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29 Sep 2013
The Nation
- HK implements official benchmark on poverty
“Having a poverty line will put pressure on the government and for it to do something in facing poverty,”
Hong Kong University
professor of social work Joe Leung told AFP
27 Sep 2013
Lunch
- A Quick Tip by savannahjade
As for rising concern about economic inequality, Sandy To, a lecturer in sociology at
the University of Hong Kong
, said that media fixation on the lives of the rich and famous could be a factor in growing frustration about the rich-poor gap.
27 Sep 2013
Deutsche Welle
- Society Successful women lose out in China's marriage market
According to Sandy To, a scholar with
Hong Kong University
, "men are still constrained by patriarchal attitudes and ideology which stipulate that men have to adhere to the male superior norm." To, who conducted in-depth interviews with single Chinese wome
25 Sep 2013
TheDartmouth.com
- Dikotter challenges Chinese “golden age” narrative
When Joseph Stalin heard of the rate at which Mao Zedong was collectivizing China, even he was astonished. In a lecture on Tuesday, Frank Dikotter, chair humanities professor at
the University of Hong Kong
, questioned the conventional narrative of a Chine
23 Sep 2013
SunHerald.com
- China, too, worries that boys are being left behind
“I think Chinese women, especially young women in cities, some of them share this kind of preference,” said Song Geng, an associate professor at
the University of Hong Kong
who’s the author of the forthcoming book “Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Ch
23 Sep 2013
Afrika.no
- Kenya: Untangling China's aid to Africa (analysis)
Hong Kong University
professor Adams Bodomo disagrees with Sanusi, believing that his colonial comparison is flawed.
21 Sep 2013
University World News
- Getting academic buy-in for internationalisation
Universities continue to position their professoriates for internationalisation. As the heartbeat of the university, the professoriate clearly has a special role in helping to drive knowledge economies. This is particularly true in developing countries wi
20 Sep 2013
Voice of America
- Chinese Courts Put More Criminal Trials Online
“It has increased the public’s expectations,” said King-Wa Fu, assistant professor at the Journalism and Media Studies center at
the University of Hong Kong
“The public wants more transparency and they want more open data to the public.”
19 Sep 2013
Reuters US News
- Diplomatic tension over Hong Kong exposes fragility of hopes for democracy
Michael Davis, a constitutional law specialist at
the University of Hong Kong
, said foreign states had a legitimate interest in Hong Kong, noting how China had once courted international support for "one country, two systems".
19 Sep 2013
Yahoo! Finance
- Yale -- Hong Kong Home Safety and Door Lock Usage Survey: Thoughtless Purchase of Door Locks Reflects the Issue of Low Alertness to Home Burglaries
residents' awareness of home safety as well as their habits in choosing and purchasing door locks, Yale appointed The Public Opinion Program,
The University of Hong Kong
(
HKU
POP) to conduct "Hong Kong Home Safety and Door Lock Usage Survey."
18 Sep 2013
Nature.com
- Progress stalled on coronavirus
“It is possible that such a virus is ubiquitous, but from time to time is undergoing crucial mutations that allow limited cross-species jumps from the intermediate host to humans,” says Malik Peiris, a virologist at
the University of Hong Kong
and a co-au
17 Sep 2013
eco-business.com
- Replacing old Hong Kong buses will save hundreds of lives, says study
Sarah McGhee, a professor of health economics at
the University of Hong Kong
, said Leung’s findings were credible but his plan’s feasibility was doubtful because it would require bus firms to find HK$8 billion on top of the government’s HK$6 billion subsi
17 Sep 2013
GlobalSecurity.org
- Analysis: Untangling China's aid to Africa
Hong Kong University
professor Adams Bodomo disagrees with Sanusi, believing that his colonial comparison is flawed. 'We are in a world where everybody has their competitive advantages… We have minerals, they have manufactured goods,' he told IRIN. 'In fa
17 Sep 2013
GlobalPost
- China to West: We don't need your help democratizing Hong Kong
To Simon Young of
the University of Hong Kong
, it’s clear that China wants to draw a line against foreign governments expressing views on the city-state’s future
17 Sep 2013
Medical Daily
- Great Recession Of 2008 Caused Surge In Suicide Rate Among Men
Researchers at
the University of Hong Kong
, University of Bristol, and University of Oxford used data from WHO, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the International Monetary Fund’s “World Economic Outlook” database to gauge the influ
17 Sep 2013
Zimbabwe Outpost
- Myanmar: Faces and Places (by Ian Holliday)
In Myanmar, a gradual removal of strict authoritarian controls over the past couple of years has enabled creative artists to give increasingly free rein to their talents.
