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How Atta Yu is transforming the landscape for visually impaired Hongkongers
South China Morning Post 25th September 2026 How Atta Yu is transforming the landscape for visually impaired Hongkongers Young minds, big ideas: meet five laureates of the AIA Scholarships programme, which was founded on the belief that education can open doors not only for individuals, but for the communities they will one day serve. Kowloon’s Choi Hung Estate is one of the most photographed corners of Hong Kong, its rainbow facades gracing thousands of Instagram grids. But
Chris McMillan
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Young minds, big ideas. Meet five laureates of the AIA
South China Morning Post 26th September 2026 Young minds, big ideas. Meet five laureates of the AIA Kowloon’s Choi Hung Estate is one of the most photographed corners of Hong Kong, its rainbow facades gracing thousands of Instagram grids. But how do you translate those colours, structures and spaces into something that a visually impaired person can “see”? Atta Yu Yee-ting, 22, a fresh graduate in occupational therapy from Polytechnic University, has an answer. Launched in 2
Chris McMillan
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American girl 'sees' world through Chinese AI
China Daily 20th September 2026 American girl 'sees' world through Chinese AI A brief, powerful video is moving millions across the globe. It shows Kendyl, a 10-year-old American girl who has been deaf since birth, putting on a pair of Hearview AI smart glasses developed by the Chinese tech company Xiao-i Corporation. As her mother speaks, advanced Chinese AI speech-to-text algorithms instantly turn the spoken words into glowing, low-latency subtitles on the lenses before her
Chris McMillan
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