News, Research, SDG14 Life Below Water | 04 June 2021

// Inspired by my father, I have been an ocean lover since I was a young child.  I have dedicated myself to marine research, particularly coral restoration and research.  Coral research is both risky and stressful, because corals only release their eggs once a year and they spawn during summer when Hong Kong may be hit by typhoons.  When a typhoon hits during the spawning period, the research procedures lined up for the year go to waste.  Climate change has a huge impact on the growth of corals, and as an outreach initiative, I set up the Coral Academy in 2018.  We welcome undergraduates and secondary school students to adopt corals and grow them at home.  The corals will eventually be released into the Tolo Channel for restoration.  The ‘Adopt a Coral’ programme has been successful in arousing young people’s awareness of marine conservation because they know that they can do their part to protect the marine ecosystem of Hong Kong’s waters. //

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