A video on the Sustainable and Green Finance program, in which Program Co-Director Prof. Arthur LAU talked about the program curriculum and career prospects and ENVR Asst. Prof. Keith CHAN shared how the program will give the students an advantage if they are to pursue a career in the GBA or overseas.

In an article on the architectural design and the sustainability issues of the HK Palace Museum and West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), ENVR Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH said the WKCD should take the responsibilities to ensure they manage the site as sustainably as possible, adding that it is important to remain vigilant as to whether a building is being operated to its designed-in capabilities once it becomes functional.

In an article on People’s Bank of China creating a reserve pool to provide liquidity for participating economies in times of market stress, Prof. Edwin LAI from Division of Public Policy said the reserve pool will be an addition to existing bilateral swap lines between China and many other Asian countries, adding that it will help promote the use of RMB as a reserve currency by more central banks.

A research team led by director of the Center for Ocean Research HK and Macau and Division of Environment and Sustainability Chair Prof. GAN Jianping has revealed the never-before-seen characteristics of the three-dimensional ocean motion in the South China Sea through geophysical fluid dynamic theory.

In an article on Philippines’ energy transition from fossil fuels to liquified natural gas, Division of Environment and Sustainability Assistant Prof. Laurence DELINA said the renewable energy technologies that can ensure Philippines’ energy security are market-ready, and with their costs fast declining, they make economic sense now.

Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH on the ability of CE-elect John LEE’s administration on achieving Hong Kong’s climate goal.

Division of Environment and Sustainability Assistant Prof. WANG Zhe has collaborated with international scientists to reveal the significant roles of anthropogenic low-volatility organic vapors on the secondary organic aerosols formation in four megacities in China, providing new insights for effectively mitigating urban air pollution issues.

Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH wrote an article on how Hong Kong and Macau could promote sustainable tourism.

Division of Public Policy Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN spoke on a broadcast program on global population change that simply having more babies would not efficiently fix the population aging and decline issues, adding that we have to define and specify the challenges more carefully and fix them at the source, such as pension system, social care crises, and labor productivity. Separately, in an article on China’s zero-COVID strategy, Prof. GIETEL-BASTEN said that the Chinese government may still view harsh lockdown restrictions as more acceptable than forcing the elderly to get vaccinated.

In a press conference, a research team led by Prof. YEUNG King-Lun from Division of Environment and Sustainability introduced the team’s latest development of two multifunctional hydrogels – MOC hydrogel, which has been applied to different drainage sites in HK and proven effective in treating odor problems, and AMGel, which is now being trialled at public housing blocks and is proven effective in killing 95% of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and 99% of the Omicron in flush water.