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  • Student Bonding & Development
大學關鍵詞 第19集 香港科技大學 學術篇
11/12/2023
ViuTV program features Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) with year 5 student Rex LIU sharing his studying experience.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
The HKMA organises Green and Sustainable Banking Conference and announces results of the Green Fintech Competition
11/12/2023
Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), moderated one of the panel sessions at the Green and Sustainable Banking Conference held by HKMA.
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  • Innovation & Technology
AGI技術創新 改變醫養產業發展
08/12/2023
In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed how AGI changes the development pathways of health care
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  • Innovation & Technology
AI也會做夢嗎?
08/12/2023
In an article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, Adjunct Professor of the Division of Integrative System and Design (ISD), he discussed whether or not AI will make a dream.
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  • Innovation & Technology
New Research Initiatives Use Photonics to Address Wireless and Bandwidth Limitations
07/12/2023
Dr. Ying XUE, Research Assistant Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), in collaboration with a scholar from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is contributing to the data communications research funded by the 2023 Optica Foundation Challenge. Their work aims to address the challenges posed by emerging data and bandwidth limitations.
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  • World Relations
China’s Belt and Road Initiative rightly offers charity-free development
07/12/2023
In an article on China’s Belt and Road Initiative that rightly offers charity-free development by Prof. Michael EDESESS, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), he said Beijing’s infrastructure-focused model treats poor countries and their people as customers and business partners – a respectful way of dealing with them, yet it is a challenge for China to build infrastructure using local workers. Therefore, infrastructure investments must include investments in education, especially vocational education.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
This AI Paper Introduces the Segment Anything for NeRF in High Quality (SANeRF-HQ) Framework to Achieve High-Quality 3D Segmentation of Any Object in a Given Scene.
07/12/2023
Yichen LIU, a student of Environmental Science and Management (EVSM), teamed up with another researcher from HKUST, Carnegie Mellon University, and Dartmouth College and developed a new method for accurate 3D segmentation in complex scenarios.
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  • Innovation & Technology
共繪大灣區製造業高質量發展藍圖 廣州論壇2023年年會舉辦
07/12/2023
At the Guangzhou forum on GBA high-quality manufacturing development, Prof. Ye QI, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), provided comments on the "Overcoming the Middle Technology Trap" research reports.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Be better prepared as the climate changes
04/12/2023
In articles on the COP28 summit and the preparation for climate changes, the findings from a study conducted by an inter-university research team from HKUST, CUHK and HKU on extreme weather events were mentioned.
  • Public Policy
A Chinese city is offering couples almost $2,900 to have a third child and some others are giving newlyweds paid marriage leave to help boost the birth rate
24/02/2023
In an article on Hangzhou’s launch of measures to boost birth rate, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), explained how low marriage rates or marriage delays could be symptoms of other challenges, blockages, or malfunctions in society.
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  • World Relations
  • Social Changes and Health
How Singapore stacks up against Hong Kong in battle of Asia hubs
27/02/2023
In an article on the battle of Asia hubs between Singapore and HK, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that some Hongkongers may want to move away as the political situation in HK has become intolerable, while some people may change their mind as the economic conditions in UK/US may not be as good as expected.
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  • Public Policy
Rust belt province got old before it got rich, as much of China will
27/02/2023
In an article on mainland China’s plan to reform its funded pension system, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that proposed pension reform is never popular because it involves "either paying more money in, getting less out, working longer or more commonly, all three”.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Hong Kong’s carbon trading market will encourage corporate action, not greenwashing
01/03/2023
In an article by Prof. Charles BEDFORD, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), on real climate action, he said HK is quickly becoming a hub for the global carbon market and is ideally situated to provide the finance expertise and connection to mainland China to build the future carbon marketplace.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
What Hong Kong needs for the exciting budget ideas to take off
01/03/2023
In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she elaborated on how the plans and projects announced in the 2023-24 budget can be carried out with a collaborative, future-forward mindset.
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  • Public Policy
  • Social Changes and Health
China loses more than 40 million workers as population ages
01/03/2023
In an article on China's number of working people falling by more than 41 million in the past three years, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that the drop reflects factors such as higher youth unemployment due to the pandemic as well as a shrinking number of people in the classic age group of the working-age population.
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  • Public Policy
  • Social Changes and Health
歐亞多國如何提高生育率
02/03/2023
In an article on how European and Asian countries attempt to boost fertility rate, it was mentioned that Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), believed there is no panacea to the low fertility, which will continue to be a problem different countries and regions facing in the next few years.
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  • Business & Economy
  • World Relations
US investment talks challenge China to step up in the South Pacific
02/03/2023
In an article on Sino-US competition for South Pacific allies, Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted on his views on concerns over debt sustainability and political influence in the region.
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  • Public Policy
  • Social Changes and Health
Japan's multimillion-dollar plan to encourage couples to have more children
07/03/2023
In an article on Japan's plan of doubling public spending on programs to raise birth rate by supporting child rearing, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that to really increase the fertility rate, it is necessary to support those who already intended to have one child to have two.
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  • Public Policy
  • Social Changes and Health
China's so desperate to boost its birth rates, it's even cracking down on customary betrothal gifts for brides to help people get married more easily
08/03/2023
In an article on China's proposed curbs on betrothal gifts to facilitate marriages and boost birth rates, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that people need to go back to factors that deter people from marriage, adding that it may be a symptom of other challenges, blockages or malfunctions in society.