Event Highlight ǀ Hong Kong I&T Strives Ahead forum to mark anniversary of President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong Science Park and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR (30 June 2023)
To mark the anniversary of President Xi Jinping's visit to the Hong Kong Science Park and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) co-organised the Hong Kong I&T Strives Ahead thematic forum with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre at the Hong Kong Science Park on June 30. The event aimed at uniting the local innovation and technology (I&T) visionaries, carrying on the past successes to the future and opening a new chapter for the country's I&T development.
As one of the celebration events of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, the event today was honoured with the presence of the Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Dr Wang Weiming, sharing the spirit of the speech delivered by President Xi and promoting the responsibility and mission of rejuvenating Hong Kong and the country through I&T development. Projects and awards obtained by CUHK being recognized in this event includes Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science and Technology) 2022 and Gold medal with congratulation from jury at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.
Opening speech addressed by Prof Sun Dong, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (Chief Executive of the HKSAR). (Photo: HK Gov. Press Release)
Opening speech addressed by Dr Wang Weiming, Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR. (Photo: ORKTS)
(left to right) Discussion Forum by Mr Hsu Hoi Shan (Director and President of the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre), Mr. Albert Wong (CEO of HKSTP), Prof Wong Yuk-shan (Chairman of Research Grants Council), Professor Nancy YIP (President of HKUST) and Mr Peter Yan (Chairman of Cyberport). (Photo: HK Gov. Press Release)
(left) Prof Sun Dong, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, meeting our (right) Professor Alan Chan, Acting Vice Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong during the VIP tour (Photo: ORKTS)
Display of achievements obtained gold medal with congratulation from jury at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Photo: ORKTS)
Recognition of Awards at the Event
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Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
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Professor Dennis Y.M. Lo |
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Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science and Technology) 2022 |
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Professor Yu Jun, Professor William K.K. Wu, Professor Jessie Q. Liang, Dr. Jennifer X. Zhang |
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Gold Medal with Congratulation from Jury at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva |
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| No. | Principal investigator and team members (Department) | Project Title |
| 1. | Professor Raymond K.Y. Tong, Mr Xie Disheng, Mr Su Yujie (Department of Biomedical Engineering) |
A Powerful and Wearable Artificial Muscle (ExoMuscle) |
| 2. | Professor Patrick C.M. Wong, Professor Feng Gangyi, Dr Nikolay Novitskiy (Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages) Professor Leung Ting-fan, Professor Simon HS Lam (Department of Paediatrics) |
Brain Tech for Babies to Predict Language Developmental Problems |
| 3. | Professor Francis K.L. Chan, Professor Siew C. Ng, Professor Qi Su (Department of Medicine and Therapeutics) |
One Stool Test for Multi- Disease Early Detection |
| 4. | Professor Zhang Li (Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering) Professor Philip W.Y. Chiu (Department of Surgery) Professor Chan Kai-fung (Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine) Mr Zhang Chong (Department of Biomedical Engineering) |
RefluxChip – a Miniature Battery-free Remote Sensing System for Real-Time Monitoring of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| 5. | Professor Lai Hei-ming (Department of Psychiatry) |
Supramolecular Immunohistochemistry for 3D Imaging of Whole Organs |
| 6. | Professor Alisa S.W. Shum (School of Biomedical Sciences) Professor Thomas Y.C. Leung, Dr Leo M.Y. Lee (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
ABarginase: First-in-class Drug for Treatment of Multiple Obesity-related Metabolic Diseases |
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