Exchange & Visits

On 30 March 2023, a delegation from the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong SAR visited SKLMP. This delegation was led by Dr. Weiming Wang, Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office and the accompanying officials included Ms. Cheng Wu, Deputy DirectorGeneral, Ms. Lichun Shi, Associate Director, and Mr. Liangwu Zhong. SKLMP Associate Director, Dr. Leo Chan presented a comprehensive overview of the laboratory’s research achievements, highlighting the key areas of focus, such as the UN endorsed “Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM)” Programme, as well as the strategies for the future development of SKLMP. The delegation was given a tour of the laboratory’s state-of-the-art research equipment and technology, and was also introduced to several key projects of the laboratory.

On 30 March 2023, a delegation from the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong SAR visited SKLMP. This delegation was led by Dr. Weiming Wang, Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office and the accompanying officials included Ms. Cheng Wu,

On 27 January 2023, Prof. Ming Hung Wong, the Research Advisor of the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong and Chang Jiang Chair Professor appointed by the Ministry of Education, China, was invited to present the fourth Distinguished Lecture on the theme of "Methods for Writing Scientific Papers for Academic Journals."

On 8 October 2022, CityU held the first-ever "HK TECH Tiger Tasting Class", inviting STEM outstanding students from Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 among 22 secondary schools in Hong Kong to experience university life for a day in CityU.

On 31 August 2022, we had the honour of hosting Mr. Kenichi Odaka, Ambassador of the Japan Consulate General in Hong Kong, Ms Mamiko Tanaka, Director of the Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Division, as well as four officers of the Japan Consulate General at our laboratory. Our Director, Prof. Kenneth Leung, gave a comprehensive presentation on the founding history, research areas, cultivation of talents and scientific achievements of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP).

On 21 July 2022, City University of Hong Kong held the "HK TECH Tiger Seminar with Secondary School Headmasters" and this event attracted headmasters and representatives from 29 secondary schools in Hong Kong. At the seminar, our Director Prof. Kenneth Leung introduced the development and future visions of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) in detail.