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Hong Kong Woman Pleads: ‘Don’t Let Taiwan Become Another Hong Kong!’

On April 7, during a rally to protest China’s framework to govern Taiwan under its “One Country, Two Systems” policy, Zhong Huizhen knelt and pleaded with the Taiwanese people to awaken to what is happening in Hong Kong today. Her words touched many people. There are concerns that Zhong (who immigrated to Taiwan from Hong ...

Helen London

Food Safety in Hong Kong: Tuna With Loads of Mercury

Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has found that the tuna being sold in the region contains excessive amounts of the heavy metal mercury. Of the 50 sashimi samples tested, 49 confirmed the presence of the toxic compound. Of the 19 tuna samples, 10 contained amounts of mercury far beyond the expected levels. One tuna and sashimi ...

Max Lu

A fish market.

Hong Kong Extradition Laws: The Communist Checkmate

The government of Hong Kong has proposed an amendment to its Fugitive Offenders Ordinance law that would allow people accused of crimes in the city to be extradited to China, Taiwan, and Macau. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam expects the amendment to be made before July this year. Amending the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance It ...

Max Lu

Carrie Lam.

CCP Chokes Out People’s Confidence in Hong Kong

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightens its grip on Hong Kong, most citizens of the city are feeling less enthusiastic about their future. In fact, a recent survey shows that more people are pessimistic about the future of Hong Kong now than at any time in the past 25 years. Dim future The survey, ...

Nspirement Staff

Hong Kong Soon to Be Just Another Communist-Controlled Chinese City

A report prepared by the U.S. Department of State warns that Beijing’s interference in Hong Kong’s administration is adversely affecting the city’s reputation as a prominent Asian business destination. The report highlighted the expulsion of Financial Times Asia News Editor Victor Mallet, jailing of pro-democracy youth activists, and the banning of pro-independence political parties as ...

Max Lu

The U.S. Department of State.

Missing 10-Year-Old Hong Kong Girl Found Safe

A 10-year-old young girl from Hong Kong, Tang Yuen-sze, who had gone missing on March 3, 2019, has been found safe. Her disappearance had triggered a citywide search by both the police and the public. Back home On Sunday night, Tang had gone out with her grandparents. At a supermarket on Chai Wan Road, one ...

Nspirement Staff

Hong Kong’s 2018 Flower Show Bonsai Display

It’s a major event when Hong Kong kicks off its annual Flower Show, which is organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to promote horticulture and the awareness of greening.  Every year, hundreds of thousands of local citizens and horticulture lovers all over the world flock to Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to appreciate ...

Mikel Davis

Hong Kong's 2018 Flower Show bonsai display

Hong Kong Arts Festival 2019: Saying Goodbye to Lin Hwai-min

With this year’s Hong Kong Arts Festival set to begin in about a week, all eyes are on an event that celebrates Taiwanese writer, dancer, and choreographer Lin Hwai-min. He is also one of the top orchestral conductors in the world. A retrospective of Lin Hwai-min’s work will be held during the festival. Goodbye to ...

Helen London

Lin Hwai-min being interviewed.

2018 Marked the Worst Year for Hong Kong Democracy

When Hong Kong decided to unify with China under the “one country, two systems” rule, Beijing promised that it would respect the city’s culture and democratic values. But this seems to have been just another empty promise made by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a bid to make the city a part of the ...

Nspirement Staff

Chinese walking on a sidewalk in Hong Kong.

Just Over Half of Young Hong Kong Adults Want to Relocate

More than half of young Hong Kong adults want to emigrate, according to a new survey. A telephone survey by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies found that 51 percent of people aged between 18 to 30 years want to emigrate from the special administrative region. Younger people, the survey found, had a higher ...

Nspirement Staff