A prominent population expert from the University of Hong Kong has stepped down as an associate faculty dean and asked to retract a paper after the institution ruled it contained references to non-existent publications generated by AI. Professor Paul Yip Siu-fai of the department of social work and social administration had stepped down from his…
The wife of Chinese AI giant SenseTime’s late co‑founder has established an education and charity foundation in Hong Kong, donating HK$20 million (US$2.57 million) in the name of the couple to set up scholarships at several universities and establish a professorship. Sophie Yang Qiumei, a managing director and adviser to the CEO at the Hong…
Hong Kong does not lack scientific talent and has long excelled in academic research. But its market has been too small to grow its own tech industries. However, as China emerges as a science powerhouse, the city now has a chance to raise its game and join the big league. Fifteen facilities in Hong Kong…
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and authorities have pushed back against Pok Fu Lam residents’ suggestion to build an innovation hub at an alternative site, saying it would take up more green belt area and overlap partly with a planned mortuary. HKU on Friday introduced a revised proposal for building its global innovation centre…