Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung – Charm

Hong Kong could take ‘lead in supporting Greater Bay Area children with autism’

6 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong could take a leading role in supporting children with autism in the Greater Bay Area, a former medical faculty dean has said, ahead of plans for a comprehensive care platform to come into operation within a year. Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said the one-stop platform would…

Chinese University of Hong Kong to offer free autism test for 200 young children

7 months ago02 mins

The Chinese University of Hong Kong will offer free autism screening for 200 young children with suspected symptoms under a pilot project using a newly developed tool that tests stool samples and can provide results as quickly as one week later. Researchers at the university said on Wednesday that they and a spin-off company, MicroSigX,…