The phrase "ghosting" refers to suddenly disappearing from a social media conversation with no explanation. It is often used in the context of dating apps.

Lying flat denotes a philosophy in contemporary Chinese social discourse that calls upon individuals to accept the vicissitudes of life, resign them from seeking to agitate or push for a better life, and to take life as it comes.

In Asia, endangered animal parts such as rhino horn, bear bile, and shark fins are highly in demand and consumed for medicinal or cultural reasons. Many of these parts pass through Hong Kong, either for domestic consumption or for transport to the Chinese and Japanese markets. Some of this is legal, for example shark fin soup, while the government simply turns a blind eye to the trafficking of other goods.