6 d. ago Student’s operating room photo sparks Hong Kong medical school pledge on conduct

A Hong Kong medical school has pledged to strengthen measures to uphold professional conduct after an exchange student was found to have posted a photo on social media taken inside an operating theatre, with the hospital involved slamming the “inappropriate” behaviour. The remarks on Saturday by the faculty of medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) came after internet users widely circulated a post on the Chinese social media platform RedNote. The RedNote account holder claimed...

Culture

1 week ago Hong Kong should ‘strengthen research, drive industrial upgrading’: Zhou Ji

Hong Kong should strengthen its scientific research and drive industrial upgrading with the support of the central government, Beijing’s top man in the city has said, as 15 state key laboratories were presented with plaques on Monday. Zhou Ji, director of Beijing’s liaison office, said at a presentation ceremony that the restructuring of the existing state key laboratories in Hong Kong demonstrated the central government’s strong support for the city’s technological development and its efforts...

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong unveils 15 state key laboratories, as liaison chief touts research

Hong Kong unveiled 15 state key laboratories on Monday in a move to align with national development, as Beijing’s top man in the city called for a greater push in scientific research and industrial upgrading. The laboratories – three of which are newly established – were earlier approved by the central government’s Ministry of Science and Technology and began operating in July, according to the city’s innovation and technology minister. The twelve others are bolstered versions of pre-existing...

Politics

1 week ago Hong Kong urged to ramp up research and innovation to boost tech hub goals

Hong Kong’s state key laboratories must ramp up research and innovation to help develop the city into a tech hub through its international connections while aligning with the national strategy to boost China’s power on the global stage, top local and Beijing officials have said. China’s tech minister attended a ceremony in Hong Kong on Monday to present plaques to the directors of the facilities, as he urged the city to support national development through innovation. “I hope the state key...

Science

3 w. ago Why do Hong Kong experts reject mosquito ‘weaponising’ for chikungunya control?

Weaponising mosquitos against themselves to curb the spread of chikungunya fever in Hong Kong is not a sustainable solution due to the costs involved and questions about its effectiveness, experts have said, citing the experience of Singapore. Specialists said on Wednesday that Hong Kong should instead strengthen its existing measures used to combat the spread of diseases through the deployment of additional monitoring sites and big data collection. They were responding to comments made on...

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3 w. ago Fighting chikungunya in Hong Kong: why do experts reject mosquito ‘weaponising’?

Weaponising mosquitos against themselves to curb the spread of chikungunya fever in Hong Kong is not a sustainable solution due to the costs involved and questions about its effectiveness, experts have said, citing the experience of Singapore. Specialists said on Wednesday that Hong Kong should instead strengthen its existing measures used to combat the spread of diseases through the deployment of additional monitoring sites and big data collection. They were responding to comments made on...

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