0962 HKSAR Name of the Day

Laurinda Ho, Stanley Ho's daughter (from wife number 3)

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0961 HKSAR Name of the Day

Florinda Ho, Stanley Ho's daughter (from wife number 3)

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Fugly-Faced Academic Issues Fugly-Worded Message to Hongkongers

Fugly Peking University professor Kong Qingdong had 'hate speech' deleted by YouTube

Fugly Peking University professor Kong Qingdong called Hongkongers "running dogs for the British government" in a video rant, and YouTube promptly deleted it.


Reference from China Droll and SCMP (see below)

Professor denies 'dogs' jibe at Hongkongers

Ada Lee
Jan 22, 2012

A mainland academic who called Hongkongers "running dogs for the British government" denied having said so yesterday, saying media outlets had "maliciously twisted his speech".

This came as YouTube deleted the footage for violating the website's "policy prohibiting hate speech".

The video, which has angered many Hong Kong internet users, was footage of the Peking University professor Kong Qingdong speaking in an internet talk show on Thursday.

He said Hongkongers who refused to identify themselves as Chinese were "running dogs of the British government" and called them "bastards" when commenting on a row between Hong Kong and mainland passengers on an MTR train.

He also criticised Hongkongers for discriminating against mainlanders. But in an interview with internet television V1 yesterday, Kong said his speech had been "maliciously twisted" by mainland and Hong Kong media outlets.

"Did I say Hongkongers are dogs? I didn't," he said. "I request all media outlets which have twisted my speech to apologise." The link shared by most users was not available on YouTube last night.

YouTube said on its guideline page that although they encouraged free speech, they did not permit speech that attacked or demeaned a group based on their race, religion or sexual orientation.

A few other links on YouTube were still available, and the footage was still watchable on V1.

Chief executive hopeful Henry Tang Ying-yen said Kong should take responsibility for his speech.

His rival Leung Chun-ying said Kong's speech did not represent all mainlanders' views.

0960 HKSAR Name of the Day

Arnaldo Ho, Stanley Ho's daughter (from wife number 4 Angela Leong On-kei)

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He is an Optimistic, Faithful Christian Liverpool Supporter

Surveyor Benny Lee enjoys ice cream with his wife and three children - now he is suffering liver failure and is in Queen Mary Hospital. Pic from SCMP

If people want to mention god and religion by saying things like: "He is an optimistic, faithful Christian", then it is equally acceptable to say things like: "He is an optimistic, faithful Liverpool supporter" and "He is an optimistic, faithful father and husband". No special treatment or privilege should be afforded to god and religion.

This author wishes Benny Lee and his family well.


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Reference

Husband has week to live unless he gets a new liver (SCMP; paywall)

Desperate wife issues urgent appeal for donor so transplant can save family's breadwinner
Joyce Ng and Adrian Wan
Jan 20, 2012

An urgent appeal was issued yesterday by the wife of a patient who has only one week to live if he does not get a liver transplant.

Surveyor Benny Lee Chi-yan, 45, was admitted to Baptist Hospital in December and diagnosed as having acute liver failure.

He was then transferred to Queen Mary Hospital.

His wife, Stephanie Min-ling, said at his bedside yesterday: "I am still hopeful my husband will live. I am confident somebody will help."

She made her appeal through the Institute of Surveyors yesterday, after the organisation and Lee's company failed to find a donor by an internal appeal over the past few weeks. Lee is of type B blood. He needs a donor of the same type or type O.

Stephanie said he was a hepatitis B carrier and doctors said her husband's condition was caused by virus mutation. She added: "There have been a few people of the right blood type coming forward but they changed their mind after knowing the risks.

"I understand this. But I know there are people out there who will support him."

Lee is a quantity surveyor working for the Japanese construction firm Maeda Corporation.

He is the sole breadwinner in the family and the father of a seven-year-old son and two daughters, aged 10 and 13.

His relatives were not suitable donors as they were either hepatitis carriers as well or of the wrong blood type.

"It is only by chance that there are deceased donors available. We hope more live donors can come forward," Stephanie said.

Daniel Ho Kwok-kwan, a spokesman for the institute, described Lee as a nice person and a keen volunteer. "He has been a voluntary assessor for the institute's licensing exams for many years.

"He is an optimistic, faithful Christian," Ho said.