16 Sep 2013
Today Online
- The long and winding road of Hong Kong’s education changes
Hong Kong University
’s (
HKU
) Professor Cheng Kai-ming, who was among the forerunners of the education reforms, reiterated that segregating students based on academic ability will always perpetuate social stigma.
14 Sep 2013
ILGA
- 'Let people change sex without surgery'
Dr Jens M. Scherpe is a senior lecturer at Cambridge University and a visiting professor at
the University of Hong Kong
. He is also the principal organiser of a two-day conference on the legal status of transsexual and transgender people that began at
HKU
13 Sep 2013
Today Online
- Board games to help pre-schoolers learn Mandarin
Another speaker, Professor Tse Shek Kam from
the University of Hong Kong
, discouraged the rote learning of Chinese characters through repetitive writing exercises. Children, he said, learn better if what they are learning is related to their daily lives
13 Sep 2013
Firstpost.com
- Mr Clean catches China’s graft tigers by the tail
The new administration has taken steps to introduce more transparency and adhere more closely to the rule of law in anti-corruption work, said Zhu Jiangnan, a professor at
the University of Hong Kong
who has researched corruption in China.
12 Sep 2013
Bloomberg
- Diabetes Ailing 114 Million Chinese Risks Ravaging Health Budget
“It’s very scary,” said T.H. Lam, a professor of public health at
the University of Hong Kong
. “This only represents the beginning of the diabetic epidemic. The worst is yet to come.”
12 Sep 2013
New Straits Times
- Where does Xi stand on the Constitution?
Qian Gang, former managing editor of Southern Weekend, one of China's most progressive newspapers, writing last week for
the University of Hong Kong
's Chinese Media Project, believes it is too early to come to a conclusion.
11 Sep 2013
Topuniversities.com
- QS World University Rankings 2013
Compare the world's top universities, sort by region and subject, find the best universities in your academic field, and create your own personalized ranking based on what matters most to you.
10 Sep 2013
Asian Scientist
- Asian Institutions Rise In 2013/2014 QS World University Rankings
Second in Asia was
the University of Hong Kong
at 26th place, followed by the University of Tokyo at 32th place. Seoul National University came in at 35th place, before The Chinese
University of Hong Kong
at 39th place.
10 Sep 2013
NFpeople.com
- 投奔香港
在
香港大學
新聞學教授陳婉瑩看來,相對於內地高校而言,學術自由是香港高校的重要特點之一,也是與國際接軌之處。
08 Sep 2013
The Hindu
- Four year UG programme: How Hong Kong varsity did it
“I received information back in 2005 that we will be transitioning to the new four-year course in 2012,” said Pro-V-C Prof. Amy B.M. Tsui, explaining how for the first two years she would go to every faculty in the university asking questions like “ what
08 Sep 2013
Times Higher Education
- Social science Academicians announced
The Academy of Social Sciences has bestowed more than 50 new Academician awards on to leading social scientists.
07 Sep 2013
Oxford Journals
- Mycobacterium abscessus Bacteremia After Receipt of Intravenous Infusate of Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell Therapy for Body Beautification and Health Boosting
We report the first series of Mycobacterium abscessus bacteremia after cytokine-induced killer cell therapy for body beautification and health boosting.
04 Sep 2013
The Atlantic
- China's Constitutional Crisis
In the years since the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, China’s legal reforms have focused on creating “the rule of law without politics,” said
University of Hong Kong
Chinese law professor Fu Hualing.
02 Sep 2013
Yahoo!7 News
- Hong Kong's needy children wait for homes
Professor of social work at
the University of Hong Kong
, Nelson Chow, says today's foster parents are more likely to be be older, with younger couples unable to afford the space they need.
