News & Events
2022-02-17
An article written by PPOL Senior Lecturer/ IEMS Director Prof. Donald LOWabout estimated the 3 most likely scenarios of how the COVID Pandemic in Hong Kong ends. Read more
2022-01-14
COVID-19 is not only the most savage health crisis in a century, but also poses a devastating threat to the global economy. Recently, mass vaccination programs are launched successfully in several countries, and they have tended to adopt “co-existence" rather than “zero-tolerance” as an exit strategy. On 15 January 2022, Prof. Anthony CHEUNG, Prof. Hong FUNG, and Prof. Xun WU offered policy suggestions by comparing performances of anti-COVID strategies between Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Read more
2021-11-20
2020 is a watershed of Hong Kong SAR’s development under “One Country, Two Systems”. Reacting to political disorder and social unrest, the Chinese central government promulgated a national security law and a new electoral system in Hong Kong to guarantee that the city is governed by ‘patriots’. On 6 November 2021, instead of being purely optimistic or pessimistic, Prof. Anthony B. L. CHEUNG, Prof. Tai-lok LUI, and Dr. Kin-chung HO, provided objective analysis of political challenges facing Hong Kong as well as pragmatic solutions. Read more
2021-09-27
PPOL Associate Head Professor Kira Matus and Associate Professor Masaru YARIME have contributed to the Policy Brief "SusTech Solutions: Enabling New Technologies to Drive Sustainable Development" for Task Force 4 Digital Transformation of the Think20 (T20), which aims to provide research-based policy recommendations to the G20 leaders. Read more
2021-08-24
NSFC awards are among the most prestigious research awards in China, and the Young Scientist Fund is awarded to junior researchers under 35(male)/40 (female). Click for details. Read more
2021-08-18
PPOL Associate Professor Masaru YARIME explained a project on energy saving in buildings to tackle climate change in HKUST Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab providing a platform for learning, experimenting, and demonstrating innovation to address sustainability challenges. Read more
2021-08-11
An article by SOSC/PPOL Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN on the incentives of China’s three-child policy. Read more
2021-08-08
PPOL Professor Masaru Yarime has been nominated as the Specialty Chief Editor for the Governance and Cities section of the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. Read more
2021-06-22
PPOL Prof. Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN said in a radio news interview that China’s one-child policy may not be the only reason for the nation’s plunge in the birth rate during the 80s and 90s. Read more
2021-06-22
PPOL Prof. Ye QI has joined a group of world-leading scientists to launch “The Climate Crisis Advisory Group”, which seeks to scrutinise different governments’ responses to climate and biodiversity crises. The advisory group will also suggest how policymakers can mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Read more