Alumni
Iris Lai
Research Assistant
Hello everyone! I’m Iris. I was an Environmental Science student from the CUHK and the research assistant of Dr. Apple Chui. As a nature lover, I hope to seek out ways to conserve the wildlife. Although coral restoration is sometimes a tough job, seeing the corals growing better and healthier pays off! My wishes for the future are 1. richer biodiversity in HK waters; and 2. higher awareness for environmental conservation in the general public! Are you ready to make my wishes come true? Let’s explore the mesmerizing underwater together!
Christy Kong
Research Assistant
Hi guys! I am Christy. I was an FYP student a research assistant of Dr. Apple Chui in CUHK. Ever since I was small, I was attracted to the nature by its beauty. The ocean is not only my playground, it is also a shelter where I feel calm. Now it also becomes a challenging place with the exciting work in coral restoration! The bustling coral communities are precious marine treasures of Hong Kong. I wish everyone would discover some meaningful values of the ocean to them like I do!
Daniel Mak
Research Assistant
Daniel Mak is a marine toxicologist, policy advocate, and ocean enthusiast. He acquired his M.Phil degrees in Environmental Science programs from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and currently work in AFCD as a fishery management officer. His research focuses on three main perspectives: i) What are the spatial and temporal patterns of microplastics in the aquatic environment?; ii )How microplastics interact with marine organisms (eg., coral, fish, and oyster)?; iii) Can policy instruments (eg., Microbead Ban, Single used plastic Ban) to be used as a mandatory system to change public ’norm’ in plastic consumption?
To be a sincere marine toxicologist, Daniel has actively involved in research and education programs. He has published several international peer-review journals about microplastic pollution in Hong Kong, the identification of microplastic pollution sources, and the toxicity effects of microplastics on marine organisms. Besides, He has been invited to present his research results about microplastic and marine debris problems through different public broadcasting, comprising RTHK (Hong Kong Collection) and WWF.
To be an inspiring policy advocate, he has started to communicate with different stakeholders in the participation of the plastic waste reduction program to allow the public to have a good recycling habitat.
As the old saying goes, ’policy marker didn’t know science, scientists didn’t understand policy.’ His wish is to become a ”bridging” person among policy and science, further enhancing and protecting Hong Kong biodiversity through effective implementation of environmental legislation.
Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chu_Wa_Daniel_Mak2