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  • Business & Economy
China-US tech rivalry: National Labs to Boost Investment
11/01/2021
In an article on Beijing’s plan to realign hundreds of major state laboratories with the country's technology priorities, Division of Public Policy Assoc. Prof. Naubahar SHARIF said state labs were the main vehicles that the Chinese authorities employ to direct resources towards advancing basic research capacity and capabilities. Meanwhile, HKU, CUHK, HKUST and PolyU were mentioned to have state laboratories on campus.
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  • Public Policy
The Importance of Privacy Protection in Hong Kong
04/01/2021
An article written by Co-Director of Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management Prof. HUI Kai-Lung on doxxing, in which he stressed the importance of strengthening the public's awareness of privacy protection.

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  • Environment & Sustainability
Critical Role of Hong Kong for Asia's Green Transition
30/12/2020
Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH wrote an article on how Hong Kong’s financial sector has a critical role in helping to raise funds for the Asian region’s green transition.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Smog and Air Collusion Likely to Remain in Hong Kong
29/12/2020
Prof. Alexis LAU from the Division of Environment and Sustainability said in an article on the recently worsened air pollution in Hong Kong, that the air quality was especially bad due to the weak winds, making pollutants difficult to disperse.

  • Student Bonding & Development
MPP Press Conference on Graduates Employment Statistics
18/12/2020
Head of Division of Policy (PPOL) Prof. WU Xun introduced the Master in Public Policy (MPP) program in a media conference yesterday as over 80% of its first batch of graduates received 1 or more job offers despite the downturn in economy. Second year student Justin NG, an undergraduate from New York University who returned to Hong Kong for MPP, said this technology and environmental policy -focused program has given him lots of opportunities amid the innovation and tech development at Greater Bay Area. He already got two job offers before his graduation next June. Fresh graduate PENG Guoxian, now working in Tencent as a Product Manager, talked about how the 2-year program has helped him stand out in job interviews with tech giants. Meanwhile, PPOL is launching a new part-time MPP program next year.
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  • World Relations
Which PAP does Singapore need?
15/12/2020
A book review on PAP v. PAP, a book co-written by Division of Public Policy (PPOL) Prof. Donald LOW.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Hong Kong
09/12/2020
Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH from Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) wrote an article on how carbon neutrality could be embedded into the new initiatives mentioned in CE’s latest policy address.


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  • Public Policy
How Can HKSAR Reconcile Intergenerational Conflicts?
09/12/2020
Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN from Division of Public Policy (PPOL) wrote an article on what the Hong Kong government should do to tackle the intergenerational conflicts.
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  • Public Policy
Fighting Against the Coronavirus with A Shot of Vaccine
08/12/2020
Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN from the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) said in an article on Covid-19 vaccine that there will inevitably be a group of people in Hong Kong who do not trust and hold out from injecting the vaccine, if such group of people is large enough, it will be difficult for the vaccine to be effective at a population level.
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  • Social Changes and Health
Why has COVID-19 ravished America?
07/12/2020
An article written by Division of Environment and Sustainability Adjunct Prof. Christine LOH compared the US and China’s measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Environment & Sustainability
Floods in Hong Kong show preparations for climate change must start now
09/09/2023
In an article by Rainbow LAM, MPhil student of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM), she made suggestions to the government on enhancing disaster risk management in response to recent floods in Hong Kong.
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  • Student Bonding & Development
TOEFL獎學金8人獲獎 女生赴牛津研貧富懸殊 改革後考試僅2小時
14/09/2023
In an article on TOEFL HK Scholarship, WONG Ying, Year 1 student of Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP), shared her experience on preparing HKDSE and TOEFL iBT Test, and being admitted through School Principal’s Nominations Scheme (SPN) and excellent performance on TOEFL.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Realizing true cost of sustainability
15/09/2023
In an article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he discussed the true cost of sustainability and emphasized that the path to full climate protection must involve science and tech, not just politics and finance.
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  • Business & Economy
China’s Economic Malaise Was Perfectly Predictable
20/09/2023
In an article by Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice in Public Policy of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he discussed the current economic challenges in China and analyzed possible scenarios for its future. He suggested that fiscal policy and social reforms could stimulate domestic demand and reduce inequality.
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  • Innovation & Technology
蘋果生態系統挑戰者
22/09/2023
In a column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed the challenges faced by Apple's iOS ecosystem as Android system companies have united to challenge Apple.
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  • Innovation & Technology
他山之石/华为创科体系对香港的启发
25/09/2023
A study by Prof. Yan XU, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), on the obstacles faced by companies in implementing open innovation policies in 2020 was cited in a column article on Huawei’s development and its implication to HK’s I&T ecosystem.
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  • Innovation & Technology
Bumpy road ahead as Hong Kong strives to regain chips crown
26/09/2023
In an article on the challenges faced by HK’s chips industry, Prof. Chi Ying TSUI, Head of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), said that efforts to boost the chips industry have to be matched by sustained programs in training, retaining, and wooing semiconductor talents. He added that some HKUST graduates have left HK due to poor career prospects, but the supply of talents will not be a problem if there are enough opportunities for research and development.
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  • Innovation & Technology
科大學生首創3D打印月餅
28/09/2023
Led by Prof. Mitch LI, Assistant Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), a group of ISD PhD students produced Hong Kong's first batch of 3D printed mooncakes with the HKUST logo using the 3D food printer they designed. The printer can finish producing a mooncake with tailored emblem on it in just 10 minutes.
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科大生3D打印月餅慶中秋
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  • Environment & Sustainability
How Hong Kong can prepare for the next freak rainstorm
28/09/2023
In an article by Prof. Chi Ming SHUN, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he commented on how Hong Kong can prepare for the next freak rainstorm by upgrading its flood defences and thoroughly assessing climate risk
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  • Innovation & Technology
蘇州高新區(深圳)產業創新合作對接會舉行 26個項目集中簽約
28/09/2023
Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), spoke at the 2023 Suzhou New District Industrial Innovation Cooperation Conference on 27 Sept, 2023. He hoped that his team’s research could support the Suzhou New District to explore the cutting-edge information technology in the metaverse.