Theme-based Research Scheme - Fifth Round Exercise Funding Result
Theme/Project Title Participating UGC-funded Institutions Funding Including Indirect/On-costs (HK$M)
Theme 1: Promoting Good Health
Molecular Basis for Interspecies Transmission and Pathogenesis of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

CityU, HKBU, CUHK, HKU

46.712

Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids

CUHK, HKU

48.828

Theme 2: Developing a Sustainable Environment

Smart Urban Water Supply Systems (Smart UWSS)

CUHK, PolyU, HKUST

33.225

Understanding Debris Flow Mechanisms and Mitigating Risks for a Sustainable Hong Kong

CityU, HKUST, HKU

33.225

Theme 3 : Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre

Safety, Reliability, and Disruption Management of High Speed Rail and Metro Systems

CityU, CUHK, PolyU, HKU

40.845

Total:

202.835