Hong Kong Launches Subsidy Program for Life and Health Technology Research Institute Collaboration

Appointments to Life and Health Technology Research Institute Steering Committee announced

To foster cross-institutional and multidisciplinary collaboration among universities and/or research institutions from Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas, the Government has launched the Subsidy Programme for the Setup of the Life and Health Technology Research Institute (LHTRI). The initiative aims to drive research and development (R&D) activities and transformation of R&D outcomes related in the field of life and health technology, and to attract leading innovation and technology talent and research teams around the world to Hong Kong.

The Government has set up a Steering Committee to consider proposals submitted under the programme. The Innovation and Technology Commission today (December 31) announced that the Steering Committee will be chaired by Professor Paul Lam Kwan-sing, with members from academic and industry sectors, and representatives of the Government. The appointments will be for a term of two years starting from January 1, 2026. The membership of the Steering Committee is as follows:

Chairman

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Professor Paul Lam Kwan-sing

Non-official members

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Mr Humphrey Choi Chor-ching

Ms Cordelia Chung

Dr Alexander Ng Man-tat

Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai

Professor Yang Guangzhong

Professor Yuen Kwok-yung

Ex-officio members

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Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry or his/her representative

Commissioner for Innovation and Technology or his/her representative

Deputy Secretary for Health 3 or his/her representative

In line with the initiative in the country's Recommendations for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan to support Hong Kong's development as an international innovation and technology centre, and to advance research in key fields such as bio-manufacturing with a view to striving for significant breakthroughs, the LHTRI will promote basic and translational research in the field of life and health technology, accelerate the transformation of R&D outcomes, and attract top-notch scholars and scientists worldwide to help build a research ecosystem in Hong Kong, thereby contributing to high-quality social development.

For enquiries, please contact the secretariat of the programme (tel: 3690 2544; e-mail: lhtri@itc.gov.hk).

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Man sentenced to three months' imprisonment for operating unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals and selling prohibited food

A man pleaded guilty at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (June 3) to charges of operating an unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals, and selling prohibited food at a goat farm in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, in breach of the Slaughterhouses Regulation and the Food Business Regulation. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for each of the three charges by the Court, with the sentences to run concurrently.

The spokeman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said that the FEHD conducted a blitz operation with the Police on April 16 this year, successfully cracked down on illegal goat slaughtering activities and the sale of prohibited food at the goat farm, and arrested and charged the man.

Under the Slaughterhouses Regulation and the Food Business Regulation, operating an unlicensed slaughterhouse, illegally slaughtering food animals, or sale of prohibited food are serious offences. Upon conviction, offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment up to six months.

The spokesman emphasised the FEHD's deep concern and strong commitment to combating the illegal slaughtering of food animals and the sale of prohibited food through stringent enforcement actions against violations. Anyone who discovers suspected illegal slaughtering activities or has doubts about the origin of meat being sold by retailers can report it by calling 1823.

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