Critique Articles

2016-05-21
The premature death of Hong Kong’s agricultural technology (Chinese version only)
2016-04-23
A look at Hong Kong land-use planning through the lens of the UK greenfield debates (Chinese version only)
2016-02-13
The 10 years under the new agriculture policy (Chinese version only)
2015-11-25
China’s belt and road through our stomachs (Chinese version only)
2015-08-14
China survival tip: where in the world are Guangdong’s hazardous chemical wastes? (Chinese version only)
2015-01-04
Inevitable gentrification in the wake of MTR stations? (Chinese version only)
2015-01-04
Our dignified autonomy: farmers for the umbrella movement (Chinese version only)
2015-01-03
Taking stock of the local agricultural industry is more than a matter of market values (Chinese version only)
2014-12-29
A look at agricultural policy consultation prospects (Chinese version only)
2014-12-08
Do your homework, man: a response to Chan Mo Po (Chinese version only)
2014-12-07
A strategy guide for local farming industry consultations (Chinese version only)
2014-11-16
Hong Kong waste management blueprint is a symptom of the city’s ills (Chinese version only)
2014-05-19
Shatin-Central link’s sloppy project profile is the ultimate farce (Chinese version only)
2014-05-06
An Express Rail tragedy: the costly encroachment into Mai Po wetlands (Chinese version only)
2014-02-10
A dark age for local agriculture (Chinese version only)
2014-01-27
Pieces of my childhood: nostalgia for Hong Kong’s green belt sites (Chinese version only)
2014-01-20
The systematic extermination of green belt sites (Chinese version only)
2014-01-18
Lackluster Carbon Performance – Why it hurts HK’s competitiveness
2013-12-22
Hong Kong business sector must rise to the steep challenge set by global climate change (Chinese version only)
2013-12-12
3RS’s inconvenient truth: who will foot the astronomical bill of carbon cost? (Chinese version only)
2013-12-02
Two sides of the same coin: Hong Kong country parks and Cape No. 7 (Chinese version only)
2013-11-27
The aviation industry’s undeniable duty to cut down on carbon emissions (Chinese version only)
2013-11-04
Hong Kong, an overdeveloped city (Chinese version only)
2013-10-07
The truth behind the abolishment of pedestrian zones (Chinese version only)
2013-09-22
Can the Daya Bay nuclear power plant withstand the might of Typhoon Usagi? (Chinese version only)
2013-09-18
The role of county parks in Hong Kong’s bid for survival amidst global warming (Chinese version only)
2013-08-18
Hong Kong under threat from Taishan Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese version only)
2013-08-04
Hong Kong Government’s environment team must learn from their mistakes (Chinese version only)
2013-07-12
Final deadline to stop nuclear fuel plant (Chinese version only)
2013-06-25
Ideal endgame of the landfill struggle (Chinese version only)
2013-03-15
Abolishment of land sale via application mechanism reveals deep-rooted contradictions (Chinese version only)
2012-11-05
Long Mei beach must not fall: filling in the blanks of Lam Chiu-ying’s analysis (Chinese version only)
2012-10-26
The environmental sector must restrategize after being used and dumped by Leung (Chinese version only)
2012-04-09
High-speed rail phase 2 blackbox operation poised to bulldoze Ngau Tam Mei (Chinese version only)
2011-10-06
Don’t let right-wing populism strangle future prospects (Chinese version only)
2010-10-25
The last stand of Nam Sang Wai (Chinese version only)
2010-10-06
A win-win proposal for Pok Fu Lam and Telegraph Bay (Chinese version only)
2010-09-03
Tai Long Sai Wan: an unfinished business (Chinese version only)
2010-08-21
The new property stabilization policy is merely palliative (Chinese version only)
2010-08-06
Who is to blame for the destruction of rural territories? (Chinese version only)
2010-07-30
The local melancholy of Ngau Tam Mei (Chinese version only)
2010-05-22
Suffer not from a lack of ability, but of desire: the truths and falsehoods of real estate management (Chinese version only)
2009-12-08
Hong Kong must not get in the way of China in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Chinese version only)
2009-08-05
Unmanageable land policies and the chaos of New Territories (Chinese version only)
2009-01-23
A green Google? The role of green IT (Chinese version only)
2007-12-14
Golden opportunities in the Bali Climate Conference (Chinese version only)

Position Papers & Proposals

2012-04-10
Research report on municipal solid waste management policy: present situation and way forward
2011-11-01
Responses from The Professional Commons on the “Consultation Document on the Restriction of Sale of Energy-inefficient Incandescent Light Bulbs”
2011-09-02
Responses from The Professional Commons on the “Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan 2030″
2011-04-29
Submission to Panel on Environmental Affairs, Legislative Council on the use of nuclear power in Hong Kong
2010-12-31
Submission by The Professional Commons on Hong Kong’s Climate Change Strategy and Action Agenda
2010-09-24
Enhancing social and environmental sustainability, fair sharing of economic prosperity: submission on the 2010-11 Policy Address (Executive summary)
2010-09-24
Enhancing social and environmental sustainability, fair sharing of economic prosperity: submission on the 2010-11 Policy Address
2010-01-22
[Hong Kong Interchange Option] – a cheaper, faster and better Express Rail Link
2010-01-21
Narrowing the rich-poor gap, promoting social mobility: submission to the 2010-11 Budget (Executive summary)
2010-01-01
Narrowing the rich-poor gap, promoting social mobility: submission to the 2010-11 Budget
2009-11-09
Response to Air Quality Objectives Review Public Consultation
2009-10-09
Hong Kong civil society delegation to Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change position paper
2009-09-01
“Unleashing Hong Kong’s Present and Future Potential”: submission on the 2009-10 Policy Address
2009-03-01
Powering Hong Kong by sustainable lighting: research report on lighting system in Hong Kong
2009-03-01
Powering Hong Kong by sustainable lighting: research report on lighting system in Hong Kong (Executive summary)
2008-09-01
Beyond conventional wisdom – steps to diversified development: submission on the 2008-09 Policy Address (Executive summary)
2008-09-01
Beyond conventional wisdom – steps to diversified development: submission on the 2008-09 Policy Address
2008-01-01
“Fairness, Forward-looking, Development”: research report on “Better Use of Fiscal Surplus”

Research Briefs

2016-09-01
Report on 2016 LegCo candidates’ views on development plans of Pak Sha O and Hoi Ha “country park enclaves” (Chinese version only)
2009-04-01
Heading towards a low-carbon economy: the way forward to tackle global warming

Speeches, Forums & Seminars

2013-06-20
Collaboration with the Mainland on environmental issues – a perspective from Environment Bureau