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David Beckham’s Instagram Post from ‘China’ Infuriates Hongkongers
Former soccer star David Beckham landed himself in hot water after posting a series of clips on social media captioned “Great 48 hours in China” when they appeared to have been recorded in Hong Kong. Clearly, Hongkongers were not delighted to be labelled as being part of the…
· Carl Samson
Hongkonger Will Most Likely Get the Death Penalty After $93 Million Drug Bust in China
One Hong Kong citizen along with more than 10 other suspects could face the death penalty after Chinese authorities seized over two tons of methamphetamine. Police in south China’s Guangdong province seized 2,010 kg of the drug following a tip-off. Shutting down two production…
· Carl Samson
Hongkongers Catch Rare Muscular Disease After Eating Crayfish From China
After eating crayfish from mainland China, two Hongkongers acquired a rare and painful muscular condition that carried potentially fatal complications. Reported by the Centre for Health Protection, the first case involved a 30-year-old woman who developed severe muscle pain in…
· Ryan General
Chinese Company Hired By Apple Busted For Selling $7 Million of Personal Data from iPhones
A group of suppliers and companies that Apple outsources work to in China have reportedly been found running an underground operation selling Apple computer and iPhone users’ personal information online. Chinese authorities revealed in a statement on Wednesday that they have…
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LGBT Conference Canceled in China Because City ‘Does Not Welcome Gay People’
An LGBT conference in China was forced to cancel after organizers of the event were reportedly told by police that the city “does not welcome gay people.” At least 400 attendees were expected to arrive at Sunday’s Speak Out conference in the city of Xi’an, with speakers such as…
· Ryan General
Meet the American Professor Trying to Save Cantonese From Dying in Hong Kong
As the use of Cantonese begins to decline in Hong Kong due to the growing widespread use of Putonghua (mainland China’s unifying language), an unlikely crusader has stepped up to fight for its preservation. Hong Kong-based Robert Bauer, an American honorary linguistics professor…
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Taiwan Becomes the First Asian Country to Rule in Favor of Legalizing Gay Marriage
Taiwan is set to become the first Asian country to legalize gay marriage after a panel of 14 grand justices ruled on Wednesday that laws prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying as unconstitutional. The country’s top court gave the government two years to implement the…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Computers Containing Personal Data of 3.7 Million Voters Go Missing
The Hong Kong government lost two computers containing personal data of all registered voters in the city. These include names, addresses and identity card numbers. The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) confirmed the news on Monday night, Hong Kong Free Press said.
· Ryan General
The U.S. Has Made Getting a Visa Very Difficult for People in China
Hong Kong and mainland passport holders who are traveling to the United States should anticipate increased visa scrutiny as tighter security checks will soon be implemented. Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ordered a broad increase in visa screenings in…
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Hong Kong Group Wants to Ban ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over ‘Gay Moment’
Censors in Hong Kong are the latest group to express disapproval of the “exclusively gay moment” in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”, which is now out in theaters. The anti-gay Family School Sodo (Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ordinance) Concern…
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Hong Kong’s ‘Most Handsome Police Officer’ Saves Suicidal Man, Speaks Perfect Cantonese
Hong Kong police officer Ifzal Zaffar has stolen the hearts of netizens and is being hailed as a hero after he helped talk a man out of committing suicide by jumping from a crane. The 20-year-old officer, who is of Pakistani descent, received a call at around 10:40 a.m. on…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Woman Cages Two Toddlers in Tiny Lockers While She Goes Jogging
Hong Kong netizens are furious over a woman who caged two children at a playground as well as the man who revealed the story for merely observing the incident. According to Apple Daily (via Coconuts Hong Kong), a boy and a girl, around 4 and 2 years old, respectively, were…
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Hong Kong Snack Shop Caught Preparing Food on Dirty Floor, Tries to Bribe Man $2 For Silence
A woman working at a snack shop in Mong Kok in Hong Kong was caught on tape preparing chicken wings on the dirty floor before throwing them on an open grill. The disturbing scene was recorded on video by a man named Chung, who went out to get some food at his regular snack shop…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong’s Teenage Math Prodigy Becomes UCLA Professor
March Tian Boedihardjo is an 18-year-old, Hong Kong-born, Indonesian-Chinese genius who recently finished his doctorate program to become an associate professor of Math at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The young prodigy, who began his university education at…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong’s Air is Now Filled with Smog Blown From China
Hongkongers were forced to breathe China’s airpocalypse smog over the weekend when monsoon winds from the northeast pushed the poisonous air from the mainland down to the city. According to South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department reported that…
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Poor Kids in Hong Kong Have it Pretty Bad
Following the October release of the Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report, experts claim there is little government support for poverty-stricken children in subjects like nutrition and education. Hong Kong’s child poverty rate in 2015 was at 23.2 percent, 10 percent higher than…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung Will Not Be Seeking Re-Election
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has announced that he will not seek re-election for a second term in March. The 62-year-old official made his announcement in a press briefing on Friday, citing family reasons. He told reporters (via Hong Kong Free Press):
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Hong Kong Police Arrest Nanny After She Burns Employer’s Baby with Hot Water
A foreign helper from Hong Kong was arrested after she allegedly burned the neck and face of her employer’s 15-months-old baby. The baby’s mother posted several photos of her child’s injuries in the Facebook group called FDH employers. She put the caption “my heart aches and…
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Not Everyone is Happy About Taiwan Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Taipei to protest for and against a bill that could make Taiwan the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. More than 20,000 protesters marched through the city capital dressed in white, holding signs that pushed…
· Ryan General
Billionaire Buys Full-Page Ad to Say He Broke Up With His Girlfriend and Gave Her $258 Million
Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau decided to place full page advertisements in the local media just to announce that he has already split from his girlfriend back in 2014. In his ad, Lau revealed his break-up with longtime partner, Yvonne Lui, 37, from two years back.