Grants and Fellowship

Ongoing Projects

No.

Grant

PI

Amount (HKD)

Start Date

End Date

1

Nature-based greening solutions for insect pollinator conservation and sustainable
agriculture development

Lee

889,000

8/2023

7/2026

2

Conservation of Romer's tree frogs: Assessment of population status across Lantau and impacts of emerging threats

Fong

1,612,660

1/2023

12/2025

3

Assessing prevalence of pathogens in endangered freshwater turtle populations

Fong

499,200

1/2023

5/2025

4

A comprehensive survey of the diadromous animals of Lantau: assessment of distribution, population status, and conservation strategies

Liew

1,785,000

1/2022

12/2024

5

Evaluating the effects of chemical defense, parasitism, and anthropogenic disturbance on Hong Kong newt survival: A comprehensive approach to endangered species management

Lau

1,118,601

1/2022

12/2024

6

Disentangling the influence of ecology and evolution on the hostmicrobiome relationship in amphibians

Fong

979,627

1/2022

12/2024

7

Population dynamics of endangered freshwater turtles—from long-term monitoring to tangible conservation actions (利用長期種群監測以規劃淡水龜的保育工作)

Sung

979,374

1/2021

12/2024

 

No.

Grant

PI

Amount (HKD)

Start Date

End Date

1

FRG. The impact of climatic and environmental factors on the spatial and temporal distribution of dengue risk in Hong Kong    

Wong

50,000

2023

2024

2

Provision of a Workshop on the Implementation of GIS-IoT Application for Real-time Monitoring with ArcGIS

Wong

30,000

2023

2024

3

FRG. The overlooked diversity in mosquito traps: an assessment and solutions to limit the bycatch

Lee

50,000

2023

2024

4

DG. Movement and Habitat use of a new invasive crayfish in Hong Kong streams and reservoirs

Lau

100,000

2023

2024

5

FRG. Assessing captures of recreational fishery in Hong Kong through social media

Lau

50,000

2023

2024

6

FRG. Predicting tidal states based on habitat temperature patterns on rocky shores

Hui

49,488

2023

2024

7

LWRF. Deposit-feeding crabs as ecosystem engineers: crab bioturbation and its functional importance in sandy shore ecology

Hui

390,000

2023

2024

8

Croucher Chinese Visitorships 2023-24 for PRC Scholars

Geng

144,000

2023

2024

9

Research on the construction of the ecological corridor system in the Wutong Mountain
Scenic Area in Shenzhen

Lee

66,360

4/2023

12/2023

10

Population genetic analysis of Hemidactylus brookii and H. frenatus from Hong Kong

Sung

19,600

1/2023

7/2023

11

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Smart and Responsible Consumption: Engaging Students for Disposable-Free Lifestyles

SU(CO-I)

16,000,000

2020

2022

12

Lingnan University Faculty Research Grant. Assessing Various Air Quality Measures and their Impact on Quality of Life in Hong Kong

Wong

50,000

2020

2022

13

Lingnan University Faculty Research Grant. Rethinking the Air Pollution Problems and Policies in Hong Kong    

Wong

50,000

2020

2022

14

Lingnan University Direct Grant. A low cost approach to monitor noise and air pollution in a subtropical metropolitan city    

Wong

80,000

2020

2022

15

Lingnan University Direct Grant. Effects of socio-environmental factors on student's behaviour    

Wong

80,000

2020

2022

16

ITF. A Smart Intelligent GeoAI Solution to Predict & Tackle Mosquito-borne Diseases in Hong Kong    

Wong

3,601,171

2020

2022

17

Consultancy Research Project with Australian Catholic University. The International Mind, Activities, and urban Places in Hong Kong Study (iMAP Hong Kong Study): Building the evidence base on the relationships between environment, active living and cognitive health    

Wong

28,200

2020

2022

18

Lingnan University Direct Grant. Using stable isotope analysis to advance ecological research and conservation of endangered freshwater turtles    

Sung

80,000

2020

2022

19

AFCD. Camera Surveillance & Trap Search in Freshwater Turtle Population Key Sites

Sung

2,688,000

2020

2022

20

Lingnan University Direct Grant. Pilot project for an updated approach to isoscape modelling using amino acid-specific Carbon-13 isotopes

Liew

79,800

2020

2022

21

Lam Woo Research Fund. Assessing the role of microbial communities in regulating stream carbon dynamics

Liew

447,000

2020

2022

22

Lam Woo Research Fund. Post-disturbance recovery of amphibian and reptile communities in secondary forests in Hong Kong

Lau

176,920

2020

2022

23

GEF. Urban Ecology x GIS: Talent Education Programmes for Gifted Students (LU Part)    

Wong

34,900

2020

2022

24

IIF. Establishing an affordable, accessible solution to the water challenges in developing countries

Fong

90,000

2020

2022

25

An integrative taxonomy approach to clarify the status of the short-legged toad
(Boulenophrys brachykolos) population in Lantau

Fong

424,700

10/2022

3/2024

26

Provision of Services for Study on Designs of Wildlife Friendly Measures in Catchwaters in Lantau

Sung

988,000

3/2022

8/2023

27

Provision of Population Viability Analyses Service of the Macaque Population in Hong Kong Countryside (LU Part)

Sung

745,000

3/2022

3/2023

28

Stable Isotope and Fecal Analysis on the Seized Freshwater Turtles

Sung

49,000

6/2022

9/2022

29

DNA Analysis on Sized Freshwater Turtles

Fong

49,900

6/2022

9/2022

30

Exploring the Challenges and Efforts of Recycling at EcoPark, Hong Kong

Fong

304,750

8/2022

6/2023

31

Territory-wide environmental DNA (eDNA) survey on distribution and status of invasive freshwater fish and crayfish

Lau

500,000

9/2021

2/2023

Fong

297,700

11/2021

10/2023

32

New technological and traditional behavioral approaches for freshwater turtle conservation

Sung

392,680

7/2021

6/2023

33

Assessing the efficacy of ecological enhancements in Hong Kong’s river channels for mitigating the fragmentation of freshwater animal communities

Liew

998,000

7/2021

6/2023

34

Detection of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) from Water Samples by DNA
Metabarcoding Method

Fong

49,012

9/2020

12/2021

35

Conservation genomics of two endangered Hong Kong turtles—the big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) and Beal’s eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei)
(香港兩種瀕危龜類的保育基因組學研究 - 大頭龜(Platysternon megacephalum)

Fong

1,032,078

1/2020

12/2022

Sung

482,400

8/2020

12/2022

36

A data-driven approach to strengthening trade enforcement of turtles

Sung

488,544

9/2019

9/2021

37

Building a natural history collection of Hong Kong’s amphibians for conservation and education, with a genetic case-study on the endangered Romer’s tree frog (Liuixalus
romeri)

Fong

1,094,304

6/2019

11/2021

Sung

4,032,000

12/2019

6/2024