(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong revoked the visa of a man identified by local media as the disgraced Chinese scientist who created the world’s first genetically…
He Jiankui, a researcher who drew international condemnation when he revealed his experiment in 2018, was granted the work permit in early February under Hong Kong’s new Top Talent Pass Scheme, which is intended to attract more highly-skilled workers to Hong Kong.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Those limits were lifted and the city announced its program “to attract top talents with rich work experience and good academic qualifications from all over the world to explore opportunities in Hong Kong,” according to the Immigration Department website.At a press briefing Tuesday in Beijing, He said he planned to explore potential opportunities to work in Hong Kong on gene therapies for rare diseases.
In 2019, He was sentenced to three years in prison. He received a lifelong ban on working in reproductive technology and a 3 million yuan fine by a Chinese court for “illegal medical practice.”
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