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SCI & TECHAug 20Hong Kong drivers to renew vehicle licences in 1 day by year-end under AI systemHong Kong drivers will be able to renew their vehicle licences within one day by year-end, down from the current processing time of up to 10 working days, under new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives aimed at streamlining transport services and traffic management. The “Easy Licence Application Approval” system, announced by the Transport Department on Thursday, will be launched by the end of this year. It will use large language models to automatically recognise, cross-check and verify...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 17Hong Kong halves environmental impact review times with AI in efficiency driveHong Kong authorities have slashed the time required for environmental impact assessments by up to half using artificial intelligence, with an official saying that AI adoption reduced wait times for some public services by up to 90 per cent. The first batch of 30 projects aimed at enhancing efficiency was announced on Monday. It involves 13 government departments, covering transport and food business licensing, leisure and sports facilities, environmental hygiene, complaint handling, and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 17Hong Kong inventors win grand prix, 35 medals at Silicon Valley festivalHong Kong innovators have won the top prize, eight special awards and 35 medals at a major international invention competition in Silicon Valley, with a solar-powered fertiliser production system claiming the event’s highest honour. The city’s delegation secured 22 gold and 13 silver medals at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF), which concluded at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California on Sunday. Amonova’s regenerative, solar-powered air-to-fertiliser production...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 16Singapore Inc hopes AI access will stop finance high-flyers moving to Hong KongClose relations with both US and China mean the latest AI models are easily accessible in the city-stateFinancial Times
SCI & TECHAug 15Hong Kong’s biodiversity ‘richer than we know’ but many species lack protectionHong Kong’s lush forests are teeming with more wildlife ranging from birds arriving from neighbouring regions to newly discovered reptile and insect species, experts have found, as they urge authorities to devise a conservation list to protect vulnerable local species. The call by the city’s conservationists to formulate a “red list” – a long-awaited measure since 2014 – coincided with National Ecology Day on Saturday. Gary Ades, head of fauna conservation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 133 mainland Chinese scholars honoured as Future Science Prize returns to Hong KongThree mainland Chinese scientists have won this year’s Future Science Prize, China’s first privately funded award recognising scientific achievement, for breakthroughs in molecular mechanisms, porous materials and arithmetic geometry. The event, being held in Hong Kong for a fourth consecutive year, underscores the city’s growing role as an international hub for scientific development, according to the organiser and Hong Kong’s Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Sun Dong. “The...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 12Tech innovator uses AI to rebuild David Webb’s Hong Kong databaseA tech entrepreneur has pledged to rebuild a free database created over nearly three decades by the late Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb, bringing it ‘into the modern era” with the help of AI. Keith Li King-wah, co-founder and principal trainer of Allytic AI, announced on his Facebook page on Wednesday that he would rebuild Webb-site’s database of 27 years with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Webb, who died aged 60 from metastatic prostate cancer in January this year,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 1072% of Hong Kong professionals use AI weekly, double the global average: surveyMore than 70 per cent of Hong Kong working professionals use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a daily or weekly basis, more than double the global average, but junior staff also harbour deeper anxiety over job security amid its growing adoption, a survey has found. The study conducted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) surveyed 3,722 working professionals in the city between March and April this year, with more than 60 per cent of them aged between 30 and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 8How a Hong Kong charity is using AI to help migrant workers tackle exploitationOverwhelmed by a high volume of inquiries, a 17-member Hong Kong charity offering pro bono help to migrant workers has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to scale up its operations. David Bishop, co-founder and director of local non-governmental organisation Migrasia, described the systemic abuse in global labour migration as a “climate change-level issue”, as ageing populations across major economies worsen labour shortages. Likening the organisation’s AI chatbot, PoBot, to a centralised...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 6Coded for glamour and glory, AI make-up arm steals the show in Hong Kong hackathonImagine a woman sitting at her vanity as a robotic arm reaches across the table, picks up her lipstick, and applies it to her lips while running through her morning schedule. Meet Iron Bestie, a personalised make-up assistant that just snatched top honours at what organisers billed as Hong Kong’s first physical artificial intelligence hackathon, beating more than 160 global competitors in an intense 48-hour hardware-meets-software sprint this week. Powered by vision-language models and voice...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 5Hong Kong tests thermal drones to catch illegal smoking at construction sitesHong Kong labour authorities have begun testing an infrared thermal-imaging drone to detect heat sources and illegal smoking at construction sites, with plans to add artificial intelligence (AI) to identify offenders. Since the total construction site smoking ban took effect on July 17, about 1,400 have been inspected as of Tuesday, according to Wan Chi-ping, assistant commissioner for labour. Authorities issued 39 fixed-penalty notices and 11 improvement notices to contractors, while two cases...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 2Patrolling robot damaged after falling down staircase at Hong Kong airportHong Kong authorities are investigating an accident in which a patrolling robot fell down a staircase at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport and broke into pieces. The Airport Authority Hong Kong told the South China Morning Post on Sunday that the robot had tumbled down a staircase in Terminal One during a test run on Saturday, resulting in partial damage to the robot. It said no injuries were reported in the incident. Viral pictures circulating online showed a...