In an article on Mainland’s medical reform protests Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that people’s frustrations of life over the past couple of years arising from the pandemic restrictions are boiling over, adding that the healthcare system would come under more stress.

In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she elaborated on how addressing HK’s ageing buildings problem could help achieve carbon neutrality.

In an article on the declining population in China, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that financial incentives seldom increase the overall number of children born, but instead encourage families to take advantage of benefits that may not last.

In an article on the meeting between Sustainable Lantau Office and the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) on the environmental impact of the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project, Prof. Alexis LAU, Head and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), was quoted as saying that he hoped the government would provide more details on how it would offset the carbon generated by the project.

In a RTHK radio program on UN's findings about recovering the ozone layer, Prof. Alexis LAU, Head and Chair Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), recognized the effectiveness of international collaboration and hoped that the connection among developed and developing countries can be strengthened to alleviate the problem of global warming.

In a column article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she discussed the hiring spree for ESG talent in HK and how to qualify as a sustainability professional. Companies in Hong Kong are urgently seeking employees who can help them meet their sustainability goals, but finding the right skill set is a challenge.

In a radio program about Sichuan lifting the baby ban on unmarried couples, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), said the move is a good policy change but probably would not encourage people to have children and explained that the move did not address some of the underlying reasons as to why fertility rates were so low in Sichuan and elsewhere.

In an article on China’s shrinking population, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that having more babies is neither going to increase productivity, nor fix the pension system and reduce youth unemployment.

In articles on China's first population fall since 1961, Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, Professor of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying that boosting fertility is not going to improve productivity or increase domestic consumption in the medium term and how China will respond to structural issues would be more crucial.

In an article on natural disasters, it was mentioned that a research led by Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), has interviewed ten officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines, and found half of them considered climate change as a reality that is "not yet felt seriously”.