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HKU and City U co-organise “The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology” to advance science and technology for combating marine pollution

09 Jun 2019

As a great support to a diverse range of sea life, the pollution and ecotoxicology of marine environment is exceptionally crucial for global biodiversity. “The 9^th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology” (ICMPE-9), to be co-organised by the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) of City University of Hong Kong from June 10 - 14, 2019, provides a platform for international marine biologists to meet and discuss their frontier research, and the latest scientific and technological advancements in relation to marine pollution and ecotoxicology.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the Opening Ceremony and the Key Lectures of the Conference. Please find the details below:

Opening Ceremony
Date: June 11, 2019 (Tuesday)
Time: 8:45am
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU Main Campus

Officiating guests:

Mr Tse Chin-wan, JP, Under Secretary for the Environment
Ms Aimee Gonzales, Executive Director of United Nations’ Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
Professor Paul Lam, Director of SKLMP and Vice President of City University of Hong Kong
Professor Andy Hor, HKU Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Kenneth Leung, Professor at HKU School of Biological Sciences

Key-note Lectures

Date	Venue	Scientific Themes of Key Lectures
11 June 2019 (Tuesday)	All in Rayson Huang Theatre, Main Campus, HKU	Emerging chemicals of concern Plastic pollution OMICS Greater Bay Area Research Collaboration
12 June 2019 (Wednesday)		Oil and PAH pollution Plastic pollution Integrated assessment and monitoring techniques
13 June 2019 (Thursday)		Emerging chemicals of concern Biological responses to multiple stressors Ecological responses to pollution
14 June 2019 (Friday)		Emerging chemicals of concern Advance monitoring technologies Eutrophication

For detailed programme rundown, please visit:
https://www.icmpe.hku.hk/programme

Further information of the conference can be obtained from:
https://www.icmpe.hku.hk/.

For media enquiry, please contact:
Ms Esther Liu, School of Biological Sciences (Tel: 2299 0803; Email: epyliu@hku.hk)
Mr Benjamin Miu, Faculty of Science (Tel: 3917 4948; Email: benmiu@hku.hk)

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