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LUI Che Woo Prize 2017 – Prize for World CivilisationSustainable Development Prize Laureate Public Lecture: Mr. XIE Zhenhua
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Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder, LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation and Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

From left: Prof. Gabriel Lau, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK; Ms. Vicky Lee, Chief Executive Officer, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Prof. Julian May, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Prof. Sir Colin Lucas, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Dr. Moses Cheng, Member of Board of Governors, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Mrs. Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, Executive Director of K. Wah International Holdings Limited; Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK; Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council, LUI Che Woo Prize; Mrs. Lui Chiu Kam Ping; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize 2017; Prof. Lawrence Lau, Chairman of Prize Recommendation Committee; Mr. Lawrence Lui, President of US Stanford Hotels Corporation; Prof. Yeh Wen-hsin, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd. and Prof. Shen Jianfa, Chairman of Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK.

Mr Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation 2017, delivered a lecture to the public audience.

From left: Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor & President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Sustainability Prize Laureate and Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory.

From left: Prof. Lau Ngar-cheung Gabriel, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory and Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.

Group photo of LUI Che Woo Prize − Prize for World Civilisation 2017 Sustainability Prize Laureate Public Lecture

The LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation (“the LUI Che Woo Prize” or “the Prize”) Sustainability Prize Laureate Mr. Xie Zhenhua delivered a public lecture  titled “Steadfast Confidence, Active Promotion of Global Climate Governance” at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (“CUHK”) to a full house. Over 400 guests attended the lecture which was streamed live to an audience in an adjacent lecture room.
 
Mr. Xie Zhenhua was awarded the Sustainability Prize, with the Specific Area of Focus on “Prevention of Climate Change”, for his crucial role in championing international negotiations, culminating in the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and for his efforts in coordinating and promoting the prevention of climate change within China. The policies he devised, advocated and implemented have become models for other developing economies.
 
At present, the global climate governance process faces new opportunities and challenges. Mr. Xie believes that the steadfast confidence of different parties is required to actively promote global climate governance and implement the Paris Agreement. Mr. Xie stated that, as a responsible and large developing country, China has taken and will continue to take active action to address climate change and make more significant contributions to global green, low-carbon development.
 
In addition to Mr. Xie’s lecture, the seminar also featured a forum exchange session moderated by Professor Lau Ngar-cheung Gabriel, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), CUHK. The guest speakers were Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, and Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of the Polar Museum Foundation. Guests attending the seminar included Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors and Prize Council of the LUI Che Woo Prize, and representatives from the higher education sector and non-profit making organisations. Students from different local secondary schools and universities were also present at the seminar.
 
Founded by Dr. Lui Che Woo on 24 September 2015, the LUI Che Woo Prize is an annual, international, cross-sector and innovative award for advancing world civilisation and inspiring people to build a more harmonious world. The LUI Che Woo Prize is an international award that advances with the times. To address ever-evolving global needs and challenges, the Prize will set a Specific Area of Focus under each Prize Category every year.
 
The 2018 LUI Che Woo Prize’s Specific Areas of Focus are as follows: 
 
Prize Category 2018 Specific Areas of Focus
Sustainability Prize Development of Renewable Energy
Welfare Betterment Prize Reduction of the Impacts of Natural Disasters
Positive Energy Prize Elimination of Illiteracy

To find out more about the LUI Che Woo Prize, please visit the official website www.luiprize.org.

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Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder, LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation and Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder, LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation and Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

From left: Prof. Gabriel Lau, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK; Ms. Vicky Lee, Chief Executive Officer, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Prof. Julian May, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Prof. Sir Colin Lucas, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Dr. Moses Cheng, Member of Board of Governors, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Mrs. Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, Executive Director of K. Wah International Holdings Limited; Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK; Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council, LUI Che Woo Prize; Mrs. Lui Chiu Kam Ping; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize 2017; Prof. Lawrence Lau, Chairman of Prize Recommendation Committee; Mr. Lawrence Lui, President of US Stanford Hotels Corporation; Prof. Yeh Wen-hsin, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd. and Prof. Shen Jianfa, Chairman of Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK.

From left: Prof. Gabriel Lau, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK; Ms. Vicky Lee, Chief Executive Officer, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Prof. Julian May, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Prof. Sir Colin Lucas, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Dr. Moses Cheng, Member of Board of Governors, LUI Che Woo Prize Limited; Mrs. Paddy Tang Lui Wai Yu, Executive Director of K. Wah International Holdings Limited; Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President, CUHK; Dr. Lui Che Woo, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council, LUI Che Woo Prize; Mrs. Lui Chiu Kam Ping; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize 2017; Prof. Lawrence Lau, Chairman of Prize Recommendation Committee; Mr. Lawrence Lui, President of US Stanford Hotels Corporation; Prof. Yeh Wen-hsin, Member of Prize Recommendation Committee; Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Member of 2017 Selection Panel; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd. and Prof. Shen Jianfa, Chairman of Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK.

 

Mr Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation 2017, delivered a lecture to the public audience.

Mr Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate of LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation 2017, delivered a lecture to the public audience.

 

From left: Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor & President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Sustainability Prize Laureate and Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory.

From left: Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor & President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Sustainability Prize Laureate and Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory.

 

From left: Prof. Lau Ngar-cheung Gabriel, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory and Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.

From left: Prof. Lau Ngar-cheung Gabriel, Director of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr. Xie Zhenhua, the Sustainability Prize Laureate; Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of Hong Kong Observatory and Dr. Rebecca Lee, Founder of Polar Museum Foundation Ltd.

 

Group photo of LUI Che Woo Prize − Prize for World Civilisation 2017 Sustainability Prize Laureate Public Lecture

Group photo of LUI Che Woo Prize − Prize for World Civilisation 2017 Sustainability Prize Laureate Public Lecture

 

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