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  • Public Policy
Coronavirus won’t just go away. Here’s how Hong Kong can learn to live with it
03/08/2021
Prof. Donald LOW from Division of Public Policy wrote an article on Hong Kong’s Covid-19 strategy, saying officials should focus on encouraging people to protect themselves by getting vaccinated – not through even more stringent restrictions on social activities and travel since he believed Covid-19 will be with us forever and we need to learn to live with it.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Wide public support needed for city's commitment to carbon neutrality
01/08/2021
Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH wrote an article on calling for the Hong Kong community to support the carbon neutrality goal.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050?
30/07/2021
Prof. Davis BOOKHART from Division of Environment and Sustainability introduced HKUST’s solar panel system in an article on Hong Kong’s net zero carbon emission goal in 2050. He said the University has installed solar panels at over 30 locations on campus and is looking to wrap up the installation by fall. On the reduction of carbon emission, he said the ratio of renewable energy in HK’s total electricity mix could be expanded through creative ways to incorporate renewables into existing and new locations to achieve such goal.
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  • Public Policy
Singapore’s Central Bank Chief Views On Different Social Issues
29/07/2021
In an article on Singapore’s central bank chief Ravi MENON’s personal comments on social issues, LAPP Director and PPOL Prof. of Practice Donald LOW said that his suggestions should not have made a big deal and people can discuss issues in a non-partisan, technocratic, evidence-based way to improve public policies.
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  • Business & Economy
In Need of Clear Definition for Criminalizing Doxxing
29/07/2021
Co-director of Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management Prof. HUI Kai-Lung wrote in his column about the Hong Kong government’s proposed bill to criminalize doxxing, urging for a clear definition of the act and the extent to which it protects personal data privacy.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Clean Air Network (CAN) Campaign To Be Kicked Off in Tuen Mun
28/07/2021
The Clean Air Network (CAN) campaign, a joint initiative by HKUST IENV, would kick off in the district of Tuen Mun in collaboration with secondary schools in the district to explore the issue of air pollution.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Infinite Possibility With Smart City
28/07/2021
Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute Prof. Hong LO was interviewed on RTHK’s program Under the Sun on the concept of smart city and the approaches to achieve it, while Director of HKUST-DT System and Media Lab (SyMLab) and BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Affiliated Faculty Prof. Pan HUI talked about application of AR technology in teaching and real life in the same program.
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  • Innovation & Technology
PRAISE-HK Soon To Provide More Data on Exposure To Air Pollutants
27/07/2021
Head of Division of Environment and Sustainability Prof. Alexis LAU said PRAISE-HK – a mobile app he developed that provides real-time information on air quality and health risk down to street level, will soon be able to provide data on exposure to air pollutants and be able to suggest a suitable route for users to mitigate health risk.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Local Finance Talents Need To Familiarize With Country's Environmental Policies
27/07/2021
Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH from Division of Environment and Sustainability said in a green finance forum that local finance talents need to familiarize with China’s environmental policies to play a part in the country’s development.
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  • Innovation & Technology
Germagic Products at the Tokyo Olympics
23/07/2021
Various products of the new smart anti-microbial coating Germagic developed by a team led by Division of Environment and Sustainability Prof. YEUNG King-Lun and Adjunct Prof. Joseph KWAN were distributed to Hong Kong’s Olympic athlete team members to keep them safe in Japan.
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  • Innovation & Technology
AI雖不會做夢亦可創無限可能
16/02/2024
In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he elaborated on the use of AI to unleash infinite possibilities.
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  • Innovation & Technology
一分耕耘一分收穫
16/02/2024
In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed inspiration cultivation.
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  • Innovation & Technology
HKUST researchers develop new integration technique for efficient coupling of III-V and silicon
16/02/2024
The team of researchers led by Prof. XUE Ying, Research Assistant Professor, and Prof. LAU Kei-May, Research Professor from the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), have developed a new integration technique for efficient integration of III-V compound semiconductor devices and silicon, paving the way for photonic integration at low cost, large volume, and high speed and throughput that could revolutionize data communications.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Business & Economy
Sustainability: Hong Kong university and green finance agency backed by regulators launch emissions calculation tools
21/02/2024
HKUST and the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group have launched two new greenhouse gas emissions calculation and estimation tools to help HK firms and financial institutions with their sustainability reporting. Prof. Alexis LAU, Head and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) said HKUST has given special consideration to the needs of SMEs while designing these tools, which are practical, easy to use, and can adapt to users' specific data and operating regions. Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), said these simple and easy-to-use tools mark HK's first step in helping SMEs estimate their carbon footprint regularly.
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  • Business & Economy
  • Public Policy
【預算案】有學者支持政府發基建債「撲水」 智庫憂陷「糖衣陷阱」
22/02/2024
In a TV news story on the fiscal deficits of the HK government, Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice in Public Policy of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), said that debt financing may be the best short-term solution. Currently, debts account for around 4% of the city's GDP, which is lower compared to the average ratio of 50-60% observed in most developed economies.
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  • Innovation & Technology
2024九峰山論壇大會搶先看!國內外院士嘉賓團領銜超強陣容公佈
21/03/2024
Academicians including Prof. Kei May LAU, Research Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), will attend the 2024 JFS Conference and China International Compound Semiconductor Industry Expo on April 8-11.
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  • Innovation & Technology
為AI賦予面孔和性格
22/03/2024
In a column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he commented on "Giving AI a face and a personality"
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Public Policy
‘Renewable’ world in the making
22/03/2024
Hong Kong is implementing measures to create a circular economy, including the use of designated waste disposal bags to reduce garbage generation. Prof. Yatang LIN, Assistant Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that the government's decision to charge the public for waste disposal is a necessary and positive step in addressing waste management challenges.
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  • Innovation & Technology
進入AI協作大時代
12/07/2024
Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), expressed his thoughts on the new era where mankind and AI work together as a team.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
‘Feels like a bun steamer': Hong Kong's poorer residents most affected by heatwave
14/07/2024
In an article on how Hong Kong's poorer residents suffer from the ongoing extreme heat this summer, the scientific study co-written by Prof. Jimmy FUNG, Associate Provost (Teaching & Learning) and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) was mentioned. The study shown that the number of hot nights in the city, where the daily minimum temperature is higher than or equal to 28 degrees Celsius, will increase by 50% to about 48 days a year by the 2040s.