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  • Environment & Sustainability
Ecological Environment Protection in GBA
17/10/2019
Prof. Alexis LAU, Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) shared his insights on ecological environment protection in GBA on Xihua.com
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  • Business & Economy
Trending Development of Virtual Banking
27/09/2019
Prof. HUI Kai-Lung, Co-Director of Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management shared his insights on virtual banking and development of fin-tech on RTHK.
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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.
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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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  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
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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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  • 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.