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Meet the Hong Kong scientists making waves with their new inventions

The Communist Party of China’s third plenum in July set the country’s long-term direction on economic policy, with strategic industries such as AI and biomedicine targeted. Traditional enterprises will also be encouraged to transform with the help of technology. The Post looks at innovations by up-and-coming Hong Kong scientists who are already making waves and may be even the next big winners like tech giants DJI and SenseTime.

Updated: 23 Sep, 2024
Dr Harvey Hung (left) and Professor Benny Chung. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Hong Kong team’s find brings hope of Alzheimer’s cure. Here’s how they did it

HKUST team screened 300,000 chemical compounds in nine months and selected around 10 candidates with potential.

26 Aug, 2024
From left: Danise Au, Amy Fu and Stephanie Duan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Suffering from depression? Hong Kong team can help with AI and looking into eyes

Chinese University scientists have discovered an affordable way to estimate the risk of depression in people by harnessing artificial intelligence to analyse retinal images.

02 Sep, 2024
Dr Harvey Hung (left) and Professor Benny Chung. Photo: Sun Yeung
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