RILS Associate Director shares research on floating solutions at Consul General Talk

The 6^th Consul General Talk, organised by the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT) and supported by the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Global Engagement Office and Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) of PolyU, was successfully held on 25 March 2025 on campus.

The talk featured Mr Maurits ter KUILE, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hong Kong and Macau, who shared his experiences and insights in Dutch diplomacy. The Netherlands is a pioneer in the development of floating solutions, serving as an exemplary model of the new generation of water-based architecture and public space. Taking this opportunity, Prof. ZHAO Xiao-lin, Associate Director of RILS, presented several examples of floating structures in the Netherlands, the vision of floating cities, and research at RILS in this exciting field.