Leading Hong Kong palaeontologist Michael Pittman was inundated with phone calls and media inquiries last month when the first dinosaur fossils were discovered in the city. The overwhelming response was in a stark contrast to the limited attention in the city he received over another groundbreaking finding, made public the day before the discovery was…
A former university professor in Hong Kong asked his wife for a divorce but subsequently refused her request for one before allegedly murdering her with a gas-filled yoga ball nine years ago, a court heard on Friday. The High Court retrial heard testimony about the unhappy marriage between Malaysian Khaw Kim Sun and his wife…
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Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company SenseTime celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday at its first annual Global AI Summit since the death of co-founder Tang Xiao’ou, with CEO Xu Li highlighting the firm’s chip-agnostic approach as an advantage in the coming years amid an influx of new industry challengers. “We actually adapt our AI algorithms…
Granny Yeung* has found it hard to settle into her new community after moving into a transitional housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O in January. The 70-year-old, who has been living alone for the past decade, only managed to become acquainted with one of her neighbours over the last 10 months. “There are…
The university’s governing council on Friday endorsed molecular geneticist Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, the sole candidate for the role, paving the way for him to succeed Professor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi as president and vice-chancellor on January 8. Council member Lau Kwok-fan confirmed that the governing body voted unanimously for Lo, who will serve a five-year…
1. What is Lo best known for? Lo is often referred to as the “father” of non-invasive prenatal testing, which uses a pregnant woman’s blood to check for disorders in a fetus. The test looks for Down’s syndrome and some other chromosomal disorders such as Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome. Before the test was introduced…