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  • Environment & Sustainability
Hong Kong needs ESG talent, but what makes someone qualified?
01/02/2023
In a column article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she discussed the hiring spree for ESG talent in HK and how to qualify as a sustainability professional. Companies in Hong Kong are urgently seeking employees who can help them meet their sustainability goals, but finding the right skill set is a challenge.
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  • Public Policy
Analyst sees limited impact over removing baby ban
31/01/2023
In a radio program about Sichuan lifting the baby ban on unmarried couples, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), said the move is a good policy change but probably would not encourage people to have children and explained that the move did not address some of the underlying reasons as to why fertility rates were so low in Sichuan and elsewhere.
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  • Public Policy
China wants more babies. Women want the right to say no.
23/01/2023
In an article on China’s shrinking population, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that having more babies is neither going to increase productivity, nor fix the pension system and reduce youth unemployment.
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  • Public Policy
China's population falls for first time since 1961
18/01/2023
In articles on China's first population fall since 1961, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that boosting fertility is not going to improve productivity or increase domestic consumption in the medium term and how China will respond to structural issues would be more crucial.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Are ‘natural disasters' natural? (1)
17/01/2023
In an article on natural disasters, it was mentioned that a research led by Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), has interviewed ten officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines, and found half of them considered climate change as a reality that is "not yet felt seriously”.
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  • Public Policy
為「3D世代」燃希望 張炳良呂大樂籲信任青年 黃裕舜倡大刀改革
15/01/2023
At a talk co-organized by the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) on 7 Jan on the topic “Giving hope to young people”, Prof. Anthony CHEUNG, Adjunct Professor of PPOL, said young people in Hong Kong are in the “3D generation”, meaning they are dispossessed, disenfranchised, and disillusioned.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Hong Kong can play key role as Asia catches up on transition to cleaner energy, former UN climate chief says
12/01/2023
The Post COP27 HK Forum co-hosted by the Institute for the Environment (IENV) was held on 12 Jan, where participants shared their observations on climate change and cleaner energy with the HK business community and other key stakeholders.
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  • Public Policy
As Asian societies age, ‘retirement' just means more work
08/01/2023
In an article on population aging in Asia, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that late retirement is a complex issue and people's lives and institutions will have to adapt in many ways.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
After the razzmatazz of its kick-off, the long hard slog begins on Hong Kong’s carbon credits market
07/01/2023
In an article on Hong Kong as a platform of carbon trading, Prof. Robert GIBSON, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that credits on business projects that removed greenhouse gases were limited in supply.
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  • Public Policy
  • Social Changes and Health
China’s zero-Covid policy, botched reopening will puzzle historians for years to come
06/01/2023
In an article on China’s zero-Covid policy by Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he addressed questions left to economists and historians on China's handling of the pandemic as the country reopens.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
The case for deepening collaboration with the mainland
01/04/2023
In an article on deepening collaboration between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau on climate governance policies, it was mentioned that Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), co-authored a research paper where she developed the question of a more open and collaborative climate change policy framework in Hong Kong and Macau.
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  • Public Policy
When exactly will India surpass China as most populous?
11/04/2023
In an article on India may soon surpass China as most populous, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that it is a big moment in human history as the baton is passed to India.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Business & Economy
HK stands to gain by helping mainland's advanced manufacturing
12/04/2023
In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she discussed the contributions Hong Kong can make to the Mainland's advanced manufacturing policy.
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  • Business & Economy
Could establishment of an Asian monetary fund help China’s yuan dethrone US dollar?
13/04/2023
In an article on the proposed Asian monetary fund, Prof. Edwin LAI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that the internationalization of the RMB as a replacement for the USD would be a long-term plan, because there was a very high degree of persistence in the status of a dominant currency in the international monetary system.
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  • Business & Economy
推薦營銷與價格促銷 不宜同時用
14/04/2023
In an article co-written by Prof. Hong XU, Co-Director of Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP), she discussed the price promotion strategy would undermine the effectiveness of referral marketing.
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  • Business & Economy
中國製造十年進化論|昆山:敢闖敢試開創兩大千億產業集群 能否裂變出更多增長極
19/04/2023
In an article on Kunshan’s business environment and metaverse industrial production, Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), was quoted as saying that Kunshan can develop cultural and tourism metaverse projects based on the scenic spots in the county and neighboring areas.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Hong Kong is set to thrive as green-technology and finance hub
21/04/2023
In an article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he shared about the development of Hong Kong as a green-technology and finance hub.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Greening the grid
21/04/2023
In an article on the feasibility of HK seeking regional energy cooperation with the mainland, Prof. Davis BOOKHART, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that Hong Kong has to be self-sufficient as the Greater Bay Area may not have the potential to generate excessive renewable energy that Hong Kong can import. He also suggested the government should aggressively raise the standard of the building energy code to match international green building standards.
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Greening the grid
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  • Business & Economy
How gambling hub Macau could cultivate stronger economic ties between China and Portuguese-speaking countries
23/04/2023
In an article on how Macau could cultivate closer economic ties between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Prof. Edwin LAI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that it is possible to designate Macau as a travel destination for Portugal and Brazil, while Prof. Naubahar SHARIF, Acting Head and Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that Macau can benefit from its status as a free-trade port and its vast hotel complexes.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Climate change: how the new global quality assessment framework can boost carbon markets' integrity, transparency
24/04/2023
Coverage on the quality assessment framework launched in March 2023 to enhance integrity of the voluntary carbon market, in which Prof. Grace HUI, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that Hong Kong, as an international marketplace for carbon trading, should consider regulating mislabeling of core principle credits and promoting pricing transparency of such credits.