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  • Environment & Sustainability
Fukushima waste water release: how mainland China and Hong Kong got it wrong
30/08/2023
In an article by Prof. Julien DE TROULLIOUD DE LANVERSIN, Assistant Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he elaborated on the impact of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Public Policy
China’s moralising of public policy risks eroding gains in human welfare
30/08/2023
In an article by Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he commented on China’s moralizing of public policy that risks eroding gains in human welfare.
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  • Business & Economy
  • World Relations
Expanded Brics will continue to chip away at US dollar’s dominance
30/08/2023
In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she commented on the expanded BRICS continuing to chip away at US dollar's dominance.
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  • Business & Economy
  • World Relations
US should analyze policies of depriving China of chips
28/08/2023
In an article by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he explained the reasons for the US to analyze policies to deprive China of chips.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
專家稱輻射儀數據需專業解讀 不建議市民自行使用
28/08/2023
In a TV news story on some people using radiation detectors bought on the market to monitor radioactive levels, Prof. Julien DE TROULLIOUD DE LANVERSIN, Assistant Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that both the Hong Kong and Japanese governments are monitoring radioactive levels, and their results are more accurate than those from radiation detectors bought on the market.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
【核污水排海】學者指稀釋不可完全消除輻射物質 或需長期監察附近水域
24/08/2023
In a TV report on Japan releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the ocean, Prof. Julien DE TROULLIOUD DE LANVERSIN, Assistant Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), commented on alternative methods for handling the wastewater, such as evaporation into the atmosphere or burial in the ground. He said that radioactive substances could disperse into the air, and tritium could potentially reach densely populated regions in Japan, China, and South Korea. If the wastewater is buried underground, there is a risk of leakage in the event of an earthquake, which could lead to the contamination of the entire region's land.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Business & Economy
鼓勵私營部門創新 谷綠色科技金融
10/08/2023
Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), wrote an article on how to encourage the private sector to be innovative in green fintech.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Business & Economy
香港ESG人才短缺 各界應積極培養以推動綠色產業發展
08/08/2023
In an article on the actions taken by various stakeholders in Hong Kong to nurture local ESG talent, it was mentioned that HKUST launched Hong Kong’s first BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance (SGFN) program in 2022. Also, HKUST and Hong Kong Green Finance Association have jointly launched a certificate course in sustainable finance to address the shortage of ESG talent.
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  • Student Bonding & Development
Space-Out Helps You!
22/12/2017
CHAN Kai Ho, Hercules, a year 4 RMBI student of has won the Champion of International Space-Out Competition in Taipei.
  • Innovation & Technology
The Lumos Helmet - TIME's BEST Inventions 2018
08/12/2018
The smart bicycle helmet Lumos, co-created by Jeff CHEN, alumnus of Dual Degree Program of Technology & Management, and Mr Eu-wen DING, was selected as one of the Best Inventions of 2018 by TIME magazine.
  • Environment & Sustainability
"REMAKE" Promotes Reduction in E-waste
12/12/2018
Angel OR, Year 2 student in Environmental Management and Technology Program, co-founded "REMAKE" to promote reduction in E-Waste and the Right to Repair by hosting bi-monthly Repair Parties.
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
EPD Will Deploy New Sensor Developed by IENV to Monitor Vessel Emissions
01/02/2019
The Institute for the Environment (IENV) developed a new senor system for real-time measurement of vessel emissions to help the enforcement of the tightened Air Pollution Control (Fuel for Vessels) Regulation.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
HKUST New App (PRAISE-HK) is launched!
24/06/2019
HKUST Institute for the Environment today launched a new mobile app that aims to help users reduce their exposure to outdoor air pollution.
Hong Kong Economic Journal
科大空氣質素App出行避污染
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Future Survivability of Heat Waves in South Asia
04/07/2019
Prof. Eun Soon IM, Assistant Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability – who took part in MIT’s study on future survivability of heat waves in South Asia – commented on the heat waves in India, saying we are facing an upper limit on human heat tolerance if we continue to produce the greenhouse gases at the current pace.
  • Public Policy
Could psychology have helped Carrie Lam avoid Hong Kong’s extradition bill fiasco?
07/07/2019
Article by Prof. Donald LOW, Director of Leadership and Public Policy Programme at South China Morning Post
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  • Environment & Sustainability
China is embracing green tech to clean up its polluted cities
10/07/2019
Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of Division of Environment and Sustainability shared her observations in an article about China’s green technology, saying that there are a growing number of e-buses, e-vans and e-taxis all over the Pearl River Delta.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
What should be done to tackle the world's plastic waste?
15/07/2019
Prof. Ye QI , Director of Institute for Public Policy shared his insights about the plastic waste issue in China in an interview about how to tackle the world’s plastic waste, saying China is doing the right thing to ban garbage import from other countries.
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
Let's get going on road to cleaner air
24/07/2019
Editorial by Prof. Alexis LAU, Associate Director of Institute for the Environment at The Standard