#Newspaper

Adviser to Hong Kong on Coronavirus Pulls Controversial Column, Apologizes

//An adviser to the Hong Kong government has withdrawn a column he co-authored in which he said it was acceptable to refer to the coronavirus as the "Wuhan coronavirus" and there was no evidence to support allegations the disease came from the United States.

//Yuen Kwok-yung, a leading microbiologist and infectious-diseases expert at the University of Hong Kong, also described the new coronavirus as a product of China's "poor quality culture" of eating wild animals.

//Yuen’s decision late on Wednesday to retract the article from the website of the newspaper Ming Pao sparked a flurry of debate on social media, where some people said it raised questions over freedom of speech in academia in the Chinese-ruled city.

//Yuen apologised and said he did not want to become embroiled in politics.

//“The expression in the article was inappropriate, wordings were even inaccurate, it's not the original intention. (We) hope the outside world does not involve us in politics and saves us a space for research,"

Source: Reuters
https://nyti.ms/33zfqSm

Further reading
Hong Kong Experts: Wuhan Coronavirus originated from China is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18658

#YuenKwokyung #FreedomOfSpeech #Cersorship #Kowtow #VirusOrigin

Full Translation of Yuen Kwok-yung’s Column
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18857

#OpinionArticle #YuenKwokYung

Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten - David Lung and Yuen Kwok-yung, University of Hong Kong

//As a matter of fact, the disease is named by the WHO and the virus is named by the ICTV; the common name is purely a customary matter and suffices to serves it purpose as long as it is simple and clear. The official names of COVID-19 for the disease, or SARS-CoV-2 for the virus, must be used in scientific and academic discourse. However, the simplicity of the popular designations "Wuhan Coronavirus" and "Wuhan Pneumonia" are far more conducive to daily communication and conversations in the media.

//Seventeen years later, wild animal markets have instead grown unabashed, in flagrant violation of the law. The Chinese people have forgotten the lessons of SARS in their entirety. The glaring appearance of live wild animal markets in city centers, and the egregious acts of selling, cooking, and eating these wild animals, constitute a stunning and blatant disregard for the laws.

//Internet conspiracies of an U.S. origin of the virus is not supported by facts, and only serves to mislead the public.

//The Wuhan Coronavirus is a product of inferior Chinese culture -- the culture of recklessly catching and eating wild animals, and treating animals inhumanely, with an utter disrespect and disregard of lives. This inferior culture of the Chinese people -- specifically the consumption of wild animals to satiate themselves -- is the true origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus. If these habits and attitudes remain in place, SARS 3.0 will certainly happen in a matter of a decade or so.

Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Outbreak-in-Wuhan-shows-that-lessons-from-seventeen-years-ago-are-forgotten---David-Lung-and-Yuen-Kwok-yung-University-of-Hong-K-03-21

Translation by scientisthk2usa
https://bit.ly/2QAFo2x

Another translation on the internet:
https://telegra.ph/18-Mar-David-Christopher-Lung-Yuen-Kwok-yung-Pandemic-Originated-from-Wuhan-Lesson-from-17-Years-Ago-Forsaken-03-21

#VirusOrigin #ChineseCulture #Conspiracy #WuhanPneumonia #NameOfVirus

#OpinionArticle

Selective silence of social elite is the biggest accomplice of tyranny
 
(15 Mar) Due to the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in Hong Kong, the public has become highly aware of health and hygiene, which makes some experts the most credible group in the society. Prof. Yuen Kwok Yung, Microbiology lecturer at HKU, and Prof. Gabriel Leung, dean of medicine at HKU, are two of the most credible members in Carrie Lam’s expert team.
 
Portrayed as proper and professional through the lens, do they really care about the welfare of Hongkongers as portrayed? Other than seeing what they said, more importantly, we have to see what they did not do and what they deliberately avoided.
 
//Have they voiced out for any detainees or prisoners in the past nine months?

//Have they performed their duty as JP to speak out for social injustice?
 
//If they say a word of justice, it would make it to the news, it would put pressure on the regime, it would have left a remark in Hong Kong’s history, yet they chose to stay silent.

