CityU’s 4th HK Tech Forum focuses on carbon neutrality and sustainable environment

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World-renowned scholars and researchers engaged in interdisciplinary dialogue on the challenges and prospects of next-generation energy development and applications at the HK Tech Forum on Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Environment, hosted by Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy and Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) from 5 to 8 October.

This is the fourth forum in the HK Tech Forum series, which was initiated by President Way Kuo of CityU. The focus is on tackling the urgent issue of transitioning to clean and renewable energy in the face of climate and environmental crises.

At the opening ceremony on 5 October, President Kuo extended a warm welcome to the participants, saying experts from around the world would be sharing their latest scientific findings on innovative solar and nuclear technologies in clean energy development, stable and reliable battery technologies, smart energy saving and grid technologies, issues related to creating a sustainable environment, and so forth.

Attending the opening ceremony, Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, said “This forum provides a good opportunity for policy makers, academics and industrial partners to leverage expertise in harnessing clean energy and improving energy efficiency and strive a balance between energy transition and economic development.”