In an article on Beijing’s plan to realign hundreds of major state laboratories with the country's technology priorities, Division of Public Policy Assoc. Prof. Naubahar SHARIF said state labs were the main vehicles that the Chinese authorities employ to direct resources towards advancing basic research capacity and capabilities. Meanwhile, HKU, CUHK, HKUST and PolyU were mentioned to have state laboratories on campus.

An article written by Co-Director of Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management Prof. HUI Kai-Lung on doxxing, in which he stressed the importance of strengthening the public's awareness of privacy protection.

Division of Environment and Sustainability Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH wrote an article on how Hong Kong’s financial sector has a critical role in helping to raise funds for the Asian region’s green transition.

Prof. Alexis LAU from the Division of Environment and Sustainability said in an article on the recently worsened air pollution in Hong Kong, that the air quality was especially bad due to the weak winds, making pollutants difficult to disperse.

Head of Division of Policy (PPOL) Prof. WU Xun introduced the Master in Public Policy (MPP) program in a media conference yesterday as over 80% of its first batch of graduates received 1 or more job offers despite the downturn in economy. Second year student Justin NG, an undergraduate from New York University who returned to Hong Kong for MPP, said this technology and environmental policy -focused program has given him lots of opportunities amid the innovation and tech development at Greater Bay Area. He already got two job offers before his graduation next June. Fresh graduate PENG Guoxian, now working in Tencent as a Product Manager, talked about how the 2-year program has helped him stand out in job interviews with tech giants. Meanwhile, PPOL is launching a new part-time MPP program next year.

A book review on PAP v. PAP, a book co-written by Division of Public Policy (PPOL) Prof. Donald LOW.

Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN from Division of Public Policy (PPOL) wrote an article on what the Hong Kong government should do to tackle the intergenerational conflicts.

Chief Development Strategist Prof. Christine LOH from Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR) wrote an article on how carbon neutrality could be embedded into the new initiatives mentioned in CE’s latest policy address.

Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN from the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) said in an article on Covid-19 vaccine that there will inevitably be a group of people in Hong Kong who do not trust and hold out from injecting the vaccine, if such group of people is large enough, it will be difficult for the vaccine to be effective at a population level.

An article written by Division of Environment and Sustainability Adjunct Prof. Christine LOH compared the US and China’s measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.