https://www.scmp.com/rss/310854/feed Chi Shing Wong is assistant director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In recent discussions on the development of the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands, better known as the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, experts have called for the correct science to be used to assess Hong Kong’s risk of a sea level rise from climate change. As an international research centre focused on health emergencies and disaster-risk management, we know that the risk of flooding disasters from climate change, including storm surges and rising sea levels, make up the key hidden cost in the development... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218203/lantau-artificial-islands-hong-kongs-money-better-spent-climate-resilience-sea-levels-rise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218203/lantau-artificial-islands-hong-kongs-money-better-spent-climate-resilience-sea-levels-rise?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:15:14 +0000 Two years have passed since the onset of the Covid-19 epidemic, and a major outbreak unfolded recently in Kwai Chung. The problems that emerged in Kwai Chung Estate, especially the emergency response process and compulsory home quarantine arrangements, suggest the government’s emergency response has lacked effective coordination and is too passive, reactive and lagging behind the situation. It is worrying that the government’s disaster and emergency response plan has not kept up with the times.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165795/pandemic-response-must-remember-needs-hongkongers-home-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165795/pandemic-response-must-remember-needs-hongkongers-home-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Feb 2022 22:30:18 +0000 Super Typhoon Haiyan has left thousands dead, and hundreds of thousands in desperate need in the central Philippines. Hong Kong's brush with a typhoon came most recently in September: Usagi, with all its potential of becoming the city's strongest storm in 34 years, eventually made landfall in Guangdong. While Hong Kong was fortunate to escape a direct hit, Usagi left 29 dead in Guangdong, cut off electricity and water supplies for many households, and wreaked havoc on public transport and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1359390/hongkongers-are-ill-prepared-aftermath-natural-disaster?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1359390/hongkongers-are-ill-prepared-aftermath-natural-disaster?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:07:00 +0000