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  • Environment & Sustainability
Profound confusion vexes AI ‘doomers’
05/01/2026
A column article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), critiquing AI "doomers" for exaggerating risks of LLMs. He argued understanding LLM design helped shift focus on realistic risks rather than exaggerated fear.
  • Innovation & Technology
DeepSeek pitches new route to scale AI, but researchers call for more testing
04/01/2026
In articles on DeepSeek's proposed "mHC" architecture, Prof. GUO Song, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), commented that the research could mark a turning point in LLM research, shifting away from incremental "micro-design" tweaks and back towards broader "macro-design" innovation.
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  • Innovation & Technology
組「AI兵團」攻略 單打獨鬥到協同
31/12/2025
A column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on leveraging AI for coordinated development.
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  • Innovation & Technology
8 AI Research Papers Published In 2025 That Every Educator Should Read
30/12/2025
The research paper "From Superficial Outputs to Superficial Learning: Risks of Large Language Models in Education" authored by Iris DELIKOURA, PhD Student in Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (IIP), and Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), has been selected by Forbes as one of the eight AI research papers published in 2025 that every educator should read.
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  • Public Policy
學者促全方位政策鼓勵生育 提升組織家庭幸福感 人人不願生 社會一起老
26/12/2025
Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Social Science (SOSC) and the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) said in an exclusive interview with Wen Wei Po that to raise the birth rate, the Government must put in place a full set of social welfare policies covering housing, workplace equality, and childcare services, as well as push forward economic reforms to adapt to an aging population
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Public Policy
巴黎協定十年檢驗:能源轉型已啟動,但減碳目標仍遠未達標
25/12/2025
In an article reviewing the impact of the Paris Climate Agreement signed ten years ago, it was noted that the Institute for the Environment (IENV) identified retrofitting existing buildings and electrifying transportation as the two pillars of HK's climate strategy.
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  • Business & Economy
  • Innovation & Technology
AI潛藏企業「性格」 怎選合適夥伴
24/12/2025
An article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD), on how to choose AI models to align with the company's culture, governance and risk management.
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  • Innovation & Technology
可灵AI亮相首届香港国际AI艺术节 携产学研代表探讨AI创作新趋势
22/12/2025
Prof. RAO Anyi, Assistant Professor of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) and Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), highlighted the core contradictions in AI creation and discussed the controllable AI models developed by his team that improve generation accuracy at the Global AI Creation Ecosystem Forum.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Public Policy
Why AI chatbots are unlikely to bring about human extinction
18/12/2025
A column article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), saying chatbots are unlikely to bring about human extinction.
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  • Public Policy
Saving lives, not raising birthrates, is Eastern Europe’s best hope against population decline
15/12/2025
A study, co-authored by Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Social Science (SOSC) and Division of Public Policy (PPOL), indicated that investing in public health to reduce preventable deaths is more effective than increasing birth rates to combat population decline. Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN highlighted that in countries facing significant population decline, achieving mortality rates similar to Japan’s could lower the projected population loss from 33.8 million to just 1.7 million people.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Let's make start toward cleaner society
31/07/2019
Article by Prof. Kira MATUS , Associate Head of Division of Public Policy at The Standard
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  • Public Policy
If Hong Kong protesters have a dream, they need their own Martin Luther King to realise it
01/08/2019
Article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability at South China Morning Post
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  • Student Bonding & Development
To learn science without boundaries
16/08/2019
Prof. King CHOW, Director of IPO, along with CUHK School of Education Dr. Victor LAU, two secondary school teachers and three high school winners of the International Biology Olympiad who were trained by them, shared how important it is to stimulate youngsters’ interest in science and learning, instead of just merely training their skills for the purpose of obtaining good grades.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
HK set for worst of it amid climate change
26/08/2019
Article by Prof. IM Eun Soon, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Environment and Sustainability, at The Standard
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
PRIASE-HK a mobile app launched by Institute for the Environment (IENV)
03/09/2019
Prof. Jimmy FUNG, Director of Institute for the Environment (IENV) and Prof. NING Zhi, Assistant Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) introduced the mobile app PRAISE-HK launched by IENV, which provides real-time and projected information on air quality and health risk down to street level in a TV program on HK’s air pollution and regulations.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Volkswagen Appoints Professor Ye QI to Sustainability Advisory Council
03/09/2019
Prof. Ye QI, Director of Institute for Public Policy (IPP) was appointed as a member of Volkswagen Group’s Independent Sustainability Advisory Council to advise the group on strategic sustainability and social responsibility issues.
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  • Public Policy
The Hong Kong protests are a political crisis – and a huge opportunity for the government
03/09/2019
Article by Prof. Donald LOW, Director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education (LAPP) on the recent anti-extradition bill protests, which he described as a chance for the HKSAR government to embark on far-reaching socioeconomic policy and institutional reforms.
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  • Public Policy
Asia’s Richest Families are Riding High
10/09/2019
Prof. Donald LOW, Director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education (LAPP) shared his insights on wealth tax, saying Asia lacks discussions on whether governments should tax the rich more.
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  • Innovation & Technology
  • Student Bonding & Development
Artificial Intelligence and Chatbot are helping us
11/09/2019
Sunny Wong, alumni of Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP) was interviewed by Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) about his Chatbot startup. Full version news is only available for HKEJ subscribers.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
Sea Gas Monitoring Technique Should Be Encouraged
12/09/2019
Prof. Jianping GAN, Chair Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) shared his insights at a conference on sea gas, saying Hong Kong and Zhuhai’s collaboration on sea gas monitoring technique should be encouraged.