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H.C. Lu

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Hong Kong emerging as a global biotech hub

HONG KONG IS WELL-POSITIONED to develop a vibrant and international biotech hub with its world-class universities, advanced research and development facilities and an exemplary ecosystem. Policymakers, experts, academics, top enterprises' executives, capital investors and others in biotech industry were seen at the BIOHK2024 convention, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on September…

September 26, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Expatriate travellers flock to China under visa-free transit policy

THE RECENT EXPANSION of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy in Mainland China has caused the number of foreigners visiting our country to surge in the first six months of this year. Currently, foreign travellers from 54 countries are eligible for short-term travelling in the country under the visa-free transit policy. The list includes the US,…

July 31, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Hong Kong News News

How Olympic hero Vivian Kong nearly gave up her sport

VIVIAN KONG MAN-WAI (江旻憓) tore her torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in 2017 during a practice and then the one in her right knee in 2019. The damage was so bad, she had to undergo surgery. Although Kong was only in her 20s, her mother asked her to take early retirement as…

July 31, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Hong Kong set to draw on strengths on financing and professional services for trading bloc RCEP

Hong Kong is set to draw on its strength in financial services and the full range of professional services to tap into the world’s largest trading bloc Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the majority of the members of the RCEP have responded warmly to Hong Kong’s application to join…

July 16, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Hong Kong’s Gold Pen Award fosters spirits of traditional Chinese virtues

A Gold Pen Award (金筆獎) presentation ceremony has been held to honour students from Hong Kong and the Mainland to foster the spirits of traditional Chinese virtues and values. The 2024 Gold Pen Award on penmanship for primary and secondary students on virtues of filial piety and fraternal care was jointly organised by Hong Kong…

July 4, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features Hong Kong News

Hong Kong ‘must prepare for climate challenges’

CLIMATE ADVOCATE NATALIE CHUNG called for Hong Kong to prepare for more climate challenges and map out a resilient response. Global warming is one of the most challenging issues that Hong Kong and the world are facing and it requires collective efforts by the government and various sectors to resolve it, she said. Last year,…

May 24, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

World’s oldest board game reveals insights into Chinese ways of thinking

THE POPULAR GAME known in China as Weiqi and internationally as Go is the world's oldest known board game that has been continually played. Legend tracks it back more than four thousand years. If we stick to solid historical evidence, we can see that it was played a still impressive 2,500 years ago. But…

April 25, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Culture

Mmm! A wonderful coffee aroma from a small Yunnan village

A GREAT CUP OF coffee is a simple pleasure for millions of people today. In China’s Yunnan province, a small village has produced delicate scents of coffee beans which are widely sold in the country and exported to overseas markets. Xinzhai village (新寨村) located on the Gaoligong Mountain (高黎貢山) in Yunnan’s Baoshan city (保山市) has…

April 11, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Culture Hong Kong News

HK’s Temple Street night market is getting its buzz back

HONG KONG'S TEMPLE STREET (廟街) market is buzzing again. This long, winding string of stalls, which actually crosses multiple streets, has been a popular shopping and eating spot for locals and tourists alike - and its long history means that it caters well for the nostalgic. More than just a bustling street bazaar, the stalls,…

March 27, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture News

Govt struggles to get the world’s biggest savers to start spending

PUTTING A PROPORTION of your earnings into savings is normally considered a good thing. But it's bad news when government economists need that cash in circulation to keep the economy moving. That's the challenge for Beijing. Chinese people put more of their money into savings than people anywhere else on the planet. Even though…

March 21, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu