Community Dialogue Connected Stakeholders to Shape the Future of Indoor Air Management

Early this February, to conclude our 2-year Clean Air Neighborhood Project, we hosted our ‘Community Dialogue: Creating Healthy Spaces for Everyone’, bringing together community members and experts to discuss indoor air quality management.

Insights from speakers

Chin Fung (Community Health Nurse, Health in Action)
• Highlighted the links between poor IAQ and health issues including diabetes and mental health
• Emphasized the heightened health risks for children and subdivided flat residents

Prof. Zhi Ning (Professor, HKUST Division of Environment and Sustainability)
• Advocated for continuous monitoring instead of short-term assessments
• Explained how HKUST identified the source of PM2.5 pollution on campus with continuous monitoring and addressed such pollution

Annie Li (Campaign Manager, Clean Air Network)
• Introduced the legal frameworks in France, Korea and Taiwan on IAQ monitoring and improvement (special thanks to DLA Piper for the pro bono support in legal research in France)

Highlights from the World Café

• Users of our previous IAQ programme shared first-hand experiences
• Participants identified gaps in awareness and resource accessibility
• Participants designed their own monitoring systems
• Participants discussed the way forward for IAQ management

Dr. Ning Fan, the founder of Health in Action, emphasized that all sectors of society must contribute to IAQ management in his concluding remarks.

Special thanks to our speakers, participants, and the venue Bridge+ for their support. CAN appreciated the opportunity to understand the views of the community, which have informed our work to promote IAQ in Hong Kong.