CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change turns 10
CUHK’s Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (MoCC) celebrated its 10th Anniversary and held the ‘MoCC Scholars’ inauguration ceremony on 16 December 2023.
Officiating at the ceremony were Dr Lam Ching Choi (2nd right, photo above), Chairman of the Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development; Professor Rocky S. Tuan (3rd left, photo above), Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Dr Rebecca Lee (3rd right, photo above), Founder of the Polar Museum Foundation; Professor Anthony Chan (1st left, photo above), Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK; Mrs Cecilia Lam (2nd left, photo above), Director of the CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change; and Ms Natalie Chung (1st right, photo above), MoCC Scholar of CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change.
CUHK, as a socially responsible university, upholds the principle of sustainable development. Established in December 2013, MoCC is the first museum of its kind in the world. Among its various activities, it regularly organises interactive multimedia exhibitions, featuring valuable collections and providing information about climate change. These exhibitions are designed to keep visitors abreast of the latest developments in environmental conservation and sustainability and to persuade them, especially students and teachers, to rally to the cause of environmental stewardship. Since its inception, the Museum has hosted over 1.5 million exhibition visitors and served millions of members of the public through its off-site educational activities.
Dr Lam Ching-choi, said, “CUHK has demonstrated outstanding performance as an example amongst its academic peers in realising carbon reduction.” He also expressed his pleasure in seeing that CUHK as a leader in teaching and learning, is making use of the MoCC’s new initiative “MoCC Scholars” to cultivate outstanding CUHK alumni into a new generation of green leaders, and provides them with institutional support for their involvement in environmental affairs and climate action. He congratulated Ms Natalie Chung on becoming the inaugural MoCC Scholar, and looked forward to working with these young sustainability enthusiasts to achieve carbon neutrality and sustainable development of Hong Kong.
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