News: HK universities — a threat to the mainland?
Mentioned in: Xinhua - English (July 29, 2006)

According to this news, Hong Kong is allowed to recruit students from 20 provinces and municipalities. This year alone, over 30,000 mainland students applied for some 1,300 places in eight Hong Kong universities and tertiary education institutes: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Chu Hai College of Higher Education. Hong Kong universities have become quite popular among mainland high school graduates. Read the news story to know more.

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News: HK, mainland to set up Joint Eye Center in Beijing
Mentioned in: People’s Daily Online (June 30, 2006)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong will set up Joint Eye Center in Beijing with Tsinghua University. CUHK, Hong Kong Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund, and Tsinghua University signed a memorandum of understanding about their joint effort to set up the William Mong Eye Center of Tsinghua University and the CUHK.

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News: HK creates super-strong fiber for bullet-proof vests
Mentioned in: People’s Daily Online (June 21, 2006)

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a new technology to enhance strength of ballistic-proof vests. The new technology is expected to pave the way for applications such as more comfortable and effective bullet-proof vests and extra-durable nautical rope.

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News: Hong Kong university cooperates with mainland city
Mentioned in: People’s Daily Online (June 6, 2006)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the government of Shenzhen signed Memorandum on June 5, 2006 to promote Shenzhen-Hong Kong collaboration. They agreed to promote the collaboration between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in education, science research, training of talents, and the establishment of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Zone.

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News: Taking gaming seriously
Mentioned in: Malaysia Star (June 4, 2006)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Design has recently established a new laboratory named Multimedia Entrepreneurial Research, Education and Creativity Laboratory (MERECL). The mission is to promote digital entertainment technologies and to provide incubation support for start-up creative industries in the territory. This news has a mention on the MERECL Laboratory and its people Cedrick Chan.

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News: Sybase Software To Help Hong Kong Baptist University Students To Develop Software Talent
Mentioned in: IT Backbones (May 23, 2006)

Sybase Inc is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software. The company recently donated a range of Sybase software products to Hong Kong Baptist University. The Sybase software will enable HKBU students and researchers to access to training and research tools that are useful for developing internet and mobile applications.

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News: One in 50 teenagers still wet the bed
Mentioned in: News-Medical.Net (May 17, 2006)

This news mentioned a recent study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong on bed-wetting of Hong Kong young children. The study was published in the May issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI International. Professor Chung K Yeung from the CUHK teamed up with colleagues from the Prince of Wales Hospital to analyse the results of more than 16,500 questionnaires surveying Hong Kong children aged from 5 to 19.

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News: China : PolyU invents fabric that disintegrates in dust
Mentioned in: Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion (May 19, 2006)

This news mentioned that the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has invented a new fabric, which can clean by itself and disintegrate as dust. The textile scientists, Prof. John Xin and Dr Walid Daoud from the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of PolyU made use of nano-technology to develop a special fabric which can be made into self-cleaning clothes.

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News: The ideas interview: Meaghan Morris
Mentioned in: The Guardian, UK (May 16, 2006)

Meaghan Morris is chair professor of Department of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University. She is a famous scholar in cultural globalisation and transnationalisation. She left her native Australia to take up an academic post in Lingnan University in 2000. This news is about an interview that Meaghan Morris tells “why the best hope for global survival lies with China - and not the US or Europe.”

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News: Get an overview of the Theories and Principles behind designing Human Body Biomechanics
Mentioned in: Genetic Engineering News, The widely read publication in Biotechnology (May 11, 2006)

This news mentioned a book titled “Biomechanical Engineering of Textiles and Clothing”, which addresses issues of designing and producing textiles and clothing for optimum interaction and contact with the human body. The book also includes coverage of the Clothing Biomechanical Engineering System developed at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and its associated models and databases. The two editors of this book are Dr Y Li and Dr Dai, both from The Institute of Textiles and Clothing at PolyU.

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