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Successful Application of Lantau Conservation Fund by RCRE Director Prof. C.S. Poon

The project titled “Enhancement of marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning along Lantau eco-shoreline with low-pH sea-sand seawater eco-engineered seawall panels” led by RCRE Director Prof. C.S. Poon, Head of CEE, was approved under the Lantau Conservation Fund (LCF) with the grant of HK$2,269,000.      The LCF is set up to promote and implement conservation of Lantau, and to carry out minor local improvement works in remote villages and communities in support of conservation initiatives.  It is anticipated that the LCF will improve the environmental capacity, conserve the cultural character and enhance the sustainable development of Lantau.

MESAT Webinar Delivered by RCRE Associate Director, Dr. Zhen Leng

RCRE Associate Director, Dr. Zhen Leng, was invited to deliver a presentation in the webinar organized by Khalifa University and co-sponsored by The Middle East Society of Asphalt Technologies on the theme of Waste Plastic Modified Asphalt Binders and Mixtures on October 14, 2021. In this webniar, Dr. Leng shared his research about Chemical Recycling of Waste PET into Paving Asphalt as a Functionalized Additive. The webinar was well attended by around 150 participants from different countries around the world. A video record of the webniar is available at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uirrauif5sw59ke/MESAT%20webinar%20-%20Waste%20Plastic%20Modified%20Asphalt%20Binders%20and%20Mixtures.mp4?dl=0.