Hong Kong - Eight of Hong Kong's major universities have set up a consortium to make their campuses more environmentally sustainable.
The eight universities, including Hong Kong University, announced the establishment of the organization, entitled the Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium, at the Climate Dialogue conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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The consortium has already held three meetings, on issues including how to deal with energy costs on campus, according to Malpas.