As a hearing person without deaf friends or relatives, how did Felix start her academic research on the deaf and sign language in the first place ? This all began with her undergraduate studies.

In stark contrast to the stereotypical professor-student combo, Fiona easily blends in with her students – be it style or speech. The zestful professor even appears more like a student than the other two, often unveiling her witty side and leaving everyone roaring in laughter.

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The team compiles an online databank of mental health information and assessment in sign language for the Deaf community in Hong Kong, accompanied by workshops to consolidate their understanding towards well-being.

Children with special educational needs often struggle with communicating their feelings and are sometimes misunderstood. Utilising wearable sensors, the team helps these children get their feelings heard by decoding their responses related to different emotions.

One booklet and one heartfelt conversation at a time, the team reconnects people with their mental well-being, and with one another.

Rampant for already half a year, Covid-19 has catalysed all sorts of new normal. Hongkongers put on masks as if it's always been a part of their everyday attire. Twitter, Facebook and 9GAG announced WFH arrangements for (all or part of their) employees. As for New Zealand, which anti-epidemic efforts received international recognition, the prime minister encouraged employers to implement a four-day working week, boosting the well-being of employees while stimulating local consumption and travel.

While Prof David Hui and our Faculty of Medicine members are our respectable KOLs, professors from other disciplines have been offering other means of public education and support. Feel free to share with your friends and family if you find any of the info in this article useful!

Prof Fanny Cheung barely took her seat when she started “protesting”; apparently too many interviewers were fixated merely on her early community work in women’s development. A trace of a smile on her lips, the petite professor slowly unravelled to us tales of her “extra-curricular activities”.

While Prof Fanny Cheung had a lot to share regarding her 40 years of “extra-curricular activities”, her “day job” is equally eventful and potentially a good business – clinical-grade personality assessment is her research expertise.