The COVID-19 crisis has forced us all to consider many things we had taken for granted, like where our prescription drugs come from, and how…
Consul-General David Costello imagines a bright post-coronavirus future with business breakfasts, virus-free air and Hong Kongers visiting the oldest whiskey distillery in the world on…
Smart, efficient, and sustainable; hydroponics may be the key to stabilising Hong Kong’s future food supply.
Even if the government fully sealed shut its borders from the mainland, human trafficking and smuggling activities still run the risk of bringing more coronavirus…
Tech experts make their picks on what policies they want to see Hong Kong’s government address in 2020.
In the final book of her innotech trilogy, Dr. Winnie Tang encourages Hongkongers to embrace technology and work together to build an advanced and liveable…
A group of lawmakers are taking the government to court over the emergency law and mask ban. Photo: A blue-sprayed mask sits abandoned on the…
The main character site for Winnie the Pooh is available elsewhere, but Hong Kong and some other Asia-based web surfers get directed to a 404…
There’s more to the anti-extradition bill protesters’ anthem than meets the eyes (and ears!).
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Hong Kong environmental groups drive initiatives to ditch plastic use. Photo: Cucumbers in plastic (Coles supermarket) by Anna Gregory from Flickr Creative Commons
Dr. Winnie Tang Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Founder, Smart City Consortium The…
HT’s new travel advisory for diplomats, NGO, business and other smart travelers. We’re trial running a new column title, “Shipping Out”. Tell us what you…
Former Harbour Times columnist David O’Rear returns! During his 30+ years in Hong Kong, David O’Rear was the regional economist for the Economist Group and…
16 cities confirmed to host protests against the extradition law, targeting HK offices and Chinese embassies and consulates. Update: As of June 9, 2019, 29…
Dr. Winnie Tang, Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Universities in Hong Kong and…
Dr. Winnie Tang Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong In the newly released…
Hong Kong Generation Next Arts, HKGNA held its 5th edition of the HKGNA Music Festival this year, featuring renowned artists from around the world on…
The e-sports market is booming at home and abroad and has the potential to turn into a multibillion-dollar industry. Video gaming has even been mooted…
Maya de Souza is the Assistant Director for Policy Research at Business Environment Council, an independent organisation established by the business sector to promote environmental…
From searching for the shortest road to destinations, helping co-ordinate search and rescue operations, locating lost children or elderly absquatulaters, to tracking the real-time location…
It was a hot Friday afternoon in Hong Kong. The suffocating heat reached 32°C in the urban area – not a pleasant day for anyone…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement on April 27 that it is considering to update its Investor Compensation Regime (ICR). The…
Already a mature capital market, Hong Kong aims for more. The city’s stock exchange operator, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), has made a…
By Richard Welford, Chairman, CSR Asia To reach our goal of creating a better Hong Kong, we need more businesses on board. Hong Kong faces…
Author: Dr. Winnie Tang, Honorary Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong Hong Kong can! It just needs a little connecting power. Dr…
Air pollution in Hong Kong scored an unhealthy 192 in air quality index last week, five times higher than Beijing where pollution has been a…
Dr. Winnie Tang Honorary Professor, Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong Making more government datasets available could not only boost the economy…
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Hong Kong is called on to come up with ways to retain foreign talent after being ranked second most expensive city globally and first in…
