WE PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA
To be a key international research centre in advancing marine environmental research that contributes to the protection and management of the marine environment and generates positive societal impact.
The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA), is the region on Earth with the richest marine biodiversity. The extensive biodiversity of IAA has long captured the interest of many biologists; however, our understanding of the evolutionary history of this biodiversity...
Congratulations to SKLMP Member Dr. Nathanael Jin and his postdoc Dr. Changchao Li from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They led a collaboration with Prof. Jian Liu from Shandong University, Prof. Xiangdong Li, SKLMP Member and Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and other...
The Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme, led by Prof. Kenneth Leung, is one of the first Ocean Decade Programmes endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) on June 8, 2021 ( https://www.globalestuaries.org/). Over the past three years, the...
DNAzyme-based assays have found extensive utility in in the detection of pathogenic bacteria but often suffer from limited sensitivity and specificity. SKLMP Member Prof. Chun Kit Kwok, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong, collaborated with Prof. Huimin...
In 2023, SKLMP continued to host a variety of collaborative exchange activities and prepared for many research conferences. We are honoured to share the laboratory's awards, research accomplishments, and contributions to the public community over the past year. This includes the successful NSFC...
Shortly after the discovery of graphene in the early 2000s, 2D materials quickly became an area of great interest for materials researchers. These 2D materials revolutionized many aspects of current research, particularly in emerging physics, opto-electronic devices, catalysis, batteries and more...
Congratulations to our members, Prof. Xiangru Zhang from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Prof. Xiaoyan Li from the University of Hong Kong, and our Director Prof. Kenneth Leung! Their publication, titled "Which micropollutants in water environments deserve more attention globally...
Pharmaceuticals have attracted growing attention as emerging contaminants of concern in environmental research, primarily due to their ubiquitous occurrence, ecotoxicity, and potential for causing antimicrobial resistance. As a result of wastewater discharges and the application of veterinary drugs...
SKLMP member Prof. James Kar-Hei Fang, Associate Professor of Department of Food Science and Nutrition of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has been selected as one of the six global recipients for the 2024 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation. Prof. Fang is the sole recipient from the entire...
The Coral Triangle, also known as the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA), is the region on Earth with the richest marine biodiversity. The extensive biodiversity of IAA has long captured the interest of many biologists; however, our understanding of the evolutionary history of this biodiversity...
Congratulations to SKLMP Member Dr. Nathanael Jin and his postdoc Dr. Changchao Li from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They led a collaboration with Prof. Jian Liu from Shandong University, Prof. Xiangdong Li, SKLMP Member and Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and other...
The Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme, led by Prof. Kenneth Leung, is one of the first Ocean Decade Programmes endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) on June 8, 2021 ( https://www.globalestuaries.org/). Over the past three years, the...