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一 |     (ECNS) -- The 36th Food Expo, together with four concurrent fairs including the Hong Kong International Tea Fair, opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, attracting more than 1,850 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions.    The events are organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).        Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said all 11 ASEAN member states are taking part in the five fairs, with Brunei and Timor-Leste participating for the first time.    Sixteen provinces and autonomous regions from the Chinese mainland are also showcasing local specialty products, highlighting Hong Kong's unique role in bringing together international brands, regional businesses and consumers on a dynamic platform.    A wide range of agricultural products from Taiwan are also on display at this year's Food Expo. Li Minhong, an exhibitor from Taitung County, said this is the second consecutive year the county has participated. Taitung's sugar apples and red oolong tea have proved popular with Hong Kong consumers.    "We plan to supply about 1,600 kilograms of sugar apples and will increase the amount if market response is strong," she said.        Chen Shuwen, an exhibitor from Hualien County, said she brought a range of specialty products, including dragon fruit, cinnamon powder and gac fruit products. She said Hong Kong is an important platform for reaching global buyers and raising product awareness, and expressed hope that Hualien's agricultural products would gain wider recognition.    Sophia Chong, executive director of the HKTDC, said Hong Kong, as an international trading hub and a key regional center for food trade, has long served as an important platform for global food and beverage companies seeking to expand into the Chinese mainland, Asian and global markets.    Through platforms such as the Food Expo, the HKTDC aims to promote cross-regional and cross-industry cooperation, further strengthening Hong Kong's role as a bridge between the mainland and international markets while supporting the high-quality development of the food and health industries.    (By Tang Yuxian)                        。    Breakthrough new research could significantly increase supply of organs for people with rarer blood types waiting for a transplant, reported The Guardian.,A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys. By flushing blood infused with a special enzyme through a human kidney the scientists removed the blood type markers lining the blood vessels of the organ.,The procedure required using a device that is connected with a donor’s kidney to pass oxygenated blood through it - a normothermic perfusion machine. As a result, the organ was converted to type O, considered the universal donor.,Blood Group Compatible,As the blood type of a donor must be compatible with the recipient’s, the new development could increase the supply of kidneys available for transplant.,A kidney from someone with blood type A cannot be transplanted to someone with blood type B, or visa versa. In such a case, the receiving body’s immune system would reject the new organ, interpreting the different blood type as foreign.,So changing the blood type to the universal O would mean the donor organ could be used for people with any blood type.,“Our confidence was really boosted after we applied the enzyme to a piece of human kidney tissue and saw very quickly that the antigens were removed. After this, we knew that the process is feasible, and we just had to scale up the project to apply the enzyme to full-size human kidneys,” Serena MacMillan, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, said.,Scientists involved in the research, funded by charity Kidney Research UK and due to be published in the British Journal of Surgery, clarified that the outcome might have particular implications for minority ethnic groups.,Science & TechGood News for ABs: Scientists Can Now Change People's Blood Type21 February, 16:34 GMT,Some blood groups such as O Rh positive and B Rh positive are more prevalent among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. To complicate matters further, some rare blood types are only found within the black, Asian and minority ethnic communities,This typically places them at a disadvantage, as they struggle to find a match. With low donation rates from these populations, stressed the researchers, sometimes such patients wait for as long as over a year for a compatible donor. They cited figures from 2020-21 showing that just over 9% of total organ donations in the UK came from black and minority ethnic donors. On the other hand, black and minority ethnic patients make up 33% of the kidney transplant waiting list.,“It’s very exciting to think about how this could potentially impact so many lives,” added Serena MacMillan.,The “potentially gamechanging” research was applauded by Dr Aisling McMahon, the executive director of research at Kidney Research UK.,The scientists will now test the reintroduction of other blood types and observe how the novel approach in clinical settings.。

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