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Greater Bay Area: Education & Medical

Greater Bay Area: Education & Medical
The "Greater Bay Area" refers to the Chinese government's scheme to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
A patient is taken for treatment at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei on January 1, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung
Insurance

Hong Kong regulator sets ‘comprehensive’ review of medical insurance costs

Analysis aims to increase transparency at a time when some insurance prices are rising faster than medical costs, Insurance Authority CEO says.

Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong should offer an international DSE to boost education hub goal

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Greater Bay Area

Greater Bay Area hospitals bet resort-like services will pull in global visitors

Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong MRI maker Time Medical seeks site to boost output, eyes IPO

Aiming to grow sales to US$300 million in 2027, the company is eyeing a Nasdaq IPO and then a Hong Kong secondary listing.

Ma Qiyuan, Time Medical Systems co-founder and chairman, pictured with one of the company’s scanners in its facility in Tai Po on October 6, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Macau

Tycoon Lawrence Ho’s family office opens world’s first resort hospital in Macau

The hospital, which offers health screening, diagnostic imaging and longevity treatments, will help boost gaming hub’s medical tourism bid.

China Future Tech briefing

Biomedicine | China goes big on weight-loss drugs in Novo, Eli Lilly challenge

Demand for anti-obesity drugs has expanded along with people’s waistlines, and Chinese companies are seeking to cash in with new treatments.

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Biomedicine: Companies

CUHK start-ups eye silver economy’s need for ‘wearable robotics’

Start-ups seek to enter the growing markets for elderly care and rehabilitation by selling their ‘wearable robotics’ technologies.

RT HealthTech co-founder Raymond Tong Kai-yu. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Universities in Hong Kong

Opinion | More than an education hub, Hong Kong can be a global academic pioneer

While celebrating its universities’ high global rankings, now is the time for the city to press home its advantages and answer a higher calling.

Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong can help turn the Greater Bay Area into a biomedical hub, experts say

To advance innovation, however, the GBA needs to better integrate its medical data, panellists say.

Insurance

Cigna seeks mainland China partnerships as Hongkongers go north to get treatment

An ageing population and shortage of doctors have led more Hongkongers to go north to get medical treatment, Cigna’s Hong Kong CEO says.

Jonathan Spiers, CEO of Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong health-tech start-ups create digital wearables for seniors

With a regulatory approach that expands the market for such devices to the Greater Bay Area, local companies see opportunity for growth.

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Senior Hongkongers exercise at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. Photo: Dickson Lee
Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s advanced materials institute eyes bay area presence

Non-profit institute sees opportunities in licensing its technology to generate income to fund new equipment and facilities, CEO Fung says.

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Greater Bay Area

Exclusive | Macau neighbour Hengqin eyes Chinese medicine, technology for development

‘Hengqin has cheap land, low tax for both corporations and individuals, and a good living environment,’ official says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong nurse exchange with mainland has eased pressure on city hospitals: staff

City nurses dismiss concerns that need for mentor for Greater Bay Area nurses on exchange scheme has increased workload.

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Nurses from Guangdong province on an exchange programme with Hong Kong public hospitals. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Jack Ma

Jack Ma is HKU’s honorary professor for entrepreneurship research

Ma, who taught English before entering business, would be the highest-profile addition to HKU’s Business School, as the institution invites entrepreneurs to bring real-world relevance to its academic courses.

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An undated photograph of Jack Ma, the co-founder and former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding, speaking at a school funded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Photo: Handout.
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s only recipe for success is to be a truly international city

Hong Kong must strengthen its global links, lead the Greater Bay Area integration and educate our young into tomorrow’s pioneers of innovation. It is high time Hong Kong thought more comprehensively about China’s needs, and what we can bring to the table.

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Science

Returned Chinese scientist Yan Ning denies AI took her job in US

Structural biologist tells Shenzhen forum there remain many places AI has not reached in her field of research.

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Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Hong Kong scholar gets mainland Chinese support for Alzheimer’s research effort

HKUST president Nancy Ip says access to mainland Chinese data of 10 million Alzheimer’s disease patients a big boost for research.

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) president Nancy Ip hopes to encourage girls to succeed in science and technology-related fields. Photo: Dickson Lee
China Conference: Hong Kong

‘Hong Kong should align rules with mainland China to promote health technology’

Different sets of rules made it more difficult to receive green light for innovative products, according to Professor Samuel Au.

Greater Bay Area

HKUST gets greenlight for Guangzhou campus

The HKUST Guangzhou campus aims to open its doors to students in September this year.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals unveil scheme to hire doctors from Greater Bay Area

Programme allows one-year exchange of doctors, but only professionals from top three tiers of mainland hospitals are eligible.

Hong Kong’s public hospitals have unveiled a scheme to hire doctors from the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Sam Tsang
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