Surrogacy influencer deported from Taiwan linked to Hong Kong firm
HK01 · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago6 MIN
Summary
Mainland Chinese influencer Berlin Sun, who has promoted surrogacy and assisted reproduction online, was deported from Kaohsiung on October 22 after Taiwanese authorities said he had advertised medical-related services without proper qualifications while visiting as a tourist. The case has also drawn attention in Hong Kong because he is the sole shareholder and director of a local consulting company, while his social media posts and a staff member's remarks suggested arrangements involving babies being born in Hong Kong
Key Points
- HK01 identified “Berlin” as Tan Zu-biao (譚祖彪), who with his foreign husband has two children through surrogacy and has used social platforms to promote family life and surrogacy-related business
- Taiwan's Kaohsiung Health Bureau said on October 23 that the pair were not a legally established medical institution or qualified doctors, yet promoted assisted reproduction services online, breaching the Medical Care Act and drawing a NT$200,000 fine
- The report said they entered Taiwan as tourists, planned fan meetings in several cities, and used keywords including “how to have your own child through assisted reproduction” and “IVF treatment”, before being deported from Kaohsiung on October 22
- On Instagram, Berlin Sun posted claims about helping babies obtain Hong Kong permanent residency and passports, showing baby photos, Hong Kong birth certificates, identity cards, HKSAR passports and re-entry permits, with some images appearing to be taken in a Hong Kong hospital
- HK01 said Tan set up Hong Kong Sunshine Information Consulting Co., Limited in Hong Kong and was also a shareholder of Infinity Holdings Group Limited; a staff member answering a +852 consultation line said a non-Hong Kong surrogate could be sponsored to give birth in Hong Kong
Why It Matters
The report raises questions about whether cross-border surrogacy marketing may be using Hong Kong's company registration, immigration pathways and document system as part of its sales pitch. It also revives scrutiny after Hong Kong police in April 2025 busted another company suspected of offering surrogacy services and later charged the firm, a director and an employee under the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance