SMRU Hong Kong provides expert advice on impact assessment and mitigation monitoring for marine mammals. Whales, dolphins and porpoises are particularly sensitive to marine projects and are protected under local and international legislation. Worldwide, dedicated staff provide expert advice to industry and government on best practices to fulfill these regulatory requirements. The team includes expertise in marine mammals and underwater acoustics. As part of a worldwide entity, the local team can utilise its global expertise to include advise on other oceanic processes this providing multi-disciplinary advice. The global team prides itself in its internal collaboration and cohesion, thus ensuring comprehensive advice and assessment is available. The Hong Kong office have worked on several major infrastructure projects, including the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge, the Third Runway at Hong Kong Airport and the Integrated Waste Management Facility. Outside Hong Kong, the team have also worked on offshore energy projects. In particular, the Hong Kong team focus on the development and implementation of mitigation strategies, the provision of expert marine mammal scientists and observers. SMRU Hong Kong also has projects in other countries in Asia.

SMRU Hong Kong provides advice and expertise to:

• Industry and Government to assist with managing environmental risks,
• Government to provide critical assessments of the impact of marine developments,
• EIA design and implementation including monitoring and mitigation programmes and provision of expert interpretation,
• Data reviews and assessments using an inhouse global multi-species database,
• Predictive modelling on construction and operational noise from marine activities

Smart City Consortium (SCC) is formed by a group of professionals from different corporations and organizations to provide opinions and suggestions to the Government for formulating related policies and standards in the development of Hong Kong as a world-class smart city. We encourage worldwide collaboration with different stakeholders to create the right ecosystem which fosters innovation and sustainable economic growth for Hong Kong.

Geodis is a global logistics company wholly owned by SNCF Group in France. Geodis has presence in more than 60+ countries and employed more than 41,000 employees worldwide. Geodis focuses in 5 activities serving the needs of the entire supply chain namely Road Transport, Freight Forwarding, Supply Chain Optimization, Contract Logistics and Distribution & Express. Geodis presence in Greater China is particularly strong. Greater China is one of the major growth engines of Geodis with key freight forwarding activities in Air Freight, Ocean Freight and Rail Freight Services. Geodis is ranked number 6 as the global freight forwarder and top 5 Rail Freight Service provider to Europe in China. Both our Intercontinental Rail Freight services from China to Europe and Road Transportation services across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China could well support the One Belt, One Road – the global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government. For Rail Freight Service, Geodis has already established 61 lanes between Europe and China. For Road Transportation, Geodis has the Cross-border Trucking well covering major cities in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Geodis will endeavor to make continuous efforts and provide best-in-class comprehensive services to fit in the One Belt, One Road initiatives in the years to come.

For more than 130 years worldwide, companies around the world have depended on Intertek to help ensure the quality and safety of their products, processes and systems. Through our global network of state-of-the-art facilities and industry-leading technical expertise we provide innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification services to customers. We provide a systemic approach to supporting our customers’ Quality Assurance efforts in each of the areas of their operations including R&D, raw materials sourcing, components suppliers, manufacturing, transportation, distribution and retail channels, and consumer management. Intertek is an industry leader with more than 44,000 employees in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries. We deliver Total Quality Assurance expertise 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with our industry-winning processes and customer-centric culture. Whether your business is local or global, we can help to ensure that your products meet quality, health, environmental, safety, and social accountability standards for virtually any market around the world. We hold extensive global accreditations, recognitions, and agreements, and our knowledge of and expertise in overcoming regulatory, market, and supply chain hurdles is unrivalled. With particular reference to the Belt and Road Initiative, Intertek can support their trader · With reliable testing and certification for faster regulatory approval · By reducing trading risks through pre-shipment inspection / partners’ background assessment and benchmarking · By protect your Interests from cargo accident in the means of cargo surveys, claims adjusting and loss mitigation