposed a sweeping national…

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Mountain Climber Challenged to Pedal 980 Miles From Land’s End to John O’Groats

September 29, 2022
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Remember the previous stories of the Father and Son who summited Mount Everest and Mount Denali in May and June? Father Tsang Chi-shing (John), who has successfully climbed Mount Everest four times, traveled to the UK for an iconic cycling challenge-Ride Across Britain (RAB), an event of road cycling within nine days, starting from southwest…

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Avoid Curettage After Miscarriage, Use Diet to Recover

September 29, 2022
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Chinese medicine practitioners (CMP) believe in preventing disease and regulating the body through eating certain foods. Ever since I was a child, when I got sick, my parents always consulted Western doctors. I did the same as an adult, and didn’t think about seeing a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner. However, an experience I had…

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Hong Kong New Quarantine Measures Spark Outbound Travel, Hurt Local Economy

September 29, 2022
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The Hong Kong government implemented the new “0+3” quarantine measures on Sept. 26. After arriving in Hong Kong, inbound travelers are no longer required to undergo compulsory quarantine in designated quarantine hotels, but will be under three days of medical surveillance, and are allowed to go out but not eat in restaurants during that time….

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HKU Discovers Spatholobus Suberectus Dunn Extract Can Protect Against Mutant Viruses.

September 29, 2022
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A multidisciplinary study at the HKU School of Chinese Medicine found that the extract (SSP) of Spatholobus Suberectus Dunn (SSD), an herb commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, can inhibit and kill a broad range of viruses, including coronavirus, SAR-CoV-2, and its variants. Researchers expect that sprays will be developed from the extract, that can be…

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Survey: Many Hong Kong Secondary School Students Suffer From Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress

September 29, 2022
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A survey in Hong Kong found that about 36 percent of secondary school students have moderate or above moderate symptoms of depression, and nearly 10 percent are considered very serious. More than half of the secondary school students had symptoms of anxiety, and about 56 percent of the students had symptoms of stress to varying…

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