//Selective silence and inaction shows that it’s not that they don’t know politics, but in fact, they use their scientific professionalism as their halo to deceive the public’s trust. They are downright propaganda machines.
 
//When the public was standing up against police brutality, they chose to remain silent. When medics went on strike to protect their health, they chose to side with Carrie Lam. When journalists got attacked reporting the truth, they didn’t dare to make a noise, not a single word on police brutality.

https://telegra.ph/Selective-silence-of-social-elite-is-the-biggest-accomplice-of-tyranny-03-24
 
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/2QIGbOY

#Tyranny #PoliceBrutality #Propaganda #YuenKwokYung #EwardLeung

#Rumours

Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”

[fwd] A Chinese overseas student in New Zealand was slammed by purely mentioning the term “Wuhan pneumonia” in a WeChat group. Friends argued that Wuhan sacrificed a lot… But isn’t the virus originated in Wuhan? Why must he apologise?
 
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Leo:
At the same time, please don’t forget the Americans, Italians, Spanish, and all other foreigners who died from Wuhan pneumonia
Gumgum:
Are you still having to call it Wuhan pneumonia?
Leo:
COVID 19 then
Yuay:
COVID 19
Gumgum:
I even thought for a moment whether you were being sarcastic or not
Tracy:
Leo, what do you mean by everyone who died from Wuhan pneumonia? Are you being ambiguous? There is an official name for it, what’s wrong with you? You’re poisoned
Wilson:
Leo, please apologise
Chuanwei:
“Leo: COVID 19 then” This sounds quite insincere. Please explain.
Alex:
As someone from Wuhan, things have been miserable in Wuhan this year. The words ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ sound especially harsh to me
Aoda:
Wuhan really sacrificed a lot
Frankie:
How long has be been out of touch with the society?
Tracy:
Alex, same
Chunqiu:
Ya, the news have been saying covid 19 everyday. How can those words still come out of your brain
Wilson:
You got to be responsible for what you said. If you don’t apologise, everyone will be watching you
Tracy:
I’m from Wuhan as well, but not because I need to voice out for Wuhan. This incident is like how Trump said ‘Chinese Virus’, no one can tolerate that. The virus has a name, covid 19, what’s your purpose for calling it Wuhan pneumonia?
Frankie:
+1 Maybe to him, the air’s fresher and the moon’s brighter abroad
Frankie:
Just one sentence, then… that’s brilliant
Wilson:
If he doesn’t apologise today, no one is allowed to change the subject
Kaixu:
Calm down, come out and explain. The 490 of us should all tag him.
Frankie:
Just kick him out
Elva:
For people who say ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’, I’m curious about what they’re thinking, especially when they’re Chinese

Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2UXK5pG

Further reading:
Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18857

#NewZealand #WeChat #Nationalism #NameOfVirus #WuhanPneumonia #ChineseVirus

#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao

Michelin of Bat and Rat at Paris

Editor's note: The following is written by columnist Chip Tsao on Apple Daily in response to a petition initiated by a person named Jon Soloman

"Jon Solomon, who is a left-leaning, sinologist of French origin working in Shanghai, pointed out that a Doctor in Hong Kong, Dr Yuen Kwok-Yung has committed 'colonial racism'. He then asked for the Head of Hong Kong University, who is originated from China, to dismiss Dr. Yuen.

//The “Inferiority of The Chinese” referred by Dr. Yuen, both Lu Xun and Albert Einstein

//While no university in Western dares to stop a “colonial racism”, Jewish Theory of relativity.

//If eating rats and bats were nothing wrong, the Chinese in Paris should respond to the left politicians by opening a specialty store at Avenue des Champs-Elysees and offering grilled rat and bat soup.

//Hong Kong complied with the rule set up by the British Emperor, who destroyed the Old Summer Palace, stopped the Chinese from killing cats and dogs for food. Such abhorrent examples of colonial racism have not yet been abolished by the British Remnant: Carrie Lam.

//not a single Hongkonger, not even our chief executive is a full-blooded Chinese.

//If humans stuck to the civilization of colonial racism, pandemics would not happen today."

Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Michelin-of-Bat-and-Rat-at-Paris-04-20

Source: Apple Daily News #Mar26
https://bit.ly/2VmsHLq

#JonSolomon #YuenKwokYung #LuXun #ColonialRacism #HKU #AlbertEinstein #EatingBats #Chinese #Hongkongers

A Hongkonger’s Voice - Universal Masking

A youtube video posted on 12 May explains the importance of wearing masks to combat the COVID-19 epidemic. Despite having one of the highest population densities in the world, Hong Kong has had relatively few infectious cases because people learned the importance of wearing masks during SARS in 2003.

Professor Yuen Kwok-yung as a key researcher of the SARS coronavirus, stated that wearing masks would prevent the spread of disease, whether symptoms were present or not. "Those who are susceptible ... would protect themselves from getting infected." He stressed its importance in urban areas where social distancing can be challenging. "Even in less crowded places ... a surgical mask can help and remember that wearing a mask itself is a symbol of civility in Hong Kong. When you wear a mask, people think that you are very responsible, very conscientious."

Dr Fan Ning, former president of Medecins Sans Frontieres HK and current chairman of Health in Action said, "When I run out of surgical mask, I would wear cloth mask because it still protects against the ... transmission of diseases."

The template for the cloth HKMask created by Dr K. Kwong can be found at this website: http://diymask.site

Dr Kwong examined easily accessible materials that can be used as a filter in his double cloth cotton mask. Before choosing a filter, it is important to know the material's filtration efficiency and PD flow rate. The former specifies effectiveness in filtering out particles; the latter specifies breathability. Dr Kwong says 70% filtration efficiency is sufficient for general use.

Recommendations: Use a new filter every time. Make sure it fills up the mask so the air you breathe passes through the filter. The mask should cover your nose and mouth with the mask fitted snuggly. Wash your hands thoroughly before and after wearing the mask.

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https://youtu.be/qinC8-vKn1M

#YuenKwokyung #FanNing #ClothMask #UniversalMasking #KKwong #SelfHelp #Hongkongers

#WuhanPneumonia #WHO
Hong Kong Microbiologist Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung’s research proves WHO is wrong about masks

During the hot summer, a lot of citizens will feel discomfort wearing face masks. WHO has doubted on multiple occasions the effectiveness of using face masks to prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. Professor Yuen Kwok-Yung and his research team from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong were the first to use the golden Syrian hamster model to show that using face masks can reduce the chance of contracting Wuhan Pneumonia. They also found that infected hamsters with a face mask was more effective at reducing the transmission rate than healthy hamsters with a face mask.

The research team performed three rounds of testing on 13 infected hamsters and 39 healthy hamsters. They put the two groups of hamsters in a cage and used a fan to create airflow from the infected hamsters towards the healthy hamsters. Surgical masks were used to filter the virus. In the first group, there was no surgical mask placed between the two cages of hamsters. In the second group, a surgical mask was placed outside the cage of the infected hamsters to simulate infected hamsters using face masks. In the third group, a face mask was placed outside the cage of the healthy hamsters to simulate healthy hamsters using face masks. Each experiment lasted 7 days and overall the experiment took 1 month to complete.

The results showed with no face mask as a barrier, 66.7% of healthy hamsters got infected after 7 days. In the healthy hamsters with a face mask, the infection rate was 33.3%. In the case of the infected hamsters with a face mask, only 16.7% of healthy hamsters got infected. This indicates the use of face masks by infected patients would result in a lower rate of infection than healthy patients with face masks on who are not carrying the virus.

Professor Yuen points out this experiment scientifically proved that using face masks can effectively prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. He understands that demanding Hong Kongers to use face masks for an extended period of time is difficult during the summer. Recently, (a survey showed that) less than 90% of adults were using a face mask. He hopes that Hong Kongers will continue to use a face mask. “With face masks on, even if you get infected, the viral load will be lower, it will take longer for symptoms to develop and with less severity. This buys us time to provide treatment, thus reducing mortality and leads to better recovery.” He also calls for citizens who have mild symptoms to get tested in government clinics to reduce the chance of creating an invisible transmission chain in the community.

