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Interviewee: Dr Justin ROBERTSON (Department of Public and International Affairs)
Media: South China Morning Post
Publishing Date: 23 September 2020
The Hong Kong 2050 is Now report calls for strict government policy frameworks for greener buildings, electricity generation and transport, with enforceable rules and standards. However, Dr Justin Robertson of CityU's Public and International Affairs argues that while regulations send strong signals to society, there can be a significant lag before meaningful action is taken, and the way forward is to pair local innovation, especially by engineers, financial professionals and young people, with government regulation.
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