Supported by PolyU and Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology(PReCIT), Road to EcoCity - The Environmental Technology of Hong Kong, China 2022 commenced on 15 September. Professor Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Director of the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology, PolyU, was invited to present carbon reduction-related technology and how Hong Kong and the world could strive towards dual carbon targets as one of the keynote speakers.
Citing Hong Kong’s first hydrogen-fueled double-decker as an example, Prof. CHAO emphasized the importance of legislation to promote the usage of new energy public transport in Hong Kong. He also pointed out that Biomimetics will become a popular technology to be applied to buildings for carbon reduction and energy saving in the future. He will lead the working group appointed by PolyU’s President Prof. Jin-Guang TENG to formulate proactive strategies on campus in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Prof. CHAO also promoted PolyU’s green innovation at the forum by wearing a PU30™ mask, an antiviral, washable & reusable face mask invented by PolyU in 2020. PU30™ mask is already commercialized in the market.
The forum is organized by Eco City Foundation and Hong Kong Youth and Tertiary Students Association. Mr Eric CHAN Kwok-ki, Chief Secretary for Administration, and Miss Diane WONG Shuk-han, Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, were invited as the forum’s officiating guests. Mr CHAN said in his speech that Hong Kong should cooperate with Greater Bay Area to achieve carbon neutrality and join hands to build a green I&T ecosystem. The Government will devote about $240 billion to facilitate carbon neutrality, in turn driving a green economy and creating more I&T job opportunities.
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