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2 Jan 2018 

Launch Ceremony of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Hong Kong, 8 Jan 2018

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and The Chinese University of Hong Kong join hands to co-host the Hong Kong chapter of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).  Under the umbrella of the global SDSN of the United Nations, SDSN Hong Kong seeks to mobilize expertise, information and resources from academia, philanthropy, government, business and nonprofits to tackle the challenges of sustainable development.

Date: 8 January 2018 (Monday)

Time: 2:30 pm – 4:40 pm

Venue: Lau Chor Tak Lecture Theatre (LT1), Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese

University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories

Guest of Honour: The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Keynote Speech: Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of UN SDSN

Panel Discussion: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals: The Hong Kong Perspective

•          Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of UN SDSN
•          Mr Leong Cheung, Executive Director, Charities and Community, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
•          Professor Gabriel Lau, Director of the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability and AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK

Admission: Admission is free.  All are welcome.  Please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cpr/sdsn for registration.

Enquiries: 3943 3972 / sdsn@cuhk.edu.hk

For details, please visit our website: www.mocc.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/sdsn-ceremony or please see the attached programme. 

CUHK Press Release:

Launch Ceremony of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Hong Kong [8 Jan 2018]