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Prof. Christine LOH has newly joined the Division of Environment at HKUST as Chief Development Strategist. She believes in the power of co-learning that brings together the people and knowledge from different fields including academia, government and public institutions to influence the decision makers. She thinks the China and HKSAR governments and private sectors are paying more attention to environmental and sustainability issues. It is definitely a big area to grow in future and demanding many young professionals from diverse disciplines to work together to make a difference.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pushing forward its public policy research and education as the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) published today the first report on the integrative development of innovation and technology (I&T) in the Greater Bay Area, and the University’s Division of Public Policy (PPOL) under Interdisciplinary Programs Office(IPO) is set to launch the city’s first two-year full-time taught postgraduate public policy program specialized in science, technology and environmental policy.

China Global Television Network (CGTN), an international channel of China Central Television (CCTV), interviewed Prof. King L. CHOW, Director of IPO and Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM) and Felix CHO, an IIM student, at a feature story on innovative higher education in Asia.

HKUST has proudly phased out sale of plastic bottled water under 1 Litre on campus from 22 March 2018.

The Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) approved today the appointment of Prof Wei Shyy as the next President with effect from 1 September 2018, succeeding Prof Tony F Chan who will step down from the position on 31 August 2018.

Prof Ba Shusong, Chief China Economist of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Chief Economist of China Banking Association, presented a gripping lecture on Hong Kong’s role as a global financial center in facilitating renminbi-denominated assets allocation, in the wake of renminbi globalization. The lecture took place at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on 16 November 2017. The talk entitled “Pricing renminbi assets: the disruptive trends behind renminbi joining the ranks of international currencies” was organized by HKUST Business School’s Executive MBA for Chinese Executives (HKUST EMBA) Program, a world-class bilingual program specifically designed for Chinese speaking executives and entrepreneurs in Asia and the Greater China.

We welcome the Chief Executive’s 2017 Policy Address which states the Government’s position in support of the higher education sector of Hong Kong.  It also reflects the Government’s commitment to a comprehensive and holistic initiative to enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong education sector internationally.  In particular, we very much support the Government’s funding initiative for research and development, with a goal to double the total expenditure on R&D as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product to about 1.5% in five years’ time.  We also welcome the setting up of the Hostel Development Fund for the provision of additional hostel places, which will help solve the problem of shortage in hostel places and thus improve the learning experience of students in Hong Kong. We will work proactively with the Government on the implementation of these initiatives in the higher education sector for the betterment of Hong Kong.

We treasure freedom of expression, but we condemn its recent abuses. Freedom of expression is not absolute, and like all freedoms it comes with responsibilities. All universities undersigned agree that we do not support Hong Kong independence, which contravenes the Basic Law. City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Shue Yan University Lingnan University The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Education University of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Open University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (Listed in alphabetical order)