Last year, Hong Kong saw organ donations from seven people (deceased) per million, up from four per million in 2005, according to statistics compiled every five years by the government.

At the end of last year, there were more than 90,000 registered donors in the Centralised Organ Donation Register, up from about 65,000 at the end of 2010. Despite the rise, there is still a shortage.

As of 2010, 91 patients were on the liver transplant waiting list. Of the 95 liver transplants, 42 involved deceased donors and 53 were living.

Those who want to offer help can contact Lee's wife at 90173070 or stephanieleeyuen@yahoo.com.hk, or Ho at 91941890 or thomaskkho@netvigator.com.

0959 HKSAR Name of the Day

Horky Kwok Pak-yat (Mr), orchid seller at 2011 Lunar New Year Fair in Victoria Park, Hong Kong (see Porky Chan and Piggy Chu)

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0958 HKSAR Name of the Day

Ina Chan Un Chan, Stanley Ho's third wife

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Water-ski champ dies in horror crash

But the death did not occur during competition or training, as implied by the headline. It was a car crash incident and the 37-year-old victim Johnson Hui Chung-shun happened to be a water-ski champion.

The news headline reminded me of another similar headline: Netball Captain Dies After Choking.


References

Water-ski champ dies in horror crash (The Standard)

Rio Lau
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Champion water-skier and wakeboarder Johnson Hui Chung-shun was killed in a car crash in Tai Po yesterday.

Hui, 37, a registered coach with the Hong Kong Water Ski Association, crashed his car into a central divider, before hitting a traffic sign and lamppost on reaching 72 Ting Kok Road at about 3.30am on his way home.

Firemen had to cut through the roof of the BMW to get Hui out of the wreck. Parts of the mangled car, which rolled over several times, were spread across the road. He was alone.

The impact was such that the lamppost was bent into a U-shape and thrown 10 meters away.

Hui died at 4.16am from serious head injuries in a Tai Po hospital.

The association said on its website that Hui was "a long-standing HKWSA member, certified coach and national squad member."

It added: "He was always a great supporter for the association's many events and activities ... Johnson was our favorite MC for wakeboarding events. Johnson's contribution and cheerful personality will long be missed by all of us."

Hui was also a member of the Hong Kong wakeboard team for the 2009 IWSF Wakeboard World Championships in Chuncheon, South Korea.

Hui reached a career-high when he won the China National Water Ski Championships in August 2010.

Hui set up a wakeboard school at Sam Mun Tsai in Tai Po with singer Andrew Cheung Shung-kei and actress Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi's younger brother, Cheung Ho-lung.

A source said Hui loved driving at fast speeds. New Territories North police investigators found no brake marks on the road. They have not excluded the possibility that Hui was speeding or that he fell asleep at the wheel.

Founder of wakeboard school killed in car crash (SCMP; paywall)

Clifford Lo
Jan 19, 2012

One of the founders of a prominent watersports training school died yesterday after crashing his BMW into a road divider in Tai Po.

Wakeboard School founder Johnson Hui Chung-shun, 37, was driving towards Tai Mei Tuk when he lost control of his car on Ting Kok Road near Fortune Garden at 3.30am.

The car mounted the divider, crashed into railings and knocked down a traffic sign and lights, police said.

Hui was unconscious when he was freed from the wreckage by firefighters. He was declared dead in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital at 4.16am.

Hui set up the Wakeboard School in Tai Po three years ago along with Andrew Cheung and Ronnie Cheung. He was a wakeboarding coach and a member of the Hong Kong Water Ski Association's wakeboard team.

Andrew Cheung paid tribute to Hui, saying he was a well respected, experienced and responsible coach.

"His death is a great loss," Cheung said, adding that Hui had made a huge contribution to the sport in the past decade.

Police believe Hui, who lived alone, was returning to his home in Wong Yue Tan, about 900 metres from the crash site. A police investigator said it was not a traffic black spot.

"We're looking into it - it's possible he was exceeding the speed limit of 70 kilometres an hour," the investigator said, adding that an autopsy would be carried out to determine whether Hui had been drinking.

The wreck of the black BMW 118i was taken to a government yard for examination.

Hui was a scuba-diving instructor for 10 years in Thailand before he went to Japan, where he spent two years training as a wakeboarding coach, Cheung said. He returned to Hong Kong 10 years ago.

Police appealed to any witnesses to the accident to contact them on 3661 3800.