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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today launched the “Sustainable Smart Campus as a Living Lab” (

Two groups of students spent the past year building soil. The project not only produced compost for direct use on campus; it also involved the development of a composting method and innovative composter design.

HKUST has proudly phased out sale of plastic bottled water under 1 Litre on campus from 22 March 2018.

These are some of the creative moves our fellow cabinets have made to support Green Promotion. Big events like Promotion period and graduation ceremony are also some peaks that create huge amount of waste like leaflets that are merely read through, decoration materials.

The 2017-2018 HKUST Intramural Athletics Meet was held successfully through the co-operation of event organizers (Sports Association and Students? Track and Field Club, HKUSTSU), 6 sports advisors from Student Affairs Office as chief officials, over 60 UG student volunteers.

Our HKUST Library has been spending great effort in promoting sustainability through their operations.

In HKUST, we have installed more than 150 water fountains around campus that provide clean and safe drinking water.

From the activity briefing that launched the Promotion Period, through preparation, and finally to the dismantling and recycling of booths and decorations, Green Reps have taken an important role to organize the activities in a sustainable manner.