‘Mum doesn’t want to let go’: Hong Kong man, 30, must tell mother his whereabouts when with friends and prove with video call

The mother demands the names and numbers of her son’s friends and calls them, asking if they are with him before telling them not to stay out late. The mother also insisted on video calling her son so she could check where he was and who he was with. — SCMP

The behaviour of a Hong Kong mother who keeps a tight rein on her 30-year-old son has been publicly exposed after details of their unhealthy relationship were posted online by a concerned friend of the son.

The post was made by an unidentified woman on Hong Kong’s popular DiscussHK forum, describing the intensely close relationship between her long-suffering friend and his “controlling” mother. The post was first published late last year but received renewed interest after a local media outlet HK01 reported it earlier this month.