The School of Economics and Management of the University of Hong Kong website shows that Jack Ma is an “honorary professor” of the college. The introduction mentions that Jack Ma graduated from Hangzhou Normal University and obtained a bachelor’s degree in English literature. Ma has been awarded honorary doctorates by many universities around the world,…
Alibaba Tycoon Jack Ma Becomes Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong
HKU Library Special Collections Department Limits Access to Publications
November 3, 2022
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The library of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has introduced a new reservation system for the Special Collections department. Readers must make an appointment and register before browsing the books in that section. Readers who wish to scan, photocopy, or photograph materials in the Special Collections department, must first fill out a form explaining…
HKU Faculty of Medicine: Modified Banana Lectin Effectively Inhibits COVID
Researchers from the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, of HKU, and the University of Michigan of US, Johannes Kepler University of Linz (JKU) of Austria, together with other overseas institutions, have discovered that the molecularly engineered banana lectin H84T-BanLec can inhibit the entry of viruses into host cells. In such…
Study: 40 Percent Higher Risk of Superbug CPE Infection for Those Having Taken Antibiotics
The latest study of the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, showed that the infection rate of a broad spectrum of drug-resistant superbugs, carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE), keeps on increasing. The number of cases has reached over 1,000 since 2014. The infection rate of CPE in high-risk patients increased nearly 40-fold from 2015 to…
Coin-Sized Wearable Bioelectronic Sensor to Detect Blood Sugar Levels
There are many kinds of home intelligent health monitoring devices for diabetics. Traditional blood sugar measuring devices require taking blood samples. There are also a number of mobile devices that do not need blood samples, but instead take readings from a sensor implanted under the skin. Recently, a team at the University of Hong Kong…
HKU Warns New BA2 Omicron Variant Might Damage Children’s Brains and Nervous System
In a University of Hong Kong team research project, it was found that children at or under the age of 11, who are infected with Omicron BA.2 subtype new mutant virus strain, their mortality rate is higher than those suffering from influenza or parainfluenza. It also indicates there might be signs of complications in the…
7 Hong Kong Universities on 2023 QS World Top University Ranking List
The QS World University Rankings 2023 has finally been released by Quacquarelli Symonds, the world’s leading higher education research institute. MIT ranked first for the 11th consecutive year, 7 universities in Hong Kong were on the list, with the University of Hong Kong ranked at 21. This year’s QS World University Rankings is the largest…
Public University in Hong Kong Orders Removal of Statue to Commemorate Tiananmen Massacre Victims
October 11, 2021
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The oldest public university in Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has ordered the removal of a statue from its campus that have for many years commemorated the victims of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The statue dubbed the “Pillar of Shame” was created by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt…
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