Mainland Chinese scientist He Jiankui recently revealed he has been granted a Hong Kong visa under the city’s talent scheme. Photo: AP
Mainland Chinese scientist He Jiankui recently revealed he has been granted a Hong Kong visa under the city’s talent scheme. Photo: AP

Hong Kong revokes work visa of He Jiankui, mainland Chinese scientist who made first gene-edited babies and was imprisoned for malpractice

  • Immigration Department pulls visa after suspicions Chinese scientist – who was jailed after gene-editing babies to be resistant to HIV – lied on application
  • City’s labour chief says changes to top talent scheme policy have been made after concerns were listened to

Mainland Chinese scientist He Jiankui recently revealed he has been granted a Hong Kong visa under the city’s talent scheme. Photo: AP
Mainland Chinese scientist He Jiankui recently revealed he has been granted a Hong Kong visa under the city’s talent scheme. Photo: AP
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