02 Sep 2013
Bangkok Post
- Myanmar army remains a foreign policy power
Myanmar is experiencing a plethora of changes. Its political scene is liberalising rapidly. Political prisoners have been released. Public demonstrations and strikes of workers have been legalised. Please credit and share this article with others using
01 Sep 2013
News Tribune
- China acts to chill interest in independent films
Authorities’ targeting of film forums and festivals “is really part of a broader, civil society development that is going on in China,” said David Bandurski, founder of Hong Kong-based Lantern Films and producer of four independent Chinese films.
30 Aug 2013
Financial Times
- The Tragedy of Liberation
Dikötter, a Dutch historian who teaches at
the University of Hong Kong
, begins with the immediate historical background to Communist rule: the ruthlessness with which Mao’s generals waged the four-year civil war that brought the party to power in 1949.
29 Aug 2013
The Seattle Times
- China starts to rethink prefab race to build world’s tallest towers
If you let the market decide, I don’t think a lot of these tall buildings would proceed,” said Chau Kwong Wing, a professor of real estate and construction at
Hong Kong University
.
28 Aug 2013
China Journal - WSJ
- Marxist School Now in Session for Chinese Journalists
Mr. Bandurski said the core focus of the classes will likely be on the Marxist view of journalism, which instructs reporters to listen to and support the party and help guide public opinion. Accordingly, the focus for journalists will be on reminding them
26 Aug 2013
The Hindu
- 400-year-old tree to be chopped
"No other banyan tree was as old as this one, none was as big as this one," chair of
Hong Kong University
geography department Jim Chi-yung told AFP, explaining that it had existed during the time of the Qing Dynasty.
26 Aug 2013
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
- China graft crackdown hits Hong Kong's 'Dried Seafood Street'
Zhu Jiangnan, China Studies coordinator at
the University of Hong Kong
, said banquets were in a "grey area" of corruption.
24 Aug 2013
Scientific American
- Deadly Coronavirus Found in Bats
Patrick Chiu Yat Woo, a bat-coronavirus expert at
the University of Hong Kong
, agrees. “The finding is, of course, important, but it has to be reproduced by others, and it has to be found in other bats.” Woo says that when a new coronavirus is found, the
22 Aug 2013
Nature.com
- Emergence of H7N9 avian flu hints at broader threat
as H7N9, says lead author Yi Guan, an influenza specialist at
the University of Hong Kong
. In China, the virus has infected 135 people and resulted..
22 Aug 2013
Time.com
- With Declining Opportunities at Home, Young Western Academics Head to China
foreign academics also find. This, says professor Rui Yang of
the University of Hong Kong
, is a significant barrier to China becoming an academi
21 Aug 2013
DNJ.com(AP)
- China tries maverick leader for graft, power abuse
"To a large degree, the party wants to use the Bo trial to demonstrate its strong commitment to anti-corruption," said Zhu Jiangnan, a Chinese politics expert at
Hong Kong University
. "It attempts to deter both corruption and disobedience to the central g
20 Aug 2013
The Wall Street Journal
- In Hong Kong, Inflation Worries Spook the Spirit World
trillion bill. "What we have right now is hyperinflation," says
University of Hong Kong
economist Timothy Hau. "It's like operating in Zimbabwe."
15 Aug 2013
Ceylon Today
- A light in dark times
Six months later, he posted on Groundviews, a comment on an article written by a young doctoral candidate, Kalana Senaratne, of
the University of Hong Kong
: "A fine article in these very challenging times. Our Tamil and Muslim brothers and sisters will ta
15 Aug 2013
Royal Society Of Chem...
- Destroying stable foam on demand
The complex microscopic interplay between the colloidal particles, surfactants and interfaces involved in the simple approach is critical for its macroscopic properties, including the response time and extent of destabilisation,’ comments Anderson Ho Cheu
15 Aug 2013
Time Magazine
- It’s the Chinese Sex and the City, so Where’s the Sex?
The girls are super intelligent (Sandy To, a
University of Hong Kong
sociologist who has studied the demographic, tells TIME that...