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 30In 2016, Pokemon Go fever sweeps Hong Kong as players hunt citywide – SCMP archiveThis article was first published on July 26, 2016. PLA, police ready as Pokemon Go arrives in city by Zen Soo and Naomi Ng (Additional reporting by Laura He) Pokemon Go, the augmented reality smartphone game that has taken the world by storm, launched in Hong Kong yesterday (July 25, 2016), prompting multiple warnings against trespassing and straying onto busy roads. The city was quickly abuzz with excited talk about the game that allows players to use their phones’ GPS and camera to hunt for...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 29AI major focus as Hong Kong funds record 12 university research projectsHong Kong’s main public research funding body for universities has approved a record 12 projects worth about HK$478 million (US$61 million) in its latest financing round, with artificial intelligence featuring in more than a third of successful proposals, including one aimed at cutting AI data centre power use by up to 20 per cent. The higher education institutions receiving the most funding are City University, with around HK$145 million, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with HK$119 million,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 27New DNA tracking helps spot rare ‘Tai O fish’ in Hong Kong waters after 10 yearsA Hong Kong academic has used environmental DNA technology to detect the critically endangered Chinese bahaba – commonly known as the “Tai O fish” – in local waters for the first time in more than a decade. Jack Ip Chi-ho, an assistant professor at Lingnan University’s division of science, co-led the study with Wang Junjie, a professor at South China Normal University in mainland China. Together, they developed a genetic identification method capable of detecting traces of Chinese bahaba DNA...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 26Feature : Winged dwellers in concrete jungle : Critically endangered parrots make Hong Kong homeCritically endangered parrots have found a habitat in Hong Kong's urban environment, described as a 'concrete jungle.' This highlights a unique instance of urban wildlife conservation challenges.bignewsnetwork.com · United States
SCI & TECHJul 25Beneath the waters of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, a silent super plant is at workOn a sunny July afternoon along the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, the receding tide reveals an unassuming patch of greenery that scientists describe as the “ultimate underwater superheroes” for boosting marine biodiversity. Seagrass – an easily overlooked marine plant – can lock away climate-warming carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. But levels of this vital vegetation in local waters have plummeted by 60 per cent over the past two decades, while sightings of local green...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 23Hong Kong gears up for city’s first test run of fully driverless vehiclesHong Kong has approved a trial scheme for fully driverless autonomous vehicles, with the technology to be tested on Airport Island without a person at the wheel as a backup for the first time. The Transport Department announced on Thursday that it had expanded the scope of a pilot licence for autonomous vehicle trial schemes in North Lantau, after concluding that earlier remote-operation tests had met safety requirements. “We are pleased to confirm that the autonomous vehicle tests have been...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 22Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to host a top international meeting in the field. Tsinghua University professor Shing‑Tung Yau, a member of the Hong Kong bid committee, made the call after he said the International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) to the British city on Tuesday night. “My colleagues and I are deeply regretful about...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 21Landmark insurance policy clears Shenzhen’s flying vehicle for Hong Kong lift-offA groundbreaking cross-border insurance policy covering a piloted aircraft has cleared a key regulatory obstacle, allowing the Shenzhen vehicle to take to the sky in Hong Kong. Shenzhen-based aircraft developer Yivtol recently obtained a policy for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, underwritten in its home city but issued in neighbouring Hong Kong. With a total liability of HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) covering the one-year period ending in June 2027, this marks the...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 19Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan saysHong Kong should serve as a hub for the commercialisation of artificial intelligence and as a strategic base for mainland Chinese AI companies expanding overseas, the city’s finance chief has said, while noting the risks and challenges of the technology. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s comments followed a speech on Friday by Chinese President Xi Jinping in which he called for artificial intelligence (AI) to be made a key driving force for all countries to promote shared prosperity and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 18He got admission in Hong Kong, but this teen stayed in Jharkhand to find tech solution to a jumbo problemIndian Express
SCI & TECHJul 16Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need moreHong Kong’s schools stand at a critical juncture as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes learning. The government’s Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools, launched last month just days ahead of Digital Education Week, sets out a clear vision with students as the focus, teachers as professionals, schools as the base and society as a partner. It has incorporated concerns and suggestions raised by educators and researchers, including an AI pedagogical...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 15DSE exam success: Hong Kong’s top scorers share their revision secretsSetting a timer to take a short break after every 25 minutes of study, compiling a “mistakes booklet” to learn from past errors and using artificial intelligence to boost English skills are among the strategies used by top scorers in this year’s university entrance exam in Hong Kong. However, some of the 24 high achievers of this year’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams said they would not rely too much on AI as this would prevent them from genuinely absorbing the knowledge. Wong...South China Morning Post
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