// Apart from his role as a Hong Kong Legislative Council member, Wu Jiezhuang is also a founding member of G-Rocket, a startup accelerator that aims to attract 1,000 Web3 businesses to set up shop in the city-state over the next three years. He co-founded G-Rocket with Hong Kong legislative council member Jonny Ng Kit-Chong in 2016 https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-lawmaker-wants-to-turn-cbdc-into-stablecoin-featuring-defi //

// “The imminent and orderly resumption of travel with the Mainland will help stimulate our economy, improve market sentiment, and consolidate Hong Kong’s role as a super connector – bridging the Mainland and the international market. https://thefintechtimes.com/hong-kong-mega-financial-event-aff-2023/ //

// In its latest update for investors, Animoca said it generated about US$573 million for the first four months of 2022 for bookings and other income. Bookings include token sales, NFT sales including secondary sales, and other non-blockchain activities. Other income includes gains or losses of investments and digital assets holdings, according to the company. https://www.techinasia.com/animoca-targets-1b-raise-web3-metaverse-investments //

// Lalamove 余浩然：現時我們公司約7至8年經驗的中層管理人員最為缺乏。科學園每年舉辦的招聘博覽，空缺有數千個，但每年創科畢業生只有大約一千二百人，因此供不應求，需要在國際市場吸納人才。另外我們每年亦會招聘一些應屆畢業生，雖然要花幾年時間培育人才，但這是值得的 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=128780 //

// 她又稱，阿聯酋是中東的金融中心，願意投放於可持續發展項目的資金較多，加上當地對於新科技的態度相當開放，設有Hub71等創科社群，協助外國初創在中東地區落戶及建立人脈。阿聯酋另設自由貿易區，為外商提供免稅等優惠，有利一眾「過江龍」大展拳腳 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=129021 //

// His team, in a world first, 3D-printed artificial reef tiles made from terracotta. They’re non-toxic and biodegradable. The team placed the tiles on the sandy bottom of a protected bay and seeded them with living coral, and 95% survived in the past two years. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/archireef-coral-reefs-hong-kong-startup-3d-printed-tiles/ //

// 人體的腸道有過億個神經元，比脊髓的神經細胞還要多 ，所以腸道被稱為「第二個大腦」。近年醫學研究指出腸道微生態透過「第二個大腦」直接影響我們的健康，包括免疫力、肥胖、糖尿病、癌症、腦退化症、自閉症等等。雖然我們未必可以随便改變人體基因，但透過改善腸道微生態，我們可以掌控自己的健康。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=129100 //

// Japan will allow flights from Hong Kong and Macau to land at any airport in the country, partially reversing a rule it implemented last week for both cities and mainland China that restricted arrivals to four major airports. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-05/japan-reverses-restrictions-on-flights-from-hong-kong-and-macau //

// “The biggest damage with FTX was not so much financial … it was more of a reputational damage and an institutional damage, and in particular, an institutional American damage https://finance.yahoo.com/news/animoca-brands-slashes-web3-fund-045753515.html //