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Law enforcement alerted to firm offering LGBTQ surrogacy services in Hong Kong

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Cheung, S. (2026, October 25). Law enforcement alerted to firm offering LGBTQ surrogacy services in Hong Kong. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372052/law-enforcement-alerted-about-firm-offering-lgbtq-surrogacy-services-hong-kong

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Hong Kong law enforcement agencies have been alerted about a firm allegedly offering LGBTQ surrogacy services to mainland Chinese couples. Tan Zubiao, also known as Berlin Sun, an influencer who runs a company in Hong Kong, was reportedly advertising such services on social media. Recently, Tan and his foreign husband were fined NT$200,000 (approximately HK$48,109) by Taiwan authorities for breaching the Medical Care Act when providing assisted-reproductive services there. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology in Hong Kong stated that commercial surrogacy arrangements and related advertising are illegal under local regulations.

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Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) referred a case to law enforcement agencies after a mainland Chinese influencer, Tan Zubiao (also known as Berlin Sun), was suspected of offering commercial surrogacy services for LGBTQ couples in the city. Tan had previously been deported from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung last Thursday and fined NT$200,000 (HK$48,109) for breaching Taiwan’s Medical Care Act by providing assisted-reproductive services. In Hong Kong, commercial surrogacy arrangements and advertising them are prohibited under the city’s Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance.

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Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has referred a case to law enforcement agencies after a mainland Chinese influencer was suspected of offering to bring non-local surrogate mothers of LGBTQ parents to give birth in the city.

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Chinese Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Kaohsiung Taiwan

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Chinese NORP · 2× Hong Kong GPE · 2× Hong Kong’s GPE · 2× Taiwan GPE · 2× Berlin Sun PERSON · 1× Council on Human Reproductive Technology ORG · 1× Kaohsiung GPE · 1× Tan PERSON · 1× Tan Zubiao PERSON · 1× the South China Morning Post ORG · 1×

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Law enforcement alerted to firm offering LGBTQ surrogacy services in Hong Kong Mainland Chinese influencer says he helped gay couples with the birth and documents of their children by bringing their surrogates to the city Hong Kong’s regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has referred a case to law enforcement agencies after a mainland Chinese influencer was suspected of offering to bring non-local surrogate mothers of LGBTQ parents to give birth in the city.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25

2026-10-25 · South China Morning Post

Law enforcement alerted to firm offering LGBTQ surrogacy services in Hong Kong · mixed framing

Claims (3 extracted, 1 hedged)

influencer → alert → city

Tan Zubiao, also known as Berlin Sun, had set up a company in the city and advertised on social media commercial surrogacy services for LGBTQ couples, according to Hong Kong media. Tan and his foreign husband, who have two children through surrogacy, were deported from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung last Thursday after being fined NT$200,000 (HK$48,109) for breaching Taiwan’s Medical Care Act by offering assisted-reproductive services. uncertain

who → know → services

In a written reply to the South China Morning Post on Sunday morning, Hong Kong’s Council on Human Reproductive Technology said commercial surrogacy arrangements and the distribution of related advertisements were prohibited under the city’s Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance. asserted

arrangements → write → Ordinance