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  • Public Policy
Pandemic Lessons to our Leaders
27/03/2020
Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) commented on governments of wealthy nations tend to have an optimism bias that leads to myopia in times of crisis, which may affect decision-making concerning the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  • Public Policy
What We Can Learn from the Coronavirus Crisis
23/03/2020
Prof. Christine LOH,Chief Development Strategist of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) shared her thoughts on the impacts and lessons brought by COVID-19.
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  • Public Policy
How Should We Respond to the Coronavirus Crisis?
23/03/2020
Prof. WU Xun , Head of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) & Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice of PPOL shared their views on the world’s policy response on coronavirus.
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  • Public Policy
Delina Authors New Paper on Philippine Indigenous Peoples’ Environmental Dissent
20/03/2020
Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) recently published a research paper on indigenous people’s dissent against state and corporate incursions on their land.
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  • Public Policy
Policy Development on Coronavirus
16/03/2020
Prof. WU Xun , Head of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) & Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice of PPOL discussed the factors to consider when developing policies on coronavirus.
  • Public Policy
Covid-19 and Climate Change Have a lot More in Common Than You Think
13/03/2020
Prof. WU Xun , Head of Division of Public Policy (PPOL) & Prof. Donald LOW, Professor of Practice of PPOL discussed the difference between people’s response to Covid-19 and climate change.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Innovation & Technology
A breath of fresh air: Pollution in China drops
11/03/2020
Prof. HE Guojun, Assistant Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) shared that his research results about the air pollution in Mainland China and the government’s coal subsidizing scheme.
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Deadly heat wave may hit South Asian countries this century
06/03/2020
Prof. Eun Soon IM, Assistant Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) shared her study which found that deadly heat wave may hit Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century.
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  • Public Policy
Disease control centers integrates into public policy
26/02/2020
Prof. Ye QI , Director of Institute for Public Policy (IPP) and his team recently published a research paper which advocates the integration of disease control centers into the government policy making process.
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  • World Relations
Coronavirus cooperation shows how the world is getting better at hunting down disease
24/02/2020
Prof. Christine LOH,Chief Development Strategist of Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), wrote an article on the global collaboration in tackling the new coronavirus crisis on SCMP.
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  • World Relations
澳媒:亞洲和平願景可抵禦"美國優先"
04/02/2025
The Chief Development Strategist of Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR) and Institute for the Environment (IENV), Prof. Christine LOH authored an article titled "Asia's Vision of Peace: A Fortress Against 'America First', which was published by ACYPI, an Australia's premier platform linking young professionals and entrepreneurs to opportunities in Australia and China. The article sheds light on Asian culture's focus on harmony and moral responsibility. (Various media)
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  • Business & Economy
China's belt and road could fill 'vacuum' after Trump's USAID freeze: analysts
04/02/2025
In an article discussing US President Donald Trump's spending freeze for the United States Agency for International Development, the Head & Professor of Division of Public Policy (PPOL), Prof. Naubahar SHARIF highlighted that a void has emerged following the US's cessation of aid programs globally. He also noted that while the Belt and Road Initiative focuses on infrastructure, energy, and clean water—not aid—it plays a significant role in addressing such needs. (SCMP)
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  • Business & Economy
《版權條例》修訂諮詢大部分回應者支持引入豁免助AI訓練
13/02/2025
Regarding the issue of the enhancement of the Copyright Ordinance regarding protection for AI, Prof. HAN Sirui, the Assistant Professor of Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), said in an interview with RTHK yesterday that HK Government may consider the practices of some jurisdictions, like the European Union to allow text and data mining exception for boosting HK’s competitiveness in the international I&T arena.
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  • Innovation & Technology
OpenAI站錯邊 揭示創業者困境
14/02/2025
A column article by Prof. Erwin HUANG, the Adjunct Professor of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), titled "OpenAI Takes the Wrong Side: Revealing the Dilemma of Entrepreneurs". (HK Economic Times)
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  • Innovation & Technology
太陽底下新鮮事 專題訪問:科大綜合系統與設計學部、計算機科學及工程學系、海洋科學系楊世傑教授
16/02/2025
In a feature interview with RTHK’s program, the Professor of the Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD) and the Department of Ocean Science (OCES) Prof. Sai Kit YEUNG shared that he is leading a team to develop underwater robots designed to clean the ocean floor. These robots utilize detailed 3D mapping to efficiently patrol and remove underwater waste, contributing to a cleaner marine environment. (RTHK Radio 1)
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  • Innovation & Technology
信報網 – OpenAI理想與現實交戰
18/02/2025
A column article by the Adjunct Professor of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), Prof. Erwin HUANG, on the ideality and reality of OpenAI. (HK Economic Journal)
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  • Innovation & Technology
香港經濟日報網– 打破「遺忘曲綫」 善用AI提升思維
21/02/2025
An article by the Adjunct Professor of Division of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), Prof. Erwin HUANG, discusses using AI to enhance critical thinking. (HK Economic Times)
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  • Innovation & Technology
多地政務系統接入DeepSeek,"AI公務員"上崗將帶來哪些影響?
25/02/2025
More coverage on the remarks made by Prof. Han Sirui, Assistant Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA),the Department of Economics (ECON) and the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC). She stated that AI has become an important avenue for the government to modernize its operations. Additionally, she mentioned that DeepSeek's large language model can enhance service efficiency and drive model innovation, thereby helping to transform Hong Kong into a smart city. (Various media)
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  • Environment & Sustainability
Washington endangers planet's future
27/02/2025
An article by the Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. Christine LOH, on the implications of US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. (China Daily)
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  • Environment & Sustainability
我國科研團隊揭示有機氣溶膠化學組分及其氣候效應
28/02/2025
A research team led by the Chair Professor of the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR), Prof. YU Jianzhen, along with researchers from Southern University of Science and Technology, has unveiled the global distribution and climate impacts of light-absorbing nitrogen components found in organic aerosols. Their findings were published in the journal Science. (Various media)