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EPD takes action on concrete plants

The Environmental Protection Department said it does not tolerate concrete batching plants operating without a licence and will make every effort to stop any illegal operations.   The department made the statement in response to media reports yesterday of a concrete batching plant at 20 Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong continuing to operate without holding a valid Specified Process Licence (SPL).   The department has been closely monitoring the operation of two plants, both owned by China Concrete. The other plant is at 22 Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong.   Regarding the plant at 20 Tung Yuen Street, the Air Pollution Control Appeal Board dismissed an appeal lodged by China Concrete against the department’s refusal of its application for renewal of an SPL for the plant on November 22.   Under the Air Pollution Control (Specified Processes) Regulations, the plant’s SPL ceased to be valid with immediate effect and the department issued a letter requesting that all works be halte

Shaw Prize expo to be held

The Science Museum will launch the Shaw Prize 2021 Exhibition tomorrow to introduce this year's Shaw Laureates and their outstanding contributions.   Established in 2002, the Shaw Prize consists of three annual awards, namely the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Science & Medicine and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences.   It is an international award to honour individuals who are currently active in their respective fields, have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, or have achieved excellence in other domains.   The Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine is awarded to the Frank HT Rhodes Class of 1956 Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics and Director of the Weill Institute for Cell & Molecular Biology at the Cornell University, the US, Prof Scott D Emr.   His remarkable discovery of the pathway and mechanism of the Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport has contributed to further study of diseases including viral dissemination and those which are neurodegenerative.   The Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded in equal shares to two female scholars - the Professor of Physics and Director of McGill Space Institute at the McGill University, Canada, Prof Victoria M Kaspi and the Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics at George Washington University, the US, Prof Chryssa Kouveliotou.   They developed new and precise observational techniques which enabled them to confirm the existence of neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields. Their work has established magnetars as a new and important class of astrophysical objects.   The two Shaw Laureates in Mathematical Sciences are the Emeritus Professor of the Mathematics Department of the Université Paris-Saclay of France, Prof Jean-Michel Bismut and the Silver Professor of Mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, the US, Prof Jeff Cheeger.   They solved long-standing open problems in geometry. They also introduced important new ideas and built tools which have greatly extended possibilities in modern geometry, and as a result have transformed the subject.   Jointly presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and the Shaw Prize Foundation, the exhibition will run until January 5 next year.   Click here for details.
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