A Cautionary Tale of Urban Media Art: Media-Bait, Planned Censorship and Its Repercussions

Leonardo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Lisa SoYoung Park ◽  
Maurice Benayoun
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Media Art ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Corporate Sponsors ◽  
Urban Media

How do curatorial initiatives in public spaces balance the critical pursuit of art and the professional ethics of the exhibition context? What are the pros and cons of conducting attention-grabbing guerrilla campaigns versus infiltrating politically sensitive public arenas with long-term initiatives? What happens when corporate sponsors of art become trapped in the battlefield of art-fueled media controversy? This article expands on such inquiries by analyzing the collision of two artistic urban interventions, Open Sky Project and the Countdown Machine campaign—a collision that took place within the delicate political context of Hong Kong in 2016.

Long-term association between urban air ventilation and mortality in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 111000
Author(s):  
Pin Wang ◽  
William B. Goggins ◽  
Yuan Shi ◽  
Xuyi Zhang ◽  
Chao Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Air Ventilation

Long-term variations of C1–C5 alkyl nitrates and their sources in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 116285
Author(s):  
Lewei Zeng ◽  
Hai Guo ◽  
Xiaopu Lyu ◽  
Beining Zhou ◽  
Zhenhao Ling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Alkyl Nitrates ◽  
Long Term Variations

scholarly journals COVID-19: Mechanisms of Vaccination and Immunity

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Speiser ◽  
Martin F. Bachmann
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Public Life ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Vaccination Strategies ◽  
Detailed Evaluation ◽  
Pros And Cons

Vaccines are needed to protect from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. Vaccines that induce large quantities of high affinity virus-neutralizing antibodies may optimally prevent infection and avoid unfavorable effects. Vaccination trials require precise clinical management, complemented with detailed evaluation of safety and immune responses. Here, we review the pros and cons of available vaccine platforms and options to accelerate vaccine development towards the safe immunization of the world’s population against SARS-CoV-2. Favorable vaccines, used in well-designed vaccination strategies, may be critical for limiting harm and promoting trust and a long-term return to normal public life and economy.

Long-term outcomes and predictors of chronic insomnia: A prospective study in Hong Kong Chinese adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihui Zhang ◽  
S.P. Lam ◽  
S.X. Li ◽  
M.W.M. Yu ◽  
A.M. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Chronic Insomnia ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
A Prospective Study

The Long-Term Regulation of Safety Standards: The Case of the Electricity Industry in Australia and New Zealand

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-332
Author(s):  
Malcolm Abbott
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Electricity Industry ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Organizational Approach

Throughout much of the history of the electricity industry in Australia and New Zealand the industry has been the subject of safety regulations. Although this regulation has been a constant throughout the life of the industry the organizational approach to regulation has changed over the years. Periodically in Australia and New Zealand history these questions have been raised in a political context, although notably the structure of safety regulators does not get much attention in the standard histories of the industry. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to discuss some of the general issues that have arisen in the reform of regulation in the case of electricity safety over the longer term and how it relates overall to the development of the electricity industry.

scholarly journals Long-term O<sub>3</sub>–precursor relationships in Hong Kong: field observation and model simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 10919-10935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Hai Guo ◽  
Xiaopu Lyu ◽  
Hairong Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Photochemical Pollution ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
The Past ◽  
Total Volatile Organic Compounds

Abstract. Over the past 10 years (2005–2014), ground-level O3 in Hong Kong has consistently increased in all seasons except winter, despite the yearly reduction of its precursors, i.e. nitrogen oxides (NOx =  NO + NO2), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), and carbon monoxide (CO). To explain the contradictory phenomena, an observation-based box model (OBM) coupled with CB05 mechanism was applied in order to understand the influence of both locally produced O3 and regional transport. The simulation of locally produced O3 showed an increasing trend in spring, a decreasing trend in autumn, and no changes in summer and winter. The O3 increase in spring was caused by the net effect of more rapid decrease in NO titration and unchanged TVOC reactivity despite decreased TVOC mixing ratios, while the decreased local O3 formation in autumn was mainly due to the reduction of aromatic VOC mixing ratios and the TVOC reactivity and much slower decrease in NO titration. However, the decreased in situ O3 formation in autumn was overridden by the regional contribution, resulting in elevated O3 observations. Furthermore, the OBM-derived relative incremental reactivity indicated that the O3 formation was VOC-limited in all seasons, and that the long-term O3 formation was more sensitive to VOCs and less to NOx and CO in the past 10 years. In addition, the OBM results found that the contributions of aromatics to O3 formation decreased in all seasons of these years, particularly in autumn, probably due to the effective control of solvent-related sources. In contrast, the contributions of alkenes increased, suggesting a continuing need to reduce traffic emissions. The findings provide updated information on photochemical pollution and its impact in Hong Kong.

Cities Created by Modernity: A Fengshui Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 477-499
Author(s):  
Michael John Paton
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Chinese Art ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Long Term Survival ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Human Habitation

The 2011 tsunami had a devastating effect on the east coast of Japan. Particularly poignant were the century-old markers on hillsides warning against building anywhere below. Nevertheless, such wisdom from traditional knowledge was disregarded because of the perceived invulnerability of the modern. This paper attempts to garner such traditional empirical knowledge regarding the siting of towns and cities by considering the Chinese art/science of fengshui (wind and water) or dili (principles of the earth), the original purpose of which was to site human habitation in the most favourable places for long term survival. This knowledge is then used to consider the placement of cities created by modernity, those founded on and flourishing through the advent of globalisation, such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, St Petersburg, and Sydney.

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