Q Should ventilation measures be made compulsory for new developments?
Sure. It's certainly a piece of good news for those who have respiratory diseases (including me). Since the appearance and designs of the compact streets in Hong Kong cannot be changed in a short time, imposing compulsory ventilation measures on new developments is the only way to really improve the condition of our city's air. I hope that after a few decades, I can breathe fresh air even standing in the heart on Mongkok.
Claire Man, Diamond Hill
Q Is it appropriate to name the medical faculty after Li Ka-shing?
The naming of a university or a school within a university can be a controversial issue even in the United States. For example, all of the major schools at Harvard have no naming except for the Kennedy School of Government for obvious reasons. In the medical school arena, Cornell has the Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, the UCLA School of Medicine is named after David Geffen and the University of Southern California has a Keck School of Medicine.
Li Ka-shing and HKU aside, how would I feel if someone wanted to rename my Alma Mater, Harvard Medical School? I would have several questions: What are the achievements of this person? What are the visions of this person in medicine or biomedical sciences? What can the school achieve with this additional funding?