15 Aug 2013
Yahoo! Japan
- 東京大学の学生20人が香港での調査活動を報告―香
港大
学と共同プロジェクト
8月2日から12日間、東京大学は香
港大
学との共同プロジェクトとして「
HKU
-Todai Joint Summer Program」を行い、東京大学から学生20人を香港に派遣したが、最終日の8月12日、香
港大
学で活動発表会を開催した。
13 Aug 2013
Today Online
- Too costly to have kids in HK, say couples
Ms Cecilia Chan, who heads
the University of Hong Kong
’s Department of Social Work and Social Administration, said the findings can be partly explained by the “outrageously unaffordable” housing prices, which have surged 120 per cent since 2008.
12 Aug 2013
Newswise
- Secondary Students Gather at UHK for IB World Student Conference
Nearly 200 teens from dozens of countries who are enrolled in either the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) or who are studying to earn the IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) have flocked to The
Hong Kong University
to attend the fi
12 Aug 2013
Psychology Today Blog
- The Bilingual Brain
Researcher Alice H. D. Chan of
the University of Hong Kong
along with six other researchers, among them Ping Li, addressed this question. Their participants, this time, were early Chinese-English adult bilinguals who had started to learn each language bef
04 Aug 2013
Daily Record (AP)
- Asian students carry high expectations for success
"Education is the driver of social mobility," said John Spinks, senior adviser to the vice chancellor at
the University of Hong Kong
. "There is a belief that the higher education system will push the economy forward and build the talent pool."
02 Aug 2013
12NewsNow.Com
- Chinese web giants join forces in crackdown on 'online rumors'
David Bandurski, a researcher at
the University of Hong Kong
's China Media Project, wrote in a 2011 blog that the government's anti-rumor campaign was effectively "sugarcoating censorship as a kind of public health measure," and observed that the governme
01 Aug 2013
LifeNews.com
- UN Complaint Highlights Forced Abortion and Gendercide in China
The study, conducted by Cui Limin, explained that nearly two thirds of neonatal deaths are related to low birth weight.
29 Jul 2013
CDC
- Recombinant Coxsackievirus A2 and Deaths of Children, Hong Kong, 2012
A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012.
25 Jul 2013
7thSpace
- Speech by SLW at Rotary Club of Hong Kong South Luncheon
Professor Nelson Chow of
the University of Hong Kong
, to undertake a comprehensive study on the future direction of retirement protection in Hong Kong.
25 Jul 2013
The Lancet
- Tropism and innate host responses of a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus: an analysis of ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract
Since March, 2013, an avian-origin influenza A H7N9 virus has caused severe pneumonia in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the pathogenesis of this new virus in human beings.
25 Jul 2013
Yahoo! News Taiwan
- 兩岸大學校長團 參訪金大
香港大學
校長徐立之接受媒體訪問時表示,兩岸四地大學發展各有特色,像
香港大學
以前著重文學,也以此為特色,現在則以醫學為重。
24 Jul 2013
Gulf Times
- Despite censorship in China, social media thrives
According to a June 2012 study by
University of Hong Kong
professors King-wa Fu and Michael Chau, those who use microblogs or social media networks to comment on social injustices “seem to comprise a tiny portion of the overall microblog environment.”
24 Jul 2013
Phys.Org
- Digital hair manipulation gets dynamic
Recent research on 3-D-aware image manipulation—including the SIGGRAPH 2012 paper Single-View Hair Modeling for Portrait Manipulation, by Chai, Wang, Weng, Yizhou Yu of
the University of Hong Kong
...
23 Jul 2013
WEBRONZA
- 中国の最新大学事情 ―大陸エリートのグローバル人生設計-
大陸受験者が急増した2006年以降、同校には合計90人もの各省・市の成績最優秀者が入学している(Spinks John香
港大
学国際交流主任)。
21 Jul 2013
History News Network
- Book on Hong Kong history withdrawn after censorship from mainland China
Professor John Carroll, associate dean of
the University of Hong Kong
's arts faculty, earlier said he was "shocked and disappointed" about the changes....
21 Jul 2013
Star Property
- Live in Hong Kong, die in Guangdong
About 6.8 per cent of Hong Kong’s old folk – about 68,000 people – live in these institutions, says Terry Lum, director of the Sau Po Centre on Ageing at
the University of Hong Kong
.
