PolyU and Geely Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (Geely Farizon) recently held a signing ceremony on the PolyU campus to officially establish the “PolyU–Farizon Transport and Energy Joint Laboratory” (the Joint Lab), focusing on industrial development policies in relation to methanol-electric technologies, promoting their development across technical, economic and social dimensions, and building a new methanol ecosystem to help Hong Kong achieve its carbon neutrality goals.

PolyU’s Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS)^{Note 1} has a proven track record in green transport, energy policy and smart city development, generating significant impact in the low-carbon transport sector. This new collaboration will leverage PolyU interdisciplinary research capabilities to provide solid academic support for the emerging methanol ecosystem.

The MoU was signed by Prof. CHEN Wu, Head of LSGS^{Note 1} at PolyU, and Dr SONG Zhaohuan, Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of Geely Farizon. A project agreement marking the official launch of research on methanol-electric vehicles in Hong Kong was subsequently signed by Prof. Tony ZHUGE Chengxiang, Assistant Professor of LSGS^{Note 1} at PolyU, and Mr Jack YANG, Head of Hong Kong Project Team at Geely Farizon.

The Joint Lab will focus on three directions: research on policies for promoting and popularising methanol-electric technologies in public transport; development of a smart energy supply operation platform tailored to Hong Kong’s green transport and urban traffic context; and feasible solutions and advisory reports for the local introduction of methanol-electric vehicles. Furthermore, a methanol-electric industry-academia-research fund and expert network will be established.

1. The Department of Land Surveying and Geospatial Science (LSGS) was retitled from the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) with effect from 1 July 2026.