Launch Ceremony of UN SDSN Hong Kong Chapter 8 January 2018, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Keynote Presentation by Prof Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), United Nations

The Happiness SDG Pyramid displayed at the SDSN Hong Kong Launch event on January 8th, 2018 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Standing from L to R: Prof Wing Woo, Prof TK Fok (Vice President of CUHK), Prof Fanny Cheung (Vice President of CUHK), Mr Eric Ng (Vice President of CUHK) and Mr Philip Chen (Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) Sitting from L to R: Cherie Nursalim, UN Global Leadership Council and Southeast Asia Chairman UN SDSN, Prof Jeffrey Sachs, Director of UN SDSN, Mr Anthony Chew, Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Prof Rocky Tuan, Vice Chancellor and President of CUHK, Mr Leong Cheung, Executive Director, Charities & Community of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Prof Gabriel Lau, Director of Institute of Enviroment, Energy and Sustainability, CUHK, Dr Sonia Sachs.

January 8th saw the launch ceremony of United Nations’ global initiative Sustainable Development Solution Network Hong Kong Chapter at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The new network, SDSN Hong Kong Chapter, will be co-hosted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (The Trust) to further the UN SDSN’s mission in mobilising technical expertise to help find solution to solve the environmental, social and economic problems related to Hong Kong and the region.

CUHK and the Trust have established a long-term and productive partnership on a wide range of social and sustainable development issues. In December 2013, the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, the first museum of its kind in the world, was established at CUHK, offering a platform for the public to champion the cause of sustainable development. CUHK and the Trust are fully committed to mobilizing expertise and resources to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Hong Kong.

Officiating the launch ceremony were The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), United Nations, Mr Anthony W K Chow, Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, and Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK.