The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced on Sept. 9 the finding, from joint research by the HKUST and the University of Melbourne, Australia, that the immune response induced by vaccinia virus-based smallpox vaccines is cross-reactive with the monkeypox virus in humans. The findings were published in the international scientific journal Viruses….
Study: Smallpox Vaccine Provides Immunity to Monkeypox
September 12, 2022
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HKU Developed Ultrafast High Resolution Imaging of Blood Cells Circulating in the Brain
September 12, 2022
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A research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Hong Kong University (HKU) and the University of California, Berkeley developed an ultrafast microscopic imaging technique that is at least 100 times faster than the usual advanced technique. For the first time, the researchers have captured clear images of red blood cells (RBC) circulating…
HK Judge Lenient With Triad Member Convicted in Violent Yuen Long Attack
September 12, 2022
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It has been more than three years since the July 21 attack on the Yuen Long Station platform in Hong Kong in 2019. Seven people, including gang leader Ng Wai-nam, better known to his peers as “Fei Tin Nam,” were earlier convicted of rioting. Another defendant, Ching Wai-ming, was convicted of rioting by the District…
Researchers Find Taurine Enhances Liver and Anti-Aging Functions
September 12, 2022
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A study published in the journal “Nutrition” suggests that taurine supplementation may help to maintain a healthy balance of reactive oxygen species, thereby slowing down the aging process. When cells absorb oxygen, they generate “free radicals”. If too many free radicals have been generated, the internal structure and functioning of cells could be damaged. The…
5 Hong Kong Speech Therapists Sentenced to 19 Months Over Children’s Books
HONG KONG—Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish “seditious” children’s books that prosecutors had deemed anti-government. The five were convicted on Wednesday under a colonial-era sedition law in a case denounced by rights campaigners as a “brazen act of repression.” The defendants, who had…
Hongkongers Leaving Permanently Withdraw $269 Million From Mandatory Provident Fund
The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), is a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in Hong Kong. It was implemented in December 2000. Most employees between 18 and 64 and their employers are required to make monthly contributions to the mandatory provident fund scheme. Scheme members may withdraw their MPF before reaching age 65,…
More Non-Local Doctors Approved for Limited Practice in Hong Kong
According to the figures from the Hospital Authority (HA), Hong Kong has lost 500 full-time doctors in public hospitals and 2,600 full-time nurses from April 2021 to April 2022, reaching 7.9 percent and 9.5 percent loss rate of doctors and nurses respectively. Seeing the severe loss of medical professionals, the authorities have been trying to…
Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai Po Waterfront Park Lights Up
September 10, 2022
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The Chinese Renyin calendar year Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival hosted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department kicked off on Sept. 7. Many sets of Mid-Autumn Lanterns were displayed at three venues (Victoria Park, Man Tung Road Park in Tung Chung, and Tai Po Waterfront Park). The theme of this year’s Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai…
Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Hong Kong Park Lights Up
September 10, 2022
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The Chinese Renyin calendar year Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival hosted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department kicked off on Sept. 7. Many sets of Mid-Autumn Lanterns were displayed at three venues (Victoria Park, Man Tung Road Park in Tung Chung, and Tai Po Waterfront Park). The theme of this year’s Mid-Autumn Lantern Display at Tai…
End of the United Front
Commentary The Hong Kong national security law (NSL) gives impetus to “laam chau” (also called “burnism”), which means mutually assured destruction, a term first used by the radical protesters in the anti-extradition movement to describe their ideal means of checking the government. That is, any harm done to Hong Kong also harms mainland China, a…
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