After bidding a rushed farewell to his family, Xavier Cheung came to London by himself a year ago, bringing with him a music dream. With no financial back-up nor outstanding academic qualification, Xavier, now 28, worked in a restaurant and real estate agency to earn money for rental. After sending tons of his CVs out,…
Hong Kong Musician’s Dream Fulfilled In London
June 21, 2022
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Hong Kong’s Iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant Capsizes at Sea
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday. The restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China…
Hong Kong Ranked the Most Expensive City to Live In, Seeing a Talent Drain
Recent research shows that Hong Kong remains the most expensive city in the world to live in. The soaring cost of living coupled with strict social distancing restrictions and travel restrictions, has led to a significant loss of talent as people move to other countries. ECA International, a human resources consultancy firm, recently published a…
7 Hong Kong Universities on 2023 QS World Top University Ranking List
The QS World University Rankings 2023 has finally been released by Quacquarelli Symonds, the world’s leading higher education research institute. MIT ranked first for the 11th consecutive year, 7 universities in Hong Kong were on the list, with the University of Hong Kong ranked at 21. This year’s QS World University Rankings is the largest…
DOJ’s Husband Poon Lok-to’s Company Prosecuted by Competition Tribunal for Alleged Price-fixing with Shun Hing Group
Department of Justice (DOJ) Teresa Cheng’s husband, Otto Poon Lok-to’s company has recently been charged by the Competition Commission Hong Kong. Poon’s company: ATAL Building Services Engineering Limited has been accused of colluding with Shun Hing Engineering Contracting Company Limited for price-fixing, market-sharing and/or bid rigging while bidding for air-conditioning projects in Hong Kong. The…
CCP Kills Off Liberal Studies to Prevent Student Movements; Students Must Support Government Policies Blindly
June 20, 2022
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After students participated in the anti-extradition movement in 2019, pro-government people blamed the “rebellion” on the emergence of the new subject of Citizenship and Social Development (CSD). Hence, The Hong Kong government (HKGov) later focused on reforming the entire subject. After a batch of secondary school students takes the last-ever Liberal Studies diploma exam, the…
New Hong Kong Government Includes 4 Officials Sanctioned by US
Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, who is sanctioned by the United States, has unveiled a new cabinet ahead of his July 1 inauguration ceremony, which includes three pro-Beijing lawmakers also under sanctions for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. Washington sanctioned several Hong Kong’s officials in 2020 after they helped pass laws that have expanded Beijing’s influence over…
One Chinese Youth Takes a 6,000 Mile Solo Ride Across the US
June 20, 2022
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One morning in early October 2021. Alex Lee woke up from the intensive care unit (ICU). He had lost one of his front teeth, a spleen, but ‘gained’ a few more scars. But that hasn’t changed his determination to ride to Boston, the birthplace of American freedom. Starting from Los Angeles, California, the cyclist carried…
More High-Ranking Chinese Officials Purged Amid Fierce Infighting Within the CCP
A few provincial and ministerial-level officials have been recently investigated and punished over various alleged crimes. Some China observers believe that Xi Jinping and his political allies are being targeted by other factions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ahead of the most important political meeting of the year, the 20th National Congress of the…
Arrest of 90-Year-Old Catholic Cardinal in Hong Kong Signals Beijing’s Increasing Persecution: Former US Ambassador
Hong Kong’s arrest of 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen in May signals Beijing’s growing oppression of religious freedom in Hong Kong amid its widening clamp down on freedoms in the financial hub, according to Andrew Bremberg, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Hong Kong police on May 11 arrested 90-year-old Zen, former head of the…
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