"PS2 is in and Sega is out, " says Chan Wai Hin in his seller's stall in Hong Kong's Oriental 188 Shopping Center, a mobbed two-floor stop for gamers.

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At the moment Dr Haller, who is now at McGill University in Montreal, is collaborating with Wenbo Tang of Arizona State University and Pak Wai Chan of the Hong Kong Observatory to apply Lagrangian theory to the problem of aircraft taking off and landing in difficult circumstances.

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While the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which is behind the initiative, has not released other names yet, they are expected to include martial arts star Jackie Chan, Bond actress Michelle Yeoh and director Wong Kar-wai.

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