Tag: Hong Kong

HK Pro-Democracy Protest Song Played as Anthem at Asia Rugby Match in Korea

The second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Incheon, South Korea, was held on Nov. 13. During the men’s final between Hong Kong and South Korea, a widely known song, “Glory to Hong Kong,” which was adopted as the anthem of the protests of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement in 2019, was played…


Strengthen Your Immunity With Vitamin D

The sunlight vitamin, vitamin D, is the only nutrient produced by the human skin through sunshine. Studies found that patients with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than people with sufficient vitamin D levels, and their risk of contracting COVID-19 is 1.77 times higher. At the same time, among COVID-19…


Revolutionary Romanticism in Hong Kong

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) repression policy led to concerted efforts of burnism (mutually assured destruction) in Hong Kong, upsetting all sectors of the economy and ruining education and media. As rational Hongkongers who have lived in Hong Kong for decades, we have to ask: why do the communists commit such mistakes? Part of…


Construction Worker Hoisted Into the Air by Tower Crane, Then Fell as He Was Being Lowered

On the morning of Nov. 10, a construction worker was hoisted into the air by the tail rope of a tower crane and later fell to the ground. The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims believes the accident was linked to the lack of communication between workers and strongly condemned its delayed report…


Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Is Allowed to Hire British UK Barrister for National Security Case

The founder of the now-closed Next Media and its pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, was charged with colluding with foreign forces under the National Security Law (NSL). Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its appeal against the High Court’s decision on Nov. 9 to let a UK barrister represent Lai in his…


Survey: 76 Percent Respondents Agree HK COVID-19 Policies Place Hefty Burden on Economy and Society

A day after John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive (CE) of Hong Kong, stated that the government would not cancel the COVID-19 vaccine pass and mask mandates, the Democratic Party published the results of a survey on citizens’ opinions. The survey showed that over 75 percent of the public do not agree that the current epidemic is…


More Books Removed From Public Libraries for Suspected Violation of Hong Kong National Security Law

On Oct. 5, Wen Wei Po, a local Hong Kong mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), named seven books in public libraries and accused them of smearing the CCP by “inciting soft confrontation.” The named books and a total of 17 books in the same series have been removed from the shelves. The books…


Report: 45 Percent of HK Young Generation Suffer From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Syndrome

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of London recently published a report stating that under social unrest and the pandemic, 45 percent of the younger generation in Hong Kong suffer from suspected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) syndrome. The Institutes of Health Equity (IHE) at CUHK and University College, London (UCL), which…


University Vice Chancellor Under Attack From Pro-Communist Legco Members

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) changed its emblem design in October, sparking opposition from all walks of life, and it was duly reverted to the previous version in just eight days. However, the CUHK turmoil has not yet ended. Pro-communist lawmakers took advantage of the incident to continue their verbal attacks against Rocky…


Stand News Trial: Former Acting Editor-in-Chief Granted Bail After Over 10 Months in Jail

In the early morning of Dec. 29, 2021, Hong Kong National Security Bureau dispatched hundreds of police officers to search the Stand News Office. During their search, the police officers seized many news materials and froze the newspaper assets worth over $7.64 million (HK $60 million) Stand News ceased its operation the same afternoon after…