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About Sammy Fung

Sammy Fung is an open source advocate and a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation. He established Open Source Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open Source Conference, and PyCon HK. He previously served as a board member of the GNOME Foundation. He organised 30 open source conferences and open data hackathons in Asia cities.

Should Hong Kong Teach Primary School Students a Rarely Used Chinese Pinyin Input Method?

Posted on 2026/11/10 by Sammy Fung — No Comments ↓

Recently, Hong Kong society has been engaged in heated debate over primary school students learning the Hanyu Pinyin input method. The controversy stems from the Education Bureau’s release at the end of October 2026 of the Primary School Information and Continue reading Should Hong Kong Teach Primary School Students a Rarely Used Chinese Pinyin Input Method?→

PHP Releases Emergency Patches for Two Critical Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerabilities

Posted on 2026/10/22 by Sammy Fung — No Comments ↓

PHP Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Possible — Official Urges Immediate Update The PHP project has issued an emergency announcement on its official website stating that PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 patch two critical vulnerabilities that Continue reading PHP Releases Emergency Patches for Two Critical Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerabilities→

CUHK Class Requires WeChat Location Check-in for Attendance: A Disconnect Between Privacy and Institutional Enforcement

Posted on 2026/09/28 by Sammy Fung — No Comments ↓

In mid-September 2026, a part-time tutor for a course at The Chinese University of Hong Kong notified students via a teaching assistant’s email that, starting from the next class, attendance would be recorded by scanning a QR code through WeChat, Continue reading CUHK Class Requires WeChat Location Check-in for Attendance: A Disconnect Between Privacy and Institutional Enforcement→