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By Lo Hong-kam, Head and Chair Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, HKUST Hong Kong is no stranger to traffic congestion and the government has mulled over introducing electronic road pricing in Central since the 1980s and public engagement over ERP was completed in 2016, but some vocal stakeholders, mainly private vehicle owners, have stymied such plans for decades. I believe both policymakers and the media have failed the public by centering discussions on how a potential ERP system would impact on private car users when they are the minority in using the transportation system. Only 10 percent of trips in Hong Kong use private cars and the rest rely on public transportation. Let me explain why implementing ERP in Central would bring positive impact to the traveling public.

Two female engineers, who are alumni of the School of Engineering, tell us their fulfilling careers in geotechnical engineering and structural engineering.

Alumni Derrick Leung, Clifford Phung and Amy Poon share how they experienced the HKUST engineering spirit and are working to pass it on by building a strong and supportive network.

An award-winning AI solution company sets out to modernize and automate worksite safety monitoring while improving efficiency.