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Interviewed: Philip Beh
Medium: SCOM Talk Show
Dr Beh talked about his experiences as a forensic pathologist and his views on the concept of “death”. As an advocate for victims of sexual violence, he shared his views on the policies and law.

Interviewed: Philip Beh
Medium: TVB

The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong recommended the introduction of a new offence of “failure to protect a child or vulnerable person where the child’s or vulnerable person’s death or serious harm results from an unlawful act or neglect”.

Dr Philip S. L. Beh, then Co-Director of CMEL, was a member of the sub-committee.

Interviewed: Philip Beh
Medium: Now TV

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: South China Morning Post
Title: “How many deaths are acceptable in ‘zero- COVID-19’ economies? From Australia to Hong Kong, that’s the tough question”

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: Sing Tao Daily
Title: “Experts urged to speak to students of alma mater to ease their concerns” (《釋除師弟妹疑慮 專家返母校解說》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Philip Beh
Medium: Radio Television Hong Kong
Programme: “鏗鏘說 聽亡者的聲音”

Interviewed: Chih-hsing Ho
Medium: Academia Sinica’s popular science website (《研之有物》)
Title: “Artificial intelligence in healthcare and COVID-19 prevention poses challenges to privacy” (《AI 助陣醫學、防疫，個人隱私難兩全?》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: Now News
Title: “Applicant who suffered facial paralysis after BioNTech inoculation dissatisfied with the lack of transparency of the application process for the indemnity fund” (《接種復必泰後面癱　申請人不滿疫苗保障基金欠透明》) [Chinese]

Medium: Radio Television Hong Kong
Programme: Letter to Hong Kong

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: South China Morning Post
Title: “Coronavirus: no jab, no job, and no fun? Some in Hong Kong cry foul over perceived vaccine discrimination”

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: HK01
Title: “Ethics scholar suggests offering testing as alternative to vaccination for workers affected by the vaccine bubble” (《疫苗氣泡︱ 倫理學者：工作屬基本人權　不打針者應准檢測取代》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: HK01
Title: “Ethicists suggest sunset clause for vaccine bubble in view of restrictions otherwise imposed on freedoms” (《疫苗氣泡︱倫理學者倡措施設日落條款　否則等同限制市民自由》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: Ming Pao
Title: “Those who hope to visit hospitalised loved ones worry about the consequences of being forced to get vaccinated. Prolonged hospitalisation of brother with half-dead brain cells; Query: Who will take care of them if vaccination goes wrong?” (《盼探殘疾至親 怕逼打針出事 弟腦細胞半死長住院 同路人嘆「有事誰照顧他們？」》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: Ming Pao
Title: “Difficult to implement; expert says the offering of privileges for the vaccinated should not be a long-term measure” (《執行難 專家：接種者不可能長享好處》) [Chinese]

Interviewed: Calvin W. L. Ho
Medium: Ming Pao
Title: “Mahjong parlour fights to resume business, requiring employees to provide medical proof if they don’t want to get vaccinated. Equal Opportunities Commission says “reasonably necessary” measures are not against the law, while HKCTU argues it is certainly unfair” (《雀館爭復業 員工不想打疫苗須醫生證明 平機會稱「合理地需要」不違法 工盟：肯定不公》) [Chinese]

Discussants: Including Calvin W. L. Ho and Daisy Cheung, co-authors of the chapter “Hong Kong: The healthcare professions and the outbreak”

co-authored by Eric C. Ip
in Administrative Law in the Common Law