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  • Business & Economy
港發揮「橋頭堡」作用 助啟資本雙向開放新時代
15/10/2022
Prof. Edwin LAI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), said in an article that Mainland China has adopted the “One Currency, Two Markets” approach for RMB internationalization, and the policies launched over the years have cemented HK’s position as an offshore RMB hub.
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  • Innovation & Technology
大學生入住科技園InnoCell 多元智能設備及共享空間 促進人才交流
13/10/2022
Prof. Rong ZHANG, lecturer of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), Laila ALBUQUERQUE, a Year 4 student studying in the Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT), and two other students shared the experience of living in the HKSTP’s InnoCell, a smart living and co-creation space. 
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Is breaking things the best way forward for climate activists?
13/10/2022
Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), warned against the danger of labeling people in masks as terrorists and it can be taken advantages of by others to demonize activities and undermine their message.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Climathon Pasig 2022: From competition to cooperation
13/10/2022
Leslie Anne YASIS, a PhD candidate studying in Environmental Science, Policy and Management Program (ESPM), is among coaches advising participants of the Climathon Pasig, the annual ideathon for climate action, to create solutions tackling environmental issues.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Eco-governance key to carbon neutrality
10/10/2022
An article co-written by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), addressed the importance of concerted efforts needed to achieve carbon neutrality.
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  • Business & Economy
For China, Malaysia’s digital economy is first stop in ‘value added’ campaign to bolster trade routes
08/10/2022
In an article on Malaysia's rapidly developing digital economy, the views of Prof. Naubahar SHARIF, Acting Head and Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), were cited that Malaysian laws allow a relatively free flow of Chinese investment, compared with some other countries where China has launched belt and road projects.
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  • Public Policy
Hong Kong must be primed for takeoff in the GBA
07/10/2022
In an article written by Prof. Naubahar SHARIF, Acting Head and Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he shared his opinion on how Hong Kong must be primed to take off within the Greater Bay Area as the city relaxes its COVID-19-related restrictions.
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  • Business & Economy
  • Public Policy
‘She got an abortion, broke up with me': The human suffering behind China's property crisis
03/10/2022
Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), expressed his thoughts on the Mainland’s property crisis that it is not just China’s problem if the Chinese economy was to stall as a result of this property and debt crisis.
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  • Business & Economy
The Great Fall Of China's Housing Market: Who Will Pay The Price?
26/09/2022
Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), shared his insights together with other experts on the thousands of Chinese homebuyers threatening to boycott mortgage payments in a TV news feature program. Prof. LOW described the homebuyers’ threat as a collective action problem that got the authorities’ concern and added to the urgency of the problem. If non-performing loans grow, the rest of the economy might seize up.
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  • Innovation & Technology
元宇宙大學正在就位
26/09/2022
Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), expressed his thoughts on the MetaHKUST project, HKUST’s launch of the world's first twin physical-virtual campuses in the metaverse. As AR applications are only limited to individual users, the MetaHKUST strives to expand AR to multi-users in a large scale.
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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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  • 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.
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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