21 Jul 2013
BBC Chinese(trad)
- 中國H7N9禽流感病例增至132例
此前,
香港大學
病毒學專家管軼也曾在《科學》雜誌上發表同類測試結果,但稱H7N9病毒透過飛沫傳播的可能仍然偏低。 不過管軼也強調不能排除H7N9禽流感病毒進一步進化,引起流感大爆發的可能性。
20 Jul 2013
Oncology Nurse Advisor
- Take-Home Booklet Aids Women Considering Breast Cancer Surgery
Noting that breast cancer decision aid studies have been done in Western women for primary surgery, Wendy W.T. Lam, Ph.D., from
the University of Hong Kong
, and colleagues randomly assigned 276 Chinese women considering surgery for early-stage breast canc
19 Jul 2013
The Lancet
- Chronic kidney disease: global dimension and perspectives
Chronic kidney disease is defined as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased urinary albumin excretion, or both, and is an increasing public health issue. Prevalence is estimated to be 8—16% worldwide.
19 Jul 2013
The Blog - Huffington Pos
- What is Privacy? A Legal Expert Tackles the Issue of Our Era
In it, author Raymond Wacks, Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at
the University of Hong Kong
, tackles the feverishly au-courant subject of privacy. He approaches the topic from a legal, sociological and historical perspective, focusing on the l
15 Jul 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- University of Macau Moves Over the China Border
...exemption from Chinese law. Fu Hualing, a constitutional scholar at
the University of Hong Kong
and an expert on Chinese cross-border legal relations,
14 Jul 2013
Technology - The Guardian
- The great firewall of China gets metaphorical
authoritarianism", suggests that a Chinese scholar, Li Yonggang of
the University of Hong Kong
, has come up with a better metaphor: the internet...
12 Jul 2013
Before It's News
- ATLAS, One Of The Most Advanced Humanoid Robots Ever Built!
ormed team of Team K and Case Western. That team, now known as
HKU
, will use an ATLAS robot generously donated to it by
Hong Kong University
to...
12 Jul 2013
EurekAlert
- Bird flu ground zero
.relevance of Chen s findings. Yi Guan, a virologist at
the University of Hong Kong
, contends that Chen should have used ferrets, as Fouchier...
12 Jul 2013
The Lancet
- Comparative epidemiology of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 and H5N1 viruses in China: a population-based study of laboratory-confirmed cases
Summary Background The novel influenza A H7N9 virus emerged recently in mainland China, whereas the influenza A H5N1 virus has infected people in China since 2003.
12 Jul 2013
The Lancet
- Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus: an assessment of clinical severity
Summary Background Characterisation of the severity profile of human infections with influenza viruses of animal origin is a part of pandemic risk assessment, and an important part of the assessment of disease epidemiology.
09 Jul 2013
China Journal - WSJ
- Now on Taobao: Outsourced Care for Grandma
“I think the government is going to use the threat and fear of prosecution to force Chinese citizens to provide more care for the elderly,” says Dean Polizzotto, a Chinese law expert at
the University of Hong Kong
.
09 Jul 2013
AHA
- Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels Are Associated With Carotid Atherosclerosis Independent of Established Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Objective—Serum levels of fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21), a metabolic hormone, have been shown to be elevated in subjects with adverse lipid profiles, obesity, metabolic syndrome, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension
05 Jul 2013
Global Security
- China's Anti-Corruption Drive Uncovers Scandals
Fu Hualing, a legal scholar at
the University of Hong Kong
, said that mistresses have become part of China's anti-graft efforts.
04 Jul 2013
Asia News Network
- Growing anger over mainland students in HK - ANN
The fact is that the calibre of mainland applicants tends to be higher, said Professor Cheng Kai Ming, chair of education at
the University of Hong Kong
.
03 Jul 2013
Yahoo! Canada Finance
- Elsevier Selected by Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies to Publish New Journal: Travel Behaviour and Society
"Transportation issues and challenges are so closely intertwined with the fabrics of society that key transportation problems, such as congestion and air pollution, cannot be fully understood and long-lasting solutions cannot be developed, without underst