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China Made Great Stride in Biotechnology Over Last 15 Years. First Asian Biotech Summit to be Held in China. International Biotechnology Exhibition to Kick off in Beijing. Sino-Canadian Bioscience Lab Set up in Xinjiang. China Join Hands with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in Science and Technology. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China Urged to Cooperate in Bio-Pharmaceutical Development. India Seeks More US Funds for Farm R&D. Incidence of Pulmonary Disease Diagnosed as Asthma High in India. Japanese Biotech Industry Seeking to Establish Ties with Europe. Korea Spends Half the Agriculture Budget to Subsidize Farming Sector. NZ Biotech Sector to Overtake Meat Industry in Eight Years. Singapore and Japan Strengthen R&D Ties. Biotechnology in Asia 2002 to be Held in Singapore. Singapore Sets up New Infectious Diseases Center.

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Complaints on abortuses handling: policy recommendations for Hong Kong

Public Administration and Policy ◽

10.1108/pap-04-2019-0004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 71-81

Author(s):

Celine S.M. Cheng ◽

Amanda P.Y. Lau

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Mainland China ◽

Ethical Concern ◽

Policy Recommendations ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

Hong Kong Sar ◽

Set Up ◽

Clinical Wastes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review cases about complaints of abortuses handling in Hong Kong, and to further propose policy recommendations to help comfort parents with respect and dignity toward abortuses. Design/methodology/approach There is a systematic review of articles/newspapers related to the practice and regulation of abortuses handling in Hong Kong and overseas countries. Also, point of views among stakeholders are selected from: newspapers, patients’ groups, Hong Kong SAR Government’s websites, radio programmes’ interviews, related organizations’ websites, blogs from legislative councilors and lawyers. Findings Since parents suffered from miscarriage before 24 weeks’ pregnancy are increasingly willing to share their experiences and struggled for arranging a legal funeral for their children, Hong Kong SAR Government is able to understand these parents’ needs and hence set up more “Angel Garden” in both the public and the private cemeteries. Yet, the provision of funeral and cremation services are still not comprehensive. Existing measures from Mainland China and overseas countries to handle abortuses and to provide support for parents are analyzed. More critically, ethical concern on handling abortuses as one of the clinical wastes is further included in the discussion. Originality/value Although all less than 24 weeks’ fetuses cannot be given any Certificate of Stillbirth, respect and dignity can still be presented toward their parents by flexible regulation. After discussing the related measures on handling abortuses from other countries, some of their humane regulations are feasible to be applied to Hong Kong.

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General Information & Statistics

Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s0219030302000460 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 06 (05) ◽

pp. 162-169

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

General Information ◽

Pharmaceutical Companies ◽

Industrial Parks ◽

Test Kit ◽

Thai Government ◽

Heart Center ◽

Flu Virus ◽

Set Up ◽

Economic Ties

Free Vaccine for Meningococcus Bacterial Infection. Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies to Invest in Pakistan. China Mulls Fighting Iron Deficiency with Fortified Flour. China Destoys Contaminated Imported Meat. Northern Ireland and Hong Kong to Collaborate in Biotech. Hong Kong Cleans Up Poultry Markets to Halt Bird Flu Virus. Japanese Consumers to Get Information on Beef. Some Agricultural Statistics in Korea. Malaysia and Thailand to Boost Scientific Collaboration. Singapore Expects More Biomedical Investments in 2002. Simple Test Kit for Cancer to Hit Shelves Soon. Singapore Offers Online Medical Services. Second Heart Center Set Up in Singapore. Taiwan Industrial Parks Offer 40 Percent Rental Discount. Thai Government Urged to Strengthen Economic Ties with China.

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Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s0219030302000794 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 06 (09) ◽

pp. 332-338

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Hong Kong ◽

New Zealand ◽

Biomedical Research ◽

Scientific Research ◽

South Australia ◽

General Information ◽

The Us ◽

Set Up

New Biotech Center in South Australia. China Sees Jump in AIDS Cases. World First Liver Operation Succeeds in Hong Kong. India Sets Grain Export Target. Increasing Rate of Eating Disorders in Japanese Teenagers. Japan Urged to Unite Nanotechnology with Biotechnology. Spying Controversies Surround Korea's Biotech Hub in the US. Korea Latest Biotech Efforts. Korea to Set up Bioterror Hotline. Technology Showcase for New Zealand and Australia Biotech Sectors. Singapore Gives US$33 Million Grant for Biomedical Research. Singapore to Build Second Science Hub. Students Awarded for Outstanding Scientific Research.

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Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s021903030100060x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 05 (19) ◽

pp. 481-487

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Stem Cell ◽

Dengue Fever ◽

Agricultural Biotechnology ◽

Life Sciences ◽

General Information ◽

Human Cloning ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Set Up ◽

Life Sciences Industry

Chinese Experts Denounce Human Cloning. China Seeks US Help to Combat AIDS. NIH Identifies 64 Stem Cell Colonies. Dengue Fever Spreads to Macau and Hong Kong. Biotechnology and Life Sciences Industry Opportunities: Asia-Pacific Summit. Taipei International Master Forum on Biotechnology, 2001. Taiwan to Set Up Agricultural Biotechnology Park. Biomedical Meeting Held in NZ.

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Training Course for Guizhou Teachers for the Establishment of Schools Libraries

IASL Annual Conference Proceedings ◽

10.29173/iasl7608 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hok Hei Livesey Luk

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Rural Area ◽

Mainland China ◽

School Libraries ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Training Course ◽

Educational Standard ◽

The People ◽

Set Up ◽

Teacher Librarians

In the past two decades, under the economic reform, in The Mainland China, the annual economic growth(GDP) is more than 10%, but in general ,in the western part of China most of the people are lived in poverty and uneducated. As a result, there are lots voluntary and charitable agencies in Hong Kong which help the Chinese people to get rib of poverty and let the kids in the villages receive education. They support the rural area to build schools and set up school libraries in order to enhence the educational standard in the rural area. In December, 2006, the Hong Kong Teacher-librarians’ Association was invited by the JIAN XING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED, one of the charitable agencies to organise a four and a half days training course for the school teachers in Guizhou province, who will be responsiblefor the operation of the school libraries in future. With the help of the Jiangsu provinces Mr. Cheung Jing Wo, the course was successfully helded in Jin Sha of the Guizhou province.

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Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s0219030302001167 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 06 (14) ◽

pp. 518-526

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Structural Genomics ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Disease Outbreaks ◽

Foot And Mouth Disease ◽

General Information ◽

Premature Births ◽

Science Park ◽

Set Up ◽

Biotechnology Sector

Challenges for Australia's Biotechnology Sector. Website on Poisonous Creatures and Plants Launched. Pharmaceutical Giants to Set up Research Centers in China. MedPharmaWorld Conference to be Held in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Science Park Unveiled. Yogurt's on a Roll in Japan. Controlling Korea's Foot-and-mouth Disease Outbreaks. Sugar Cane Extract Available for Treating Cholesterol. Increase in Premature Births Perhaps Due to Work. NZ's Opportunity in Bio-pharmaceuticals. Study on Rice Structural Genomics to be Completed By 2002. Filipino Farmers Urged to Adopt Biotechnology. Singapore Varsity Students to Study at US Biotech Firms. Taiwan to Build R&D Center as Showcase for Enterprises.

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