Tag: Hong Kong

Tips to Stop Itching and Scratching Your Eczema

While the skin might appear dry or flaking in the winter, it might react to the humidity in the summer, causing skin rashes and itching.  The conditions may worsen during the change of seasons. These are some common symptoms of eczema. Eczema is a skin condition of small spongy blisters of inflammatory cells that gather in…


Hong Kong Nurse With Lymphatic Cancer Inspires Others to Stay Optimistic

Terry Ng, a 32-year-old male nurse, and YouTuber in Hong Kong was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. Ng shares his journey of battling cancer online to support those who suffer from similar illnesses with side effects from chemotherapy treatment. As a marathon runner, Ng says he does not smoke or drink, and his family has no…


A Russian Graffiti Artist and His Mural Cats in Hong Kong

Vladimir Boldyrev is a Hong Kong-based Russian graffiti-artist. He has painted five cats in different places around Hong Kong. His painting “the Cat in a House,” a large brown and white cat with green eyes nestled snug inside a box, at Tai Mo Shan, has became a popular check-in place for hikers since October. “The Cat…


4-Month-Old Hong Kong Girl Receives Infant Heart Transplant From Mainland China

Cleo Lai Tsz-hei, a 4-month-old girl in Hong Kong suffering from heart failure, underwent an organ transplant with a heart from mainland China on Dec. 17, 2022. The baby is currently recovering in the intensive care unit (ICU). Believed to be the first-ever organ sent from the mainland to Hong Kong for a transplant, hospital officials did…


Human Rights Situation in Hong Kong Under CCP Rule

Commentary By the time this article is out, Christmas is just around the corner. If you live in communist Hong Kong, you feel like you are suffocating. These days, I still wake up with a heavy heart. I had a meaningful hedge fund career, and being a columnist in the finance and political sphere of…


Parents Need to Receive ‘National Education,’ Says Hong Kong Education Bureau

Parents in Hong Kong will be required to join at least one activity on “National Education” organized by their children’s schools every year, according to the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB). The three Performance Indicators (KPIs) listed by the EDB for all publicly funded schools include: Designate a person to plan for school-based national education; Organize…


Study: Female Patients Undergoing Afternoon Cancer Treatment Have Better Outcomes

A study from South Korea showed that female patients who underwent cancer treatments in the afternoon had better outcomes than those who were treated in the morning. Their five-year mortality rate was reduced by 12.5 times. Results of the “Temporal Anticancer Therapy” study were released by Kim Jae-kyung, Research Director of the Center for Mathematical and Computational…


2 California Books for Your Christmas Stockings

Commentary Looking for California-related books to give as Christmas presents? Here are two new ones from 2022. “A San Francisco Conservative” is by David Parker, whose biography says, “For 40 years, David Parker served as a teacher in San Francisco’s inner-city schools. Unlike most of his colleagues, however, he did not place his faith and…


After a Year in Custody, Former Stand News Editor-in-Chief Granted Bail

Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of Stand News, which ceased operation at the end of 2021, was granted bail on Dec. 13. He was arrested at the end of December 2021 and held in custody for nearly a year. The prosecution submitted over 1,000 pages of undisclosed documents for the first time last month during Chung’s trial….


Woman Kidnapped Outside Prison Rescued Due to Swift Action by Passers By

On the morning of Dec. 17, a woman was forcibly taken into a light truck by a few persons outside Stanley Prison in Hong Kong. The event was filmed by passers-by at the scene. They called the police and uploaded the video to the social media platform leading to the van involved being stopped by…