One for the Little People

Professor Danny Chan helps sufferers of skeletal disorders through his research in the Department of Biochemistry. Now he is helping in another way, as a Co-Founder of the Little People of Hong Kong Foundation to support patients and their families and lobby for acceptance in society.

A Start-up with

Backbone

The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology has developed new shape-shifting rods that offer a gentler option for correcting curvature of the spine.

Edible Roof

Growing your own vegetables makes sense, but in Hong Kong’s urban jungle few have gardens. Now the Division of Landscape Architecture has produced a manual for building and operating a productive rooftop garden that it hopes will not only result in people cultivating their own food but will also bring communities together.

Legal Lifeline

Originally started to give law students practical experience and cultivate their pro bono ethos, the Clinical Legal Education programme has developed in new directions – sparking an innovative relationship between Legal Aid and HKU’s Law Faculty and also becoming a lifeline for people who have been wrongfully convicted.