Happy 50th Anniversary of the Earth Day. Tracing back to the establishment of Earth Day in 1970 to commemorate the beginning of environmental movement, after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. It was the time when mankind began to reflect on how simple habits and lifestyle choices impact the environment. In 1968 the public saw the photo…

At the International Conference on Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals, I presented with Arthur Yeung on the topic of “Tourism as Means to Promote Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience in Rural Areas” in the session on environmental sustainability, chaired by Professor Kwai Cheong Chau. We explained how rural tourism contributes to SDG 11 and 13…

I take great pleasure in announcing my new role as Research Associate at Impact Lens to implement effective assessment for responsible and sustainable investing. As our chairman John Ditchfield said in a Financial Times Moral Money webinar, finance is perhaps the only industry that offers products disconnected with societal needs. Only until recently the industry…

COVID-19 Outbreak first started in China, and subsequently other Asian countries including Japan, Singapore and Korea. When we thought the situation is under control in Asia, the number of imported cases surged as foreigners came home. Hong Kong and Singapore share similar trajectories as cases rose significantly since March. As an overseas student pursuing a…

COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference was a journey of youth empowerment. It was my first time attending an international climate negotiation. I had the precious opportunity through Carbon Care Innolab, an NGO based in Hong Kong with the mission of promoting youth participation in international climate policy making. Through joining COY (Conference of Youth), I began my engagement with the official UN youth constituency YOUNGO. I was involved in Finance and Market, Loss and Damage Work Groups, sat in bilateral meetings with high-level leaders and negotiators, including UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa.

On the World Environment Day, youth members in different environment-related advisory councils gathered to brainstorm innovative solutions to reduce carbon emission, lower waste volume and enhance environmental education in Hong Kong. Thank you Secretary and Under Secretary for the Environment for organizing this meaningful event. It created a valuable platform, empowering youth to voice out…

On 27 June, 2019, I attended the third award ceremony for the Charter on External Lighting organized by the Environment Bureau as a guest from the Council for Sustainable Development. The ceremony commends about 4 800 participants, who pledged to switch off lighting installations with decorative, promotional or advertising purposes that affect the outdoor environment…

As a field trainee of Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), I spent the past week (21-25 June, 2019) with a diverse team of healthcare experts to conduct health needs assessment and intervention for Qiang ethnic minority rural community in Sichuan. Our team designed an intervention programme…

During my exchange journey at University of Pennsylvania, I joint the University of Pennsylvania Band, PennBand in short! It is one of the longest standing student organization on campus, a traditional American style marching band. As an Asian girl who has lived all her life in Hong Kong, the marching band was only ever seen…