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H.C. Lu

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China’s equivalent to the ‘Alphabet Song’ is a 1,000-character masterpiece

An ancient poem has been used for 15 centuries to teach Chinese children to read and write. H.C. Lu reports LITERALLY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE worldwide have learned the Alphabet Song, in which the 26 letters of the alphabet are memorized by being rather awkwardly fitted to a French melody from the 1700s. But few people…

August 30, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Tang Clan arrived in Hong Kong long before the British

HONG KONG HAS a fascinating history behind its futuristic cityscape. And much of the history dates back centuries before the British era. Yuen Long’s Ping Shan is one of the most historically significant places in Hong Kong – and there's a heritage trail where visitors can marvel in a cluster of well-preserved …

July 26, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

In China, drunks can use app to summon a sober friend

UH-OH. YOU’VE HAD too many drinks. You’re too intoxicated to drive home. But you can’t take a taxi because you don’t want to abandon your car in the bar's car park. What do you do? Reach for your phone. A new category of app called Dai Jia (代駕) - literally "designated driver"- lets you summon…

July 19, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

One city produces extraordinary number of ‘perfect scores’ in global IB exams

Students from Hong Kong are getting world-beating results in the International Baccalaureate exam, but this doesn't mean it's a wall-to-wall city of nerds - one of the top performers this year is sports champion Xavier Chang. H.C. Lu reports. HONG KONG HAS arguably the world’s best school system for smart children, according to the latest…

July 14, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

(Caption: Look closely at the thousands of aluminium panels on the side walls and you can see the classical Chinese influence on what looks like a very contemporary building. Image: China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong)) WHEN GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED Hong Kong architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee took the helm of designing the city’s new Palace…

July 11, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

The rock man’s scroll and other treasures at new museum

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is set to open on July 2 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s reunification with China. This publication is running features on some of the items you can see there. H.C. Lu highlights some treasures. ALMOST A THOUSAND years ago there lived a calligrapher, poet and painter named…

June 30, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

Student skipped his exam to fly to a video game meeting

Tabe Wong took a huge risk, but it paid off, and now he's an esports star Esports is now a legitimate career, and even offers academic options Hong Kong has the largest esports stadium in Asia, the HK$30 million Cyber Games Arena in Mong Kok IT WAS EXAM DAY. Thousands of Hong Kong students checked…

June 14, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

China soon to produce twice as many scientists as U.S.

There may be some truth in the stereotype of the geeky Chinese student, skilled at science and mathematics China is producing three graduates in science and engineering fields for every two in America, a study showed. The students are focusing on aeronautics, drones, space exploration, and a home-grown GPS system THE PICTURE AT the top…

May 25, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Opinion

Cut red tape to boost Hong Kong housing

CUMBERSOME PROCEDURES in town planning are a key factor exacerbating Hong Kong’s housing shortage. At present, it takes at least 10 years to transform a plot of land into an apartment block. There are numerous stages to go through, from preliminary town planning, to transformation of the land into “spade-ready” sites, to completion of flat…

April 12, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

To be a ‘smart city’ Hong Kong is cultivating smart people

Hong Kong's definition of "smart city" includes smart people: 60% of senior secondary students study one or more STEM-related elective subjects in 2019/20, every student has to study mathematics, and the city has four of the world's top universities. H.C. Lu reports. HONG KONG WAS CRITICIZED by some newspapers last year for scoring relatively…

April 6, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

H.C. Lu

China’s equivalent to the ‘Alphabet Song’ is a 1,000-character masterpiece

Tang Clan arrived in Hong Kong long before the British

In China, drunks can use app to summon a sober friend

One city produces extraordinary number of ‘perfect scores’ in global IB exams

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

The rock man’s scroll and other treasures at new museum

Student skipped his exam to fly to a video game meeting

China soon to produce twice as many scientists as U.S.

Cut red tape to boost Hong Kong housing

To be a ‘smart city’ Hong Kong is cultivating smart people

FAQ: Is Hong Kong’s ‘Friday’ news project a commie plot from Beijing?

Hong Kong now has world’s top insurance penetration rate

Space: a new business frontier is opening up over our heads