The HKJCDPRI launched its annual multi-media competition, the 2018 Photo Essay Contest, supported by Hong Kong Documentary Initiative and Hong Kong Press Photographers Association, from 1 – 31 October 2018. Under the theme “I Was There”, we encouraged participants to revisit and collect...Read More
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23/11/2018
[This article is only available in Chinese.]
[This article is only available in Chinese.]
雖然颱風季節已過，然而經歷過「山竹」吹襲的香港人怎能鬆懈？我們發現保護大廈的玻璃窗戶、電力不穩以及保護汽車免受洪水浸壞，成為大多香港人的防災重點。將來市民面對的颱風可能愈來愈強，大家必須汲取經驗，未雨綢繆持續學習。
香港賽馬會災難防護應變教研中心，邀請已退休的理大前機械工程學系工程師盧覺強，在一連三集的短片中與大家分享在保護窗戶、電力不穩以及汽車保護方面的重要知識。
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22/11/2018
Health system strengthening can promote resilience and efficient recovery in disasters. This course will introduce important frameworks and responses of the health system that guide managing disaster. Participants will learn about the building blocks and key components of the health system....Read More
22/11/2018
(Please click here for the Chinese version)(Please click here for the Chinese version)(Hong Kong, 6 Nov 2018) Hong Kong is still reeling from the impacts of super Typhoon Mangkhut after it devastated the city more than a month ago. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response...Read More
31/10/2018
When a disaster happens, many responders may have never experienced anything close to the chaos and unexpected unfolding around them. Virtual Reality (VR) simulation has been recognised as a valuable tool for disaster response training to create unlimited disaster scenarios for training of...Read More
30/10/2018
A FREE short course “Food Security: Local and Global Perspectives” (7 Jan – 11 Mar 2019) organised by Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the...Read More
30/10/2018
On 8 – 12 October 2018, the overseas training fellowship programme “Crisis and Emergency Management Course” organised by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) in collaboration with the Operational Command Training Organisation (OCTO) took place in...Read More
29/10/2018
Partnering with the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) supported the development of leadership training for healthcare professionals.
Various workshop on disaster management has been...Read More
29/10/2018
Partnering with the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) supported the development of leadership training for healthcare professionals.
The Fundamental Disaster Response Course is organized by...Read More
03/10/2018
Chemical agents, being at the core of modern industrial systems, has attained a very serious concern for disaster management within the government and community. Chemicals such as chlorine, which was used during World War I as chemical weapons — is also a key ingredient in numerous commercial...Read More