Professor Sun Dong Advances Innovation Initiatives During Shanghai Visit

2025-01-14 21:11 Last Updated At：21:28

SITI continues visit to Shanghai

The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, continued his visit in Shanghai today (January 14).

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SITI continues visit to Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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SITI continues visit to Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

In the morning, Professor Sun visited the GrandneoBay Sci-tech Innovation Park of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and the 1km Incubator exhibition hall. Professor Sun received a briefing on the construction and development plans of this new research and development (R&D) platform as well as the University's technology outcome transformation projects and the experience of teachers and students in starting up businesses, which help promote key industries.

He said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government is actively propelling the development of the San Tin Technopole in the Northern Metropolis so as to provide more lands for the innovation and technology (I&T) industries. This supports the Hetao Hong Kong Park by becoming the base for promoting the development of downstream industries.

Professor Sun also visited the Artificial Intelligence Institute of the SJTU to learn about the University's edges in disciplines, talent, and geographic location in the field of artificial intelligence. He was briefed on the fruitful results yielded in core technology R&D, outcome transformation and talent nurturing.

Professor Sun then met with the leaders of the SJTU and exchanged views on I&T collaboration between the higher education institutions of Shanghai and Hong Kong.

In the afternoon, Professor Sun first visited an integrated pharmaceutical equipment service provider, which offers pharmaceutical process, core equipment and system engineering solutions for global pharmaceutical enterprises. He then visited a high-tech enterprise focusing on the cutting-edge technology and clinical application of single-port general-purpose minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical robotic systems, and an innovative investment fund platform on biomedicine.

Professor Sun said the HKSAR Government made use of the efficient market combined with industry-oriented government policies to promote I&T and actively explore new economic growth points. "We will focus on emerging I&T industries of strategic significance including life and health technology, AI and robotics, with a view to accelerating the formation and development of new real economy which leverages Hong Kong's competitive edge. Hong Kong and Shanghai have great potential in development of life science and biomedicine technology. Close co-operation between Shanghai and Hong Kong will accelerate the transformation and realisation of innovative scientific research outcomes in biomedicine technology. At the same time, the Innovation, Technology and lndustry Bureau will continue to work with relevant departments to spare no efforts in attracting potential and representative Mainland and overseas I&T enterprises to set up or expand their businesses in Hong Kong, thereby promoting the development of related industries."

In the evening, Professor Sun attended a dinner with representatives of local enterprises in Shanghai. He introduced to them the distinctive advantages of Hong Kong and encouraged them to use Hong Kong as a springboard to "go global" and expand into overseas emerging markets.

The Commissioner for Industry (Innovation and Technology), Dr Ge Ming, also joined the visit.

Professor Sun will continue his visit to Shanghai tomorrow (January 15).

Residents of Wang Fuk Court Begin Seventh Day of Phased Return Amid Support and Smooth Operations

Government concludes seventh-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units

Today (April 26) is the seventh day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. Five middle-zone floors of Wang Cheong House and 10 low-zone floors of Wang Tao House were opened. The access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner and operated smoothly.

A total of 116 households (418 people) registered to return to their units today through the "one social worker per household" service, while 116 households (424 people) actually turned up.

The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was two hours and 26 minutes, with the shortest time being 21 minutes and the longest three hours and 56 minutes. About 77 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than three hours. About 26 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours. About 4 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than one hour.

A total of 62 households (151 people) went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 18 households (64 people) made one additional trip, 22 households (46 people) made two additional trips, 11 households (20 people) made three additional trips, 5 households (12 people) made four additional trips, 5 households (8 people) made five additional trips, and 1 household (1 person) made six additional trips.

The integrated enquiry counter set up by relevant departments today received 7 cases requesting police assistance and 1 case involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort, as well as 1 case seeking psychological counselling services.

The 7 cases requesting police assistance involved suspected loss of property, including watches, jewellery, cash and gold items. Officers were immediately deployed to assist in searches, and lost property was recovered in five cases. For the remaining two cases, the Police will make further investigation.

The Government spares no effort in supporting the residents returning to their units. Each day, the Government deploys over 1 000 personnel from various departments, including the Police, the Civil Aid Service, the Fire Services Department, the Auxiliary Medical Service, the Home Affairs Department, the Social Welfare Department (SWD), the Housing Department, and the Housing Bureau, as well as District Services and Community Care Teams members. The "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism has also been activated to bring together greater interdepartmental resources to support residents.

Under the "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism, the Civil Service Bureau has co-ordinated nine government departments to mobilise civil servants to form the Government Quick Response Unit to support these access arrangements. These civil servants come from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the Architectural Services Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), the Environmental Protection Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Lands Department (LandsD), the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Post Office, and the Water Supplies Department(WSD). They will form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the SWD, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. The civil servants mobilised in the first three days were from the AFCD, those mobilised from the fourth day to the sixth day are from the EMSD and the LCSD, while those mobilised from the seventh day to the ninth day (including today) are from the LandsD and the WSD.