An International Hub for Academic Reserarch
Announced by the Financial Secretary in the
2008-2009 Budget, an $18 billion Research
Endowment Fund was established to provide a
steady and continuous source of funding towards
research project selected by the Research Grants
Council (RGC).
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RGC Collaborative
Research Fund - Layman Summaries of Projects
Funded in 2008/2009 Exercise
Algal Toxins: Development of Analytical
and Bioassay Detection Methods and Assessment of
Environmental Transfer in Marine Food Webs
The two major seafoodtoxin illnesses in
Hong Kong and Mainland China are paralytic
shellfish poisoning (PSP) and ciguatera fish
poisoning(CFP). These illnesses occur due to
consumption of seafood containing toxins
produced by dinoflagellates, a type of marine
algae.
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