HKTVmall founder Ricky Wong addressed public concerns regarding animal experiments, stating the research was designed to alleviate the suffering of elderly patients. He detailed that the studies were meant to improve treatment methods for those suffering from various illnesses.

Hong Kong online shopping platform HKTVmall founder Ricky Wong Wai-kay has broken his silence over a science project involving controversial animal experiments, saying that the research he supported was meant to reduce elderly patients’ suffering from illness. Wong, vice-chairman and group chief executive officer of Hong Kong Technology Venture Company, the platform’s parent company and a listed firm, wrote in a social media post on Saturday that its experiments were intended to improve the...