到2037年，香港長者人數估計將會佔1/3人口，達二百三十七萬人。隨著年齡和身體機能減弱，這些長者對個人支援服務（例如家居護理和外出接送等）需求，也會隨之顯著增加，但相關社會服務所需配套的人力資源，卻是一大問題。有些長者院舍甚至預示，他們將會面對70%的人手短缺，逼切需要義務工作者或兼職員工的幫助，來舒緩長者照顧服務的需求…
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HINCare : 智能社区资源及时间银行系统
到2037年，香港长者人数估计将会占1/3人口，达二百三十七万人。随著年龄和身体机能减弱，这些长者对个人支援服务（例如家居护理和外出接送等）需求，也会随之显著增加，但相关社会服务所需配套的人力资源，却是一大问题。有些长者院舍甚至预示，他们将会面对70%的人手短缺，逼切需要义务工作者或兼职员工的帮助，来舒缓长者照顾服务的需求…
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Giant Black Holes Devouring Stars: Extreme Cosmic Events Illuminating Black Hole Spacetimes
Recent discovery by astronomers reveals that in the centre of every big galaxy there exists a giant black hole which is about one million to one billion times heavier than our Sun. Stars orbit around the black hole being pulled by gravity…
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香港新冠疫情後的經濟復甦必須是綠色的
全球新冠疫情與氣候變化，同樣顯露了人類社會全球性、系統性而複雜的危機，都需要我們進行相關科學研究，並同時採取行動減緩和適應其對社會各環節的干擾，以及對脆弱群體造成的嚴重影響。新冠疫情造成全球危機之際，溫室氣體排放一度下跌正好給我們啟示和契機，就是只有以綠色復甦的措施修復這個複雜的體系，才有機會提高我們對疫症和氣候變化兩者的韌性…
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香港新冠疫情后的经济复苏必须是绿色的
全球新冠疫情与气候变化，同样显露了人类社会全球性、系统性而复杂的危机，都需要我们进行相关科学研究，并同时采取行动减缓和适应其对社会各环节的干扰，以及对脆弱群体造成的严重影响。新冠疫情造成全球危机之际，温室气体排放一度下跌正好给我们启示和契机，就是只有以绿色复苏的措施修复这个复杂的体系，才有机会提高我们对疫症和气候变化两者的韧性…
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Green Must be the Colour of Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery in Hong Kong
Both COVID-19 and climate change have exposed the human society to global, systemic and complex crises that are disrupting all aspects of our life, prompting us to carry out relevant scientific research, take effective actions to mitigate and respond to the disturbances as well as the serious impacts on vulnerable groups. As COVID-19 was wreaking havoc around the globe, greenhouse gas emissions experienced a significant drop, revealing an opportunity for us to fix such intricate system – increasing our resilience to both the pandemic and climate change, which could only be achieved with green recovery measures…
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Nobel Laureate in Physics – Professor Charles Kuen KAO
Crowned as the “Father of Fibre Optics”, “Father of Fibre Optic Communication” and “Godfather of Broadband”, the 2009 “Nobel Laureate in Physics, Charles Kuen KAO is generally regarded as one of the most significant and influential contributors to engineering in modern times. His “groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication” was instrumental to the explosive development of the age of the Internet..…
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諾貝爾物理學獎得獎者—高錕教授
高錕被譽為「光纖之父」、「光纖通訊之父」、「寬帶教父」及為2009諾貝爾物理學獎得獎者，說他是現代最重要和最有影響力的工程家之一，絕對是無容置疑的。他在「光傳輸於纖維的光學通信領域突破性成就（for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication）」，更造就了互聯網時代的的爆炸性發展…..