Christopher Tung, LLB & LLM (London) is a legal research fellow of CISDL and a partner in the Hong Kong office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques. He is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the High Court of Hong Kong, and specialises in projects, environmental and renewable energy work. Chris assists project participants and investors with legal compliance, risk assessments and documentation in major building and infrastructure projects around Asia. This work involves advice on compliance with environmental impact assessment procedures, environmental regulatory risk and the management of that risk. Increasingly, this work involves climate change and sustainable development issues, and the assessment of risks and barriers associated with renewable energy projects.

Chris is actively involved in environmental and sustainable development initiatives of the Hong Kong business community, and recently completed a submission to the Hong Kong Council for Sustainable Development on a sustainable development strategy for Hong Kong. He is the current Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee of the French Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. His key area of interest and research is sustainable climate change law. He is presently studying the capacity of international climate change law to accelerate the use of renewable energy, emissions control and emissions trading mechanisms to reduce emissions, improve air quality and promote sustainable development in China.