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· Carl Samson
Britain Planned to Deny Nationality to Hongkongers Before Chinese Handover, Documents Reveal
Before Hong Kong and Macau returned to Chinese rule, Britain urged Portugal to tighten its criteria for granting nationality to Macau residents to deter Hongkongers from asking the same, according to declassified statements. The revelation comes to light in an October 1985…
· Bryan Ke
Daredevil With Balls of Steel Walks Along Ledge of Hong Kong Police Headquarters 55 Floors Up
Cheung Jai, a 27-year-old daredevil from Hong Kong, who performs deadly vertigo-inducing walks on rooftops and other high places, recently walked on a ledge of a police headquarters building. (Disclaimer: Please do not try this at home or anywhere.)
· Ryan General
Chinese YouTuber Destroys RiceGum Over Offensive Hong Kong Vlog
LC the Chinese Esports on YouTube, a Shanghai-based YouTuber, has called out popular vlogger RiceGum for his shenanigans in Hong Kong last month. On June 12, RiceGum, whose real name is Bryan Le, uploaded a video in which he made a fool of himself in public while blatantly…
· admin
Hong Kong Man Dies After Hospital Allegedly Shoves a Shower Head Up His Anus
Hong Kong authorities are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man after a patient care assistant who works at the hospital he was in allegedly put a shower head up his anus during a shower. The patient surnamed Wong suffered from an end-stage renal failure and was…
· Carl Samson
YouTuber RiceGum Defends ‘Disrespectful’ Video in Hong Kong as Just ‘Joking Around’
Bryan Le, aka RiceGum, has defended himself amid waves of criticism directed at his recent video of “joking around” Hong Kong. In the six-minute video, the Asian American YouTuber can be seen asking locals where to eat cats and dogs, “where the hoes at” and whether massage…
· Carl Samson
China Forces Japan’s Airlines to Change ‘Taiwan’ to ‘China Taiwan’ on Websites
Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s leading airlines, changed “Taiwan” to “China Taiwan” on their Chinese-language websites. The change, effective on June 12, supposedly makes the description “easy to understand and acceptable” for customers of both…
· Carl Samson
8-Year-Old Prodigy Goes Viral For Her Epic Led Zeppelin Cover
The internet is rife with young prodigies that excel in virtually every commendable talent known to humanity. From an 18-year-old math wizard who finished his doctorate degree and became a UCLA professor to a 5-year-old painter of galaxies who sold over 100 masterpieces for…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Couple Sells The World’s Most Expensive Parking Space For $760,000
A couple in Hong Kong recently made a whopping 2.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($330,000) profit by selling a car parking space they purchased just about nine months ago. Measuring 16.4 feet by 8.2 feet, the single parking spot at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Ultima apartment complex…
· Ryan General
Former Miss Hong Kong Who Used Crown as Loan Collateral Sued Over $479,000 Debt
A former beauty queen from Hong Kong reportedly used her pageant crown as collateral for a loan, and she now faces a lawsuit over the debt which has remained unpaid. Miss Hong Kong 1995 Winnie Yeung (Yeung Yuen-yee), along with her husband, Wong Shuai-fun, secured a loan…
· Ryan General
Legendary Hong Kong Director Wong Kar-wai Granted Honorary Harvard Degree
Legendary Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai recently received an honorary degree from Harvard University along with six other talented international professionals. Wong’s honorary degree of doctor of arts for his contribution to the film industry was awarded to him during Harvard…
· Carl Samson
Jackie Chan’s Daughter Says She’s Now Homeless Because of ‘Homophobic Parents’
Jackie Chan’s daughter and her girlfriend are seeking help from the public because they are homeless “due to homophobic parents.” Etta Ng, whose mother is former Hong Kong beauty queen Elaine Ng, went public with her sexual orientation in an Instagram post last year.
· Ryan General
Drivers Engage in ‘Action-Packed’ Fistfight During Traffic Jam in Hong Kong
Two drivers in Hong Kong squared off in an impromptu fistfight in the middle of a busy highway after cutting each other off on Saturday. Dashcam footage of the action-packed squabble emerged online showing the driver of a truck exiting his vehicle along Kwun Tong Bypass near…
· Bryan Ke
KFC Hong Kong’s Newest Fried Chicken Ads are Deliciously Creative
New York ad agency Ogilvy & Mather‘s Hong Kong branch has thought of a brilliant and fiery way to promote Kentucky Fried Chicken’s spicy chicken. The agency photoshopped KFC Hong Kong’s spicy chicken to make it look like flames and smoke coming out of a rocket ship, as can be…
· Carl Samson
Jackie Chan Says ‘Hong Kong Films are Chinese Films’, Gets Called Out By Anthony Wong
Actor Anthony Wong made comments at 37th Hong Kong Film Awards — known as the city’s equivalent of the Oscars — that many speculate to be directed at Jackie Chan, who previously suggested that there was no distinction between Hong Kong and Chinese films. “My real identity is a…
· Editorial Staff
Self-Proclaimed ‘Super Laowai’ Accused of Spreading AIDS in China
A Spanish/French man who goes by the name “Sami” online has been accused of spreading AIDS in China. The self-proclaimed “internet celebrity” and “super laowai” bragged about the Chinese beauties that would throw themselves at him with sex proposals via texts. All was going well…
· Bryan Ke
HK Man Who Killed Girlfriend and Stuffed Her Body In Suitcase May Never Be Charged for Murder
Chan Tong-kai, the man who murdered his girlfriend during a vacation in Taiwan last month, may get away with murder as he is only charged with theft and handling stolen goods. The 19-year-old man was never charged with murder because Taiwanese investigators never had the chance…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Teen Left Paralyzed Due to Alleged Hospital Negligence
A hospital in Hong Kong is being investigated after a suspected case of negligence left a young patient half-paralyzed. The patient, a 15-year-old girl, first sought medical assistance from United Christian Hospital on Oct. 31, 2017. She complained of headache, neck pain and…
· Carl Samson
Little Girl Scrambles to Gain Weight to Save Her Father’s Life in China
A young Chinese girl is working hard to gain weight so she can donate bone marrow to her father, who suffers from acute myeloid leukemia. Luo Changming was diagnosed with the illness in 2016 and has since spent more than 200,000 yuan ($31,600) on chemotherapy.
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese Model Could Face 7 Years in Jail for Public Breast Groping Videos in Hong Kong
A busty Taiwanese model identified as Yui Yui could face jail time after a video showing her letting a man grope her breasts in public in Hong Kong went viral. According to Hong Kong lawyers who spoke with Apple Daily, the model, who has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram…
· Ryan General
Elderly Woman in HK Arrested After Brutally Attacking Her Indonesian Maid on Facebook Live
A video of an elderly Hong Kong woman’s verbal and physical abuse toward her Indonesian maid led to her eventual arrest after it went viral on social media. Authorities apprehended the unnamed 79-year-old suspect after a Facebook Live video of her brutally assaulting her maid…