Tag: Hong Kong

Can Wisdom Be Restored in the ‘Little Pinkies’ Era?

Commentary More than 300 school principals and representatives of the school sponsoring bodies and educational organizations attended the Patriotic Education Summit Forum opening ceremony and the Patriotic Education Centre run by the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers on July 16. The first two guests mentioned in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu’s speech, were Yang…


AI Greatly Improves Denture Design, HK Research Wins International Award

The design and fabrication of dentures often requires a great deal of time to collect dentition information and numerous fittings due to the limitations of the current technology, and can increase the time needed for patients to get proper fitting dentures. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Dentistry and the Department…


Research Finds Leadership Genes Have Links to Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

Max Depree once said: The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. So what is the reality of being able to lead? Although being a leader might seem an incredible move in one’s career, being in leadership, according to university research, may not be as good for your mind or body. A research…


Hong Kong Passport Ranks 18th Globally for Travel Freedom

The Hong Kong passport ranked 18th among the world’s best travel documents, with hassle-free entry to 171 destinations, according to the latest ranking by London-based immigration consulting firm Henley & Partners. The Japanese passport once again ranked first, providing hassle-free entry to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea share second place with hassle-free entry to…


World’s Longest-Living Panda Dies at 35 in Hong Kong

An An, the world’s longest-living male giant panda in captivity, had been feeling unwell, and his condition deteriorated over the past few weeks. On the morning of July 21, 2022, Ocean Park sadly announced that An An was euthanized to prevent him from suffering more pain. An An was 35 years old, equivalent to 105…


World’s Longest-Living Panda in Captivity Dies at 35 in Hong Kong

An An, the world’s longest-living male giant panda in captivity, had been feeling unwell, and his condition deteriorated over the past few weeks. On the morning of July 21, 2022, Ocean Park sadly announced that An An was euthanized to prevent him from suffering more pain. An An was 35 years old, equivalent to 105…


Tesla on Fire: Pro Racer and Taiwanese Celebrity Trapped in a Burning Tesla Car

On July 22, Taiwanese Pro Racer, beloved celebrity Jimmy Lin, and his son Jenson Lin were trapped inside a crashed Tesla car. Witnesses saw Lin’s car steer to the right abruptly before hitting a pedestrian island just before reaching a highway. By the time Jimmy Lin was pulled out of the flaming vehicle, he was…


Pro Racer and Taiwanese Celebrity Trapped in a Burning Tesla Car

On July 22, Taiwanese Pro Racer, beloved celebrity Jimmy Lin, and his son Jenson Lin were trapped inside a crashed Tesla car. Witnesses saw Lin’s car steer to the right abruptly before hitting a pedestrian island just before reaching a highway. By the time Jimmy Lin was pulled out of the flaming vehicle, he was…


Former District Councillor Found Guilty of Public-Order Crime, Detained Awaiting Sentence

Former Shatin District Councillor Li Chi-wang was arrested in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, alongside several other people during a 2020 parade initiated by netizens. Li was charged with one count of making an excessively loud noise in a public area or committing acts of disrupting public order. The Eastern Magistrates’ Courts gave its verdict on…


Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Communism Is Threatened by Individuality

I speak with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who was elected as vice chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. We discuss his experience seeing the fall of the Soviet Union, what the concerns are in China when it comes to human rights, and his last trip to Hong Kong. We also look into…