Theme: COUNTDOWN Action. Now.

Devastating wildfires, extreme high temperatures, food shortages, droughts, flooding of oceans and rivers, global pandemics... The science is clear that if we fail to act now, the human race will face even more dire consequences.

Cities are on the frontline of the global climate emergency. As Hong Kong’s leading platform for the propagation of local innovation and ideas to the world, TEDxTongChongSt is proud to support TED’s global COUNTDOWN initiative.

To make progress on climate action, we need to collaborate on a global scale. Join us on Facebook LIVE as we bring you distinguished speakers from around the world.

Virtual Event
https://www.facebook.com/TEDxTongChongSt/
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 00000
Hong Kong

Ah Tak

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ah Tak is a dinosaur-like creature in green who speaks Cantonese. In 2016, Ah Tak took the role as the official mascot of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Hong Kong. Since then, he has been dedicating his life to preaching the messages of environmental hygiene. It is reported that he remains single due to his strong devotion to his career.

Chi-ming Shun

Mr Shun is former Director of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). He graduated from the University of Hong Kong as Bachelor of Science in 1985. He joined the Hong Kong Observatory in 1986 as Scientific Officer. Mr Shun specialized in aeronautical meteorology since the 1990s. In the 2000s, Mr Shun led a team of researchers to develop the world-first Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) Windshear Alerting System for the Hong Kong International Airport. The system overcame the long-standing problem of detection of windshear under rain-free conditions, winning local awards and international recognition. During his tenure as Director of the HKO, Mr Shun was responsible for operating the tropical cyclone warning system in Hong Kong and handled three No.10 signals during the direct hits of Vicente, Hato and Mangkhut. Mr Shun started taking up several international positions since the 2000s. He was President of the Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM) of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from 2010 to 2018, the first Asian who took up this position in WMO.