title: Rising Strengths Hong Kong SAR in Bioinformatics.
abstract: Hong Kong's bioinformatics sector is attaining new heights in combination with its economic boom and the predominance of the working-age group in its population. Factors such as a knowledge-based and free-market economy have contributed towards a prominent position on the world map of bioinformatics. In this review, we have considered the educational measures, landmark research activities and the achievements of bioinformatics companies and the role of the Hong Kong government in the establishment of bioinformatics as strength. However, several hurdles remain. New government policies will assist computational biologists to overcome these hurdles and further raise the profile of the field. There is a high expectation that bioinformatics in Hong Kong will be a promising area for the next generation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-informatics, School of Computer and Information Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, UP, 201306, India.|Department of Computer Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Chiranjib
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Medical Biotechnology Division, School of BioSciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, TN, 632014, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: George Priya Doss
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. hlzhu@comp.hkbu.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy and Health Care, Tajen University, Yanpu, Pingtung, 907, Taiwan. agoram@tajen.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Govindasamy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agoramoorthy
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006723:Hong Kong; D011640:Public Policy / Q000639:trends
keywords: Bioinformatics education; Bioinformatics research; Government role; Hong Kong SAR