The 21-year-old Pakistani became the first non-Chinese person to join Baptist University's Chinese medicine course. He'll spend five years getting to grips with the ancient practice after beating fierce competition for a place. Khan, who has lived in Hong Kong since the age of three, has long wanted to be a doctor, but developed an interest in Chinese medicine after his mother was struck with severe allergic rhinitis seven years ago.
The former pilot is to head the People's Liberation Army air force after making a stir overseas in his five years as the PLA's deputy chief of general staff. Ma made headlines in May, amid a dispute with the Philippines over the disputed Scarborough Shoal by warning that "the South China Sea issue is none of the United States' business". His promotion has been seen as a sign that the traditional dominance of the PLA's land forces is on the wane.