(From left) Mr SHUM Wai-pun, General Manager (Industries and Vocational Training) of the CSD; Mr Ng Chiu-kok, Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services (Rehabilitation and Management); Mr Tong Soen, Assistant Commissioner of Correctional Services (Rehabilitation); Prof. Wong Ka-hing, Director of the Research Institute for Future Food and Professor of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of PolyU; Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU; and Prof. Amber CHIOU, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Future Food and Associate Head of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of PolyU, at the signing ceremony.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Correctional Services Department (CSD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 February 2025 to jointly promote the upcycling of food waste and the development of environmentally friendly products, injecting new impetus into the sustainable development of the correctional industry.
The MoU sets out a framework for collaboration between PolyU and CSD to jointly promote innovative development initiatives over the next five years, including the application of Research Institute for Future Food scientific research results on food waste upcycling to industrial production in correctional institutions; and the provision of vocational training to persons in custody (PICs) in the design and production of environmentally friendly products by PolyU to enhance their employability. The collaboration not only promotes environmental protection but also assists in the rehabilitation of PICs.
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Online coverage:
| Bastille Post |
CSD and PolyU Collaborate to Upcycle Food Waste for Sustainable Correctional Development |
7 February 2025 |
| Sing Tao Daily | 懲教署與理大簽訂合作備忘錄 推動食物廢料升級及發展環保產品 (subscription required) | 7 February 2025 |
| Wen Wei Po |
懲教署與理大簽訂合作備忘錄 推動食物廢料升級及發展環保產品 | 7 February 2025 |
| Sina HK |
懲教署與香港理工大學簽訂合作備忘錄推動食物廢料升級及發展環保產品 |
7 February 2025 |
