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Two RILS research projects received over HK$9.6 million from the Research Grant Committee

19 Jan 2022


The Research Grant Committee (RGC) announced the funding results of the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) in 2021/22 and Second Round One-off CRF COVID-19 and Novel Infectious Diseases (NID) Research Exercise earlier this year. Two research projects led by RILS management committee members, Sr Prof. Charles WONG and Ir Prof. Hai GUO, received over HK$9.6 million grant in total.

Research project

Project Coordinator (PC)

Amount awarded

RGC CRF 2021/22 Research Project Grant

Study of Carbon Sequestration in Hong Kong’s Vegetation: from Present to Future Prediction under Climate Change

Sr Prof. Charles WONG

HK$4,949,639

Second Round One-off CRF COVID-19 and NID Research Exercise in 2021/22

Is the usual social distance sufficient to avoid airborne infection of expiratory droplets in indoor environments?

Ir Prof. Hai GUO

HK$4,703,090



Research Units Research Institute for Land and Space

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