Source: Apple Daily #May17
#YuenKwokYung #FaceMasks #Research

How should we reflect upon the pandemic's spread?

by Ip Iam-chong

• French Scholar Jon Solomon petitioned for the University of Hong Kong to investigate Yuen Kwok-yung and David Lung for their article’s claim that “the Wuhan New Coronavirus is a product of the inferior culture of the Chinese". The author believes an investigation by the University would be harmful

• The author compared this discourse with that of a debate between Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben and fellow scholars Jean-Luc Nancy and Anastasia Berg over the pandemic lockdown

https://telegra.ph/How-should-we-reflect-upon-the-pandemics-spread-05-22

#IpIamChong #Academia #JonSoloman #Nationalism #YuenKwokYung #DavidLung

#Newspaper

Stanley Ng Chau-peo criticized and accused Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung after Yuen's mentioned live animal market in China again in his academic article

(15 Jun) Stanley Ng Chau-peo, the chairmen of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU), criticized and accused Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung , Chair of Infectious Diseases for the microbiology department at the University of Hong Kong, to apply the science and "U.S. knowledge" to frame China. The latest scientific research paper released by Dr. Yuen continued to mention mainland Chinese habit of buying and eating wild animals. Yuen also warned the cases in Lek Yuen Estate Luk Chuen House may be the sign of super-spreader and advise Hong Kong not to let the guard down.

Yuen and Dr. To Kai Wah Kelvin, associated professor, published an article in "Hong Kong Medical Journal". Coronavirus can mutate quickly and because of the culture of consuming wild animals in southeast China, it was prepared and expected "severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) will happen again.

In the research article, it actively addressed not to be self-satisfied on the epidemic prevention in Hong Kong. During SARS in 2003, the incident of super spread in Amoy Gardens paralysis the Hong Kong medical system. Fortunately, it didn't happen in Hong Kong this time. However, cases in this month already alert the people in Hong Kong to examine the apartment building pipeline maintenance issue.

Yuen's article mentioned the situation at Luk Chuen House that patients were living in 6 different units at different floors. It may be the sign of super spreader. He didn't suggest to handle these cases as different cluster infection. In order to reduce super spreader risk, we should increase testing in Hong Kong. At least one out of 1000 people who is having syndrome respiratory infectious disease should be tested daily.

The article also mentioned that disease could continue to survive in the summer. The outbreak may happen again in winter due to low herd immunity. A safe and effective vaccine is still not available widely in the next 12 months.

Research team leading by Yuen published a report on 3 June in Lancet Microbe. The report mentioned 2.2 million people in China Hubei province had infected Covid-19 based on an exploration of 59 million population there. Stanley criticized Yuen a few days ago on Facebook that Yuen received substantial amount of foreign aid from the U.S and using his research data to frame against China. Stanley accused Yuen's for sidetracking the number of deaths in the U.S. during the pandemic.

Source: Stand News

Further reading:
How should we reflect upon the pandemic's spread?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21125

#YuenKwokyung #research #Censorship #CultureRevolutionHK #Coronavirus #LiveAnimalMarket #Academic

#Newspaper #Interview

Coronavirus: Wuhan officials tried to 'cover up' truth about disease, says expert

(27 Jul) Officials in Wuhan removed crucial evidence from a seafood market thought to be at the centre of the Covid-19 pandemic, leading microbiologist Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen at the University of Hong Kong claimed. He wanted to inspect the market but it had already been disinfected. "The crime scene is already disturbed... We cannot identify the animal host, which has given the virus to humans," Yuen said. He believed that local officials delayed in passing on pertinent information.

While genetic sequencing was unveiling similarities between the new illness and SARS in early January, Yuen diagnosed a family living in Shenzhen who had just returned from Wuhan. He said Beijing continued to play down its seriousness despite evidence of human transmission. "I know how efficient [sic] the virus was spreading," he said. "If you don't make use of every hour, you are in big, big trouble."

Professor Andrew Tatem of the University of Southampton told Panorama: "If the same interventions that were put in place on 23 January had been put in place on 2 January, we may have seen a 95 per cent reduction in the number of cases."

Full Article: Independent
Credit: Hong Kong Echo

#Coronavirus #YuenKwokYung #ChinaLiedPeopleDied