HKUST’s three-day Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference (CARE2022) drew about 1,000 participants on its first day of event, including senior government officials and industry representatives. Provost Prof. GUO Yike spoke on HKUST’s commitment to developing sustainability solutions for society in his welcome remarks.

Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), delivered a keynote speech titled “2022 COP27 and its significance to HK” at the GBA Carbon Neutrality Forum.

The HKUST “Fisherly” team, including Year 3 students Leon CHENG and Minjin GU studying Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP), won the second runner-up in the Undergraduate section of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The project involved the design of a rapid test kit to test the freshness of edible fish, targeting use by restaurants, fish retailers and consumers.

In an article by Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), he commented on Hong Kong’s way forward on COVID policies upon Beijing’s ease of zero-COVID policy.

In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she called for the establishment of a port authority in Hong Kong.

A study co-led by Prof. Laurence DELINA, Assistant Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), and Ginbert CUATON, PhD student at ENVR, reviewing rice research in Indonesia and the Philippines over the past two decades. It was revealed that PhilRice, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture in Philippines, contributed papers on a wide range of topics and helped in enabling the institute to push for the rice research for development agenda.

In an article about China's zero-COVID policy, Prof. Donald LOW, Senior Lecturer of the Division of Public Policy (PPOL), was quoted as saying the zero-COVID policy had led to a severe misallocation of resources.

Alice CHAU, a year 3 student studying Environmental Management and Technology program (EVMT), shared her experience in organizing the White Christmas Street Fair as part of her internship at the Swire Properties Placemaking Academy (SPPA). Alice is thankful to have enrolled in EVMT courses like Environmental Law and Regulations and Life Cycle Assessment that inspired her to join SPPA.

In an article by Prof. Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of the Division of Environment and Sustainability (ENVR), she expressed her opinions on the need for Hong Kong to get creative on delivering cheaper, carbon-free energy to meet its 2050 targets amid rising electricity bills.

In an interview with Prof. Pan HUI, Chair Professor of the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), he talked about metaHKUST’s development and how it could allow students from both campuses to interact beyond the geographical boundaries. He expected that the application of Metaverse and related tech in teaching and learning will be expanded, for example, students' academic transcripts may be issued using NFT.