It is my second time to join Asia-Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE) since 2011. Interestingly, both conferences were held in Taiwan: Taipei in 2011 and Kaohsiung in 2017. This year, I presented a poster paper related to the utilisation … Continue reading APAIE 2017
A recent shocking news reported that a patient died from an infection, which was initially diagnosed as sore throat. I remembered, some years ago, I discussed with my students in BCHE4030 Clinical Biochemistry about the possibility of deadly sore throats … Continue reading An episode of BCHE4030
It was busy after the Chinese New Year as there were two student gatherings in a week. On Monday (6 February) evening, the Spring Banquet (沖天飛雞賀年歲) … Continue reading Chinese New Year Gatherings
There is an interesting display in New Asia College Library: I suppose it is a piece of arts; yet, it is highly scientific. When any one of the cogwheels is turned, all others will also turn at different time: sooner … Continue reading ‘Fusion’ between arts and science
On 7 and 14 January, it was a pleasure to offer my first course related to applied biochemistry for the Program for the Gifted and Talented in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Seventeen outstanding students had completed the course and … Continue reading First course for the ‘Program for the Gifted and Talented’
The party season has started at the end of Term 2 2016/17. Students from GECC1101 had a tea gathering at Cafe Tolo of Lee Woo Sing College; with my academic advisees, we tried some ‘high tea’ at The Green also in … Continue reading Party season
The orientation day this year was rather special: on the one hand, it had been rescheduled on 5 November due to typhoon ‘Haima’, on the other, … Continue reading Orientation Day 2016
In Hong Kong, although the number of people who have showed support to organ donation increases recently, the actual number of organ donation is, in fact, decreasing. I joined some service today to promote the awareness of organ donation and … Continue reading Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Games 2016
I have a chance to have some discussion recently with the student reporters of U-Beat Magazine from the School of Journalism and Communication about the potential biological effects of some newly developed garment. During the discussion, we came across an element … Continue reading U-Beat Magazine interview
As the Mid-Autumn Festival will be on next Thursday (15 September), I visited some elderly households and brought them some gifts. Many teenagers were also joining and these visits provided us some opportunities for the younger generation to get to … Continue reading Voluntary work
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